Here is the animation I’m currently working on. As you can see, I’m working on a tentacle animation. While working on it, I realized that tentacles might not be everyone’s cup of tea. I should have asked you guys first, and I’m sorry for not realizing sooner that some might find it a bit much. I’ll do my best to make sure the final result doesn’t come across as too unpleasant.
The reason I suddenly decided to make a tentacle animation isn't actually because I have a personal preference for them—I just really wanted to challenge myself by animating their unique movement. My actual preference leans more toward mind control/hypnosis. Those of you who have followed my work for a long time probably already knew that. So, I’ve included some hypnosis elements in this project as well. Looking back now, I realize hypnosis can also be a bit polarizing, so I apologize for that as well.
With that being said, the real challenge moving forward is the tentacle animation itself, which I think will take quite a bit of time. Because of that, I can’t give a definitive estimate on the release date just yet. My goal is to finish the animation and move into rendering within a month, but that could be delayed depending on how long it takes me to get a handle on the tentacle movements.
I’m expecting the total length to be around 4 minutes and 30 seconds, though that might change slightly as the work progresses. For those who aren't fans of tentacles or mind control, I want to let you know ahead of time that my next animation won't include those elements. Some of you really liked the Umbreon picture from my New Year’s greeting, so I’m planning to use a Furromantic model for the next project. I’m not 100% sure if I’ll use Umbreon specifically, though. Since Umbreon’s fur is black, the rendering takes forever and creates a lot of noise in the video. I’m not exactly sure why black fur causes so much noise, but I guess that’s just how it is.😅
If it looks like I won’t be able to finish this current animation within a month, I might upload a shorter one first. I’m still debating whether to use the Furromantic model for that short clip or save it for the next long-form animation. For now, I’m focusing on finishing the tentacle animation, so I’ll post a more progressed WIP next week or the week after. I’m sharing screenshots for today's WIP, but I’ll try to bring a GIF for the next update.
Thanks for your support!