WNS 3D

Hello I am a weeb anime fan and 3d hobbyist. I mainly post Gundam art and works in progress I have made. I use Blender to create my artwork. It is a free and open source program available from www.blender.org If you have any questions or comments feel free to message me. All images posted on here are made by me unless otherwise stated. If you wish to repost them elsewhere please contact me first. (reblogging my posts is fine. )

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Lina Inverse WIP and Shader tests

  Just a work in progress.  I am not super happy with her head and will likely redo it.  The real star of this is the new shader.  There is a youtuber named  Paul O Caggegi who created this shader.  Here is a link to his video:

  In addition to that Freestyle now works with EEVEE.  I will probably be using that from now on for NPR renders.  I have been working in 2.8 for a while and EEVEE off and on during that.  The biggest advantage of EEVEE is the ability to edit a viewport render in real time.     I am also loving (most of) the changes in 2.8.  I don’t know how I lived without a proper layer system for so long.     As always questions, comments, thoughts and insults are welcome.  

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Puru from ZZ Gundam

3d recreation of a famous official piece of ZZ Gundam art.  Made by me in Blender cycles + freestyle.  There are a lot of places where it can be improved.  The body is ok for the most part however, the face is not very good.  Hair is getting better but still not quite there.  I used auto weight paint and it shows in quite a few places.  I found a new way to model hands that I really like.   Original pic for reference:

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A meme I made.

After I read the description of the game I could not help myself.  XD That was not really 3d tho so for balance here is a meme-tastic 3d-npr render I made.

Full res image in case the gif does not load:

Hope you had a happy Halloween.  Take it easy everyone and try to find fun in all you do.  

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Attempt at hand drawn look using Blender.

I used freestyle to try and achieve a hand drawn look.  I think I can get better results with freestyle, I may come back to this after I have looked into the settings a bit more.   Here is the image I based it off of.  Drawn by a Japanese artist in 1992:

I can post freestyle and compositor settings upon request.

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Side Project: Youtube intro Animatic

This is an animatic for a youtube intro I am working on for the youtube channel WTMTG. 

I was right to hold off on posting this before as two of the images I chose from my asset folder were not actually CC0  ^_^; They have been replaced, one with a much better image, and one with an image that matches better. So, I guess it worked out. When working on a video that someone else will use and esp one that will be used often it’s important to make sure you both have a strong grasp of what is expected.  One way to do that is with an animatic. In the animatic complex models are replace with simple ones, effects are reduced to simple stand ins, and music is often omitted or as in this case uses a very rough cut.  This saves a lot of time and if someone does not like something it’s very easy to change at this stage.   It also can help you visualize what something will look like and work on the timing of movements and audio.  For example I used blender to edit the song to fit the visuals.  This produces very rough sounding cuts however, cuts can be changed very quickly.  For the final video the music track can be edited properly in audacity or something similar to produce a clean cut.   Made by me in Blender.  Questions and comments are welcomed. 

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Side project: Logo Animatic.

I made an animatic for a youtube intro last night.  Here is the logo animation from it:

Here are the basic steps for this effect:

Create and position text and camera.

Place a plane under the text (I made this transparent in the node editor)

Place cubes around each of the letters.

Place spheres off camera each one should match the color of each letter.

In the physics tab make the spheres collision objects, the cubes rigid bodies, and the plane a passive rigid body.

I did not want the cubes to effect each other so each set of cubes and spheres are on their own layers under collision layers in the physics tab. The plane will need to be on all collision layers.

Animate the spheres and in the node editor key them to turn transparent when they make contact with the cubes.

In the compositor using the alpha over* node set the background to the same color as the cubes.  *transparency must be enabled in the properties panel Here is how this looks in the viewport (Note OpenGL does not show the transparency):

I have not verified rights usage on all the assets in the animatic yet, so it may be a day or two before I post the full animatic.   Made by me in Blender.  Questions and comments are welcomed. 

