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I would really like to spend the entire summer as an inflatable pool toy just lazily blowing back and forth as I drift between the deep and shallow ends. :puff: :bikepump: :sqrk:

If a storm is coming though, take me out and stash me!! I don't wanna blow into the neighbor's yard again!! Was awkward. :neodog_pout:

Decided on a whim to try 3D modelling a character! I also was thinking of doing it low poly to make it easier on myself, but ended up getting a bit carried away lol

It's also nice to think of the seams of a model for texturing applied to, like, actually being seams on a pooltoy.

I also don't know how to actually *render* the image, as it just looks like a drab grey thing when I do, so this is just a screenshot of it being as good as I was hoping for.

Still learning! There's still a long way to go, like weight painting is still very wonky for me and sometimes it doesn't look good when I bend the skeleton. This was also mostly just made on the basis of like: "oh a bendy bones option? that sounds like a good thing for a pooltoy, *click*" and seeing what happens to the model.

[sub]sorry for rambling hope you enjoy!!![/sub]

The #FurnalEquinox #Inflatable Panel went off mostly okay, but being crowded during setup and not being able to control crowds at the start took a toll on me. It was fun though.

Thanks to all of the toysitters who brought inflatables and helped out.

Lessons learned:
Going forward I’m only bringing three large toys to panels…

The megaphone is more trouble than it’s worth, AV is good at providing a less cumbersome mike…

I need to not snap at people when I’m overwhelmed. Honestly I don’t want to run panels sometimes but who else would, you know?