The Man in the Moon
Final render: I made use of dynamic lighting and a hand-painted background to create a dramatic space scene
Greyscale render of the full scene
Wireframe render of the full scene
The final video, showcasing my finished renders and featuring a border illustration + text inspired by the book (created with Premiere Pro)
The fish swim by as the Moon Clipper sails in the distance (final render)
The Moon Clipper, right side (final render)
The Moon Clipper, left side (final render)
Closeup of the moon, sails, and metal details on the Moon Clipper (final render)
Closeup of the glowing fish that swim alongside the Moon Clipper (final render)
Inspirations from the book, including the ship and fish illustrations that I based my models on + an intricate border that inspired the illustration I drew for the video
After blocking out the base shapes in Maya, I moved to ZBrush to sculpt the details on the ship
I spent many hours adding intricate texture details to bring the Moon Clipper to life in Substance Designer and Painter
A view of the reference, untextured model, and final textures for the ship
I modeled the fish entirely in Maya, carefully designing each piece to fit perfectly together
I textured the fish in Substance Painter, layering many hand-painted details on top of one another to imitate the glowing effect of the original illustration
Greyscale renders of the Moon Clipper
Wireframe renders of the Moon Clipper
Greyscale renders of the fish
Wireframe renders of the fish
For my senior project, I created a 3D scene inspired by The Man in the Moon, a beautiful picture book by William Joyce. I modeled all of the assets in Maya, bringing the ship into ZBrush to add extra details. I then created a watercolor base texture in Substance 3D Designer which I used on all of the models to create a cohesive, painted look. In addition to procedural textures, I added hand-painted details in Substance 3D Painter to imitate the intricate artwork in the picture book. Finally, I staged and rendered my models in Maya using Arnold Renderer.