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Mech WIP: Hand

The video above is a turnaround of the hand I made for the mech.  Once again I am using the powered up shading.  It still needs a bit of work but I am relatively happy with it.  For those interested here is a slideshow of the creation process. 

You may have noticed the jankey topology where I added the diamonds to reduce verts going to the wrist.  Normally I would do more work on the topology and edgeflow however, this is a rigid model that wont be unwrapped.  Working quickly and keeping it low poly are more important for this model.  I think the palm is too thick and I am not sure about the shading.  Also I feel making the fingers attach in the opposite way may have made more since here. Made by me in blender+freestyle. 

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More Mech WIP: Feet and arms.

I have not had much time to work in blender lately but I got a bit done last night.  I redid the feet and changed the arms a bit.   Old Feet:

New Feet: 

I’m glad to see the odd gold squares on the side go.  You can also see the separation of the heel better.  I also added a thruster to the bottom of the foot.  I also reshaped the ankle guards a bit.   Old Arm:

New Arm:

I remodeled the elbow joint and matched the shading to the legs. Working on the hands next.  After that I think I’m going to try some other designs for the wings.  If I can find the time I will upload another wip lapse video next week.   Made by me in Blender. Questions or comments welcome.

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Mech WIP shading part II

I believe we have settled on the shading we will be using.  Example turnarounds below.  Wings not included.  Here is the shading for the mech in its standard form:

Here is the powered up formL

For those who are interested here is the freestyle layer by itself.  

Made by me in blender. Questions and comments welcome. 

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Mech WIP: Feet

Created the feet this time.  Also trying something different with the WIP images.

I like the ankle joints and foot coverings however, I am not thrilled with the feet and will probably do some more work on them at some point.   Here is a full turnaround of the current mech using anime shading and freestyle to better show details. (Wings not included):

Questions and comments welcome. Made by me in Blender.

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Mech WIP Shading tests.

pantsupantsuniverse:

   Nice model! wonder how it’d look with a toon shader

Thank you.  Well lets take this time to do some shader tests.  The image above has the mech in flat minimalist shading.  This is how it will look normally. It has a powered up form.  When it powers up the shading will change.  We will look at some shading options for the powered up form. It will also undergo a few other changes however, we’ll gloss over these for now.

First we add lines using freestyle:

 It makes the model look quite different already.   Here is the freestyle line layer by itself:

I may change the lines a bit.  Possibly give them a more sketchy look.  Now let’s try some other shaders. This one is my anime shader setup:

Here is the cycles toon shader:

This one is the cycles toon shader again with the model changed to smooth shading (in the tool panel):

This is the toon shader mixed with an orange emission shader:

And this one is just a glossy shader:

These are just some ideas.  The intention is for the powered up form to stand out.  The backgrounds and enemies are going to be in minimalist flat shading and the powered up form of this mech will draw a strong contrast.   What do you think?  Have a favorite?  Have another idea? Comments and questions welcome. Made by me in Blender. 

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More Mech WIP

Worked some more on the main mech design tonight.  Refined arms, legs & waist, Added knee & elbow joints, Added wings. Also adjusted a dozen other minor things.  All images are in perspective instead of orthographic this time.   Front view:

Back View:

Thruster overkill? How so? Closeup of arm spikes:

Elbow joint is a bit hard to see on the grey backdrop.   Back view:

Elbow spikes are similar to knee spikes and the wrist spikes are like the ones above the ankles (or where the ankles will be).   Closeup of wing thruster unit:

Back view:

The thrusters are able to detach and act independently. After they detach they transform into a flight mode:

Full view:

I’m thinking about adding some small wings to make them more jet-like.  I do like the simple look they have now though, so I’m not sure. I also kinda like the look of the mech with only two wing thrusters on each side. Example:

Makes it look more like a cape doesn’t it? Back view:

Made by me in Blender.  Questions and Comments welcome. 

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Mech designs WIP

 I had a chance to work some more on the mech design last night. it was decided we would use the first design and give it a color scheme reminiscent of O G Gundam.  there are various other Mecha anime references in the design.

 close up of the head. For the design we are still using flat minimalist colors

Head front view. note the horn is actually split. it also has a powered up form.

 when it transforms the horn will slide down and...

