Entry #2
Filename: CTEMPnsmailSE.jpg
Created by: "Thomas" H. Bertolon
Company Name: E P Productions Inc.
E-Mail: epthomas@primenet.com
Artist's Comments
Due to the "matte painting" in the BG image, this original B&W screen
capture from 65 years ago has challenging 2D, 3D and even
sketched/painted elements. As such, getting 'Bossy's (?) 3D attributes
to 'look right', took numerous test renders. I clipped out the 'spire'
(Empire State Bldng. Tower), and as a BG image in Modeler, built a
'stand-in' tower to bring into Layout.
'Bossy', with 27 bones added,
was then manipulated to sit on top of the tower. In Photo Shop, I had
to remove 'Mighty Joe Young' (Kong) and an airplane. Finally happy with
"Cow Kong's" position in Layout, I placed her along with the BG image
and cleaned the .iff up a bit in Photo Shop.
Like the original Kong,
she is under attack from planes. A little more work and she could be
'flailing her hooves'. This exercise gave me some ideas for a short B&W
animation story of "Cow Kong!"
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