COMPETITION RESULT: And the winner is ...

Right, time to announce the winner of that arbitrary 'Oldest fan' competition from a week or so ago...

*Drum roll*

Winnar: Uzkuhi Fongo! Won because of sending the dropbox link for me to download all that stuff I've blogged up this last week. They also win the 'craziest made-up name' competition. So I've designed this poster to go on the wall of one of the
scenes - it'll be near the end of the upcoming comic.

(It's a little brown mushroom cos Uzkuhi himself said it'd be funny, and I put it in German because I think that makes it even more bizarre [truth is I think Uzkuhi is probably from Germany, and it seemed funnier in German, so...])

Archive: Character development with Rebecca Starwalker

1st generation Becky character

Silly idea really; basically make a 3D barbie character and play with her. Get bored, make a 3D Ken doll (Tom) and smoosh them together. Still not quite edgy enough ... hmm I know they can be siblings! Yay wincest! What's not to like?! Great fun. 

These renders were like original character development; I liked the idea of being

a 'real' 3d artist - you know the sort of 3D artist who produces cool looking characters as concept art for films (in Zbrush or whatever) - those amazing artist guys always did renders like this, 360 degree spin-around views of their character.

Mine just had fewer clothes on, is all :)

(as you can tell, I was going for the sweaty / wet look...)

So here she is; first ever character I created in Poser; Rebecca Starwalker - lead character (along with Tom) for mini comic idea 'Space Trek Fleet Wars'. You knew that.

Name: Rebecca Starwalker

Age: 17 to sort of 20 ish
Height: 5'5"
Weight: How dare you! About 8 stone? 9 after a big roast?
Waist: Barely
Bra size: not that she's ever worn one, but 28H - 28J depending on how booby she's feeling
Favourite drink: Red wine
Favourite position: Cowgirl, though also partial to being bent over a desk, bedside etc. Depends who's in charge
Hairstyle: 'Shag' - a la hit TV sitcom Friends character, Rachel
Love interest: Tom. Always Tom. Since she learnt to masturbate. 2nd in line is probably Zan; they've always got on, on account of the easy-going ness, and the ... err appendages.

Then I was like "Hey, we need more outfits; need some sort of soft sports kit that can be unzipped" - so this kit turned up on Zan and Luce in the 3rd comic, but it had been setup on the original character, Bex.

(Notice in this render she has slightly smaller boobs than later on in the comics? Pretty sure I gave her a boost as the comics progressed; liked the idea that the 'coming of age' stuff led to bust development, as you'd find in real life. Yes I probably put too much thought into it. Yes I did the same with Tom and Xho's penises - just in case you'd not been paying attention...)

Actually those shorts are pretty cool, maybe should grab them again sometime, wonder if I still have them for her...

^ Very early character fun thing, this - did it to test out lighting (no suprises there), and though it was never used as a scifi comic scenario with Bex, I later used it for Tom (see Spymaster). He didn't quite look as good as Becky though, and I always wonder if I should have swapped their roles in that comic... ah well, too late :)

2nd generation Becky ...

More detail in the skin, less shininess/wetness so her skin looked drier than 1st generation. Better detail in the eyes, slightly stronger tan so her skin contrasted nicely with Zans. 2nd generation Becky also had slightly larger breasts as I thought she was a year or two older than the coming-of-age 1st generation Becky (above), so I gave her a slightly more womanly jawline and bigger hips too.

YES I KNOW YOU DIDN'T THINK I PUT THIS MUCH THOUGHT INTO THE CHARACTERS OMG I KNOW IT'S A BIT OF A SHOCK ISN'T IT AAARGHHHHHH!!!! Obsession eh? I think about this detail for all the character, btw! Yes I probably need psychological help SHUT UP ABOUT IT IT'S JUST A HOBBY AAARGHHH!!!

A SEXY HOBBY AAARGHHHH!!

Favourite 2nd generation character pose, below. Always loved that cowgirl moment, she just sort of naturally fits it, her contrapposto bodyshape accentuating the shape of her breasts, hips and waist:

Below: first render in 'Tacspace' after I'd plonked the lighting and grey backdrop in there, I put 2nd generation Becky in there and hit render. Yikes, I thought, that works. Time to do a comic.

Got a lot of time for thigh-high socks. These were sock test renders, readying the texture for They Came In Outer Space...

Just ... errr ... no reason.