Split open in a reference many of you will recognize.

 when powered up the shading changes to more anime like shading. LINE work will also be added in this form.   I'm using freestyle for the line work. I only plan on using freestyle on the powered up form as to make it stand out more. I will also be applying some effects in the compositor when it's powered up.

There's still quite a bit to do the arms and feet are just stand in parts. the hips and legs need another pass. the wings and hands need to be belt along with all the joints. it will also need to be rigged, however the weight painting should be rather easy since it is a rigid model and will not need to deform.

 Made by me in blender. questions and comments are always welcome

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Adventures in Minimalism (Part 2)

Yuffie looks quite a bit like my previous render of Sakura right?

Same art style. Minimalist, flat colors, solid background.  There is a major difference though. 

Even though I made her in Blender Sakura is quite flat.  

Yuffie is actually fully 3D.  Rigged and everything.  Example below:

I did the animation quite quickly and it shows a bit.  However, this is just a proof of concept.  I don’t really like rigging or weight painting.  The process showed quite a few problems with the mesh.  (Knees, elbows, hips and more!) However, I feel the test was a success.  I setout to make a full 3d model that still looked like the flat minimalism tests I did before.  Made by me in Blender. Questions & Comments always welcome.  

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Mech Designs.

These are some prototype Mech designs I have created for a project I am working on with someone else.  The models are meant to be crude so they are quick to make and I don’t waste a lot of time on a model we don’t use.  I will post updated designs as they are modeled.  Got a favorite?  Design 1 Front orthographic:

Design 1 back orthographic:

Design 1 3/4 Perspective:

Design 1 back 3/4 Perspective:

Design 2 Front orthographic:

Design 2 back orthographic:

Design 2 3/4 Perspective:

Design 2 Head Perspective: I put some basic materials on this to show the head better. 

Design 3 Front orthographic:

Design 3 back orthographic:

Design 3 3/4 Perspective:

Design 3 back 3/4 Perspective:

It’s important to develop rapid prototyping skills for when you’re working on a project with other people so you can quickly share ideas and not use a lot of time on things that may change drastically,  Work smarter not harder. Made by me in Blender.  Basic Mech design ideas in matcap shading. Questions and comments are always welcome. 

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Kame House

Kame house from dragonball.  I modeled this a while back.  The base model was made using Archimesh (an addon for blender) then extra details were added.  I made it to test Archimesh and see how well my anime shader works with architecture. The shader did ok.  However Archimesh was the real star for me.  I was surprised at how much it could do.  The walls, windows (except the side garden window), doors, shutters, siding & roof tiles are straight from Archimesh with almost no modification. It even did the arches for the roof.  I really like the addon though the interface is a bit clunky and the portals used for the holes in the walls are a bit buggy.  Modeled by me in Blender using Cycles + freestyle & Archimesh addon.  Questions and comments welcome. 

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Adventures in Minimalism (Part 1)

I have recently begun working on a video for someone.  The video is for a youtube channel he is working on.  It’s short but I want to use a lot of characters in it.  So, to make sure I can create the characters quickly and keep them looking stylish we have decided on a minimalist style.  Here are the first few I created:

I am not terribly happy with Mario.  His hands look odd, and if you look closely his head is not connected... I will likely redo him. The mushroom and 1UP look nice tho.  This was ok considering it was my first attempt I figured out a lot in the process. 

I did something more artistic with the background for this one.  The backgrounds on these are only for showing the test renders they will not be in the final video.  I thought it was neat tho. 

Sakura turned out much better.  These really are made in Blender.

They are quite flat tho. 

With the technique I am using the back looks the same as the front making it easy to flip the direction if needed. 

I could have used a simple vector graphics program for them, but I may need to rig some later and of course all of the effects and video editing will be done in Blender.  I prefer to stay in Blender because of these reasons.   Made by be in Blender.   Questions & comments welcome.