Just another struggling artist with a passion for 3D computer graphics. I was first inspired by the works of Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius) of "Heavy Metal" fame, hence the tribute in my online moniker. My 3D CGI tool of choice is LightWave, but I have recently started mucking about with digital photography. Other tools include Vue Infinite and DAZ|Studio. I also work in Photoshop and CorelDraw to cover the 2D graphics stuff.
I don't have too much patience for setting up final renders, because my interests lie in modeling. "Non-organic" modeling, or "hard surface" modeling, in the sci-fi genre to be specific. So the bulk of the images in my gallery are modeling WIP's and design studies, the rest are photos and a few quick sketches. I consider myself a hobbyist, because I am still at a level where my skills definitely need a lot more improvement.
I'm an architect by training, and work as Studio Manager for an architectural/interiors design office. I was born, raised and educated in the Philippines, but am currently based in Bangkok, Thailand where I live my wife, "Kanittha", our son "Nio" and our cat "Samuel".
Thank you very much for looking up my page.
Comments (30)
stevey32
Damn, Moe, each one looks better. Can't wait to see this animation!
c1rcle
excellent can't wait to get my hands on it if its available soon
KenS
this is totally awesome, most excellent work Moe!!!
zulaan
Excellent work, very detailed !
Darkmagi
Fantastic Moe, I like to do as much of my own work as possible but with stuff like this why bother? I just couldn't do it any better. Looking forward to its release. Nice one.
zapper1977
ALL I can say is WWWOOOOOOOWWWW nice michael
wgreenlee1
That is so damn beautiful!!!!!!My gosh man,you are so inspiring!!You make such complexity look so organised!!Excellent work Moe!
Fausto
Holy S***! That is awsome!
caleb68
GIMMIE!!! hehe ;)
Guillermo
Amazing details!! Great work as always man ;-)
pnevai
Keyboards? Keyboards, how 20th century:) Mo you must have some pretty small crew members as they would practically have to crawl over each other to gen in and out of those chairs. You need to make the console wider and give some more space around the seats. A dead space between the two stations in the middle would be a good Idea, ergonomically and for efficency. The way you have it would have the crew bumping into each other an a regular basis.
Keiyentai_Yotaiya
It's done YAY! I have been wating to see the final version. Now all you need is like an LCD touch screen in the left had side. I want the Argo!
ladynimue
This is totally amazing. Your attention to detail is outstanding.
mqshocker
Moe ...this is greaat .....put you up there or even past picaso ..well atleast you can figure out your art ....Dam this is great....Well done my friend..
StrmRyder
Nice job! I gotta hook you up with someone who wants to develope a walk thru style RPG of sci-fi stuff. He'd be all about the detail you've got into this!
BoulYaBase
Absolutely outstanding, Moebius! What's the poly count in this scene?
Ajax
I don't see keyboards going away in a hurry. Voice recognition is no good since most of us press buttons faster than we talk. The tactile sensation of pressing the buttons is an important part of touch typing so those "holographic" keyboards you see in some sci-fi won't work. A standard keyboard makes sense to me. I like the cramped feel, too. It's expensive to build spaceships so there shouldn't be any wasted space. You could put the chairs on rails so they slide back then slide forward at the touch of a button when the occupant is seated. For me, the only thing missing is a decent safety harness. To use a chair like that, you would have to be extremely confident of maintaining perfect control over ship's internal gravity even in the worst possible circumstances.
Curious
theres no one to push the buttons!! aghh! =P
DEDfish
WOW moe...really nice work,but no cup holder? hehe....
Sundance
OMG! That is so cool looking!
Moebius87
LOL! sigh I was wondering when I'd get crucified for using a standard keyboard (but how will he join chat without one?) Actually since it's initial introduction in 1873 the keyboard configuration has remained relatively unchanged, I haven't stumbled across any radically new and improved popular designs. Pnevai, I am going for a claustrophobic look and feel, so the ergonomics are fine (based on an early Nostromo sketch), besides they shouldn't be getting up all that often. The 500mm between seats is a minimum sufficient aisle space for what it is (not sure if the NFPA 36"/900mm clearance is an applicable requirement for deep space exploration vessels). Ajax, there actually is room built in to the chair for Obiwan to model a conformable 5-point harness. This scene has less than 25K polygons with 7 lights, BoulYaBase. Thanks for commenting. :o)
thomaskrahn
I don't know itf it's just me but that dude on the screen in the upper-middle image really, and I mean REALLY, looks like a man that's in a newspaper in the PS2 and pc-game : Grand Theft Auto III. Is that just me... I can't sleep without knowing... :) Please tell me with an instant message or something...
Moebius87
Geez... I didn't know that I looked like the guy in the PS2 game, "Grand Theft Auto III". :o( LOL!!! - M
lydian
woah! It's fantastic, i wish i had that much patience
ElorOnceDark
This is an amazing bit of modeling! I love all the little details. I've just been sitting here for several minutes pouring over them!
cneofotistos
your designing talent are at least as amazing as your modelling skill. I love curvy consoles, and I love modellers who take their subjects to such levels of detail. I wish I had one of those at home too, even if it was just an ordinary Pentium4
chemicalbrother
absolutely stunning as usual moe........ you'll be getting a call from NASA soon to design their next space shuttle : )
Eugenius
I know I'm way behind my comments quota, but better late than never...If NASA won't hire you, Hollywood surely will. Your designs are spectacular!
pavajaam
You're still the King of Geo in my book. Super Modeling Moe!!!
FizzBangBoom
Awesome!