Minty Root
@mintyroot.bsky.social
CG Generalist by day, Brony Fan Animator by night
He/him, bi
Icon by @ayveestars.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/mintyroot
He/him, bi
Icon by @ayveestars.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/mintyroot
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Minty Root
@mintyroot.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Updated my Minty ref sheet, finally added a reverse side for the mane.
You can still just flip the original side tho.
You can still just flip the original side tho.
Got some Ponyville rendering improvements for this project.
It's a different lighting approach from how I did it in Missing Out, and I think it's worth it.
It's a different lighting approach from how I did it in Missing Out, and I think it's worth it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Got some Ponyville rendering improvements for this project.
It's a different lighting approach from how I did it in Missing Out, and I think it's worth it.
It's a different lighting approach from how I did it in Missing Out, and I think it's worth it.
So we should be at 46 shots done tomorrow.
I'm trying to get as much done as I can before Ciderfest, this is gonna be a challenge.
I'm trying to get as much done as I can before Ciderfest, this is gonna be a challenge.
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
So we should be at 46 shots done tomorrow.
I'm trying to get as much done as I can before Ciderfest, this is gonna be a challenge.
I'm trying to get as much done as I can before Ciderfest, this is gonna be a challenge.
Here's my @ponyvilleciderfest.com 2025 schedule!
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Here's my @ponyvilleciderfest.com 2025 schedule!
So I got my list of Cycles shots to render while I'll be at Ciderfest. Given the amount of shots, it will probably extend to The Hearth's Warming Club. Some of those shots will take 20 minutes to render, but they'll be worth it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
So I got my list of Cycles shots to render while I'll be at Ciderfest. Given the amount of shots, it will probably extend to The Hearth's Warming Club. Some of those shots will take 20 minutes to render, but they'll be worth it.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
So we're now at 42 shots rendered for the project, with one more that should be done rendering in about 10 hours or so.
I might be able to have full continuous sequences to show at Ciderfest after all.
I might be able to have full continuous sequences to show at Ciderfest after all.
November 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
So we're now at 42 shots rendered for the project, with one more that should be done rendering in about 10 hours or so.
I might be able to have full continuous sequences to show at Ciderfest after all.
I might be able to have full continuous sequences to show at Ciderfest after all.
So with the whole US government shutdown it seems like I'll have to do Ciderfest as a roadtrip.
I have compiled a few hours of music and audiobooks for the trip, so now I just need to plan the last details of the route.
I have compiled a few hours of music and audiobooks for the trip, so now I just need to plan the last details of the route.
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So with the whole US government shutdown it seems like I'll have to do Ciderfest as a roadtrip.
I have compiled a few hours of music and audiobooks for the trip, so now I just need to plan the last details of the route.
I have compiled a few hours of music and audiobooks for the trip, so now I just need to plan the last details of the route.
The project size has gone crazy.
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The project size has gone crazy.
So a little bit of a good news. I currently have 36 rendered shots for my project so far.
For comparison, The Fall of Sunset Shimmer had 52 shots.
For comparison, The Fall of Sunset Shimmer had 52 shots.
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
So a little bit of a good news. I currently have 36 rendered shots for my project so far.
For comparison, The Fall of Sunset Shimmer had 52 shots.
For comparison, The Fall of Sunset Shimmer had 52 shots.
There's one layer missing and now it looks like Luna is going thru hard substances.
November 2, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There's one layer missing and now it looks like Luna is going thru hard substances.
Interesting. It seems like there's some kind of discrepancy between how Luna and Celestia render this scene. I wondered why my scene had weird red pixels all over the place.
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Interesting. It seems like there's some kind of discrepancy between how Luna and Celestia render this scene. I wondered why my scene had weird red pixels all over the place.
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💜✨Happy Nightmare Nights everypony uvu ✨💜
Final for 7 days of #trixortreat !!! Hope you all are having amazing nights and trixie thanks you for hanging out with her these past spookyy daysss c:
Now's she's gonna eat some candy and pass out <3
Final for 7 days of #trixortreat !!! Hope you all are having amazing nights and trixie thanks you for hanging out with her these past spookyy daysss c:
Now's she's gonna eat some candy and pass out <3
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
💜✨Happy Nightmare Nights everypony uvu ✨💜
Final for 7 days of #trixortreat !!! Hope you all are having amazing nights and trixie thanks you for hanging out with her these past spookyy daysss c:
Now's she's gonna eat some candy and pass out <3
Final for 7 days of #trixortreat !!! Hope you all are having amazing nights and trixie thanks you for hanging out with her these past spookyy daysss c:
Now's she's gonna eat some candy and pass out <3
Caught one more bug in the production. Turns out the script to read camera coordinates from a JSON file to match the Toon Boom camera will generate glitchy data and make the camera fly all over the place.
Pretty easy fix, but I'm gonna have to rerender stuff.
Pretty easy fix, but I'm gonna have to rerender stuff.
