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i've been getting some asks about the process for Chimeric Deity, so i'll try to show it a bit!

i added a bunch of texture using a texture overlay brush! in procreate, hartz/currawong/tarkine are default old library ones that i primarily use

planning is an essential part of this, since i separate the layered parts into separate uv-wrapped planes in blender

the result is a silly looking deconstructed fellow across several pngs + separated out bg

i don't record my blender processes usually, but basically every segment is mapped to a 2d plane that is layered

animation uses blender as well, i primarily use shape keys for these cause it's pretty quick basically i move around the segments for a few different keys, keyframe them, then alter their framerates/frame placement

when rendered, i put it into a video editor to up the saturation a bit (my lighting was a little meh in blender) + i added the star gifs that i made awhile ago for a different piece to add some more pizzaz

and there we go! a journey across multiple programs procreate -> blender -> vid editor -> (ezgif video to gif lol)

Colour Painting Tips by slawekfedorczuk

my color tips pdf is now available ! i had a lot of fun with this, i hope you enjoy ^^

pixel studies

Shadowed Crocodile Tattoo

Grafting is really common. Most edible fruit trees, cultivated roses, some tomato plants etc are grafted onto a different rootstock as standard- you can control size that way, or make a useful but weak plant much stronger. As long as your two plants are related closely enough and you have cambium to cambium connection (cambium is the thin layer of green under the bark), you can do all sorts of weird shit - like a single tree that gives you plums, cherries, apricots, peaches and almonds.