They're finally out of the Lost Woods and back home in Kokiria Forest! If you haven't seen the Kokiria Forest images posted in the past, it's a lot bigger than last time. More houses, more Kokirians walking around, and a larger place for Mido and Link to have their fight!
Holidays are over and I'm back in my groove again. Expect content to...
2023-01-15 23:51:06 +0000 UTC View Post
We made it to 2023! I'm finally free of the shackles of the holiday season! While I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great New Year, the latter half of last year was less than pleasant. Got covid, had to evacuate for hurricane Ian, my dad had a mini-heart attack, and the holiday season happening around most of that didn't exactly help. ...
2023-01-03 16:10:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I want to give a serious thank you to everyone who's contributed toward my work this past year! While content wasn't as "plentiful" as last year (covid, hurricane evacuation, family health scare, etc), I'm happy to announce that everyone's monthly contributions (plus a generous contribution from my brother) have made it possible for me to finall...
2022-12-22 16:09:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope everyone had a great holiday! We're sitting at 87% completion for the Zelda UO 1 reboot! So close! Once again, I apologize for the lack of posts this past month. I really need to stop worrying about spoilers concerning the Zelda UO 1 reboot. Especially since the majority of you who became a Patron are very familiar with the original story. ...
2022-11-28 19:55:39 +0000 UTC View Post
We're almost out of the woods! Here's another screenshot where things seem to have gotten pretty tense for Link. What could have him so anxious? Nothing like this happened in the original episode 1. Technically barely anything happened in the original episode 1. They just ran around and later ate lunch. This time around we'll have a little more ...
2022-11-15 05:16:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Aside from two weeks of covid, evacuating for hurricane Ian, and moving into a new apartment, this scene is taking the longest to finish. It's a pretty action packed scene with Link and Saria running away from something. Things aren't looking good for them. If you remember the original version, they didn't have their weapons in the first episode...
2022-10-28 01:29:29 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I thought things were going to return to normal right after my recent move, but it took longer to settle than I thought. It was a rough move to say the least. Still, two weeks without a post isn't really acceptable. Luckily, I'm actually fully settled now. Everything's unpacked in the apartment and I'm animating on a regular schedule again.<...
2022-10-21 15:11:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Flip between the pictures to see how different the scene can be!
I made a day/night system for my 3D environments. Pretty damn happy with the results. I can turn lights on and off on a dime. Clouds are drawn in Adobe Animate to fit the style I'm going for; both standard and inverted so I can make them react to where the light's coming from...
2022-10-06 01:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Well September came and went pretty quick. I was really hoping to get more done this last month, but a lot of unavoidable things just got in the way. from being out of work for two weeks due to catching Covid, to the hurricane we had to evacuate from this past week. Plus to top it all off, I have to move into a new apartment this w...
2022-09-30 15:10:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of the many times you'll see the camera flying through the environments in the reboots. Making them in 3D with the cel-shaded style makes them render much faster than how I used to make them and, imo, they look pretty nice.
Amazingly, the floating particles were added in later in Adobe Animate and don't actually exist in a 3D e...
2022-09-13 03:40:38 +0000 UTC View Post
What could Saria be so concerned about? It certainly has Link worried. Yes, they're still in the woods, but there's a lot that happens here in this version. Find out what's going on when the Zelda UO 1 reboot comes out in a few weeks!
I'm getting really close to the end of this one and I'm sorry for not posting as much as I wanted. There's...
2022-09-12 02:37:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone. Sorry things have been slower this past month-ish. I’m still animating every day and the Zelda UO reboot is going well. I really wanted to get it out last July but that wasn’t happening. Hoping for September, but we’ll see.
I also wanted to thank everyone for being a Patron for as long as they have! It’s already been ...
2022-08-23 14:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally posting another gif from The Zelda UO 1 reboot! Just Link and Saria, STILL in the woods. More than half of this episode is Link and Saria in the woods.
Since I first started posting screenshots and gifs for this animation, you can actually look back and you may notice that the woods get progressively darker as you go through the im...
2022-08-02 15:20:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Yep. They're still in the forest. As I've said, a good chunk of the Zelda UO 1 reboot will take place in the woods with Link and Saria, with a few new things happening this time around.
So we have Link and Saria here; looking a bit uneasy. I continue to try hiding spoilers as I simultaneously try to create a sense of wonder with the previe...
2022-07-26 02:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Time for an update.
The Zelda UO 1 reboot is going well, but there’s a lot of content atm that contains spoilers of things that never happened in the original versions and I’d rather avoid posting images of those scenes as much as possible. As I’ve said before, most of this episode involves Link and Saria as they naviga...
