HELLOOO in this post I'm gonna be teaching y'all how to make character renders using the avatar maker in mcskins.top and on top of that how to make them look better using facial expressions and pixel art! FOR FREE, FOR BOTH PC AND MOBILE USERS! I noticed alot of people liked the renders that I did so I'm gonna base it off that and VSmp up for the examples and share templates!

I'm going to be using Vampires SMP, Bannerfall SMP and Fanpires: Veindale characters for the examples since they're from things I've already made. Here's an example of the type of stuff you can make!

This is the Crossfangs Render I did some time ago, the background is actually from a pixel sandbox game called Boku Boku!

Interested? Good, you'll need to give it a bit of effort! When you enter an avatar editor on mcskins, you'll see these scalers that you can use to make the poses.

Red is for rotating parts up and down, Green is for rotating parts to face left and right, Blue is for rotating the parts left and right. Pink is for bending arms/legs. It's easier than I'm making it sound LOL. Here's an example of the rotations in a pose of V!Pearl, The colors correspond to the ones shown in the scalers above.

Got it? Great! I jumped into all of this without a single clue of what to do, I just moved the scales and things worked. I'm pretty sure you can too LOL next is how to add/change expressions!

STEP ONE! you'll need to make the avatar faceless and make a pose with it. Step Two, you get the face you want to put onto the avatar. You can draw it on or make a pixel face and resize it using lospec (a pixel art scaler) and then paste it and change the perspective. You can also just wing it and add it on in a way that looks right. And then step three which is optional, add effects, gradients or items!

Here is a lovely Mae Maezes as evil elmo from my Bergentruck animation XD

You can get the pixel art of Minecraft textures from the Minecraft Wiki! That's how I got the honey bottle I mean mead (on our way to kill Nominalgravy amiright lads)

I'll explain step two of the expressions a bit more. Here I have pixel art of some lovely eyes. I added them in the canvas after resizing them using lospec, I used the second transformation mode and made the corners of the perspective reach each corner of the face and I adjusted it until it looked right. I also did the perspective part with the other stuff such as the wings!

There's also this scene part where you can control the direction of the point of light aka sun. You can also use the floor and background but I prefer to use ibis for that. You can change the color of the directional light (the big bright light) and the ambient light (overall lighting and color) you can also make your avatar hold items but I prefer to do that in ibis too

You'll notice I said I'd share templates and that's because you can copy and save poses through a line that saves the values in the scalers and lighting. That's basically that! I'll share those and any pixel art I've made to use in it.

It's pretty similar to photobashing imo and people seem to be fans of this stuff so I thought I'd share. Alot of people think they're not capable of art because they don't have the skill, talent or time but I think if you just have the motivation to start you can make something amazing. Even if it's bad at the start. There's so many talented fans in these communities, I know you're capable of more and I'll be cheering from here for you to create anything you want!

TW Knife

SPOILERS for Fanpires: Veindale vd!Maxine's POV (Ep 4-5 for other POVs)

But like she's really pretty so you should totally peek under the cut like so so beautiful and also watch Fanpires: Veindale if you haven't yet

SPOILERS - 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - Fanpires: Veindale Edit

and yeah ofc it's BlindLove XD

FROM a Fanpires Minecraft Roleplay SMP called Veindale inspired by Vampires SMP using their plugin.

Obviously I made a spoilerless version for MY FELLAS WHO ENJOY SUCH CONTENT. If you've seen my Sampires Frostvein fanart, MadamVania who played sfv!Vania plays vd!Maxine in this SMP! I love vd!Maxine and vd!Rumi so very much they're so precious and nothing will ever happen to them I'm so sure.... :) anyways SPOILER VERSION UNDER THE CUT!

Fanpires: Veindale SPOILERS for vd!Maxine F. Kennedy's POV! (Also probably if you've seen like anyone's pov of ep 4)

Right so can we just appreciate Sheriff Andrew real quick because I watched Maeve's POV right and the guy has been so so out of it man. After getting hunted by all vampires he's been drinking wine of the divine (more) and been a mess really. Like I think bro was more sane during the meetings but he's so out of it that he's just chattin' with Kaleb and Sky. BY THE WAY THATS NOT THE SHERIFF ANYMORE. That's just the wine guy. He's drinking wine, he's handing out wine, 99% chance he's always got some on him to share like. Dude. WHAT THE HELL /POS I fucking died btw I was telling my fellas about this right and one of my homeslices made the comment "that's not a sheriff that's your local drug dealer" and though that's not THAT funny I ALMOST broke my neck laughing BUT THATS NOT EVEN THE FUNNIEST PART MAN. IT MAKES SENSE. LIKE. I'm sorry, he just sells intoxicating harmful substances to the town people? Oh no wait he gives it away for free. ....that's the difference. LMFAO what is Fanpires Veindale even ABOUT mannnn what is it even aboutttt it's alr just ask me I'm sure I'll be very willing to explain :)

