W.I.P and Updates! (Patreon)

Hey guys! I've been a bit quiet lately because I was dealing with some stuff (explained down below), but I've been working hard behind the scenes and improving my technique to bring you better quality animations! 

So today I came with some work in progress pictures for the next animation and a bit of info on what you can expect!

So, as the winner of the last poll, I've been working on Hanzo x Cassidy as you guys know. When I started doing it, I wasn't happy with the results, so I took some time and decided to try and improve my technique further. I've bought some courses, did some trainning, and then gave the animation another try. I have to say it paid off!
Here is some shots of the intro from the animation: 

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It isn't a pixar level of animation but Im happy with the improvements I made so far!  Also please remember these are all raw renders and there will be a lot of editing and refining for the final version!

Did you notice the characters talking? YES! I'm giving it a step further and hiring voice actors for this one! For now I'm only sure of one, which is @VoidSlutVA. Hes recording samples to decide his role (hanzo or cassidy). I'm still looking for and deciding on the other voice actor to join on it, so if you have suggestions, please let me know!

About the animation:

Lenght: It is gonna be long-ish. This is a big project and will be around Oni's animation sized. Or doomfist's one, we will see. The intro is almost 2 minutes long.

Progress: I'm a bit behind on my schedule, I had to take time to learn new stuff and also got some problems on my personal life, which I try to make it not affect my job too much. I already finished the intro (about 2 minutes) and started the foreplay. Believe it or not, the intro is the hardest part, because it doesnt loop, it takes me about 1 hour to fully animate 2-3 seconds of the intro.
This means now things should go way faster.

Technical Details: The animation will be kinda long, so its gonna use Eevee, which isnt great, but an animation this size would take up to a month to render, so not this time. Fully animated by myself, models by @Azog3d, clothes and custom rig added by me. Map is an edit of Castillo map from Overwatch. The animation is full HD ultrawide, 24fps.

What to expect: The following days, I intend to post a few more previews (posted earlier on discord if youre there!) I will make a new poster for next month and Im considering doing a small short animation to fill the gap in my work, still deciding, but I will do a poll for you guys to check your opinion on it! The animation will take about 10 days to be animated fully, and I expect a few more days for the voice actors, tho Im gonna try to reduce this by sending them the script that I have wrote, aswell as all the animation material I've already done. I think you guys should expect the animation to be out in about 2 weeks. 

Here are a few more previews! (gifs might not work on mobile)

Hope you guys are as excited as I am for this project!
I explain why the animation is a bit delayed from the usual schedule below,

----- No need to read if you're not interested in my personal life-----

So I wanted to quickly touch on this subject since I've already been giving you guys updates on my personal life in the past. As mentioned in the last months I've not been doing very well health wise. It was ''just fine'' in the beginning of the year, but some weeks ago the pain on my belly became once again unbearable. 

So I had to return to my doctor and do all those invasive exams again, including another endoscopy and colonoscopy, aswell as several blood tests and image exams. Still, they couldn't find anything that would explain the level of pain I am feeling.

I went to a nutritionist to take care of food intolerances, aswell as depression treatment (yes, with food, I had no idea serotonin was produced on my intestine, and, since it isnt working, my depression got worse). After all of that, they had no other options, so they finaly decided to look into my mental health instead.

 I've clearly been suffering from anxiety and even burnout. I knew it but I never thought it would be this bad to the point of my body not working. So this is the route they're going for right now. I'm feeling better, mentaly and phisicaly, but I still have some occasional pain. 

This journey is far from being done and I'm incredibly sceptical about it, but this is what I'm working on right now. Im trying to regulate my sleep, eating etc. I've started to play musical instruments again, I play both the guitar and the piano, which Im considering integrating on the animations aswell. I started reading, and painting a coloring book. Taking tea before sleep and Im planning a trip to another country, Italy. I've also joinned the gym again today!

I'm telling you all these steps because I know most of us deal with some level of anxiety and depression, so i thought it could help some of you somehow. Remember if you need I'm always here to talk, my DM's are always open. I might take a while to answer but I 100% will.
Thanks for reading! I will give you more updates soon!