2022-07-19 18:56:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Another Zelda UO 1 reboot screenshot of something that never happened in the original versions. There's gonna be a lot of those. What could they be doing? Why are they out into the woods further than they've ever been before?
It's also kind of a challenge to post these screenshots without spoiling anything big, so forgive me if there's lit...
2022-07-14 02:09:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Aside from some needed grass touch ups in the background, here's a finished screenshot from the Zelda UO 1 reboot where Link did something to upset Navi. He just can't catch a break in this episode apparently. One of the many differences between the old and new versions.
Pretty happy with how everything's been looking so far. The backgroun...
2022-07-05 03:28:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Thought I'd post an update to get everyone up to speed.
So far, the Zelda UO reboot is going great! Better than expected actually. I've been working on it every day and am proud to say I'm thinking it'll be posted toward the end of July, if not sooner. There's going to be a lot of action that wasn't in the original versions o...
2022-06-27 04:09:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another screenshot showing something that never happens in the original versions! Link's in some body of water and apparently did something he wasn't prepared for. I'm trying to post screenshots without revealing much about the actual episode since there's a lot of new stuff that really sets this version apart from the originals. I really...
2022-06-26 20:57:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Oof. Gotta step up my game when it comes to keeping up with these posts. It's been a slower month but I'm still working on this daily.
Either way, here's a shot of Saria looking at something in the new Zelda UO 1 reboot! What's she staring at? She's staring at one of the many things that happen in the reboot episode which never happened in...
2022-06-21 04:22:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a screenshot of Saria chasing after Link in the new Zelda UO reboot! Pretty proud of how good this scene is turning out. I'm a bit further than this point in the animation, but I though this was a good screenshot.
I'd also like to note that the subtitles are only temporary and will be optional when uploaded to youtube.
2022-06-10 18:44:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another shot of Link from the upcoming Zelda UO 1 reboot. Something has Link's attention. Just gonna keep them coming so everyone can see that I'm animating on a daily basis.
Also really happy with how overgrown the forest is looking. The 3D cel-shaded environments mixed with the brushes I made in Adobe Animate mesh really well with each o...
2022-06-02 23:58:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Another screenshot from the next Zelda UO reboot! Not much to say other than it's Link running while looking very pleased with himself. Pretty happy with the hat swaying. There's gonna be a lot of that.
2022-05-31 02:25:06 +0000 UTC View Post
So if you remember the first Zelda UO remake attempt, there was a faster paces version of Saria's Song playing when Link was running away from Saria. I didn't like the mixing as much in that version so I remake it with the new melody from the last song I posted here. I think this version is far superior. Might still need a bit of tweaking, but f...
2022-05-29 16:45:37 +0000 UTC View Post
So the songs in Zelda UO aren't going to be exactly the same as the original versions of their official Zelda counterparts. I'm trying to stay away from copywritten music as much as possible, but I also want the music in the series to be reminiscent of the originals.
Here's my rendition of Saria's Song. It's still pretty close to the origi...
2022-05-28 18:21:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Completely forgot to add the floaty particles you see in the forest. Here's a nice shot of Navi looking for Link in the Lost Woods. All of the floating particles were done in Adobe Animate. Zero use of After Effects to far, which is a big deal for me because I'd normally use that as a last resort when it comes to effects like this.
2022-05-24 22:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post
So after taking forever to tweak a few episode-related things this past weekend, I'm finally comfortable with posting screenshots from the upcoming Zelda UO 1 reboot episode! Here's a shot of Link hiding from Saria during their game of chase. Making all of these cel shaded 3D environments was a huge help. I can mesh them seamlessly together with...
2022-05-22 23:49:50 +0000 UTC View PostSo things are coming along smoothly with the Zelda UO 1 reboot! I've already started the actual animation and will have some screenshots and possibly gifs posted this weekend. Most likely Saturday and Sunday.
I still have a few songs to finish which will have demos posted in the Patreon feed soon! In an attempt to keep Zelda UO as original...
2022-05-19 17:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post
So I'm, more or less, finished with the Lost Woods for the Zelda UO 1 reboot! I really wanted to give everyone a feel for how vast the world is, so this is my attempt at creating a sense of distance. I think the haze really adds to that. The Lost Woods have always been a little hazy. Especially in Breath of the Wild.
2022-05-13 00:10:52 +0000 UTC View Post
So I decided to do a little updating for the Kokiria Forest village environment. It was taking way too ling to render, which actually defeats the purpose of having these environments. There are a few more plants this time around and I was able to make the village feel a little more densely populated with flora.
The whole point of these 3D ...
2022-05-12 04:32:01 +0000 UTC View Post