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Waking Up - Scene 8 shot 6 & 7

It's OK, guys. The captain's awake. Everything is sure to be fine now.

-Paul

Ship Backgrounds

Hello again!

I hope some of you were able to make it to the stream yesterday. There were some...interesting topics. You can watch the replay here: 2021-03-10 00:53:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Requiem for a Stream

All systems go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucXL806Uj74
7pm EST, come on in.

- Maki 

Rattling Chains - S7 Shot13 to 15

Don't you just love some explosive decompression? I certainly enjoy animating it.
I might make the rotating lights smoother... hmm.. I'm not sure...

-Paul

It's That Time Again

As we await the bountiful harvest that is glossy 6x9" artisanal prints, it's always a good idea to be sure Patreon has recorded your address so you can receive said swag at the end of this month. I...

Scene7 Shot10 to12 (in progress)

Hello!

Here's a progression of pencil to inked shots awaiting colouring and shading. Well, actually a couple at the end are fully shaded but you know what I mean. 

It's all coming ...

Robocop Print

Hello, one and all!

Because what's more fitting to enjoy right around Valentine's than a Robocop OVA. Thanks to Maki for her editorial skills by helping ramp up the character likenesses. Anyw...

Scene7 Shot9 & Shot10 (in progress)

Good evening, all!

Here's a sequence that I'm powering through. Shot 10 just has basic head placeholders at the moment. I still need to add blinks, eye movements etc, but it's coming along! T...

2021 Winter Print Poll Results

Hello! 

Well, Robocop won the poll, so I'll get started on a nice fancy image for the next postcard print. In the meantime, here's a really old Robocop pic I did (ten years ago???) in wh...

Scene 7 Shot 9 keyframes

Hello, hello!

Just a quick action shot here of technician Ashlin starting to put on a pressure suit, ready for some ship decompression. It's just the keyframes at the moment, running at 10 fp...

2021 Winter Print Poll

Hello!

I hope you're all wrapped up warm and not freezing in the wintery tundra!
It's time for another poll to decide the next postcard image.
Vote below and let's see what emerges vic...

Scene8 Shot40 - 45 Layers & Backgrounds

Well well!

Just a quick video here showing off the assorted layers that go into compositing a shot like the one posted last week. And I've posted the individual backgrounds below as you can s...

Scene8 Shot40 to Scene8 Shot45

And a happy new year to you all!

Here's some shots I've been inking and cleaning up. The backgrounds are done and the characters have yet to be coloured and shaded so they're just flat right ...

Scene 8 Shot 39 - Process Gif

Hello, hello!
I hope you all had a very merry Christmas. I ate way too much chocolate and need to start getting back in shape!

Anyway, here's all the steps that went into a recent scene I ...

Scene 8 Shot 40 (Progress + Design)

Sometimes, I question the wisdom of designing such animation-unfriendly detailed suits...

Merry Christmas, everyone!!

-Paul.

2020-12-23 00:16:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Incoming Stream

Join in for more comfy sci fi colouring and talk of the good ol' days.
5pm EST/10pm UK

Scene 7 Shot 8 (inked & inbetweened)

Well well!

Just one of the scene progressions I've been working on this week here, starting with a bit of a behind the scenes look at a background in its pure 3D form before I render it out a...

Extra Prints Giveaway

Ho, ho, ho! $7 and $5 tier comrades: list your address (by Dec 15 under membership settings) and you will receive a Berserk x Initial D postcard as special thanks this Christmas.  

$10 ...

Stream III

As the top poet of our era, DJ Khaled, would say: "AND ANOTHER ONE".

See you there,
Maki and Otaking

Project Monday - Scene 7 Additional shot

Hello, hello! Can you feel Christmas approaching? I feel my merriment levels rising by the day!

Just a quick dialogue shot of technician Ashlin voiced by Sara Secora. She has a Twitter with l...

Stream II

Another stream tonight, if you'd like to drop by and chat! I will be working on a shot from my sci-fi piece, "Monday". 10pm UK time, 5pm America EST

2020-11-28 19:34:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Incoming Stream

I'm going to stream some colouring and animating today!

6pm UK time, 1pm America EST

https://www.youtu...

Scene 6 shot 13 to Scene 7 shot 6

Hello!

Here's showing how familiar shots are coming together as a bigger sequence. As you can see, the foreground elements at 21 seconds in aren't coloured yet as they're just white (placehol...

Prints Be Printin'

6" x 9" premium gloss prints are processing, and in the meantime let us initiate the quarterly ritual of assuring Patreon has jotted down your information. These directions should show your address...

Assorted Scene 7 Backgrounds

Hello all!

Here's a bunch of backgrounds for the cryobay I've been working on this week. I want this one to be nice and bright to contrast with the spooky dark corridor outside. Still a bit "...

INITIAL B Print

Drifting onto your monitors today is the Berserk postcard image. Could it be the most ambitious crossover event of the decade? Or is it just deja vu and we've seen this meme before? 

Eit...

Scene 7 Shot 4 (assorted cuts)

Hello again!

Here are some colour shots that happen at this chunky computer terminal. When it's shaded and detailed there'll be shadows cast by the light above to anchor the character onto th...

Berserk postcard (super rough draft)

Hello everyone,

Here's a very rough sketch of the Berserk postcard. I guess Guts isn't too happy that the God Hand crew sprayed his fancy new Toyota, but sometimes that's how it is in this bi...

Scene 7 shot 3 (WIP)

Good evening!

Here's my work in progress on this shot so far! Next up is inbetweens, followed by mouth movement/lip synch and inking.
Obviously she'll have clothes as well.

My strong...

Poll winner and updates

Hello everyone,

So! Berserk won the drawing poll by quite a wide margin. I'll get drawing up some Berserk goodness and we should have a nice Godhand-infested postcard for you to put on your w...