Paul Strong

Jeff Undergoes GenMax Testing

A new post entitled "Jeff Undergoes GenMax Testing" has been added to my site:

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New Posts about Unreal

Hey everyone, I've made a couple of posts on my site about working my TF rigging technique into Unreal Engine, with a short feature test video with my good friend Vince. Check it out!

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Migrating from Patreon

Thanks everyone for your interest in my animation work.

As promised, I'm making the move to my own web site. I've copied my content there and I intend to post any future work there. I will st...

Clothing.

I finally took some time to learn how to sculpt clothing last night and tonight. This is my first shot at it, but it seems like I'm getting the basics.

After all, we can't have clothes rippin...

Happy Holidays!

I hope you all are having a great holiday weekend!

This week I'm learning what it's like to have a 4mm kidney stone, but I've been mostly pain free this week so I'm in good spirits.

Thi...

Status

It's been a long time since I've posted. I do game development, which some of you know... and it probably doesn't come as a surprise otherwise. A game I'm working on with a small team started to ge...

TF Example in Unity

Vince has come back into the Unity game engine and VR, this time to transform.

VIDEO: https://r2y.com/vid/unity-examp...

What kind of VR headset do you own?

Hello everyone! This is just a quick poll to see how many of you have a VR headset.

If you don't own a VR headset, I'd like to know that also!

I'm no expert at VR, so there's some more ...

TF Animation Workflow for Unity

With just a few hours of work today, I built a blend shape TF with dynamic joint pivots in Unity based on what I accomplished in Maya.

VIDEO: 2022-03-26 23:37:00 +0000 UTC View Post

One-click TF Rig Solved!

FINALLY... I solved the puzzle I've been working on for months! Erm, worked on when I've had the mental energy to try. I'm no Maya guru, but I will claim this as a level-u...

Learning Direct Streaming

Started setting up my own streaming server which should allow me to stream directly in the future. The video and audio are great with only a 3-second latency, but the web interface is currently tra...

Thank You

I appreciate your patience while I sort things out for myself. I may have a good income source on the horizon to give me the stability I need.

Still been doing regular practice on sculpts and...

Poll: Web Site (Authentication Preference)

I am planning to put together a web site to host HD content and a streaming server to do my own direct streaming. If I do this, I would like to ha...

Lesson Learned

Well, I quit my job a week ago and all my time is free time again. In the scope of trying to fill out my life and stabilize, it was a mistake to take on that project.

I thoug...

Let's Go for a Swim

Something satisfying about spending time as a sea creature, with the water sliding against my smooth skin as I swim, or maybe swallowing a live fish or two for lunch.

I sculpted and rendered ...

An Update

Hello Friends!

Some of you know this already, but I recently took a job with a game company as the lead tech building a multiplayer networking platform. I've wanted to have a regular work foc...

Word of Advice

Always never stop two-thirds of the way through your transformation. What the goat?

I've been experimenting with some animal head sculpting, and practicing animating a human expression while ...

Renderer Build

An investment into my TF rendering pool.

One RTX 3090 drastically reduced my render times, and it's great to do 3D work on. With its 24GB of video RAM, I can have Maya, ZBrush, and Substance ...

Have an Awesome Weekend

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and for my U.S. friends, a Happy 4th!

Best Wishes,

Paul

Rokoko Gloves showed up

Finally got my mocap gloves today. The chip shortage and shipping restrictions from COVID caused major delays. Should be fun to try out.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Paul

Welcome Male TF Blog Members

The Male Transformations Blog featured my videos this morning. I've loved the blog for years. Check it out if you haven't:

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My Ape TF, IRL

Thanks to those who replied to my last post and reached out with so much kindness. The problem with my neck has been clearing up, about 70% gone. There is still some sort of general inflammation so...

Weird neck pain, Patreon will remain paused

Some of you have been checking on me, which I appreciate so much. For almost two weeks I've had possibly a pulled muscle or a compressed nerve in my neck which hurts pretty badly, daily, but off-an...

Joint Pivots Process Level UP

I had a major breakthrough today improving my workflow for animated joint pivots. This is a technique for having joints change their rotation point while the connected mesh blends from one shape to...

Ears are the Worst

Sculpting ears is a lot easier than modeling 'em, but it's still a nightmare. I started learning ZBrush last October. I just did this one from scratch while feeling my own ear as reference. Color a...

Chillin' with Vince

Just hanging out with Vince this afternoon. I hope you all are having a great weekend!

A quick announcement: I'd like enough interest in my work to build up so that I can jus...

New Hair Workflow

Along with some drastic changes to my lower body, I also packed on some serious upper body mass, and I love it. You probably noticed I also got a bit of winter coat since I made the plunge.

M...

Motion Capture Suit Arrived!

My Rokoko Smartsuit Pro arrived. Time to play!

About to post the HD version of Vince, with minor animation improvements.

Thanks everyone!

Paul

Motion Capture

A little while back I ordered a Rokoko Smartsuit Pro with gloves for motion capture, both for work and for personal projects. As much as I could improve building animation by hand, I think I'd be b...

Blending Transformation Stages

Vince is a good looking dude, but underneath that handsome wormliness there are some technical bits that are needed to make the magic happen.
VIDEO: 2021-04-10 16:43:26 +0000 UTC View Post