Awkward Moon 🌙

[Michael Brennan]

Been hard to decide what to work on for the Fall 2020 Image contest!
But think I'm settled on this awkward guy. 

He is something I sketched up a number of years ago.
Every so often when I rifle through my hard drive he resurfaces
and I think it will be cool to make him in 3d, but then get busy with something
else and he gets shelved..... again.

So anyway... here goes the more serious attempt to bring him to life.
 

[robcat2075]

That could be a Nick Drake song title.

[Michael Brennan]

11 hours ago, robcat2075 said:

That could be a Nick Drake song title.

Always learning something from ya!.. never heard of Nick Drake before but giving his music a listen. 

[robcat2075]

I'm afraid he's known for exactly one hugely famous song "Pink Moon"... and that was back in the 90s.

https://adage.com/creativity/work/milky-way/6922

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-apr-11-ca-49418-story.html

[Michael Brennan]

He really was like the Van Gogh of music,
so many of us creatives can identify with his struggle.
You pour your heart and soul into your craft and it doesn't
always get recognized.
 

Best quote in the La Times article:
“VW does it again,” and “Now when I think of VW, I think of Nick Drake and not Hitler.”    😂 😂 😂

[Michael Brennan]

Some modeling progress...

 

[robcat2075]

10 hours ago, Michael Brennan said:

Best quote in the La Times article:
“VW does it again,” and “Now when I think of VW, I think of Nick Drake and not Hitler.”    😂 😂 😂

Now we think of excess diesel emissions. I'll check my Nick Drake box set to see if there's a song that will fix that.

[jirard]

Great work Michael. Did you touch up te render in a paint program? If not would you mind upload the choreography without the model? The style reminds me of another member, I think his name was Dark Limit or something like that.

[Michael Brennan]

Thanks Jirard!

No post processing used..  just straight from the render.
Here is my WIP if you like to take a look at my settings.

 

Moon_Guy_03.prj

 

 

[jirard]

Thanks I appreciate it.

[Michael Brennan]

No problemo Jirard  👍

[Michael Brennan]

A wee bit of progress...

 

[itsjustme]

Looks great, Michael!

[Michael Brennan]

Thanks David!

[Michael Brennan]

Blocked in some more shapes,
will work on refining some of the shapes and poses of the hands/fingers.

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[Michael Brennan]

Some progress on the modeling, changed some colours to match my original concept more. 
Will be work on the texturing next. ( looking forward to playing with A:M Paint for texturing. )

 

[robcat2075]

This is weird. The Moon is in the URL...

[Michael Brennan]

hahaha.. thats pretty cool Robert, didn't notice that 🌜