Hello everybody,
This is my second attempt to recreate some of my artworks in 3D as a means to learn Blender. This one is based on a illustration that is part of a series called (in homage to the movie): Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.
Everything was made in Blender 2.91.0.
C&C are welcome!
Final Render:
Original Illustration:
Some WIPs and details:
That hood ornament alone would have impressed me… and you did so much more!
The tail pipe rocks (with the stylized chrome, heat iridescenct) , the aviator.
Trying to settle with the aviator’s chin fuzz/beard (?)
Thanks a lot for your comment! And the part that you mention is actually a part of the helmet, some sort of chin guard, like this one:
It was meant to be a funny take on that giant chin of his. Maybe if I change the leather material of the helmet I can fix this issue.
And again, thank you for the feedback!
I see now! maybe if you model the chin strap a little higher up the cheek? But hey… great work.
And maybe a little offset of the chin guard from the “skin” surface, like you do higher up with the helmet
That’s a good idea! Since the helmet was made by duplicating some faces of the head mesh and I just used what I had 
I think that when I posed the pilot inside the cockpit his scarf came up and hid the strap (it was more visible in the t-pose).
I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!
@csimeon I took your suggestions and tweaked the helmet/chin guard a little. Please take a look and see if now it is clear that it is not a beard/chin fuzz but part of the helmet.
Again, thank you very much for your feedback!
@bartv Thank you very much! I’m very happy to be featured and I hope to be able to contribute (and learn) as much as I can in this forum!
Hello Gustavo!
Wonderful design - and great job bringing it to 3D! Is there a gallery where we can view your 2D artwork?
Daf
Hello Daf!
Thanks a lot! 
You can view some of my 2D artwork at Artstation:
https://www.artstation.com/gustavorinaldi
Or Behance:
Ah, nice! Thanks for that, lots to look at over there!
Take care!
Daf
Yes, I think it is clearer, without damaging the overall abstraction. Imho it a little thin distracting as detail a little. So here are two variations:
I prefer the top one (though the neck looks a little cold brrrrr… lol )
The bottom though still clearer than the original starts having some of the same problems of what the chin piece is.
I thought about a mouth, but I think it is convincing as is, without one he is Mister Cool, totally expressionless as he flies in confidence, in a dream.
PS : I love the goggles!
Early racing cars (ones with a dash like your flying machine has) sometimes had the steering wheel strung with rope, like this:
Might be an interesting texture to add…
I agree with you. Even though the bottom one is more realistic the top version maintains the original idea of the illustration. I also changed the back of the helmet (now he’ll be even colder 
)but I think it reads better.
The lack of mouth is exactly to give him this stoic/cool vibe. If I ever animate him I think I can use the mustache to convey emotions and mouth movement. As an Illustrator I’ve been influenced a lot by an Argentinian illustrator called Quino who was a master of using this kind of faces and it is something I really like to do in my drawings. Here’s a drawing from him:
Anyway, here’s the new(er) version :
I really loved the ropes strung around the steering wheel! When I get the time I’ll try to add them!
And I know I have already said that but thank you again for the feedback and comments!
I imagine it’s really hard conveying the feeling and abstraction of a line drawing to a shaded 3d and you succeed very well!
Very nice… next is one little animation with brooooom- chuf-brooooom sound 
Love color, design, stylization.
@alekba thank you very much! I would love animate this one! And I really liked the sound effects 
If I get the time the plan is to model the rest of the series. Then I can do some Wacky Races-like animation 
Ha, ha this are nice drawings. Animation do not must be something special, especially when you have so much materials 
You simply can put them all in one short ( fly - by ) animation. Wacky Race sound as great idea for this kind of airplanes.
Luckily Eevee allow artist to make animation even on modest machines.
Lovely stylized vehicle and pilot.
Good work.
Thank you!
