#was kinda scared doing this lol cus im not good at colours

[ikuudo]

IKO’s MASTER STUDY SERIES #1

recently joined a study group for artists, gonna make this a regular thing maybe

[jjinomu]

Hi jin!! I’ve always been so in awe of your models whether they’re Tda edits or you’re original Metasequoia models! I’ve been very inspired by you and other people’s models and I’ve been working on my own (crappy) models, and there’s one thing I don’t understand at all that I was hoping you could enlighten me on. How in the great heck do you UV map bodies?! I kind of know how to map faces but bodies? No clue. If you’re okay with it, would you mind telling me how it’s done? Thanks in advance!!

aww thank you so much eheheh!! im so glad to hear you’re working on your own stuff (trust dw we all start kinda EH at first loool sometimes i look back at my first original models n shed a tear)

but aw man body textures are like ZZZZZZZZZZZ HONESTLY it requires a bit of patience, and math??? kind of lol??? but i’ll try to explain as best as i can (i kind of ommitted my hands and feet from this cus im lazy but its the same concept)

part 1 is unwrapping the wireframe, and part 2 is texturing so it’s kinda long everything gon’ b under the cut yeye

part one: unwrapping

so usually once you have a base, this one has crap topo pls ignore im trying to go back and fix all my mistake sbut w/e ceebs

i usually use the auto unwrap tool which is this one

im kind of under the assumption you know how to use this tool so im not going to bother w an in-depth analysis on what does what, but to quickly rehash just in case, default selection means you’ll just select your edgeloops on ur base where you want the seams/cuts to be 

make sure your seams/cuts loop ALL the way around, since my base is mirrored, i already have have a good cut right in the center for the general body (so it’ll splay out quite nice)- 

so what must be done is cutting at the arm/shoulders to remove the arm from the body UV, and since the arm is cylindrical, you’ll need to split the cylinder so it forms a good flat, easy to read map (i usually go for the armpit to the wrist and then cut at the risk for a separate hand map)

once that’s done, you have your leg which is also cylindrical- and the same applies. i cut at the pelvis/top of the leg and then split that cylinder along the inner thigh til the feet 

once you have that, click on execute 

this’ll pop up, just change your algorithm to ‘for many polygons’ its what i usually use idk what it means but whatever if it works it works i suppose

and then you should have a nice Hot wireframe

waow (again no hands and feet bc that’s Tedious hehe)

now export dis out and here’s the fun texturing part lmaoooo asjdlkasjdlkakDJALKSJDLKASJD

part two: texturing

this part is not super hard, but it requires a lot of trial+error and patience loool

first open up ur .png image in whatever program you use, lower the opacity and make a new layer underneat with your body colour, start shading in obvious buts (but don’t blur it out yet) and then save

meta does this auto-update thing so you can hop back into meta and load the texture in and see how everything is placed

noice lookin’ good i got it first try LMAO

normally the problem areas with bases like this, is the seams you’ve cut when you auto-unwrap- trying to UV and match the seams so your base is completely seamless is quite tedious

take into account where your cuts are and what part of the UV links with what (when they’re separated) idk if that makes sense but i hope it does- for this i was scared of the shoulders being not seamed and when that happens it’d look something like this

which isn’t cute yknow? so trial and error will eventually get that out of the way

after you place everything in that you want (soz this looks like ass im rushin) (feel free to also had highlights as well if desired!!)

you can sart blurring out your bits, i use paint tool sai 2 and there’s a filter that allows for equal/consitent blur throught (if you use photoshop it’s just gaussian blur lmaoo)

OR if you want to blur it out manually that works too!! i usually blur my stuff manually with my own brushes buuuut this does run the risk of breakin your seams (so be patient and slow and continue checking)

but im not gna use this text so im good HHE

after a while of trial and error you’ll eventually reach a desired texure and that should be all?? for this rundown on body textures??? yes sorry i didnt include hands or feet laksjdlaksjd but hopefully that helps!!

