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notdonyet.bsky.social
I love handpainting 3D Props

#ZipTransfer #3D #Handpainted
October 29, 2026 at 1:03 AM
notdonyet.bsky.social
It is a noble endeavor to handpaint every rock you put in your movie with (maybe) accurate time of day lighting.

It is also OUCH OWIE MY HAND HURTY

#ZipTransfer #3D #Handpainted
October 30, 2026 at 1:27 AM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
I talk about the 3D realization of Desert Vista!
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A World Conjured - Desert Vista | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! This is an october post. Yessir! sweats profusely Today I will show you WIP of the making of Desert Vista! It might not h
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November 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
Heyo!
First Patreon post of the month, so it's FREE!
I apologize for the lack of posts, all is explained in there.
(The work I'm doing isn't as flashy in short bursts so I'd rather collect enough to show off and then make a post about it)
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A World Conjured - Mount Iso | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! Long time no talk, I've come to the point where I work on fewer impressive things that give reason to make an entire post
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October 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon is up!
It's a slideshow of closeups on both characters, showing off the shader at work!
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A Handpainted Realm - Shaders | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User. Today's post is more of a slideshow! The shaders are not mine, in fact they are an asset I bought, made by Mani Salguero.
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September 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
It is not production related, but rather a look at why I have NOT been posting. Life is difficult but so am I. Takes more to keep me down. I will get back to our regular schedule tomorrow!

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Event Log - Why I haven't posted in a while | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! I took a big break! And it was very well needed. Thank you for understanding. This Patreon is not a personal diary where
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September 23, 2026 at 1:53 PM
paulcamus16.bsky.social
12/09/2026

Zip Transfer's Knight bashing the Viramancer's head into mush.

#ZipTransfer #SeaglassMosaic #watercolor
September 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New Patreon post!
First one of the month, so it's entirely free for anyone who follows the page!
It has an exclusive render to show both The Knight and The Viramancer side by side.

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The Third Dimension - The Viramancer | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User. Today I'll show you the process of how The Viramancer was made! This will be more straight forward than The Knight. The V
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September 10, 2026 at 1:54 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
The Frivolous Viramancer

#ZipTransfer #3D
The Viramancer in front doing the Spiderman pose Tobey Maguire did. In air, all limbs out. The Viramancer is a very lanky character, their entire body is scrunkly and wiggly. From bottom to top their body has a dark orange to light orange gradient running. They have a thick yellow outline. Their hands and feet are dark grey, with a white outline. They have three tiara-like floating crowns about their head. They have a pauldron that is very jagged. The crowns and pauldron have the same dark grey outline as the hands and feet do. They have a singular triangle eye. The inside of these objects is a checkered pattern, always looking towards camera.
September 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
It is 5 am. Rigging held me hostage.
No more.
*throws this on the ground, then buckles and turns to dust*

#ZipTransfer #3D
September 1, 2026 at 3:04 AM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
A lot of closeups of the texture work done for the Knight's Equipment!
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A Handpainted Realm - Equipment | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! Apologies for the late post, I am in agony (rigging), fighting demons (joint orientation) and fending off beasts (bone hi
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August 31, 2026 at 8:21 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
One of the cornerstones of Zip Transfer is its painterly presentation. I spent a lot of time handpainting The Knight,
and on top of that, I am using a painterly shader made by Mani Salguero to make everything pop even better! (link in comments)

#ZipTransfer #3D
August 27, 2026 at 5:24 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New Patreon post!
It is a LOT of screenshots of the texture work. Close-ups so you can appreciate the detail!
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A Handpainted Realm - The Knight | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! Today's post will be a lot of screenshots! As much as I wish I could talk about the painting process, it was quite simple
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August 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
An update!
The Viramancer's 3D model is done!
The Knight took me around 65 hours, The Viramancer took me... uh... 14.

This thang is genuinely just so shapes.

Small teaser! Will do a full render once rigging and shadering is done.

#ZipTransfer #3D
August 21, 2026 at 12:41 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
Showing off all the equipment The Knight carries with themselves. Lotsa pictures in this one.

