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7 Responses to “The Dodo abides…”

1. Sweet, great job Pete….the sepia image is me fave….

   Cian O'Reilly said this on March 27, 2013 at 2:56 pm | Reply

   • Ta Cian!

     petemcnally said this on March 27, 2013 at 3:06 pm | Reply

2. I don’t know whether to hate you or fall down on my knees to you!! Another beautifully realised concept work. Are you happy in your job or might you be interested in a feature film in Dublin, if it happens?

   Rory Fellowes said this on March 27, 2013 at 6:33 pm | Reply

   • Ha Rory you crack me up! The hair was actually pretty much a preset out of the box (the Hair & Fur modifier in 3DSMax), I just combed and clumped the ends a bit to let it flow along the head and neck a bit better. I also painted a map to control length and hair clump density. The raw render was actually pretty saturated where the hairs were, I painted a lot in Photoshop to try to marry them to the actual model.

     petemcnally said this on March 27, 2013 at 10:19 pm | Reply

     • Well, you did a fine job as always. We must meet up again soon. I’ll let you know when I am in Dublin next. Enjoy the day!!

       Rory Fellowes said this on March 29, 2013 at 11:59 am

     • Do let me know, we’ll go for a pint

       petemcnally said this on March 29, 2013 at 12:34 pm

3. How did you do the feathers/hair – what software and what settings? Or is it polygons?

   Rory Fellowes said this on March 27, 2013 at 6:34 pm | Reply