Widowmaker [Animation] (Patreon)

Well, folks, it's finally done! The animation is split into three scenes, each of which can be downloaded separately, thank you all for your patience!

Now, for those interested, I wanted to share a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at this project ↘️

Full:
Download from MEGA: (White) & (Black)
(video is too long to upload to RedGifs)

Scene #1:
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Download from MEGA: (White) & (Black)

Scene #2:
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Download from MEGA: (White) & (Black)

Scene #3:
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Download from MEGA: (White) & (Black)

As it often happens, the final work turned out quite different from the initial idea I had in mind, haha

This was my first time working with a voice actress, and unsurprisingly, I made a few missteps. For starters, turns out voice actresses are in high demand (who would have thought, right?🤯) and many have their schedules booked out well in advance. I didn’t get my act together until the end of the month, which definitely complicated things

Secondly, I learned that you should first send a rough animation draft to the actress and then tailor the animation to her voice. I did the complete opposite: rendered almost all of the animation first, then added the voice. Some bits didn’t align as well as I'd hoped, and in some places, I had to re-render, leaving me somewhat unsatisfied with the end result 😖

Moreover, it's essential to provide the actress with detailed instructions, not just general directions like I did. I should have given precise emotions and intonations for each line

If I could go back in time, I would definitely do this project differently. However, I've put a lot of effort into this animation, and I wouldn't want it to go to waste. I'll take these lessons forward and, in the future, make a full-scale animation with Widow that's at least a couple of minutes long. Finding the time is the tricky part 😅

Thanks again, everyone 💖🙌