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Bonus and Rejected Art

Added 2025-04-27 08:53:04 +0000 UTC

Here is some more bonus / “rejected” Transfigure art. Some were very close to being the final style. In the process of making this art and writing the last post I had a helpful realization. I realized I don’t like Taylor’s initial female hairstyle. I never really did, it was just the best choice at the time. The shoulder length wavy / curly 3D hair was something I picked because I couldn't get a better looking alternative working until a year into making stuff for the game. I was forced into a 7/10 because the 10s didn’t work. Then I added the straighter variations in 3D for further down the story. So I will probably cut the difference somewhere in the middle and make it mainly straight and just a bit “wavy”. The ratty Taylor look is being replaced with art more in line with the last post but there are still a few decent pictures from the tests I thought I’d share.

For example, I made several decent Frieren pics lately. The animation I included in this post is one of my favorites that I’ve made so far. Frieren is a great balanced series with a strong mix of action, romance, and exploration themes so check it out if you are bored waiting for updates.

I also rejected the last YP widescreen image for being too cute. The oversized eyes made her look a bit too young compared to the style previously shown.

I kind of liked the comic book style too but it had issues. Image 14 with custom Taylor on the ground represents the 2nd place style that would have likely been Transfigure's final style if I wouldn't have gotten the 1st place one online. I quite liked that one too but the model has some errors that exist in a high percentage of images and that will add up to 100s of hours to fix so the 1st place choice became a clear winner.