Frozen Over

Am I glad he's frozen in there and we're out here

If you’re anything like me you might just live in some part of the continental US. So how about that recent storm, huh? It was kinda amusing having to free my car from its icy exoskeleton.

Let’s get on to the projects and whatnot.

Next Video Progress

Here’s an early preview of the next video. It’s for a very specific audience (primarily me) so there’s a chance you might not get it.

This is a screen recording of the material preview so it’s lacking proper lighting and VFX. It’ll look a lot nicer in the final product.

I started messing around with some procedural materials for the hologram head and now it’s got this cool scanline effect as well as some other interesting stuff going on with the goggles.

IN A.D. 2025 COLLAB WAS BEGINNING

This is something I drew for the All Your Base Collab on Newgrounds. I thought the idea of a space tow truck was kinda funny so here we are now with this tow-Zig sorta thing. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can check out this video by Whang for an internet history lesson. Click on the image above to see it in full-res on Newgrounds.

The Tow-Zig started as a super rough sketch that I then recreated in Blender to help me figure out the geometry of the vehicle better. The sketch was based more on some promo art of Zero Wing that had protruding wings and four round thrusters on the Zig instead of the single pair of boxy thrusters (without wings) that the in-game sprites (and some other art) use. I haven't actually played Zero Wing but I still wanted to make something close to the source material.

Rust Cube

I wanted to do some more painting after I drew the Tow-Zig so I started on this rusty cube. Not sure if I’ll finish all the sides, but it was still good practice nonetheless.

A Whole Buncha Baking

Last time I said I was gonna try making my own baguettes following this recipe. That I did. I also made some other stuff, seen below:

After I finish that animated video I’m gonna do a cooking vid on how I made the chocolate chip pancakes above. I already have the footage for it, so that’s one step done. I just need to write a script, record it, and then edit it all together. I have a funny idea for a thumbnail as well. All in due time.

Speaking of time, I’ll see you next time with another newsletter.

Have a good one,
-Hydro