ABOUT MOON MAIDEN MISSION

Moon Maiden Mission is a digital story project that is being created by Nicolaas Stulting, and is based upon decades of sketchbooks that he filled with drawings and story ideas. The story is being written by Nicolaas Stulting and Zarra Valdarr. Moon Maiden Mission is an ongoing work in progress.

Originally, the story was meant to be drawn as a comic book, but a few years back the program Blender was discovered, and it was the perfect fit for an old laptop that somebody had discarded since it no longer was especially modern at that time. Blender turned out to be a better way to try to tell the Moon Maiden Mission story for lots of reasons. Upon discovering the add-ons for Manuel Bastioni Lab and MB-Lab there was definitely a serious turning point, as those tools enabled the creation of many characters meshes and rigging, which could be painted and covered in accoutrements to whatever degree seemed appropriate for the story. Sapling Tree was also a wonderful surprise, because it enables the creation of a wide variety of trees, which is strangely also necessary for the project.

At this point, there is still much to learn but the process of learning is certainly enjoyable.