Conversation at the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences by MollyFootman
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Wellington Books expressed his concern: "Miss Braun, well-armed as you are, I fear you will cause some commotion in your hunt for the beast!"
Eliza Braun sniffed. "Look here, Books, I'll need the drones and as heavy as this ordinance is I'm none too certain it will be enough to take down the Beast as well as you have identified what it might be!"
"It's just that the Minister doesn't like our work to be, well, obvious!"
Offended, Eliza replied, "But I'm the very soul of subtlety!"
Molly's art notes: Set up and rendered in Poser 12.0.757 on my trusty Surface Book Lappy and tweaked a bit in Photoshop. My original composition showed the whole office and minimized the characters. The one I decided to place in the point of pride is a closeup that gives more detail to the characters at the expense of the office and the shadows of spies on the sky light.
The characters are fan art homage to the steampunk series about the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences of which I have only read the first book. Eliza is based on V4 with modifications by -=Wartech=- that are really meant to resemble a character from a video game with which I am not familiar. Agent Books is based on L'Homme with modifications by Tempesta3d. The office in the library of the Ministry is based on a nice piece by Summoner. The little drones are by Jonnte.
Comments (16)
jdwtrxk
Excellent composition and i think the POV negates any need for more office, though the props are neat. Would be neater still to see more, as most of the Institutions are cluttered with mementos of past adventures. Then again, more might take away from the characters...
MollyFootman
Heh. Yes, you have identified the dilemma I face as an artist; I usually resolve it in favor of being close enough to enjoy the characters. In this case, the more "pulled back" image that I did not feature added the additional dimension to the story of shadowy listeners to the conversation between Agents Books and Braun. In the end, I still felt that the featured picture that gave a better PoV of the characters was the winner. Since the characters are not mine I'll not likely do a full story with them, but I figure they may show up once and again as I love them. XD
Molly
eekdog
some mysterious objects cruising above.. love the great render details and props.
MollyFootman
Thanks! I assume you mean the two steam crab drones hanging above the conversation. =)
Molly
Paulienchen Online Now!
Ein schöner Render
MollyFootman
Vielen Dank für Ihre freundlichen Worte!
Molly
LilMichiganDevil
Cool scene Molly !
MollyFootman
Thanks! It used up most of my little lappy's memory but came out well, if I do say so myself! XD
Molly
mazzam
Fine scene and setting.
MollyFootman
Thank you, Mazzam! It challenged the resources on my laptop! XD
Molly
bakapo
A good steampunk scene. The props are cool and the point of view is good, too.
MollyFootman
Thank you, my dear. I assume you mean the featured PoV as opposed to the second, wider angle view. It was hard to decide and I'm glad that I included them both. I love Steampunk and should get back to my Lilja Darkstar story one of these days. =)
Molly
perpetualrevision
Ah, yes, that weapon does indeed scream "subtlety" (if such a concept can be "screamed") :-) I'm not sure I want to see the beast that makes Ms. Braun feel the need to carry such a formidable weapon, but if the beast is quite large, then perhaps the weapon will seem to it as inconsequential as a mosquito -- hopefully to the beast's peril! If the ministry's goal is to do their work under the veil of secrecy, then perhaps they should not go hunting such large and attention-attracting beasts!
What a fun steampunk scene! Love the POV of the first one, but the second one does raise the question of just who's spying on the conversation.
MollyFootman
Heh. I'm glad you found the idea of Miss Braun being subtle a bit incongruous. XD In the first book of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series she is introduced as the action hero and Agent Books is much less inclined to be assertive. I found it hilarious and it inspired this homage to the characters. Since they aren't mine, I doubt I'll do a full story but I am sure I'll be unable to resist another picture or two. Just have to get back into a groove now that I'm home and done with travelling this year (AFAIK). XD
Molly
jdwtrxk
Now that 've noticed the second scene....
The spies above the skylight add the dimension I think you were trying to convey, which would indeed be a critical element should the story continue. I like the touches the expanded scene provides, including the hat on the statue, the cluttered desk and the oriental rug which is placed rather oddly but would hide the compass rose medallion otherwise...
And for that Monstrous Firearm of Death - having no exposure to the series I have no idea regarding its origin or construction, but maybe a few good metal shaders would add substantiality (yes, I used an 'ality' word despite a complete disdain for trendy language). It's cool regardless and they're aren't any 88L71's in steampunk worlds...
Typically great Mollywork. Always waiting for more :)
Steampunk lives!.
MollyFootman
Heh. Thanks for the additional feedback, JD. I have to agree regarding some better shaders for Agent Braun's honking big gun. XD I admit that when working on my laptop I get kind of lazy about modifying materials as that function in Poser is slow even on better machines than my dear little lappy. ;-P I has no idea what is an 88L71 but am supposing it is another honking big gun. =)
Molly
donnena
Delightful!! I love the wear on the desk and the hat on the statue!
MollyFootman
Thank you! I think the bit of clutter really makes the picture and the hat on the statue was my favorite. =)
Molly
kelchris3 Online Now!
Wonderful image. Love the lighting and the POV really captures the whole scene from an interesting angle.
MollyFootman
Thank you, Kellie. The hidden office content from Summoner is enclosed and working out a good camera position was tricky. I appreciate your comment! =)
Molly
android65mar
Wellington Books? And I thought he was all about the footwear!
MollyFootman
Heh. Well, neither of the depicted is my original character but I tried to be faithful to the characters as described in the books. Wellington is a relatively peaceful man compared to Eliza Braun. XD
Molly
JoeJarrah Online Now!
What fab scene... great visual storytelling. Inspires me to hunt down those books.... Eliza's pose and expression are spot on.
MollyFootman
Thank you so much, Joe!
If you want to check out my inspiration for the picture go to:
https://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/
Thundering good adventures! I have a lot of it on my Kindle E-reader.
Molly
Radar_rad-dude
Subtle as a run away locomotive? LOL! A fine pair of images and I love the handsome Mr. Books! Makes me think of 007 in all his refinements! A very classical and wonderful pair of works! Many fine kudos from me! Again, so sorry for the lateness of this post!
MollyFootman
I probably should have put glasses on Wellington but I see him as refined and suave and I'm glad he came out that way for you, too! <3
Never worry about timeliness of comments, my dear! I'm always glad to hear from you whenever you have the time! =)
Molly