Hey guys! Progress on the animation has been going pretty well this week, although a bit slower than I'd hoped since I'm currently working on what is by far the most difficult and complex sequence of the whole animation so far.
While transitioning from still upright and mobile to rapidly expanding blob she'd want to be as comfortable as possible so of course she'd want to crawl on to the nice soft deformable bed...
One thing which I thought was pretty cool though, after baking the simulation mesh for the 14th time I noticed this nice little detail:
I never planned for this but the simulation naturally created the creases and folds on her back and the awesome 'pop' when they disappear as she grows! Anyway, now that I've finished this sequence there's only one more BIG climactic scene to do ;)
Some people have been asking how long I think until the whole animation will be finished and my best estimate right now would be about another 6-8 weeks.
I still need to:
Animate the final scene. (2 weeks)
Create the audio track. (1 week)
2nd animation pass for lip sync, facial animation and a general clean up/quality pass. (1-2 weeks)
Final renders, compositing and edit. (1-2 weeks)
I'm also considering rendering out at 4k resolution (and possibly a VR/stereo3D version) if I think there's enough interest so please let me know if that's something you'd like!