#l3o answers

[l3ominor]

I saw you were taking requests.

May I request a Triple Threat?

Rulie made flower crowns for all of them!

[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.)

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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)

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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.

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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]

Psssst, hey Sky.

Thoughts on Ghirahim?

[l3ominor]

Recalled Boys question: What would *Wind* say was his dumbest moment, if asked?

[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]

Twilight liking to chew things bc of his wolf form is so funny to me- especially bc he's a farmer, so now he has double the reason to chew straw, like the stereotypical cartoon farmer

He do be chilling XD

[l3ominor]

Can I see more of twilight please?

and can I smooch his forehead plz?

Forehead kisses for the bestest boi! :D

[l3ominor]

Do u know how to shade hair

I like to think that I do XD

You wanting to know about digital shading or traditional shading?

[l3ominor]

What is gonna give Faery the biggest migraine about the whole situation?

Definitely the fact that he has to be around so many people all the time. He loves people, and he loves being with friends, but he hates being stuck with people. He also has Hyper-Empathy, so it gets really exhausting being around others for a long time ':D

[l3ominor]

Hii! I have a question about your recalled Twilight does he have wolf-like tendencies? Like sensitive hearing and all that jazz? Because that'll be really cool if he did!

Yeah! Twi has a lot in common with wolves, and I like to break it down between physical similarities and behavioral similarities. The physical similarities appeared after his first transformation, and the behavioral ones fluctuate based on how long he's been in wolf form.

Physical traits:

Most of these are with his senses, ie. Heightened hearing, smell, and taste, as well as being able to see in the dark. He's also colorblind(red-green), gets motion sick pretty easily, and has a strong aversion to heights. He uses smell the most, as that's the hardest one to ignore, plus, he has a hard time reading social ques, so he relies on the different emotion scents to be able to read the room. He also has a more robust digestive system, so eating things like raw meat and monster parts doesn't affect him, but things like chocolate, cherries, garlic, and onion will give him an upset stomach.

Behaviors:

Starting with hunting instincts, boi loves to chase stuff. Squirrels, birds, people, horses, etc. if he sees something running, he's most likely gonna follow, just cause. He also likes to chew on/bite things, and often does so unconsciously (usually if he's thinking or zoned out, he'll find something to gnaw on).

Pack instincts are another big thing. In terms of group hierarchy, he sees Captain as the leader, and himself as second in command, so his job is to prevent infighting, enforce rules, and make sure none of the others wander off or get in trouble. He's got a list of troublemakers that he tries to keep an eye on. When the group is calm or having downtime, he'll usually go find someone to flop next to and just chill. He enjoys just hanging out around people he likes, no need to interact.

Some other odd behaviors only really come out when he's recently turned back from being a wolf, things like how he sits, panting, and lack of verbal communication. His other wolfish behaviors are more exaggerated as well, at least until hes used to being in a person body again.

When it comes to his wolf form, he does have to be careful, cause if he spends too much time as a wolf, he can forget who he was before. Having companions around while he's a wolf helps him stay connected to himself, but if he doesn't have anyone around, he tries not to be a wolf for more than a day. The longer he's a wolf, the longer it takes for him to get used to being hylian again.

Thanks for the ask!

[l3ominor]

Recalled ask time yay :)

This one is for Sailor! How many boats have you tried to commandeer at this point (before meeting Twilight)?