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The Third Dimension - EQUIPMENT | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! Hope you are having a wonderful day, with enough energy to read through this post. Will you need it? Probably! Am I overe
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August 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
As the Compact Disc whirrs in its tray installing a new OS, a world is being formed~

"The Knight of Protocollia"
My submission to Abe Leal's contest, "Call to Adventure"

#ZipTransfer #3D
A 3D render of The Knight of Protocollia running to the right on top of a Windows XP-esque notification popup. It says "Protocollia" but the rest cuts off. Several popups in the background are shown to copy files, a cursor also floats at one of them. The popup behind them is at an angle where we cannot see what's on it, besides the word "Error" on top. Behind that, seemingly where the Knight has been running from says "Guardian Module", with the body text saying "The Guardian Module was successfully installed" with two option boxes saying "OK" and "Awesome". The background is of a bright blue sky. The Knight's main colors are teal and purple. They are in a running pose, showing off all their accessories. Their helmet looks on, eyeholes shaped like diamonds, with three smaller diamonds cascading down from each of them. On each side of their helmet is a wing resembling a butterfly's. Their left hand is shown towards the camera, we can see circuitry running up to the thumb and index finger. Across their left shoulder is a purple three part shoulderguard that follows their upper arm. A purple belt runs across their chestplate, holding the top shoulderguard there, and also allowing their wooden tube of a backpack to stay fastened. They have a green belt at their waist, on its left side is their giant mace that has an internet globe-like head, and an ethernet cable handle. On their right is a closed scroll with stamps and a quill in its top half. Their right leg is moving forward, very purple and polygonal, slightly glowing. Their left leg is behind in the air, with a regular green pant leg with swirly patterns on it. On the top and bottom of the image is a black bar, and on the bottom right is the logo of "Call to Adventure", under it text says "Abe Leal 3D Art Contest". On the bottom right is the logo of Abe Leal, a D20 dice-esque outline with a circle in the middle face.
August 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
First post of the month (not technically but according to schedule), so it's
FREE
if you follow the page.
I go into how the chestplate and the belts and other wearables were made.

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The Third Dimension - CHEST AND BELTS | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! First post of the month (not technically but in my soul it is), so it's free for all! We move forward with insights into
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August 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
Hey End User,
I come to you with a teaser, for the first REAL render of Zip Transfer.
It is currently taking part in a contest, and I will reveal it in full once it concludes at the end of August!
Please look forward to it!
#ZipTransfer #3D
August 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
I apologize for being a bit late with this week's post. I was extremely busy finishing the rig of The Knight.
I will post a render very soon!
You can find the full resolution image on Patreon :prayemoji:

Until then: LEGS AND BOOTS

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The Third Dimension - LEGS AND BOOTS | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! We are moving onto other parts! These boots were made for walking, and the legs made for that too... There are a few inte
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August 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
DAP ME UP!!! PLEASE!!! MY FINGERS MOVE NOW!!! THEY ARE ABLE TO BE DAPPED UPON!!! PLEASE!!!!

My first ever hand rig made with blood, sweat, tears and chocolate milk. Compliments are accepted in the comment section

#ZipTransfer #3D #Animation
July 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
After a cumulative week of pain and suffering, I taught myself how to rig with a working IK FK switch, and I genuinely mean it when I say that this was not meant for humankind

PAIN

Next step: Skinning

Anyway here is the rig teehee
#ZipTransfer #3D
July 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
Hiya!
So besides the Butt Buff post, I also spent a LOT of time texturing The Knight!
I bought Substance Painter, and learned its basic tools so I could even paint them.
49 hours since last Saturday!!! woah!!!
But anyway, look

Here is a vertical slice as a teaser
#ZipTransfer #3D
July 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
notdonyet.bsky.social
I've done the most important thing yet on the project

I buffed The Knight's Butt.

#ZipTransfer #3D
July 24, 2026 at 3:31 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post on Patreon!
We start dipping our greaves (get it) into the deep pool of 3D!
New series starts, "The Third Dimension"
Today on the docket: Helmet and Hands!

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The Third Dimension - HELMET AND HANDS | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User! That was such a storyboard huh! It may look like silly drawings but that thang took a literal month and 2 weeks out of my
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July 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
notdonyet.bsky.social
New post is up!

The full 11 minute animatic of Zip Transfer is now up!
It doesn't have audio cause addig that would use up time I don't have, but I hope you enjoy it regardless!

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Zip Transfer Animatic | Zip Transfer
Welcome, End User. Now that the storyboard wrapped up, I can talk about one last thing that is needed to really FEEL like this is a movie. A
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July 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM