Hey everyone! Welcome back to BraineyBites!
First of all, thank you so much for clicking on this video. It honestly means a lot. And before we jump into anything, if you haven’t subscribed yet, I would truly appreciate it if you do. I’m trying to grow this channel from the absolute bottom, and maybe one day… just maybe… I’ll reach a level I dream about. So yeah—hit the subscribe button and become part of the BraineyBites family!
Alright, now let’s get into the real question:
Why did it take me almost an entire month to upload my next video?
Did I stop sculpting?
Did something happen?
Am I taking a break?
Nope! Nothing like that. I’ve been working nonstop—but the reason it took so long is actually a mix of challenges, new experiments, and a few unexpected problems. And honestly… this project taught me a LOT.
Today, I want to share exactly what happened and what I’m planning to do next.
So stay till the end—because some exciting changes are coming!
⭐ Why I Took So Long: The Real Story
As I mentioned before, I want to use this channel to document my growth. Whatever I learn—whatever I practice—whatever helps me improve in anatomy and character sculpting…I’ll share it here.
This time I wanted to try something different.
Something I’ve always wanted to do, but never completed properly.
I decided to sculpt an anime-style character.
Not just any anime character—
I chose Sung Jin-Woo, the Aura Farming Man of 2025.
Now, if you don’t know who Sung Jin-Woo is, I actually created a full separate video explaining his origin, powers, and why people love him. Make sure to check that out—the link will be in the description.
⭐ Why Anime Is Harder Than It Looks
Now here’s where the challenge begins.
Even though the character is anime, I didn’t want to make him too stylized.
At the same time, I also didn’t want him to look fully realistic.
Anime proportions are different from real human anatomy.
They follow rules, but those rules are flexible, artistic, and sometimes exaggerated.
Their eyes, noses, jaws, silhouettes—everything works differently.
So my main goal was:
“Can I sculpt a realistic human base
while also keeping that clean anime silhouette?”
Sounds simple, right?
Well… not really.
The face gave me the most trouble.
The head shape, jawline, nose sharpness, cheek structure—everything needed to feel “anime,” but also not break the natural anatomy too much.
I kept changing the head multiple times throughout the project.
Some versions were too realistic.
Some were too stylized.
Some just did not look like Sung Jin-Woo at all.
And honestly… even in the final version, I didn’t get the accuracy I wanted.
But I’m still happy with the result for now.
And the next anime project will definitely be better.
⭐ Clothing: The Biggest Time Sink
After the face struggles came the next challenge—clothing.
I planned to create three different clothing styles for this project.
Blocking out the clothing shapes wasn’t too hard.
But the folds…
Oh man, the folds.
Creating believable folds is already hard in realism.
But creating folds that still feel anime-style… that’s another level.
I spent HOURS practicing different fold patterns, trying different brushes, watching references, testing variations, deleting them, restarting…
It took a lot of time, but eventually I got comfortable and managed to create all three outfits the way I imagined.
⭐ My Worst Struggle: Anime Hair With Curves
Now let’s talk about the TRUE pain of this project:
hair. using. curves.
This was my first time using curves to create anime hair.
And trust me, tutorials make it look so easy.
But when you actually try it…
It’s a whole different game.
The flow, the thickness, the direction, the taper, the silhouette—every strand matters.
I restarted the hair so many times I lost count.
I was just not getting the look I wanted.
Sometimes it looked too flat.
Sometimes too spiky.
Sometimes too realistic.
Sometimes… just wrong.
But eventually—after many attempts—I achieved something I liked.
Not perfect, but a good start.
⭐ Texture Painting: Another Time Killer
Then came texture painting.
Since I was working on multiple outfits, I had to texture each one.
And to make everything look more anime-ish, I manually added stylized strokes and hand-painted lines.
This part alone took nearly 5–6 hours.
Because every time I thought it looked good…
I changed my mind.
I kept doing new iterations until it finally matched the look I wanted.
⭐ Anime Shader, Rigging & Posing
Once everything felt right, it was time to test the materials, apply the anime shader, and pose the character.
BUT…
I forgot to record the rigging and posing part.
Yep. All that work—off camera.
So that part won’t appear in the final timelapse.
But yeah, it’s done!
⭐ PC Problems That Slowed Me Down
And then came the unexpected problem…
My PC decided to ruin my life for 4–5 days.
Crashes, errors, random issues—I had to fix all that before continuing the project.
So that delayed everything even more.
⭐ So… That’s Why It Took a Month
Between learning anime style, practicing folds, redoing hair, painting outfits, shader experiments, and PC issues…
this project simply needed more time than I expected.
But honestly?
It was worth it.
I learned SO much, and this will definitely help my future projects look better.
⭐ What Happens Next? The New Plan
Starting next month, I want to make my workflow faster and more consistent.
So here’s the new plan:
✔️ Daily Practice (Shorter Projects)
I’ll spend around 2–4 hours per practice character.
These won’t be complicated characters—just simple sculpts to improve skills quickly.
✔️ Weekly Uploads
Yup!
I want to upload almost every week, depending on how things go.
✔️ You Suggest the Character
If you have any concept art or character ideas you want me to try—
drop it in the comments!
I would love to create characters based on the concepts you suggest.
⭐ Final Message
Thank you so much for watching till the end.
Your support really motivates me to keep improving and keep creating.
If you enjoyed this or learned something from my journey,
please leave a comment and hit the subscribe button.
And if you want to know more about the origin of Sung Jin-Woo,
check out the video link in the description.
Once again…
Thank you for being part of the BraineyBites family.
Let’s grow together.