[inkfear]

about me

I was tagged by @for-the-outliers (hi dude this is inksorcist’s side)

Rules: answer the questions and tag 20 followers you’d like to get to know better

Nickname: online nickname is sno

Gender: cis gorl

Star sign: aries

Height: 5′11 lol

Sexuality: i,,  dont know, i’ve been jokingly self describing as Schrodinger’s Bisexual and Worlds Worst Hetero but basically bi/pan swung strongly towards dudes/nb i t h i n k

Hogwart’s House: i usually get ravenclaw or gryffindor

Favourite Animal: every bird. every grazing mammal. frogs. newts. Ducks. Black SWans. currently a big fan of bluebottle/greenbottle flies cus im cultivating them for my frogs and they’re pretty

Favourite colour: black white blue turquoise orange light lemon yellow a specific pink take ur pick

Current favourite song: tbh.... Many but this is my most recently found one

Favourite idea to get creative with: writing or That Feel When U finishing paintings

What Do I Like To Do When I’m Alone: draw, write, viddy games

What Do I Think of My Friends: good i love u

Average hours spent sleeping: sad shrug

Cats or Dogs: bird. or oriental shorthairs specifically

Number of blankets I sleep with: one or none in summer, like,,,, 4 in winter and then no pyjamas lmao

Dream job: DREAM dream job? author. realms of reasonable possibility dream job? working as a concept artist somewhere cool

Dream trip: i dunno id kinda like to see canada/some parts of the US or maybe scotland/ireland. there’s also plenty of non-english-speaking-countries i’d like to see but i’m scared i’d get lost and be too nervous to go up to enough people to find someone who could help ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

When I made this account: i made my main in 2012, this one might have been 2013??

How many followers: 480 main, 143 here

im too shy and/or lazy to actually tag people but if u see this on ur dash, consider urself tagged. go do it pal

[nali-na]

A tag after 878942 years

I was tagged by the lovely @dropsofletters Thank you! I found this tag in my drafts lmao so here it is y’all

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER SOMEONE? I think it’s not really THE reason, but my father is a fan of The Rolling Stones and he said that I was named after Mick Jagger’s ex wife Bianca

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I actually don’t really know when...

DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Hmm I myself always think other people write prettier, but everyone always says my handwriting is nice. Gotta believe.

WHATS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Lunch meat? Lmao I like all meat. Okay I don’t but most of them

DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Hell Naw

IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I always question this myself, like I probably would but not really sure tho bc me as the other person has to talk first hahahahaa

DO YOU HAVE SARCASM? Most of the time lmao

DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes I do

WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? I think I wouldn’t cus I’m a scared chicken with those kind of things. I’m always thinking that it will go wrong.

DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? If I have to or if they are nice/new shoes otherwise no

DO YOU THINK YOU’RE A STRONG PERSON? Mentally, I think I have tbh and physically, I’m kinda regularrr idk

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR? I always try something different but I would say Watermelon or Oreo.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Okay this is so stupid, but I always look at the shoes someone is wearing and question myself things based on the shoes. Im a psycho I know...

RED OR PINK? I LOVE RED but I like pink so Red hahahah

WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVOURITE PHYSICAL THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF? This is kinda hard, but I think my feet or hands. My hands are ugly cus my fingers are thiccccc and my feet bc they are wide and high so a lot of times I don’t fit in shoes :( why do I keep talking about shoes Im sorry

WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING NOW? Black pants and panter print slippers lol

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? French fries, I don’t really like them tho. I had to lmao

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Okay but I forecasted this question??? My soundcloud playlist . More exact: Jay Park X Ugly Duck - Nowhere

IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? Hmm Black

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE TO ON THE PHONE? Probs my mom

FAVOURITE SPORT TO WATCH? Volleyball I thinkkk

HAIR COLOUR? Brown

EYE COLOUR? Brown

DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope I wear glasses

FAVOURITE FOOD TO EAT? Pizza and meat

SCARY MOVIES OR COMEDY? Bothhhh but if I have to choose Comedy

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? omg lemme think...... Bad Guys Always Die (Korean) And I loveddd it!! Definitely a recommendation! 

