MX-V wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:41 am
Very cool.
Some great pictures.
The movement is scary good. I think this is very realistic body movement. I was shocked for a sec when I first saw this. Most gifs have that ...well, that gif look. This took a lot of work.
Something I haven't tried is animation software with tweening functions for gifs. Always wanted to use that to try to soften the transition between frames.
Nice work.
Sorry about her fall.
Glad it wasn't worse. I know it hurts when that happens.
Thanks MX!
The program I've been using (Photoscape, per Willendorph's tutorial) only allows for fades between images but its a transition setting and the time can't be changed so it's only useful sometimes. It's gotten me this far but maybe it's time to upgrade my gif game? I'd never heard of tweening before now. Sounds interesting!
She's a tough girl! It was a learning experience that could have been much worse and she'll only be safer in the future because of it.
Willendorph wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:46 am
The dynamic eyes pose with her sword is still a great photo!
I think it was on the last page, but the gif of Arachne driving the car is probably the best doll gif I've ever seen with a full size lady!
Thank you! I love that one too. I've thought about getting more photos printed and I think that one would make the list of possibilities.
Thank you even more! At that point I'd wanted to take a picture of Arachne in the driver's seat and that contest let me take that want to a level I probably wouldn't have otherwise. The only downside is you can't print a gif and hang it on the wall!
peachplumpear wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 2:54 am
I love how creative you are. The gifs are incredibly convincing… maybe you should try your hand at proper stop-motion work as a personal project sometime.
I also love the wig with the Shadowheart bangs lol. It’s fun to have a drow doll on TDF! If only you could go to Menzoberranzan with her for a visit.
Thank you, peachplumpear! Proper stop motion? Like a short film? Gosh, I don't know if I have the patience for something like that! I definitely lack the equipment to do it properly. But who knows? In the past year I've done a lot of things I never thought I'd do!
Arachne came before Shadowheart! lol. I haven't played BG3 yet, but as soon as I see it on sale on Steam I plan to pick it up and make Arachne in it.
I haven't noticed you post in Arachne's threads before so if you like drow be sure to check out her story thread too (link in signature), as well as Willendorph's Nymeria which was the inspiration that led to Arachne's being (he posted before you, link in his signature)
Heh. Going to Menzoberranzan with her would be a terrible idea, but if she were real I probably would follow her anywhere!
ShadowFun wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 5:32 am
Excellent work Agent!
Boy, I sure know what you mean by having over ambitious plans! I’ve done my best to forget the foolish risks I’ve taken and the damages that have resulted. I’ve found it significantly better for my mental health to just accept that injuries happens to the girls because I love my them, and they inspire me to do amazing things… not because I’m an idiot… 
Keep up the amazing stuff!
Thanks SF! They certainly do inspire amazing things!
Let's keep going with November 2023!
Cat A: Breaking the Law
Arachne in "Disciplining the Slave"
- Arachne - Breaking the Law.jpg (6.1 MiB) Viewed 321 times
As I came up the stairs and turned the corner into my office Arachne appeared out of nowhere. The lithe drow raised her leg and planted a boot square in my chest despite my height advantage of several inches. She kicked me back and I tripped backwards to the floor. She stepped through the doorway and closed it behind her, blocking the entrance. Her anger at me became visible as her innate drow magic allowed her to light the hallway in a red glow.
"Wanre... What have I said about coming home and sitting down at your computer? You know the rules! You make me supper FIRST!"
"But Arachne-" I started.
Arachne swatted me with the riding crop in her hand.
"NO BUTS!"
"Ow!"
"Go make my food! And when you're done that, I have laundry for you to do."
"But I just did laundry yesterday!"
She swatted me again.
"Are you questioning me? I want to wear that shirt tomorrow and it will be clean! And then, when you're done that you, me, and this crop will have a conversation about your search history..."
Oh no...
Colored lights! Such a great investment for photography! I think this was the reason I bought that riding crop... Let me tell you, if you want one skip the sex shops. Go to a horse store. That one cost me half the price of one at a sex shop and this one is pretty. Black leather, chrome bits, and the spiral up the handle is little jewels. A great prop!
Cat B: Fall/Winter Fashion
Arachne in "Warm Clothes, Warm Drink"
- Arachne - Fall Winter Fashion.jpg (3.77 MiB) Viewed 321 times
"Enjoying the view?"
"The surface is strange. It is getting colder and everything is dying. We need to stockpile supplies so we can make it through whatever calamity this is. I have heard plenty of mention of 'global warming,' but I am seeing the exact opposite," the drow commented, sipping at her hot chocolate.
I chuckled.
"No, no. This is normal. It's called the seasons and we are entering into the colder part of the year. Supplies will be just as available as they were all summer."
"Even this chocolate beverage?"
"Don't worry, I got the big container. We're good."
Not much to say about this one. My sister gave me the cup. I thought it was even funnier in Arachne's hand!
Cat C: A Show of Hands
Arachne in "Sliding Silver"
- Arachne in Sliding Silver.gif (3.57 MiB) Viewed 321 times
Oh, I'd forgotten about this gif! (half the fun of posting all this is looking at stuff I haven't seen in months!) It's not the most impressive gif, it's not even sexy, but this is some movement that I am pretty proud of. Arachne can literally roll that coin better than I can!
Cat D: Exotic Flowers and Waterfalls
Duchess Arachne in "Jungle Flower"
- Duchess Arachne in Jungle Flower WM.jpg (1.31 MiB) Viewed 321 times
The wealthy elf was bored. Sure, she'd hired the guides and the laborers. The hunters and the servants. She'd done it all so she could come out here and bring home something interesting and rare... But the jungle was boring her. All anyone wanted her to do was stay in the camp. For her own safety, of course! During the day when they travelled there were some many people between her palanquin and the jungle that she could hardly see it. And so, she'd snuck out of camp during the hustle and bustle of setting it up. If anyone noticed her departure she'd been too far away to hear their calls for her. Now, for the first time in the journey, she was enjoying herself. She was seeing plants and animals while enjoying the sounds of birds in the trees above her. In the distance she could hear the sound of a waterfall and decided to go towards it.
Then, she saw it.
The bright pink petals stood out against the dark, damp soil that it grew in, backdropped by the vibrant greens of the jungle. The rare tala 'anon! No one had seen one of these in the wild for nearly a century! This was exactly what she'd come for! Rare and beautiful, one of the wizards she'd hired would be able to preserve it if she could bring it back to camp. Excited, she made her way quickly towards it, far more concerned with collecting her prize than if she got her expensive boots a little dirty in the damp soil. She only realized her mistake after stepping on the damp ground and discovering just how wet it was. She sank into the peat up to her thighs, the rapid decent into the ground nearly causing her to lose her balance.
"Aaaaah! Oh no..." She lifted the hem of her expensive dress to keep the fine fabric from getting wet as she looked over her situation. The suction of the peat on her ruined boots made it nearly impossible to move but she tried in vain anyways.
"Help! Help!" she called into the jungle in the direction she thought the camp was. She couldn't hear them, but hopefully they could hear her...
For those that haven't figured it out from things I've posted, WAM (Wet and Messy) is a kink of mine. I can't believe that this is the first and only photo I've made of Arachne in mud...
The helmet is actually from my childhood. Called up my mom one day to see if she still had the box of dress up stuff my sister and I had as kids. She did! It was a great addition to Arachne's outfit and helped to inspire the little story.
That's it for Arachne in November! Thanks for all the lovely comments! I really appreciate them!
Proud servant of 
I love your GIF's, the fluidity of the movements is awesome, "Sliding Silver" and "Fast 11: Underdark Nights" are pure masterpieces! 
