Today I thought I'd share some of the least worst of my recent Poser test renders to show that I'm still working and haven't quit. I'm bad about not wanting to show things that I don't feel are properly polished, but this was causing me to not have any updates at all. So I thought I'd fix that.

Just so you know what I'm up to creatively: I have recently invested in a major set of upgrades. I have clean-installed Windows 7 on my computer and the Vista nightmare is finally over. I've upgraded Poser 7 up to Poser 8, and so far I'm pleased with this decision.

I also got my hands on Anime Studio Pro 6. My attempts at making good animation in Poser have so far been frustrating and disappointing. I'm wondering if I might simply be better at making the kind of thing I like in a 2-dimensional medium instead.

So now I'm gradually working through the tutorials that come with the software, as well as getting some books that may prove helpful. From here it will be a matter of consistently showing up several times a week to sit down and learn the various tools and gizmos I can use to create moving awesomeness. Then from there the fun can begin. I've recently been sobered by the realization that very little of the fantasy world I've invented in my mind has been conveyed into something my viewers can fully appreciate. You all have some idea of who my characters are and what they may be like, but these things haven't been brought together in such a way as to create a unified world. I'll try to fix that. That will mean something like "character profiles" like our Japanese friends like so much, or some other way of aquainting the viewer with the world I've created and the awesome things that happen there.

Thanks for your ongoing interest, and feel free to share your feedback with me.