The reason why I wanted to appreciate this guy tho is because I cheered aloud when Maeve responded "To resist the urge to break that table" when leaving Vanya and Rumi's house and Andrew replied "C'mon, you don't wanna upset the cute couple now." Because ofcourse that's what it was gesturing to my current account who do you even take me for man. Also again I have found out that I spelt Vania for Vd!Vanya wrong it has Y 👍 if I get the time and life I'm drawing that guyfail drinking his life away. Also appreciative of what his character brings to the table a more bold and brash like character adds to Maeve's careful and prepared nature, Sinclair's peacemaker apprehension and Lucille's "doin' what I can the best I can but shit hits the fan and goes downhill and I'm so done with it. hand me the whiskey, sheriff" (not an actual quote but would work LOL) in that dynamic LOL also big love the Metals Duo of Lucille and Maeve I find them so greats man ‼️ also to Maeve wanting to break the table of the yuri patio why 💔 /lh I expected better from you.... Ed Sheeran... AHDVEHVDBZ sorry 😔 chat I have Chronic Gingerphobia. I watch ailaughatmyownjokes and redheadbegins aka Silvia and Vicky if you know them you'll know why and how XD I'm sure that one day Maeve will get that all Rumi and Vanya want to do is know the shape of eachother (wait shit that is kinda accurate in a way)

NOW THAT WE'RE PAST THAT THOUGH....God. you know throwing bricks? Yeah that's happened but like what happened with Florence was just like taking a brick and beating us up with it. WHAT. WHAT THE WORLD HAPPENED. God that's was So so heartbreaking. She knew her death was near she saw it coming she would've been at peace if she died down in the refinery cellar. She wanted to reunite with Mabel. And Sky.... SKYYYYYY SSSKKHHHAAAAIIHHHHHH you emotionally repressed vampire who refuses to admit his attachment to people "Mabel and Florence were the only people in 330 I had any regard for." iirc but like. Regard for. Yeah ok man. YOU CAN'T SAY CARE???? Ok TBF he said care in his conversation with Kaleb- ohhh that is something to get to too but right. The way Sky rushed to Florence to turn her KNOWING how much of a curse vampirism is and how torturing it can feel to live past ages despite wanting to die not to mention the realization he could've done this for Mabel later on. HIT WITH THE GUILT BALL. Punted with it infact. Florence's conflicted feelings on being turned too... She was saved but Mabel could've been too. She could've peacefully died and become reunited with Mabel but she's still living against all odds. Also. I hadn't seen her new vamp skin in Vanya's pov but now that I have... THE COVEN GETS ALL THE STYLE POINTS EVERRR ABSOLUTE DIVA OH EM GEEE GIRLL SLAAYYY don't even get me started on that btw I love Florence choosing to help everyone that she can after being given immortality. I've been saying I'm supporting the lesbians all the way through. IM ON TEAM FLORENCE, RUMI, VANYA AND and sky I guess. Sky and the lesbians. AS IVE SAID IT LMAO I can't say Sky and the queers because judging by the bi hearts there's a CHANCE this guy is bisexual so I guess it's women lovers? LETS GO WOMEN LOVERS COVEN!!! Im p sure Rumi is bisexual too because of Lucifer and Maxine so like this just fuels my father-daughter duo headcanons hehehehehe I get why Sky wants Kaleb on his side now he keeps getting excluded by the lesbians. including me, I'm the one who keeps excluding him for the lesbians LMAO as a lesbian, he's allowed in the lesbian club like he already had his permit but I thought I'd put my cents in. This also includes Sol but I wish the cure upon her because if my theories are right besties that's so sad... Also if they die THATS A DIVA DOWN 💔

