So I got Octane, and it's awesome.

Hello again. Instead of going into details here, I will simply say that this project now potentially has a lot more of my time than it previously did due to impending real life changes. Due to that and a few other factors, I caved and bought Octane. It is amazing so far with a few issues here and there that need fixing but as the previews below show, it is quite nice. This also renders in minutes as opposed to the hours that poser renders take. The main problem there is that I am limited to small scenes with only about two figures maximum or else my gpu can't handle it right now. (I think I have ways around this but so far that is what I have found with preliminary tests.) That means that making stuff for octane renders is a bit more work for me right now as I need to make many small scenes as opposed to a large one with many parts. (This may be for the best.) Also yes, this was partially why I had that last poll about if people wanted fewer, quality images or not.

I will do the best that I can with this and hope that this works out better than things have been; but either way I think changes are going to have to be made to my current system. What those changes are, I am not totally sure yet but fair bet the Patreon exclusivity for things will be lengthened at the very least. (I have been considering this for a while as people who actually read this know; this is a pretty good time and reason to do so.) So the Patreon mini-sets from here on will absolutely use Octane; it is perfectly suited to them as the below images show. I have no idea what this means in regards to main sets yet, I would like to use Octane for them but it would be weird if some images couldn't be done with it and some could, but I will try. As far as the game goes, I also have no idea if this will work for it or not, I will see. The problem there is that some scenes I want to include that I just have no idea how I would get it working in Octane given the limits I have with textures.

Here are those previews, feedback would be appreciated. The left image is an octane render of a Lucia image I had on DA (check there for a comparison) and the right image is the octane render of the mini-set 6 preview in the last post; the difference is clear. (I will re-render the rest of mini-set six and repost it as soon as I sort out one of the issues I have with Octane.) I also replaced the old character images for these two on my characters page with these for obvious reasons, the rest will follow as soon as I can get to it. As far as the next story set goes, this kind of fucks everything since I have to change a lot of it (basically break it into two scenes, maybe three) to try and work Octane in. I will do the best that I can, but I may have to break it into two small sets as opposed to the one large set I planned. I know that I also wanted to have the previews up around now, but this screws that plan too. I will try to get the early preview up in the next few days and a regular preview up sometime after that. Also this poll and the one on the right still need votes so check them out: (http://www.poll-maker.com/poll242101xEe5a41Bc-9) For some reason this poll has less than half the votes of the one on the right... no idea why this keeps happening.

EDIT 2/20: Early preview is up on Patreon, hopefully the regular previews will be done by early next week.

Set six - "Curioscity and the Catgirl" free release!

Hi everyone. So the seventh set will almost certainly be delayed and therefore not put out today as I had hoped; but because of that I am posting the sixth set publicly today instead of on friday. I also posted the set's title in the post title, they have had names for the last few sets but I kept forgetting to put them here. Below are the four preview images from before, as well as two new preview images on the bottom, not linked to the rest because I just put them up. I think this is a very nice 24 image set with both clean and comic versions, and hopefully you will like it as well. It has Lucia the catgirl, tentacles, double penetration, and some nice cumshots/creampies. Constructive comments/feedback are welcome and very helpful, and if you really like it; check out my Patreon page. (http://www.patreon.com/redleatherart)

I will wait and change the polls/discuss the results on friday, so two more days to vote.

After looking over the seventh set, it looks like I might as well wait and rerender it tonight, if I do it during the day I can't do postwork anyway so it will have to wait until friday assuming it works this time. I still have no idea why that one prop didn't render right last night, but it seems fine now.

EDIT 12/26: Holiday stuff ran over into today, I will see if I can find enough time to finish the postwork on set seven today; hopefully I will. Two images need fixed, after that I should have time to start the postwork, there have been a few new images added from all these rerenders, so this is good.

Here is the download link, the password is still redleatherart
https://mega.co.nz/#!GwMGzDQb!r6TuArXM4IbQ4eSK0GoyttJiKz3_uh0jCqeVPBBNo3U

Set six posted to Patreon and new special poll up!

Hey everyone, set six is done and up on Patreon right now! It features 24 images of the newly improved Lucia and a tentacle monster. Four preview images are below, and I think it is my best set so far from an image standpoint. (The story for set five was better, I feel.) Once again the set ended up being what I consider large, (20+ images) but this is probably for the best. There are both clean and comic versions of each image in the file on Patreon, to give you both options. (As always, the set is Patreon only for a month, then released free here.)

As promised, the new special poll is now up on the right under the side project poll. It asks which of the given options would you like to see in the seventh set. I will use whatever option wins the poll so choose carefully and spread the word about the polls! As previously mentioned there is the twin poll to this special one up on Patreon as well, asking what girl you want to see star in the seventh set. All my named girls are available choices as well as a new one that I haven't used yet. (Preview of her is on Patreon also, I think she is really nice. http://www.patreon.com/redleatherart)

If one person signs up for the appropriate tiers, ($5 and up this time, usually $15 and up) they could decide who stars in the seventh set. Obviously more votes/patrons would be preferable, but even one vote will prevent it from going to a random choice. (This is what I will most likely do if nobody signs up/votes.) Patrons of the $5 tiers and up also get access to the fifth and sixth sets right now, as well as other bonuses listed on Patreon.

Any constructive comments/support/votes go a long way in helping me make better images/comics. You can also follow my blog with the follow widget at the bottom right of the blog. As always please spread the word about my work and the special poll which will run until December 8th. I still need votes on the side project poll as well, which I consider more important than the special poll. Currently it seems people prefer the images/comics I currently do over anything else.

 Set six preview images below. (Clean versions.)

EDIT 11/26: Fixed one image in the archive and reuploaded the previews below. I also added two unused renders to the deluxe tier of Patreon.

