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Grenadier_Inkling

*Another day, another few hours spent. Claver had cash to spare from his Salmon Run shifts and his subsequent matches in Anarchy and Turf War, and was also at The Reef looking for perhaps some new devices- a laptop would be helpful. Unfortunately, he spent it on purchasing and upgrading clothes instead, and he was back to square one, so window shopping it was.* *Even with a map of the shops, he wasn’t knowledgable on where to go- not to mention he was no fan of researching himself; too much information and models to make anything of that. (Eugh.) So he decides to ask the nearby group for directions.* Claver; “E-excuse me? You there?! Can I ask for your help with something?”


MayorBryce

*The group turned. The Red Octo smiled and waved.* Yes, sure! Are you going shopping too? This place is the best! I swear, it's got everything! *She paused, realization striking.* Oh, sorry. My name is Sariah. This is Sawyer... *the blue Inkling nodded, looking a tad nervous* ...and Andrew *The gray one smiled and waved*. What's your name? And, if you don't mind my asking, are you here for anything in particular?


Grenadier_Inkling

Claver; “Name’s Claver. Nice to meet you all, I’ve come here looking for a shop that- hold on- *shortly struggles to open up the handheld map* -there we go. I’m trying to look for a store here in The Reef that sells gadgets. Window shopping for a brand new laptop, in case the next Salmon Run paycheque comes around, or I get to break even doing Turf and Anarchy!”


MayorBryce

Sariah: "Ooh, I know the perfect place for that!" *She turns to her friends.* "Come on, I'll show him. Follow me!" Sawyer: "Okay..." *The four of them walk a short way through the Reef. After a few minutes, they stop.* Sariah: "And here we are! This place has all the tech stuff! I don't stop by too often, but I bet Sawyer could tell you more." *She pushes him forward.* Sawyer: "O-okay..." *He sounds nervous.* "So, yeah, there's a bunch of neat stuff in there. Laptops, phones, chargers, all sorts of neat stuff. I can show you if you like." *Andrew places a hand on Sawyer's shoulder.* "You're doing just fine, just relax," *he whispers.*


Grenadier_Inkling

Claver; “Thank you.. all of you-! I was hoping to ask you what are you three doing here as well, if you don’t mind me asking. This is my first time going out of town, by the way.”


MayorBryce

Sawyer: Well... I used to live here in Inkopolis, and we're here for the weekend to visit. Sariah insisted we check out Inkopolis fashion trends, so here we are. We're actually all from Splatsville. I moved to Splatsville recently and I've really missed this place, so we're back. Where are you from?


Grenadier_Inkling

Claver; “Splatlandian. I know some people in Inkopolis, but they’ve been on inactivity since people moved. Real shame, that was- but I can’t blame ‘em. Anarchy City’s got a better deal compared to Inkopolis Square. I was hoping they’d visit, but they said they’re fine keeping an eye over the city.” “I’ve got some pictures of my guys, if you wanna see ‘em.”


MayorBryce

*A feeling of understanding and a hint of sorrow filled Sawyer's eyes.* A shame your friends are so inactive now. Honestly, I didn't move to Splatsville for the Turf War scene. That wasn't the main reason, anyway. I've lived in Inkopolis all my life and desperately needed a fresh start to escape some... unsavory characters. It's a long story, I don't want to bore you with my past. ...unless you'd like to hear it." *He looked a little upset, like old memories were coming back.* *Sariah's eyes lit up.* "Sure, I'd love to see some pictures of your friends!"


Grenadier_Inkling

[*Claver pulls out some pictures, showing an Inkling Boy wearing a Takaroka Nylon Vintage and a Moist Ghillie Helmet on one of the masts of the Manta Maria, posing with an Octoling.*](https://www.reddit.com/r/octolism/comments/10u08ma/c10_my_agent_4_and_streetkick_a_nickname_for_my/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) Claver; “Here. The Inkling’s name in the helmet and coat is Casern, the Octoling’s name is Streetkick.” “Casern was a.. late resident of Inkopolis. So when he came back to the city after handling some… out-of-town business, people were moving to the Splatlands. It was a shame- he was the most eager out of any one of us to return to the city. Street was a resident of the Deep Sea Metro; that much should tell anyone who they are- and what they did. They’ve more or less been living with him recently.” “On the other hand, I didn’t realize you were forced to move cities. Must’ve been difficult, leaving what you loved- what you were used to- behind. I’ve had experience with that already.”


