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Prints Shipped

Ahoy, double prints are on their way to your residence. We’re honored that when it comes to 80s anime style, you think of us.

- Otaking and Maki 

AMA Material

I’m thinking to do an AMA type stream! So if you want to know more about how I animate and etc, this might be your chance- ask any question here in the comments.

Or top 10 anime betrayals...

Xeno Rotating Animation

A tricky and time-consuming shot, to be sure!
181 frames at 22 fps! I'm at the point where if I never see this shot again it'll be too soon, haha!

Anyway, onto the next shot!

-Paul 2023-07-21 17:50:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Last of The Double Prints

Three art batches and an animated trailer, not bad for just the first half of the year. (Batch 1 shipped in Jan 23 so I'll count it.)

These summer images are on route to the printing house s...

Xenomorph Antics (Spoiler)

It's like trying to get a wasp out of your bedroom window.

- Paul 

Xenomorph XI

Someone parked a mining vehicle in the way. That's a relief.

-PJ

Xenomorph X

Wow, he's really flying...

-Paul

(I might add some more detail on the floor and background yet.)

Xenomorph IX

Hello, hello!

Hope you're all doing well! Here's a quick shot of our dear friend taking a trip through an airlock. I'm sure he'll be fine though!
The alien in this shot is only 18 frames, ...

Xenomorph VIII

A happy and pleasant weekend to you all!

More of a closeup walking shot this time. I'm pretty much shading aliens non stop right now, so plenty more to come.

-Paul

Xenomorph VII

Here's our boy coming out of the kitchen after a midnight snack.

As you can see, I sketch out all the individual parts of the alien on different layers to keep it all clear in my brain, since...

Xenomorph VI

Sometimes, you wake up on a Monday and this is the first thing you see.
Miserable. Just miserable.

On the plus side, this shot came out pretty good!! I actually quite like the shading and ...

Xenomorph V - (Spoiler)

Sometimes, blowing an alien into space just doesn't work out on the first try. It's important to believe in yourself and not give up!

-Paul

Xenomorph IV

A good weekend to you all!

Here's another shot of the alien, who I am affectionately referring to as "Large Fellow."

The work continues apace!

-Paul

Alien: Monday - The Official Trailer

We did it lads! We posted it in time for Alien Day!

Just a little bit more shading, a little post edit, oh and a little ADR by the voice actor to add breathing and sfx. What do you think? The...

Fake Arcade Game: VOIDBURST DELUXE!

Oh, hello there!

We're hard at work on the Monday trailer, but I took some time over the past couple of weekends to mock up this fake game (and accompanying news footage).
I've always been...

Print Ship + Fan Art

Just an update that prints have been mailed out! Prepare your bodies for their arrival!

Also thought it would be cool to share some fantastic 3D modeling by Marcos Hidalgo of Technician Ashl...

Xenomorph III

Hello, hello!

It's 05:35am and here's another alien shot. You wouldn't think that under three seconds of finished footage would take over a week to finish, but I may have gone a little far wi...

Xenomorph II

Hello, hello!

Well, I caught the Covid. Hurrah! It's not gonna slow me down though!
Actually, that's a lie. I've been spending most of the week in bed coughing and sleeping and coughing. B...

Xenomorph

A very happy weekend to you all!!

Oh look! 

As you might be able to tell from the process video, these things are rather time-consuming to animate because they have a lot of detail...

Double Prints II

Starting since last December, Elite tier is receiving double prints til Summer 2023. And don't want to be official yet, but hint: there's a special day in April where a small something special migh...

Ota Work Schedule

If you love animation and want to imagine what it’s like working independently, here's a sample of how the work week can play out. We thought it might be of interest since the animation log was w...

Engines on! - Complete Scene 9 Shot 0-2

Hello, hello! And a very happy Lent to everyone observing it!

Here's a couple of previously posted shots, but with an engine room/reactor shot I just finished. You know how I like animating m...

BG Process - Scene 8 Shot 41

Hello!

I just finished this and thought you might like a look at how I do my backgrounds. So, for this one I took a screencap of the 3D model of the ship I built:

2023-02-16 21:25:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Disengage! - Complete Scene 8 Shot 29-30

A quick bit of shouting for February. Thanks to Producer Maki for fixing the timing and faces on this one! We ended up adding in the zoomed out still shot on the last word to spice the scene up a b...

Heavy Breathing - Scene 8 Shot 52

Sometimes you just have to have a sit down and catch your breath, you know?

Oh! And for those who missed the livestream of me shading this shot last week, here's the archive: 2023-02-02 22:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post

New Background Pack

Hello there!

Here's a bunch of backgrounds I've been working on this week. I've also completed three or four shots of animation, so a pretty productive few days on the whole. 

I ho...

Animation Log

Oh, is that image a shot from the trailer with a fancy magazine in it? Could be~

Anyway, here is a link to our current Monday production status:
2023-01-19 18:56:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Neko Trailer Asset

We're entering the start of preproduction for a Monday trailer!

I, Producer Maki, take responsibility for this image as brainstorming led to needing a magazine that related to a detail in t...

Run! - Scene 6 Shot 10-12

My internet speed is absolute trash at the moment. 1Mb upload speed??? If you remember the days of dialup, waiting for an anime picture to load one line of pixels at a time, that's what it's like. ...

Animated Debris - Scene 9 Shot 18

It looks a bit lonely out there!

I might go back and add more detail, slap on a few more layers of parallax later, but for now it's onto the next few scenes. I hope you all had a wonderful C...