#l3o answers

[l3ominor]

I saw you were taking requests.

May I request a Triple Threat?

Rulie made flower crowns for all of them!

[ladye-zelda]

Loving hours! (Sorry if this is a bit late, but in my opinion, it's never too late to share love) 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Akdsfjalksdfjlakfjdksalfjdafjdas how did I miss this??? Dunno why (stupid tumblr not telling me)

Thank you <3333

[majorproblems77]

SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL KEEP THE GAME GOING! :D

Aww thank you <3

[chorne-the-firstborn]

EEE thank you @l3o-lion !! To answer your question, most of the animations I post on here are tweening, specifically with Live2D.

I like using it for gentle looping animations & backdrops. (Character animations are a whole different beast? I usually only keep them to a couple functions like 'HandMove' or 'HairGoWoosh'" but this is the VTuber-making software so it's totally possible to make more complex characters. )

I made a tutorial for how I animate with L2D below the cut, if you'd like to see the details! :D

This is the file for that Artfight attack. (quick disclaimer for anyone reading out of context: THIS IS NOT MY CHARACTER DESIGN, they belong to Finchstick over on Artfight!)

I drew the image itself in Krita - for this one I tried to go for more of a fuzzy, painterly style because I wanted to make it look like a muppet. L2D can handle fuzzy textures and gradients without too much trouble most of the time which is something I really like about animating with it.

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So! Each different moving piece has to be its own layer. Naming and organizing them into folders helps a lot once I export it into L2D. The finished image needs to be saved as a .PSD file.

After it's done, I'll open the .PSD file in L2D and it'll look something like this:

Once the file is open I find the moving pieces of my character and select them. (I also lock the static layers before doing anything )

_______ M E S H E S ________

Once I have my piece selected, I open the automatic mesh generator ( located above the image, to the left ) and automatic mesh it.

(Keep the mesh generator window open and select / apply mesh to each moving object.)

______ D E F O R M E R S _______

Once the pieces have a mesh on them I apply warp deformers for each part. (I try to apply the deformer for each body part to the largest piece making up that part. For example, the part being used for the head deformer here is the upper part of the head.)

Each part of the face also gets a deformer - each eye, the mouth, etc - and those get shoved into the parent "head" warp deformer.

The deformers allow for parts of the face to move with the head, but they also allow for you to set more parameters per part and make your model look more dynamic. (There's a 3 parameter limit in the free version but if I need to make another parameter work I'll just brute force it and make a 'head deformer deformer' etc)

_____ P A R A M E T E R S ______

Once the deformers are set up, I start setting the parameters.

The program opens with these default parameters which are all intended for rigging a face, you can make your own custom parameters at the bottom of the window.

As for the green dots here, they represent points of extremes on the parameter! You can change what these are by moving the slider over the green dot, and moving the mesh on the selected object.

This can be a bit tedious, but it's fun to watch the model look more alive the more parameters you finish.

______ A N I M A T I N G _______

After I save my model as a .CMO3 file I open a new animation file in L2D, and drag and drop the .CMO3 into the window.

The model shows up much larger than the window. You can resize the window in the bottom left, (third and fourth fields from the top,) and shrink the model to fit inside.

(The free version has a limitation on how big your image can be in order to be exported. It usually takes me a bit of trial and error to get the right size for the image.)

The window below your image shows your tracks. You can have multiple models per animation, I usually just use one. The purple track represents the model while the orange represents the duration of the animation.

With that out of the way, it's time to set the keyframes! Under the purple model track there's a green drop-down window called 'Live2D Parameters'. Here, you can adjust your parameters in order to move your model to the right position.

(In order to make a looping animation, you can copy all parameter values in the first keyframe by left RIGHT clicking the dot on the green Parameters track, and then paste them to the last rendered keyframe.)

I adjust the parameters and keyframes until I feel satisfied with the result. Once I'm done, I just go to File > Export Image/Video > GIF animation or Video.

I make sure my image is sized correctly, and save! And that's about it. ( For this specific animation I also put some effects over it in Clipchamp. )

[triforce-of-mischief]

For Commentary:

“What’s going on?” Warriors asked.

Without even looking up, the medic said, “Just a stubborn patient. He rendered my partner unconscious so it would be helpful if you could attend to them while I handle him.”

“No problem,” Warriors said, taking a step further into the tent. “I’m happy to help-” He stopped in his tracks as he finally saw just who the patient was.

He identified that small frame instantly, those red and green tunics with nothing but boots beneath them, the blond hair sporting a streak of pink. The patient was Legend, visibly wounded and painfully scared. The teen’s ears were nearly pressed flat against his head, his eyes wide as he stared at Warriors like he didn’t believe that the man was there in front of him. Just as notable were the soldiers from earlier, physically restraining Legend as they looked almost bored to do so.

White-hot rage flared through Warriors but he gained enough control to say in his best Captain Voice, “Release him. Now.”

The soldiers blinked in confusion and one of them dared to argue. “B-but sir, he’s highly dangerous and violent.”

Warriors practically growled, “So am I. Hands. Off.”

TRUSTWORTHY LESGOOOO

Without even looking up, the medic said, “Just a stubborn patient. He rendered my partner unconscious so it would be helpful if you could attend to them while I handle him.”

Writing this medic absolutely made my skin crawl. They represent everything bad about how treatment can go: they’re more focused on the injury than their patient’s well being and physical restraint is their first resort. Which can be helpful when you’re a battlefield medic! Just not as good for dealing with a trypanophobic, traumatized teen who's Not Actually Dying Right This Second.

He identified that small frame instantly, those red and green tunics with nothing but boots beneath them, the blond hair sporting a streak of pink.

I love wattpad-style character descriptions, as my creative writing teacher so ‘lovingly’ called them. I just get self-conscious and guilty actually using them…

The patient was Legend, visibly wounded and painfully scared. The teen’s ears were nearly pressed flat against his head, his eyes wide as he stared at Warriors like he didn’t believe that the man was there in front of him.

Gods, how am I supposed to think about this fic without the vivid mental image of l3o's comic playing in my mind? Answer: I don't, and I love it >:D I could say this about just about every panel, but this is one of my favorites. He's just so scared ;;-;; Also yes emoting ears supremacy forever and ever.

White-hot rage flared through Warriors but he gained enough control to say in his best Captain Voice, “Release him. Now.”

Warriors is Absolutely relying on his Captain Instincts to keep him stable. He doesn't want to blow up in front of Legend, but he needs those soldiers gone and Now.

The soldiers blinked in confusion and one of them dared to argue. “B-but sir, he’s highly dangerous and violent.”

These soldiers aren't actually under Warriors' command, but they know a higher-up when they see him. They really are just trying to follow orders, and aren't really aware that they're doing the wrong thing in regards to Legend. Later, when Legend is recovered, Time will track them down and send them to apologize. They mean it, and Legend is still wary of them but grateful for it. This will hopefully happen in a later fic if I have the opportunity.

[hamletisabitch]

rules: tag 9 some people you want to know better and/or catch up with, then answer the questions below! — tagged by @l3o-lion, thank you!

Last song: Same as Cash by The Mountain Goats

Three ships: I'm going to try and stretch beyond the obvious ones (blackbonnet and jonmartin). RoyxKeeley (Ted Lasso) KatnissxPeeta (The Hunger Games) HawkeyexBJ (M*A*S*H)

Currently reading: Water by the Spoonful, for a paper lol but it's still good.

Last movie: Coraline! Funky comfort movie!

Craving: another cup of tea

some zero pressure tags! @stedebonnit @jaskierx@frmulcahy@asneakyfox

[justicescales]

@coleosseum

==> The day after the ball

[Why did you come to work again? Oh, right, a case. Big bust. High priority. Something something, you only vaguely remember the details. It’s something you’ve been working on intermittently the past month, but there was a breakthrough and you can finally nab them.]

[Except, your head hurts so much that you’ve resorted to tying a blindfold around your eyes to at least shield from the throbbing that light causes.]

[You could probably use backup. Backup that you can use.]

[You know the perfect bait--if he answers.]

FROM: T3R3Z1 TO: L3O

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[l3ominor]

For your art block, may I request Legend and Wars bonding???

They're off to go blow some stuff up for funsies XD

[l3ominor]

It’s “appreciate yourself” hours! Pick five pieces of art that you’ve done that you love and talk about them! ❤️❤️❤️

HFHDHHF :DDDDDD YEEEE ART RAMBLE TIME! (Most of this is recent stuff for Recalled and all but ye)

My first two are my designs for Hylia and the Fierce Deity! I don't think I've posted them here before, but I'm super happy with how they both turned out!