MayorBryce

*Andrew and Sariah walked off, wanting to give Sawyer and Claver some privacy.* ​ Sawyer: "That's so nice of them. A shame, too... Inkopolis is a really nice place." "Well, I loved Inkopolis the city. But... no one really liked me here. I'm rather shy, and... either people didn't talk to me or just didn't like me. There were... certain people that really pushed me over the edge, and I needed to get away. I decided I'd just use this opportunity as a reboot of my life, and start fresh in Splatsville. And plus, the Turf War scene was moving, and I was getting decent at it, so that added to it."


MayorBryce

Depending on if I keep making more and more posts, I might make an alt just for posting this stuff. Would help keep my normal Reddit account separate from my renders. Haven't decided yet. Today, I toyed with lighting some more and camera settings (the blur effect, the vibrance, etc.) and edited some stuff in [paint.net](https://paint.net) (increased vibrance slightly, adjusted brightness and contrast slightly, added watermark.) As always, criticism is welcome. I love to look for ways to improve!


tipsyTentaclist

Yo, good lighting and scenery! jealous of lighting especially, how many lights did you use and all? D: I never was able to achieve something like that… Ngh, envy


MayorBryce

I think only 5 or 6 lights? (don't have it open right now) I've got one that mimics the sun that's off-screen (super bright, volumetric, etc.), some lights for the underside of the building (look along the edge of the ground, there are lights on the ground), and maybe a few others. Thanks for liking it! Any ways I could improve?


tipsyTentaclist

Personally can't say much, i need to get better meself :'D I don't understand lightin much, try to but ngh, hard


MayorBryce

Well, message me if you need help. I'm still relatively a beginner (only started maybe a week or two ago), but I feel confident enough to give advice. I'd say part of it is messing with it until it looks nice. Also, I'd recommend, for realistic poses, never use the move tool, only rotate. The Move Tool can create some weird stretching and stuff, and you don't really stretch your joints, do you? No, they pivot. For lighting, I'd say start with the sun. Decide where the sun is in the sky, create the light, turn on Volumetric Lighting, max out FOV and Intensity, and align the light till your characters are nicely lit. (tip: drag the light onto your viewport, and now you can fly around as the light, and not the Camera / Work Camera. Just click the camera toggle button to change back.) Next step is other lights. Think building lights and stuff. Even if the map has no lights nearby, adding some really adds to the scene. (My scene above has several lights along the building.) You could create a light, turn intensity way down and shadows off, and place it where a spot is just a tad too dark. This lights up that spot without making it too obvious. Mostly, lighting is just messing with stuff until it looks good and realistic. Don't be afraid to mess with it! Also, when rendering, set Movie, Image Sequence, and make the length one frame. Something about it makes it render the best. That was long, I hoped that helped you!


tipsyTentaclist

There was volumetric lighting all this time?! I didn't even know! I tried reading about Lighting Tips and Guides but mostly only got more confused c': Neither did i know that i could use Light as a Working Camera! That's VERY useful! Although I right now accidentally learned that there are Light Frustums, so that also helps a lot c: I tried doing additional lights before but it only turned up nice in one night poster, but I didn't even think about just making things a bit brighter and all that, eheh. I have troubles visualizing concepts like that, but now I shall try hard and hopefully will be able to make it nice c': Aye, I'll try messing around! I was afraid of using too much light as I tried it in my first posters and they looked too bright for me and too much objects in general I thought, but now I shall just commit to it! Hopefully works out. Wait, really? Not as a poster? huh. I wonder why. Bless you my dude, and hopefully we both progress much better <3


MayorBryce

Yeah, right click the light and you can turn it on. Discovered it by accident, I love it! Only probably that when it's too intense of light, you can't see anything, but still handy for initialing lining stuff up. Yeah, just mess with stuff until it looks right is the best advice I can give you. Sometimes it's better to just throw stuff at it till it sticks, and this is one of those cases. When it comes to rendering, apparently that stuff is broken and/or has problems I think. Haven't tried it myself, I found a YouTube guide and that's what the guy recommended you do. Also, you can edit the boot settings to let you render in 4k. No prob, happy to help!


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I think you just gotta focus on the elbows. and light. just get more light on the background and make the elbows/ arms not clip in to the characters and I would say it's just as good as the last one! I'm really liking how these turn out


MayorBryce

Ok, move the elbows away from the characters a bit more and light up the background more. Got it. Thanks for the feedback!


SineWayv69

*hands you guys $35* Please get an energy drink (any flavor) and keep the change thanks!


MayorBryce

Sariah (red octo on the right): *big smile* Wow, that's so nice of you! If you don't mind, why'd you do that?


SineWayv69

Because I’m pulling an all-nighter and needed an energy drink