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Caught one more bug in the production. Turns out the script to read camera coordinates from a JSON file to match the Toon Boom camera will generate glitchy data and make the camera fly all over the place.
Pretty easy fix, but I'm gonna have to rerender stuff.
Pretty easy fix, but I'm gonna have to rerender stuff.
So I should have new renders to show very soon. There's one sequence that'll be pretty complex to render, involving five separate scenes with a matching camera. Getting it rendered is gonna be a bit of a challenge.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
So I should have new renders to show very soon. There's one sequence that'll be pretty complex to render, involving five separate scenes with a matching camera. Getting it rendered is gonna be a bit of a challenge.
Upscaling old videos is not the worst thing in the world, but to get anything half-decent you absolutely need to fine-tune a lot of settings.
There's no way YouTube will do that, and will instead brute force everything into waxy shit.
There's no way YouTube will do that, and will instead brute force everything into waxy shit.
Youtube has announced that all low-res videos (i.e. older ones) are to be automatically AI upscaled to HD.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).
When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).
When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Upscaling old videos is not the worst thing in the world, but to get anything half-decent you absolutely need to fine-tune a lot of settings.
There's no way YouTube will do that, and will instead brute force everything into waxy shit.
There's no way YouTube will do that, and will instead brute force everything into waxy shit.
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Happy day 6 of 7 days of #trixortreat !!! >;3
✨Trixie's swooping by just to make sure you're having a good nightmare night prep uvu 🪄🧹
✨Trixie's swooping by just to make sure you're having a good nightmare night prep uvu 🪄🧹
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy day 6 of 7 days of #trixortreat !!! >;3
✨Trixie's swooping by just to make sure you're having a good nightmare night prep uvu 🪄🧹
✨Trixie's swooping by just to make sure you're having a good nightmare night prep uvu 🪄🧹
So if I play my cards right, I should have all the renders for act 1 of my project done before the end of the year.
Seems like I'm getting a frame time of about four minutes a frame for most scenes. I'm gonna have to investigate the bottleneck before starting act 2.
Seems like I'm getting a frame time of about four minutes a frame for most scenes. I'm gonna have to investigate the bottleneck before starting act 2.
October 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
So if I play my cards right, I should have all the renders for act 1 of my project done before the end of the year.
Seems like I'm getting a frame time of about four minutes a frame for most scenes. I'm gonna have to investigate the bottleneck before starting act 2.
Seems like I'm getting a frame time of about four minutes a frame for most scenes. I'm gonna have to investigate the bottleneck before starting act 2.
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a fluffy Friday pubby, dressed for the season! 🐶🧹🎃
halloween is even on a Friday this year....
halloween is even on a Friday this year....
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
a fluffy Friday pubby, dressed for the season! 🐶🧹🎃
halloween is even on a Friday this year....
halloween is even on a Friday this year....
Love the texture on that brushstroke-based DOF filter.
It really feels like you're dipping into a painting.
It really feels like you're dipping into a painting.
October 27, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Love the texture on that brushstroke-based DOF filter.
It really feels like you're dipping into a painting.
It really feels like you're dipping into a painting.
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Woo! I can finally post this!
I did the announcement art for @pinkabooparty.bsky.social and @odysseyeurobeat.com for Ciderfest!
REALLY happy with how this came out! Cant wait to see everyone in a few weeks!
I did the announcement art for @pinkabooparty.bsky.social and @odysseyeurobeat.com for Ciderfest!
REALLY happy with how this came out! Cant wait to see everyone in a few weeks!
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Woo! I can finally post this!
I did the announcement art for @pinkabooparty.bsky.social and @odysseyeurobeat.com for Ciderfest!
REALLY happy with how this came out! Cant wait to see everyone in a few weeks!
I did the announcement art for @pinkabooparty.bsky.social and @odysseyeurobeat.com for Ciderfest!
REALLY happy with how this came out! Cant wait to see everyone in a few weeks!
How hey, who's the green horse over there?
No, the other one.
No, the other one.
@saberspark.bsky.social, @taylorbmcardle.bsky.social and Yaklyn Cosplay!
ponyvilleciderfest.com/community-gu...
ponyvilleciderfest.com/community-gu...
Community Guest Announcement for PVCF25! - Ponyville Ciderfest 2025
Announcing the Ponyville Ciderfest 2025 Community Guest lineup! Meet an incredible lineup of 20 content creators, artists, and cosplayers!
ponyvilleciderfest.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
How hey, who's the green horse over there?
No, the other one.
No, the other one.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Fun fact, if you set Blender renders to a noise threshold, you might get early estimates of hours or days while it starts processing the image.
October 22, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Fun fact, if you set Blender renders to a noise threshold, you might get early estimates of hours or days while it starts processing the image.
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Hello, Bluesky! We're glad to be here finally! Please follow us - let's see how quickly we can reach 100 followers!
October 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Hello, Bluesky! We're glad to be here finally! Please follow us - let's see how quickly we can reach 100 followers!