For the Fierce Deity, I personally describe him as being the Hero's Spirit, and so whoever puts on the mask gains the knowledge, skills, and strength of the heros who came before! (Each person has a different FD appearance that I've been working on designing, but the one here is just the general base for FD)

For Hylia, I wanted to sort of dip into that Biblically accurate Angel look, making her seem more otherworldly and elegant. I also wanted to add on a bit more color to her, so I tried to give her a sort of pearly sheen.

Next is a little doodle I did of Captain and Twilight just chilling! I was practicing my more realistic style, and I figured I should be nice to them for once XD

I also just really like that Twilight has wolf ears on his hood. It amuses me to no end XD

Next I have a page from a comic that I'm working on, called Blind Faith, Blind Rage, which is a comic I'm doing about the First Hero, and one of his encounters with Ghirahim (in which Hero gets royally beat up)

This page in particular I'm very proud of, just because backgrounds yeeeee

And finally, I have the portrait I did of Malon a few months ago!

I'm still absolutely in love with how she turned out, with all the colors and bdhdjfhhfjs she pretty! I had so much fun drawing and coloring her, that it didn't feel like it took 2 hours XD

But ye! Thank you so much for the ask, and thank you for letting me ramble a bit! (I'm always happy to share art and ramble for hours hfhdjhf)

[l3ominor]

Also Fairy with his favourite food, whatever that is?

Bap! This boi is obsessed with citrus, especially lemons! He eats them like apples XD

Thanks for the request!

[l3ominor]

Oh man, so many choices! Usually I request FD art but since you've done a bunch of that recently, how about Recalled Malon and Time being adorable?

Here you go! They're so cute hfhfhfhbt thank you for requesting this!

[l3ominor]

Legend in the satori set from Totk?

here you go! I had a ton of fun doing this! it's a very different style of clothing from what I'm used to drawing XD

[l3ominor]

Hey you should talk about your blorbos :)

YIPEEE

hkdfjhgksfjgh okok i don't know where to start hmmmmmmmmm

okok so I'll start with my Twilight cause I've been working on his part of Recalled for the last long time XD CURRENTLY I've been working on his wolf form and how he communicates with other animals, cause like; animals don't communicate like people do, so working out how to illustrate an almost alien form of communication has been really fun! I've been using a lot of imagery to convey meaning/expression/intent, and trying to let the pictures and colors speak just as much, if not more than the actual words I'm writing. it's fun!

another blorbo I've been brainrotting over lately is Captain, just thinking a lot about his emotional/mental state, and how he interacts with people/situations. he keeps surprising me, not gonna lie XD, boi is good at being predictably unpredictable. he's a very quick thinker, and good at rapidly exploring all his options, and the more tense the situation, the faster he can think/act. he's a very clever boi, and he tries very hard to make sure people don't pick up on it XD.

lastly, I've been thinking a lot about Time. the way that I characterize him is pretty different from most other Time's I've seen, and I think that's fun XD. he's pretty stable over all, and was able to resolve most of the trauma he went through when he was younger, so he doesn't have much that bothers him these days. he's pretty chill, a little awkward, and fairly forgetful (lots of memory loss from using the Fierce Deity mask so much during the War of Eras). he's very much a social chameleon, generally mimicking the people around him, just cause he's still trying to figure out how to human correctly XD. one interesting thing about him though, is his desire for independence. he doesn't like being told what to do, how to live his life, etc. he doesn't like asking permission to do things. if he cares about you, he'll take what you say into consideration, but in the end, he's always going to do what he thinks is right, and he has a hard time seeing how that might affect others. he knows he's a hero, he knows he was destined to keep people safe and preserve the peace, so he's going to do what it takes to keep the people he loves safe, and he's going to do it his way. (this definitely doesn't cause problems later XD)

but yeeeeee thanku for asking about my blorbo's :333

[l3ominor]

If you still are taking art requests, Sky and Sun or Time and Malon, cute couples and I'm feeling incredibly sappy ❤️

The sillies! I feel like Sky and Sun are always trying to get each other to laugh!

Thanks for the ask!

[l3ominor]

How about Recalled Wild riding a loftwing?

Here you go! I had so much fun drawing him! :3

[l3ominor]

For the ask game, 1 for Recalled Captain, please?

what's one experience your character had that made them very afraid?

For Captain, he did not have a good time in the Temple of Souls. he went into the battle fairly confident, then dealing with all the dark Link's and Cia's *ahem* home decor, just really set him off and he spent the rest of the fight in a giant state of panic. He also has some faint scarring from the spell Cia hit him with, and he constantly gets jump scared by his reflection.