If the banner animation isn’t ai generated/assisted can you show us the rendering stills/what program you used/any proof of progress? Cause that looks very different from your current art pieces you’ve shown and not to mention the skip in the left eye turning from a cross to a dragon eye isn’t doing much favors.
Yes, process video will be available once I have finished fully rendering it. And like I said previously, The banner was made with my sketch and quick version of colour reference. Then A friend of mine used a video capture of me doing that motion to apply it to the sketch and colour ref. hence why I never, on any site, claimed that the animation was made by me.
About my process, When I animate, I start with Key frames in Clip Studio Paint. Then, I time out the movement and then do my in-betweens in that program.
If I feel that the motion needs it, I may give it some basic bones and puppet the animation. But I feel that I get more lifelike and Dynamic motion and turns doing traditional frame by frame.
Once I'm somewhat happy with the motion, I then move to Adobe Aftereffects to further smooth out the motion through puppeting and morphing for smoothness and added light or particle effects.
Once I am happy with the final effects and motion, I render out as an mp4 at whatever resolution fits my needs.
You'll notice an upgrade in style on this character because Ive spent a long time with my partner, @fatass-adam , Learning better human anatomy, pose dynamics, and clothing folds via tutorials online by Marko Bucci.
You see, in Artistic circles, Im much more well known For my original World building and creature designs. Fan art wise, though, Im kind if new to the scene. But Im taking time to learn better cityscapes instead of regular natural biomes and Flora as well.
You'll definitely see an upgrade to my humans because Im finally taking the fanart seriously! Before I was just doing fast doodles, no longer renders. But I plan on spending real time on my Fan Comic, because giving back to the good part of the Hazbin Community that has been so welcoming to me, is VERY important !!!
If you don't believe me, I encourage you to subscribe to my Picarto !! zThere, you'll be notified of my livstreams !! There, you can watch the process in real time as I work on each character from rough sketch to full colour render ♡♡
I also often have a cam in the corner showing me in the progress of working.
If you're looking for tips on how I render, I usually am in Voice Chat on my Art and Hazbin Fandom dedicated Discord server !k! ♡♡ Where everyone with interest in ny work can join me live and ask questions about my process. ^^
Through my years of art, Ive worked in the artistic industry for about 25 yrs. I have a Bachelor's in Media Arts and Animation as well as in Fine art.
During Graduation, I was hired immediately by a talent scout agence called Digitaal Blue. From there, I had been lent out to various major motion picture Producers, Including, but limited to, Disney Animation Studios as Creature Animator, Some work With Pixar doing 3D lighting and motion, Work with Time Warner doing Video Editing, Graphic Design, Product Illustrations, And Advertizing Illustrations with layout. I also worked for a short time with Fathom Studios and many more.
Once I felt I had enough skills acquired to work as a Solo Illustrator and Animator, I started my Freelance work Internationally starting in around 2016- 2017. Since then I have nailed down logo design and better layout, some website coding, and how to work across many language barriers in order to deliver the best quality commercial pieces to fit my clients needs.
Some notable Companies I illustrated for include WhiteWolf, Wizards of the Coast, And Sanrio as well as many others. I also have many clients seek me out specifically for help bringing their imagined worlds to life through world building, as well as help with literary Prose, as I have a book series planned for release some time next year based on a world Ive been working on for over 26 yrs !!!
So like I said, Ii am no AI artists, In fact, I won a lawsuit against 3 Major Generative AI Creaters who used my pen name at the time to train my specific Digital paintings and Creature / Biome designs. It didn't pay out as much as I would have liked, considering they stole everything from me, but it was still a big win for Real Artists out there, and that was enough for me.
My Stance on Generated AI Art:
I think it looks generic, and it still can't render out an uncommon Creature Design to save its life, lol. I'm not for it, but I also don't spread hate at people who use it. I don't believe in blind hate at all, and these unpatriotic people didn't create the AI or train it using unwilling artists' works like my case. They're just uncreative playing around with something fun that looks creative, And believe me, Being a well versed AI promoter still doesn't account for design taste. That's why most of it is just weird slop.
Anyway, Im Not afraid to talk about my processes and show my work ^^ In fact, I always encourage it !!! Either so they can learn from me, Or, they can give me hardcore constructive critisism that I can utilize to grow and expand my own skills !!
So, I'm currently Restructuring my Discord server, then I'll be announcing when its open ♡¡♥︎♡¡♡ Once open, you can join me in voice during my streams.
But until I announce the new server link here, Youre encouraged to Subscribe to my Picarto account in order to get updates via email as to when Im live.
NaphiLux is live on Picarto.tv! Watch our streamer do Concept Art stuff and chat with likeminded people. 41 have watched NaphiLux's stream!
In Conclusion, I have to say...
Whomever Doxxed my Cell Phone number and Personal Email address over this stupid situation is just awful...
I gave my number out because they were depressed and going through things and I wanted to be there for them. Even if I were some Amazing AI only prompter who made a living off AI generated crap, I still wouldn't deserve this !!
NO ONE DESERVES TO BE DOXXED, PERIOD !!!!!
It's not funny because they signed my accounts and phone number up for every type of crap imaginable, It's actually quite dangerous !!! So people, Don't do it, no matter how angry you are !!! I mean, in my personal situation, my mom is dying of heart failure. I could get a final call from her at any moment, But there are so many calls coming through, they are literally tying up my phone so its busy when she tries to call. Why would anyone do something like this to another person?
Someone who DMed me said something that finally made a lot of sense.
They said that they probably immediately blocked me instead of talking to me was because they thought the traced art off me that they were commercially selling, was AI generated !! It Wasn't, since it was live streamed to my watchers, But they didn't know that !!! So instead of talking to me, they panicked !!
They blocked me, gave someone my info that resulted in doxxing, deleted their trail, such as Putting the Etsy shop on hiatus, Deleting discord responses, Deleting their Tumblr accounts, and making their Facebook friends only.
Like the person in the DM said to me, these are all classic deceptive moves in order to save themselves from the fallout of their actions.
It just saddens me though... I really thought they were a good person. But now Im Just thinking I was completely blind.
Thank you for asking your question, even though you are Anonymous, and probably expected no reply, because you're post sounds more accusationlike in tone, lol. But even still, you are welcome to watch me stream the rest of the ref sheet as I go. You're also free to watch me start the next Character, Alastor, who will also boast a brand new design and fashion. You can watch as I make my first lines of action to the completion of the fully rendered ref sheet !! Im not afraid, because Im confident you'll see how wrong this artist's accusations really were.