EDIT 11/27: I just ordered some new hardware thanks to black friday pricing. I will post an update on how this works out next week probably. In other news, I still need votes in both polls. According to the last big poll, people wanted to see monsters more than anything else. I am giving you the option to pick one from the list right now and so far no progress has been made, which seems odd to me. The side project poll is also very important and hasn't gotten many votes. I can do most of those things fairly easily, but some would require me to refresh my python coding. What I try to do depends on what people vote for which so far is just image sets/comics.

EDIT 11/28: Got a few more odds and ends with the various black friday sales; they should help out in future sets. Keep voting in the polls please and spread the word about them. I will probably make a Patreon mini set or something in the meantime.

Set 6 public preview, status update, and a new poll

Hey all.  Nobody is voting on the old polls so I am taking them down and putting up a new one right now and I will post another special poll when set six is done. It seems people think a story is fairly important to an image set, and that either one large set or two small sets is fine.  The new poll asks which of the following ideas most appeals to you. As in the last big poll, you can vote for multiple options but keep it to two or three please. To explain this a bit, I have done most of these things before and/or want to try to do them here if/when I find the time. I will go ahead and say that voting on this is rather important; probably more so than the upcoming special poll, as it will tell me what people are interested in seeing. The new poll is up now; on the right of the blog under the Patreon link, and should be up for a month-ish.

On the other hand, there were no votes whatsoever regarding the implementation of the story in set four, so I just have to assume it was decent. It was basically a test run of implementing a story, so the story itself was very limited and in no way representative of what I can/will be doing. The story in set five however is pretty good and much more representative of what I usually do. (The set itself is better too.)

The comic of set five is a self-contained story, as I am trying to work up to getting a small story arc together. I have the characters made and a story mostly planned, I just need to find time to work on it. (I also wanted to wait until I had poser lighting mostly figured out, which I think I do now.) It is really hard to manage with so little time/assets but I am trying.

I will also post a new special poll whenever the sixth set is finished, so keep checking back for that; it will ask what monster(s) you all want to see in the seventh set and the winner will get put in. This special poll will also have a twin on Patreon, to determine who stars in the seventh set. That means that if one person signs up for the appropriate Patreon tiers and votes, they can decide your fate. (Normally this means the $15 tier and up, but for this first poll I am going to make it available to the $5 tier and up.) If there is a tie and/or nobody signs up/votes on either poll I will decide the outcome(s). (Zayla won the last special poll so she will not get selected by me if nobody votes; she will be on the poll though.) There will also be a special preview of a new girl I made up on Patreon with the special poll, who will be an option on the poll to star in set seven. (I really like her, preview is up on Patreon right now along with the poll.)

Oh and here is the public preview of set six. The set features the newly redone Lucia and a mysterious box. What's in the box you ask? Well it's porn so take a wild guess, I would say that there is a pretty good chance you will get it right. Also the Patreon preview shows the box open if you are deathly curious. (I have since changed a few things though, that was a very early preview.) The set itself if almost done from a construction standpoint and I can hopefully start rendering tonight. So if all goes well (which it never does) it may be ready in the next couple of days.

EDIT 11/24: Set six almost done but I don't think I will have enough time to finish tonight. Hoping for tomorrow.

Third set early release!

Hello again. So as I mentioned in my last few posts I will be on vacation starting tomorrow for one week. This means that there will be no posts or updates during that time and that there will likely be little work done on the fourth set the week that I return as I have to catch up on work and other things.

Given all this, and noting that I first posted the previews for the third set almost two weeks ago, I am going to go ahead and release the third set early due to my impending absence. I want to give you all something new while I am gone and I did not want to leave such a large gap between content since my next set probably won't be done until about two or three weeks from now. Normally sets will be Patreon exclusive for a month, this is just a special case since I am going on vacation.

If you like my work and want to support it and help it improve, there is a link to my Patreon page on the right. The higher tiers on Patreon will also get to help me decide what to put in my future sets, so until some people sign up for those tiers I will just continue to try different things and do what I like.

As always please spread the word about my blog if you like my work, and constructive comments are welcome.

Oh and please vote on the two polls under the Patreon link, they will help me decide how to implement stories into my image sets.

https://mega.co.nz/#!fgEVzABa!rE7aZoFK68JYG8OH6sws4ab5KPPUJOZYTr1FrcWhH_0

Password: redleatherart

Third set up on Patreon

Hey again. My third set is done and is currently up on Patreon. (http://www.patreon.com/redleatherart.) I am very happy with how it turned out, and I like it very much. It features my mascot Zayla the Dark Elf and her new friend Lucia the curious Catgirl. Here are two preview images from the 17 image set.




It will be posted here in about a month, but it is on Patreon in the meantime along with some unused renders from this new set and the last one. There is also a small wallpaper mini set on Patreon as well as a VERY early preview of the girl I plan to use for my fourth set. Make sure to see which tiers get which rewards, as most of these things are only for the higher tiers. (Current sets and previews are for everyone; bonus stuff is higher tiers.) Any and all support is appreciated and will go a long way in terms of supporting my work and helping it get better.

This will be all for this month as far as full sets go, I may do another wallpaper mini set or something; but I will not get to the fourth set in earnest until next month. This is mainly due to work and also to me going on vacation on the 28th for a week, and I will be unable to work or access the internet during that time. (Going on a cruise.) I should be back on October 5, and will be able to start work on the fourth set sometime after that, depending on other factors.

EDIT: Knowing me, I may just end up doing it early anyway, we will see how much time I have. However, do not expect the fourth set until next month; I've already done three sets this month which is over my goal as it is.

If you like my work please spread the word. As always constructive comments are welcome; spam and troll comments will be deleted.