Creating lipsync with Synfig Studio and Papagayo
In the context of our work on the new episode of Morevna we have asked our developer Ivan Mahonin to implement an integration of Synfig Studio with Papagayo lipsync software. This feature is ready now and available in the latest development builds of Synfig. We
Dynamic light test in Synfig
For several shots in upcoming episode of Morevna I want to have dynamic shadows effect. Today we made a quick test to see how this could be achieved in Synfig. You can download source file of this sample here: synfig-dynamic-shadows.zip. Related images for this shot
Production Report #11
A quick update about the upcoming Morevna episode. Here is a production chart, illustrating our progress. If you compare this chart with the last one, you might notice that the value for “Artwork” is decreased. That’s because of changes, we made to the scene of
First version of RenderChan plugin for Blender
Several posts ago I have mentioned contributions made by Scribblemaniac to RenderChan development. He is also works on RenderChan integration plugin for Blender, and here’s a demonstration of its first version.
Russian crowdfunding – Success!
Great news here! Today our Russian crowdfunding campaign have reached its goal! This is an important milestone for our project and it means two things: In the new episode of Morevna we will have high-quality Russian voicing. The new episode will be released in the
Baba Yaga (lineart concept)
According to Russian folklore, Baba Yaga is an old witch, who usually plays her own line and can appear as either a donor or villain, or may be altogether ambiguous. Baba Yaga won’t appear in the episode that we’re working on right now. But we
Coloring timelapse video
Anastasia Majzhegisheva made a timelapse video showing her work in Krita. Music: “Young” by Other Noises. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.
Production Report #10
Hey, it’s been a while since the last production report. Lot of things happened! Let’s summarize the last three months. As it was announced earlier, we have made an agreement with recording studio of Reanimedia Ltd. to produce Russian voicing for upcoming episode. In the
Morning, Day, Night
Morning, day and night – color decision concept for three locations of upcoming Morevna episode. Sketches by Anastasia Majzhegisheva. Color decision by Nikolai Mamashev.
RenderChan development news
Some quick news about RenderChan development. Last few weeks we’ve got several notable contributions from GitHub user, identified himself as Scribblemaniac. Those are the first external contributions to the RenderChan project and I am especially excited about that. So, here’s what we’ve got from Scribblemaniac:
Sponsorship from Travel-Ticker.com
I am happy to announce that our project just received a sponsorship from Travel-Ticker.com! “Travel Ticker” is an U.S. based travel deals website, they are running a campaign to help non-profits and giving one-time donations for various causes. As part of this campaign they kindly
Fanart by Strash Dark
Our fanart collection is growing – we’ve got two fanart images from Strash Dark, showing main heroes of our story. Thanks so much!