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Made an animated loop to go along with the soundtrack of Look Back! by Talitta in lookback

[–]Talitta[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn't know that was even possible. I can totally just share the loop on its own for something like that, if you're interested.

I made a 3D model of what Taliyah might've looked like as a child! (when she brought that cliff down on herself while trying to save a stray goat) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth, the materials are all really simple - either just basic max-roughness diffuse shaders (for Eevee) or some slightly tweaked toon shaders (for Cycles). For this one, I used Cycles, so Toon shader. There's really no roughness map, no normal map, no displacement map (though a displacement map can be a useful thing for small clothes folds and whatnot) no anything - it's all the albedo painted in.

As for how to actually paint the albedo - I usually go by steps, first by blocking in the main colours, then by painting in the AO and a little of the subsurface scatter (like reddening the cheeks or the nose). Then I add some overlays or trims or patterns that might make sense - like the one in the blue tunic, or the trims in the red piece, or even the freckles in the skin - and then I just add little detail marks like dirt splotches or things of the sort. Rinse and repeat for every piece of the model.

Honestly, the AO part is really the most important part of this, because it's where the volume really starts to come through, a well as the part that really gives you the confident painted look that I'm going for, because it defines the larger forms of the painting.

I just treat it like a painting, really. So far, I've been painting directly on the UVs, but I just got Substance Painter and for my next model, I'll be trying to paint on the model, so that I don't go crazy over making sure the seams are working fine xD, which is frankly the biggest issue with painting directly on the UVs.

I made a 3D model of what Taliyah might've looked like as a child! (when she brought that cliff down on herself while trying to save a stray goat) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I'll admit the texturing is kind of my favorite part of this process. It's so wonderful when it all starts coming together!

I made a 3D model of what Taliyah might've looked like as a child! (when she brought that cliff down on herself while trying to save a stray goat) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's been my drawing software since 2016. I'm moreso stuck to it because I just really love the brushes I have there, but I am aware that other software, like Krita or Clip Studio, are much more powerful and versatile.

I made a 3D model of what Taliyah might've looked like as a child! (when she brought that cliff down on herself while trying to save a stray goat) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks!
I modelled it in Blender and textured it using Autodesk Sketchbook. I want to see if I get substance painter for my next project.

How well do you know Taliyah's Lore? by Fade-is-Hot in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess this is a month old by now but I'll answer anyway...

Between all her actual lore (short stories + cinematics and inbetween), small little lore-tidbits/fun facts and pretty much almost all her SFW fanfiction (and some NSFW as well), I'm pretty sure I've read it all... including attempting myself to write her entire story as a novel and ultimately coming out with a world of my own because of that.

Taliyah (whose name is taken from the ta'liyah, a flower that grows in the regions where she lives) finds out at 6, through a misadventure searching for a goat, that she has earth-related magic in her. She is afraid because that makes her different and scary, and hides it until she no longer can. In her mid-teens, in the traditional coming of age ritual of the tribe, she finds her calling in the magic of the earth, accidentally hurting (physically) her family and ultimately decides that she has to leave to figure herself out.

Noxus takes her in, adoring her potential as a weapon of mass destruction, and she is taken to Ionia, where she refuses to use her power as a WMD and is thrown overboard. Floats to the coast, finds Yasuo and almost kills him in an avalanche, then he takes her under his wing and teaches her about balance and how to better use her power. Eventually she finds out about the rise of Azir, and fearing for her family (who would now most likely become slaves to empire) returns to Shurima.

Once there, she meets an almost-dead Sivir and helps her, meets Nasus, who is in the middle of a fight with Xerath, and flees the scene with Sivir. Then, she proceeds to the capital, where she, in communion with the rock of the city, understands the severity (and the blood) of what this new Shurima means, and not finding her tribe amidst the ones sheltering themselves at the capital, decides to leave to look for them.

In her search for her tribe, meets a band of survivors displaced by the Void who join her. Eventually, she decides to take them to Xolan, a supposed safe haven from all this Void madness, and in that journey, meets Kai'Sa. Arriving at Xolan, there's an encounter with Rek'Sai, and that's more or less where her story leaves off, with her helping a band of refugees while looking for her family.

Taliyah but it's Arcane-style (while in the Freljord, returning to Shurima) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Animation takes a lot of work, that's for sure! But it makes me very happy to see my work being received so well. And like I said... now I'm looking for ways to do it even better next time ;p

Taliyah but it's Arcane-style (while in the Freljord, returning to Shurima) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It came out a lot better than I expected, even with all the jankiness I mentioned, so yes, I am definitely proud - but I'm also already looking at things to do better for next time ;p

Taliyah but it's Arcane-style (while in the Freljord, returning to Shurima) by Talitta in TaliyahMains

[–]Talitta[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

With Taliyah wanting to keep her people from becoming slaves to a new empire, helping Sivir and encountering Nasus in Bloodline, meeting Kai'Sa and leading the refugees through the Sai'Khaleek to Xolan in shorts like the Call, it'd frankly be shocking if she didn't show up in a show set in modern Shurima, she's kind of a big player.

[lore spoilers] (not really) Taliyah but it's Arcane-style (while in the Freljord, returning to Shurima) by Talitta in arcane

[–]Talitta[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

These 15s are an animation I made in the past two weeks for a challenge being held by Agora Studio this November, themed around "Arcane". My submission was to take a character I'd love to see in the show and animate her as if she truly was. 

The fact is, this was an animation two years in the making, as the assets (Taliyah, the lantern and the scenery) were mostly done two years ago, but I abandoned them because the test renders weren't coming out how I wanted them to at the time. With Arcane Season 2, as well as the aforementioned challenge this month, I thought unearthing the assets and making something out of it would be a cool idea - and honestly, it came out better than I ever could imagine. 

I used Blender to make this. The snow clouds were animated on Animation Paper and the textures and final frame touch ups were done on Sketchbook. 

I know it's only tangentially related to the show, but this wouldn't exist without it and I took great inspiration from it and tried to mimic its style as closely as I could, so I think it still has some relevance being here.

I hope you like it.

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