HOME | DD

Description
For the past week, I've been working every day on a new Leafeon model and rig. It does use the 3DS model from the 3DS games as a base, but only as a base. The entire face mesh has been redone, and texture work, materials, and almost everything else has also been redone. Fur mesh detail has also been added. The facial rig is simple but effective, especially when compared to my longest rigging endeavor with my MLP models.

The reason I did this was because my previous profile picture was using a model I made (that still used the 3DS model as a base) was from 2015. The the knowledge and skills I had with Blender back then are not what they are today. I've learned so much since then, but I still had this old profile picture that uses extremely dated methods and techniques to modeling and rigging by my standards. I didn't want that picture representing me anymore. It's 2019, nearly 4 years later. I know much more, and it was time for me to redo what I did with knowledge I have today:

This picture should clearly show how much I've changed since 2015. A lot about these to renders are very similar. The 3DS model was used as a base for both. They were both reworked to have more details compared to the original. The background is similar in its simplicity (just a different color for the most part). The posing is similar. But yet, it's a night and day difference. The 2015 version feels a lot more like a freakshow in comparison, and I'm honestly surprised I didn't redo it sooner.

I also have 60+ hours of footage of me working on this new model that I will hopefully soon make into a timelapse. Hopefully. It depends on how cooperative Sony Vegas is when it comes to editing something as massive as speeding up 60 hours of footage.

But now with the completion of the new Leafeon model, I want to do something with it that I've been wanting to do for a while. I haven't released any of my models before to the general public. But this time, right out of the gate, this Leafeon model will be available to download for use in Blender 2.8 to anyone who wants to use it. The download information is in this Journal Entry:
New Leafeon Model Release and Download
After finishing my new Leafeon model/rig and the coinciding profile picture, I thought it'd be best to release the Leafeon model as a complete package.
No loafing around. Here it is:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1285RzgZBvtUV43-ccJh0luJl7seBCq30
Navigate through the Google Drive folders to find it (The release version is contained within the "Leafeon v1.0.0.zip" file). This is the place where I will be releasing all of my future model releases, whenever it comes down to it. All updates to existing models will be here as well. And I'll announce updates here on DeviantArt in Journal Entries, and on my Twitter (@_DJTHED). I'm not sure how frequent updates will be... we'll see. That's still an uncertainty.
You'll also see a Google Form document. This can be used by anyone who wants to send me feedback about any of the models I release. Whether its bug reporting, suggestions, and/or critique.
Here's a direct link to it too:

I know I've been holding some of my rigs just to myself for a while now. But I don't want to release those models yet, though I've always felt bad not being able to share my models in any way, especially in cases where some people want to learn how I do things in Blender for Rigging and stuff. I'm finally making my amends. The facial rigging is a bit more simple version of what I've been using with my more developed MLP rigs that I'm most known for. And now that I've released the Leafeon rig, people will be able to see what it's all about, and be able to use it for whatever purpose (while respecting the Pokemon property is owned by the Pokemon Company, Game Freak, Nintendo, etc.).

Description
For the past week, I've been working every day on a new Leafeon model and rig. It does use the 3DS model from the 3DS games as a base, but only as a base. The entire face mesh has been redone, and texture work, materials, and almost everything else has also been redone. Fur mesh detail has also been added. The facial rig is simple but effective, especially when compared to my longest rigging endeavor with my MLP models.

The reason I did this was because my previous profile picture was using a model I made (that still used the 3DS model as a base) was from 2015. The the knowledge and skills I had with Blender back then are not what they are today. I've learned so much since then, but I still had this old profile picture that uses extremely dated methods and techniques to modeling and rigging by my standards. I didn't want that picture representing me anymore. It's 2019, nearly 4 years later. I know much more, and it was time for me to redo what I did with knowledge I have today:

This picture should clearly show how much I've changed since 2015. A lot about these to renders are very similar. The 3DS model was used as a base for both. They were both reworked to have more details compared to the original. The background is similar in its simplicity (just a different color for the most part). The posing is similar. But yet, it's a night and day difference. The 2015 version feels a lot more like a freakshow in comparison, and I'm honestly surprised I didn't redo it sooner.

I also have 60+ hours of footage of me working on this new model that I will hopefully soon make into a timelapse. Hopefully. It depends on how cooperative Sony Vegas is when it comes to editing something as massive as speeding up 60 hours of footage.

But now with the completion of the new Leafeon model, I want to do something with it that I've been wanting to do for a while. I haven't released any of my models before to the general public. But this time, right out of the gate, this Leafeon model will be available to download for use in Blender 2.8 to anyone who wants to use it. The download information is in this Journal Entry:
New Leafeon Model Release and Download
After finishing my new Leafeon model/rig and the coinciding profile picture, I thought it'd be best to release the Leafeon model as a complete package.
No loafing around. Here it is:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1285RzgZBvtUV43-ccJh0luJl7seBCq30
Navigate through the Google Drive folders to find it (The release version is contained within the "Leafeon v1.0.0.zip" file). This is the place where I will be releasing all of my future model releases, whenever it comes down to it. All updates to existing models will be here as well. And I'll announce updates here on DeviantArt in Journal Entries, and on my Twitter (@_DJTHED). I'm not sure how frequent updates will be... we'll see. That's still an uncertainty.
You'll also see a Google Form document. This can be used by anyone who wants to send me feedback about any of the models I release. Whether its bug reporting, suggestions, and/or critique.
Here's a direct link to it too:

I know I've been holding some of my rigs just to myself for a while now. But I don't want to release those models yet, though I've always felt bad not being able to share my models in any way, especially in cases where some people want to learn how I do things in Blender for Rigging and stuff. I'm finally making my amends. The facial rigging is a bit more simple version of what I've been using with my more developed MLP rigs that I'm most known for. And now that I've released the Leafeon rig, people will be able to see what it's all about, and be able to use it for whatever purpose (while respecting the Pokemon property is owned by the Pokemon Company, Game Freak, Nintendo, etc.).