2nd to 3rd generation test comparisons below - 3rd generation was all about the subsurface scattering on the skin  - these tests look kinda waxy, I toned it down a bit for the 3rd generation proper, and made her skintone a little closer after these tests, which made her look a bit pasty compared to old, tanned Becky.

Skintone was 'deeper' though - she was a bit glossy so looked like wax, but the realism was upping slightly so I was happy :)

Was pretty pleased with this bounce cycle to be honest, despite the skintone not quite being right.

Too tanned ... but nearly there ...

Nightie mode. Sometimes the sexiness comes from the scenario rather than the medical close-ups I guess.... :)

2nd generation - tanned and flat-looking (flat skintone I mean, not flat chested.)
(Obviously.)

3rd generation not quite there; too pale and low contrast and waxy looking, needed a bit more work...

3rd generation Becky...

Just need to sort out that darkness around the mouth...

3rd generation Becky character, reporting for duty. Love the subsurface on this skin, even though the lighting is weird and eerie :)

I'm such a sucker for a walk cycle...

  

Poor girl: tuckered out from all this test rendering and changes of skin, posing, sex etc. Needs a break.

Archive: GIFGASM!!

So it's time to look back at ancient gifs I've created. They're not all here (still plenty of Tink and swimsuit ones out there), but this is a pretty decent haul.

<< One of my faves, right there.

Not sure what it is about this one, guess it just looks fairly natural and the skin tone's very ... I dunno ... strokable o_o

Think that's my 3rd generation Becky, judging by the texture.

EDIT: I've added all the gifs I've ever done in ...

Archive: Wallpaper!!

Few years back I made a bunch of wallpapers after someone requested it - then uploaded to Minus and discovered Minus were rubbish at honouring their upload/hosting thing.

So these are kinda limited edition (if you scrunch up your eyes and don't pay too close attention to the facts)!

For some reason I made them in 1080 resolution; not massively huge for modern screens but

Archive: FAN ART!!!

Yo it's time to catch up with all the super awesome fan art people have produced over the years. Part of this whole "Hey plz send me old stuff from my blog!" effort has dug up the following (props to Uzkuhi for that, they're currently leading the 'oldest fan' competition), so I'm plopping it here because OH MY GOODNESS the quality is so high.

NOTE: If you've sent fanart (or done some recently!) and it's not here - please send it to me!! cornholiobelle@gmail.com - and I'll add it to the load below :)

I mean some of you guys clearly have like 3DS Max and Maya and all that shit because the render standard is epic. I'm sure I could

COMPETITION: The Quest for the Longest-Running Fan

Here's your chance to prove you're the longest-running fan and win an appearance in the comic (by name or by photo - up to you). Just comment below with your earliest memory of finding my stuff! Extra points for uploading earliest development character renders or any gifs you kept! 

[Yes this is a thinly disguised attempt to harvest ancient renders I've long-since deleted, but you really will get into the comic if you win so please play the game! Heck you can even email me at projectbellerophon@gmail.com if you don't want to comment]

So, who thinks they've stuck around the longest then, eh? Who remembers my days as a Turkish butcher or my awkward struggles on a certain island in the frozen north Atlantic? The car discussions, the IRL voting, the bookshop fiasco, the original jump from Blogger to Tumblr? Who was there right at the beginning when I uploaded character development renders for first generation Tom and Becky, or that animated swimwear walk gif?! Gotta be a contender for winning upload if you have those kicking about! Who was there when I uploaded page
by page of the first comic to the poser gallery on Renderosity? Then it got a bit adult and moved to Renderotica and included a bunch of Tink-themed gifs? Hint: you won't find any of the really early stuff on this blog; that'd be too easy!

I have my own ideas of who might be the longest-running fan; guess we'll find out :)


Anyway, the thing is, fans are important to me! I've had some amazing feedback and kind comments over the years, it's just hard to pay back in a way that isn't just MOAR FREE COMICS. Kingdan got his name in Blue Steel after winning a competition - just for fun.

What you probably don't know is that the character of Xho is actually based on a long-running commenter on this blog. This guy never swore in emails or comments, and didn't tend to engage in the more IRL/political discussions - which was interesting. Xho's kinda innocent appearance was easy to create with that guy in mind because that whole "Gosh darn" approach sticks out, you know? Anyway I'm not going to clarify who it is (other than to say Who fanfic is a relevant reference), because I don't want to embarrass the guy, especially as Xho himself is on the brink of totally corrupting into an incestuous relationship, so it's a bit harsh to link that character with a real person!  :)

Anyway, answers below! Go go go!!!