Right got wildly distracted. Florence choosing to help everyone is such a lovely thing because I see parallels with v!Owen for her. Only really in the dead wife sense (Rip Louis, I hope Vanya played you well XD) But also this gives me so much life because she wants to help and understand Vanya. Whatever the fuck is wrong with is her AND Sol!! I don't know Sol much because They Won't Let Me In The Cult. Shaking the bars of my penfield-issued cellar. (No POVs) But from what Florence has said... I'm sure if Sol had a pov I would be screaming and defending her the same I do for Vanya. Lost someone important to her named Edith who she saw in Florence...I wonder if Sol is trying to be this Goddess because of Edith in the way of trying to be like Edith who she saw as one mayhaps? Theorizing it? If that's the case she has more in common with Vanya and Kaleb than I thought hmm Sol being so VERY distressed after Florence becoming free of thralldom makes sense after that. Sol likely lost Edith and after seeing her (or them or him? I'm gonna use her for now) in Florence she didn't want to fail again. Big theories. I also very big theories on Vanya but I'm gonna make that a separate post. I just celebrated so hard when we got Florence to want to save Vanya. BECAUSE WE ARE SO DEAD IF NOT MAN. VANYA IS CONSIDERED THE BIGGEST THREAT BY THE HUMANS. CHARM NEEDS HER DEAD. SKY AGREED WITH CHARM TO NOT LET HER LEAVE. THE CULT IS AGAINST THE COVEN AND VANYA. RUMI IS HAVING A HARD TIME TRUSTING AND LOVING A LIAR. We're so. So. Doomed and dead... IF WE DIDN'T HAVE FLORENCE THAT IS. BECAUSE GUESS THE FUCK WHAT ALSO! FLORENCE BARELY SURVIVED THE FIRE THAT SKY STARTED AT THE MYERSON MANOR! iirc that is but p sure. I'm very sure with all that, sky is gonna feel a bunch of guilt and MAYBE feel obligated to help Florence or atleast defend her. It's the little things you need to notice with this guy he didn't do his little your invite is rescinded and just made sure she closed the door. If this guy was a plush I would throw him at a wall /pos but yes if Sky helps or atleast defends Florence in her path of let's understand and forgive and try to save as many people as I can, THERES A CHANCE HE DOES NOT GO THROUGH WITH KILLING VANYA! Which is that he doesn't kill in general because Florence really doesn't want that lol and if we have Sky's little. Little scheme of in-coven betrayal thrown out. THE COVEN IS GONNA BE STRONGER THAN THE CULT!! And we haven't even talked about the one variable I didn't expect AND the variable I expected..

Let's talk about the unexpected variable which if I'll be frank I thought there was a 20% chance of happening and I'm so freaking psyched that it's happening—Kaleb's lost loyalty for The Cult. Or atleast towards Sol. He questioned if it was the right thing to follow Sol with how violent and controlling she was. He thought Sky did the right thing for Florence. Kaleb is leaving the Cult. He wants to do peace and make a change. You know who else does? Florence. IF KALEB JOINS THE COVEN AND WORKS WITH FLORENCE TO SAVE EVERYONE WE HAVE BETTER CHANCES OF BEING SO SO ALIVE FELLAS. This I mean for everyone they want to save too like yes I'm biased BUT I need to know more about Asher I'll be so real they're so interesting to me they arrived very headstrong and then joined a cult and became violent and after that became more . Depressed and angry? And we know that Kaleb was the main person who led Asher into the cult from that discussion. Hey wait so who was cult leader again? LMAOOO I've always been a big Kaleb fan I dunno if I've said so we love Kaleb forever. I hope we get more Asher content I need to get into their head mannn all the conflicting emotions allll of them. Need those. Sustenance. Kaleb said he wants to help those who deserve it, so probably not Vanya and Sol. Florence wants to help everyone, as many as she can and believes that no one deserves this. So I really wonder how that'll go if and when they clash... One thing I'm sure of is that variable I talked of. Dr. Penfield helps the Coven.

At the start of Sky's ep he's talking to him and Penfield agrees to help him with an experiment if Sky helps Penfield with the cure iirc that is. If Penfield gets the cure and communicates this to the coven, assuming that Kaleb joins them, Kaleb and Florence would be very interested in it I'm sure. And the townsfolk win I talked of before WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN MAYBE? it really depends how bad Sister Charmeline needs Vanya gone which is probably a lot but I reckon Florence and Kaleb could stop that if they tried. Also my prediction for the next turn would be Keldari turned by Florence BECAUSE if we're playing Vampires Cleo's thrall rules, if the vampire they're drinking the blood of dies, they're not free of thralldom they're just dying unless they find someone else to be thralled by or get turned. Atleast I think that's what happened to v!Cleo iirc. If Florence plans to die after she's done all she can and finds out beacons are used up and doesn't want to be cured all to take away the chance of someone else being cured. This is if Keldari can't stand the thralldom but from the end of Maeve's POV.... I WAS FUCKING KILLED THAT WAS SO HEARTBREAKING WHAT. KEEELLDAAAARIIIII 😭😭😭😭😭 AAAHHHHHDHHDHHD Also Wineguy Andrew my GOAT 🐐 in that scene. If Keldari goes to Florence to stave off the thralldom then that'll likely draw Sol to where she is and could spark a conversation for Florence to help Sol... So excited to see how that might go!!

I have so many thoughts on Vanya and Rumi that I'm throwing it over to another post but thanks so so so much for reading my massive yaps LOL comedian alone on a stage FahREAUL man as a thanks for reading this far, here's something I did!

Also if you by chance haven't seen Veindale and need propaganda to pull you in... hop over the pagebreak... Get In Pls. 🥺