STEP – Kangxi (康熙) [Updated]

The old version was unlisted. There are quite a few gimmicks added so I created a new entry instead of reuploading the old video file.
I considered writing a production note to share some knowledge I got. It’s mostly Blender but MMDers can relate too.
I also created a material showcase since there are some post-effects in the video which cut down the texture details, like motion blur.For credits and DLs, expand the description!
PROTIP: This video can be viewed in a cropped 16:9 screen (up to full HD) without any loss of integrity, for those who hate letterboxing.[Skip to the credits/DLs]
One-month worth of effort spent making my own resources and templates (for both here and my another SFW music project, see the production note for a shameless tie-in), along with making the stage, the camera animation, editing the motion, attaching the physics with the model, all within Blender 2.8 beta.
Changes
Decreased contrastI watched the old version on my phone and found out that it’s too colorful. I toned it down.
Softened her watermelonsNow they’re marshmallows, interact with her limbs, and shrink a bit when facing upward.
Made her wear everything at the startAlso, I did out-of-frame undressing on her accessories.
Adjusted the cloth simulation propertiesIncreased the weight so the cloth interact less to forces, also doubled the air resistance and collision quality.
Changed some collision shapesRemoved the collision in the curved tips on her braid band which kept hooking her clothes in the old version, also her c-string dock on her back.
Additionally edited the motionMostly to prevent her marshmallows from glitching out, but I also had to readjust her feet and the camera prior to removing her heels.
I’ll only reupload the file in this entry should there be any further update to this video.
20/07/20: Re-encoded and uploaded the file again. Reason? The “Processing video, please check back in a while” message due to an admin adding new servers to this site. There should be no problem now.
Nothson wrote:Before you ask, Kashima is still my waifu. It’s just that I found the choreography (and Kangxi herself) super…hot, despite all the interpolation graphs in the motion being described in one word: linear. Also, I found only 2 videos with the exact same pair of motion and model not just on Iwara but in the entire internet, and said video is private. I didn’t know why until I quickly import the motion onto Kangxi in MMD and played it, only to find that her feet were entirely messed up. The attached readme did tell me how to fix the feet but that fix only worked on other models, not her. I went on fixing them by hand in a slow Blender viewport (the animation shortcuts in there are awesome, though). The motion in this video combines some moves from 2 other dancers in the motion pack into one. Also mixed all the lip syncs together, omitted some syllables in the manner like when one tries to sing a group song alone. All other facial expressions (blinking, eye following/averting cam, etc.) are made by me.
I also wanna thank Zekamashi7 for the inspiration on the striptease. That Hibana video is the reason why I did this. Their production quality is top notch even though MMD doesn’t have cloth simulation. Actually, I encourage those who can make a good MMD striptease with cloth morphs and OP to try Blender (or C4D or whatever full-fledged 3DCG program you prefer, but Blender is totally free!) with the cloth simulation, especially now that EEVEE renderer works way better than when it was early in development. I actually have a less powerful computer than you guys so you can do it too. This video was literally rendered from a gaming laptop that can play The Witcher 3 on lowest settings in 720p, 30 – 45 FPS at most.

Credits
First thing first, this whole thing wouldn’t have existed without the Blender MMD Tools. Shoutout to Sugiany and Powroupi for the addon!
Model: Kangxi (Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Edit)Motion: STEP by naco_log (なこ) (original distribution unavailable)Renderer: Blender 2.8’s EEVEEVarious Material Maps (Diffuse, Specular, Normal): 3D TEXTURES (CC0 License)HDRI: Georgentor by Greg Zaal (CC0 License)Song: Kara – STEP (with my edit on the ending cut)
Everything else that are not in the credits above (material setups, stage, etc.) are my own creations.
Note: Unfortunately, the animation interpolations on the cam and facial expressions are reset to linear when exported to MMD and don’t work well with the original motion. But I can provide the .blend file containing these actions, if someone ask for it. I may try to export my stage to MMD later, with the random grid raise/lower morphs, as shown in the video (not the particle and the wave, though, since they’re made of Blender simulations).
Ah, I love text formatting.