WHAT COLOUR OF SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? All black everythingg

SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer even tho I want to kill every single mosquito~

HUGS OR KISSES? Hugggss, but IF I had a bf I’d probs prefer kisses

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING? I don’t even read school textbooks yellinn

WHO DO YOU MISS RIGHT NOW? No one really

WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don’t have one

WHAT IS THE LAST TV PROGRAM YOU WATCHED? Seventeen One Fine Day Japan

WHAT IS THE BEST SOUND? Good music and the school bell -> sound of freedom

ROLLING STONES OR THE BEATLES? Rolling Stones I think. Omg all these forecastings I’m freaking out

WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE EVER TRAVELED? I think Estonia?

DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Not reallyy?

WHERE WERE YOU BORN? The Netherlands

I tag @kunpimoody as always, @white-taileddeer, @seventeen-carat-diamond, @sevbentin @yoonseoxk and everyone else who wants to do this!

[vampireskunk]

11 questions

Rules: 1. Always post the rules. 2. Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you. 3. Write 11 questions of your own. 4. Tag 11 people.

I was tagged by miss @wishes-and-stars

1. what are some of your favorite less popular musicians?

cavetown is probably my favorite musician atm (but he’s gaining popularity so does he count? im gonna say yeah) everyone should check him out

2. what season (winter, spring, summer, or fall) are you the most similar to?

i feel like im a very spring person because spring, where i live, is incredibly unpredictable weather-wise, and im kinda all over the place. 

3. who is the mom friend in your group?

@miasophia-29 and @feministbelletrist gotta fight for that title 

4. if you could have 3 wishes what would they be?

one: that people were just nice to people, honestly, that everyone would be kind to every person that they met

two: for me to be neurotypical (gotta have one selfish one)

three: for like dentists and doctors not to be scary to anyone?? because i’d love not to freak out every time i enter a dentists office

5. were there any fictional characters/celebrities that you looked up to a lot as a kid?

Steve Irwin was my everything as a child

6. describe a perfect moment. what’s the weather like? who are you with? etc

a perfect moment would be on a very warm summer day just sitting around at a table outside somewhere with all of my friends, just chatting and catching up. no drama and everyone is having a good time.

7. if you could meet any historical figure who would it be and why?

the Bhudda probably, I’d love to just talk to him about the universe and how he sees things. I just want him to teach me lol

8. is your room clean right now?

abso-fucking-lutely not 

9. what did you want to be when you were a little kid?

a marine biologist or a vet. now i realize that the ocean scares me and blood makes me queasy. sooooo. 

10. what’s your opinion on the pineapple pizza discourse? do you like it or not?

ITS GOOD??? LET US LIVE???? WHY DO YOU GOTTA BE SO MAD ABOUT IT??? IM ONLY MAD CUS YA’LL GOT MAD FIRST, LET ME LIVE MY LIFE!!!

11. have you ever been to a foreign country? if not where would you like to go?

I mean, i grew up in another country from where I currently live, so either that one or this one is the foreign one lol. I’d love to Amsterdam or Jerusalem  

My questions for my kids:

one) what’s your most cherished memory with someone not in your family? 

two) what is your least favourite colour and why?

three) describe you dream outfit that you’d feel the most yourself in?

four) what is your favourite state in the US? why? 

five) your opinion on snails? yay or nay? 

six) if you were to make a youtube channel, what sort of videos would you post?

seven) are you tired right now?

eight) do you still have a comfort object from when you were a child? what is it?

nine) what song just makes you lose your shit and party hard?

ten) if you could have any type of cat, what kind? and what would you name it?

eleven) weirdest bone you can crack?

I tag: @miasophia-29 @feministbelletrist @a-gay-avenger @lavenderkc @pleaseletmesleepthankyou @queenanne1532 @okjooonfire @thorillseyda @quintesentialy @jaysketchin @just-abnormal-human