Regarding the Mud Wrath loop, and plans going forward (Patreon)

Hey all!

Bit of an unusual post today, lol.

You may have noticed that I posted a short Cycles-rendered loop of my upcoming animation for all patrons. Ordinarily I wouldn't post something like this, but because it's almost been half a month with no word from me, and the animation still isn't finished, I wanted to update you all and show you something rather than nothing.

It's been a bit of a weird month; there's been lots of IRL stuff going on, and time has really been slipping away from me -- so I ended up not working on the animation as much as I would've wanted to. Also, I got a little too ambitious with this one and I threw in a bit more than I usually would.

As a result, the animation is only about 60% complete, and I still haven't put together all the separate "actions" to make it into a single, properly connected animation yet. But I don't think I'll be able to have the usual Eevee preview or the finished animation ready before the end of this month.

Anyway, all of this got me thinking a bit. It's clear to me that I currently struggle with making longer animations, and that it's so much of a time-intensive process that it makes it difficult to properly update you folks when I end up having little to show for my efforts.

So I was wondering if you all would be okay if I started doing shorter animation loops? I was thinking something like 5 second loops, whereas my usual ones are generally 10-30. I could still make longer animations, but they would take... longer, lol.

Personally I feel like that's a good trade off, as it would allow me to produce more content. With shorter animations, then optimally I'd be able to complete 2-3 videos a month instead of what I've been doing: one animation a month (or every two months, when progress is slow).

It's just an idea I've been bouncing around my head, though -- so if you prefer longer animations and you don't mind the wait, just let me know. But I think it'd allow me to be more productive going forward.

Come next month, I should have enough of this animation ready to show you more, and I'll have the usual stuff: Eevee previews, finished animation a week early for patrons, and an exclusive angle. It's just been a really weird month, lol -- but I'm eager to get back on track and resume working on this stuff properly.

Thanks for reading, and as always, thanks for all the support. :)