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Nature's Wonders Sneak Peek Thread
- Thread starter Ken Gilliland
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Cool moths-- yes, I've seen them before.
Looks unreal - like a fluffy toy and the wings looked wired and the eyes looked fluffy, so I checked a few sites in the internet and this is what I found:
Wool felt sculpture of silk moth lifecycle by Hakoiri. This is probably where your image originated!!!
This an image of a real silkworm moth (Bombyx mori):
This is an image of the Wild silk moth Bombyx mandarina:
Another FAKE Venezuelan Poodle Moth that is making the rounds:
Same model uncropped:
A similar looking moth, The Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica):
And finally the original Picture of the Venezuelan Poodle Moth taken by Dr Arthur Anker himself:
Enjoy!
Good memory,... yes I started a Koala and Kangaroo model shortly after completing SBRM Australia. There were no Aussie animals at that time and felt I needed something to compliment my 3-volume set which didn't do too well in its initial introduction. I actually brought them to a Poser rigged-status, but was unhappy with the look and the topology (that's a modelers term for how the geometry is placed on the model) and shelved them. Yes, I didn't toss them and maybe someday I'll dust the dust off them and see if there's something worth salvaging.
My biggest problem, as an artist, has always been, I do what I want to do, not where the public interest or money is. I'm difficult that way; my style and subject in my paintings, drawings and even 3D art doesn't bend very much. Even in the commissioned illustration jobs I've had, I've taken what the client wanted and turned it into my own (usually the client went along with that). To create good or even great art, I need to pour myself into it-- it has to be more than just a job or project, I have to care about it, be excited about it and want to do it. That's just how I operate as an artist.
AM's modeling was improving by the time he did Roos or Koalas, but he still models with the assumption that the finished figures are going to be covered with his fur system.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that by the time he got to those he was no longer doing Poser versions.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that by the time he got to those he was no longer doing Poser versions.
Not a BearWell, if you ever get around to "dusting them off", I'd love a Koala Bear for sure. I've always thought them adorable.
but still very cute, stoned, little marsupial lol The 2019/2020 bushfires have devastated most of their habitat so they are really vulnerable right now 
As a kid, I was always told they were Koala Bears. Took me many decades to find out that person was wrong ~sheesh~Not a Bear
Adorable in any case.
DanaTA
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Rae is right, the name Koala Bear stuck for so many years, I was not even aware it was just a Koala
If Ken does get around to finishing his Koala, he will have to make this Koala food in Natures Wonders also
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Maybe that's more Lisa's purview...vegetation.
Dana
A render using Beekeeping and my new Swarms set in Iray
Koala 'bears' are cuddly. They are also famous for pissing on politicians and celebrities. In Australian folklore there are tales of killer koalas that drop down on unsuspecting passers by from eucalyptus trees. They are known by the name of (you guessed it) Drop bears. So if you happen to be in Australia be careful not to venture into the woods, it may be the last time you do so! I managed to find this picture in Wikipedia.
