#michael pavlovich

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, February 8th:

Yaroslav II, Grand Prince of Vladimir, 1191

Afonso IV, King of Portugal, 1291

Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor, 1405

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, 1487

Sakuramachi, Emperor of Japan, 1720

Gia Long, Emperor of Vietnam, 1762

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Empress of Austria, 1792

Michael Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1798

Abdülaziz, Ottoman Sultan, 1830

[graceofromanovs]

Orders and Medals → ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ ᴍɪᴄʜᴀᴇʟ ᴘᴀᴠʟᴏᴠɪᴄʜ

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, the youngest son of Emperor Paul I, was recorded to have been a recipient of twenty-six awards. Ten nationals and sixteen foreign.

[palecleverdoll]

Women of Imperial Russia: Ages at First Marriage

I have only included women whose birth dates and dates of marriage are known within at least 1-2 years, therefore, this is not a comprehensive list. This data set ends with the Revolution of 1917.

Eudoxia Lopukhina, wife of Peter I; age 20 when she married Peter in 1689 CE

Catherine I of Russia, wife of Peter I; age 18 when she married Johan Cruse in 1702 CE

Anna of Russia, daughter of Ivan V; age 17 when she married Frederick William Duke of Courland and Semigallia in 1710 CE

Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter I; age 17 when she married Charles Frederick I, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1725 CE

Catherine II, wife of Peter III; age 16 when she married Peter in 1745 CE

Natalia Alexeievna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1773 CE

Maria Feodorovna, wife of Paul I; age 17 when she married Paul in 1776 CE

Elizabeth Alexeivna, wife of Alexander I; age 14 when she married Alexander in 1793 CE

Anna Feodorovna, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 15 when she married Konstantin in 1796 CE

Alexandra Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 16 when she married Archduke Joseph of Austria in 1799 CE

Elena Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 15 when she married Frederick Louis, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1799 CE

Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 18 when she married Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1804 CE

Catherine Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married Duke George of Oldenburg in 1809 CE

Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I; age 21 when she married William II of the Netherlands in 1816 CE

Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1817 CE

Joanna Grudzinska, wife of Konstantin Pavlovich; age 29 when she married Konstantin in 1820 CE

Elena Pavlovna, wife of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Mikhail in 1824 CE

Maria Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 20 when she married Maximilian de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, in 1839 CE

Maria Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander II; age 17 when she married Alexander in 1841 CE

Elizaveta Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 17 when she married Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, in 1844 CE

Alexandra Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 19 when she married Prince Frederick-William of Hesse-Kassel, in 1844 CE

Olga Nikolaevna, daughter of Nicholas I; age 24 when she married Charles I of Wurttemberg, in 1846 CE

Alexandra Iosifovna, wife of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Konstantin in 1848 CE

Catherine Mikhailovna, daughter of Mikhail Pavlovich; age 24 when she married Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in 1851 CE

Alexandra Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder; age 18 when she married Nicholas in 1856 CE

Olga Feodorovna, wife of Michael Nikolaevich; age 18 when she married Michael in 1857 CE

Maria Feodorovna, wife of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Alexander III in 1866 CE

Olga Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 16 when she married George I of Greece in 1867 CE

Vera Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Nikolaevich; age 20 when she married Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg in 1874 CE

Maria Pavlovna, wife of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Vladimir in 1874 CE

Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 19 when she married Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1874 CE

Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Nikolaevich; age 19 when she married Friedrich Franz III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1879 CE

Nadezhada Alexandrovna Dreyer, wife of Nicholas Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Nicholas in 1882 CE

Elizabeth Feodorovna, wife of Sergei Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Sergei in 1884 CE

Olga Valerianovna Paley, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Erich von Pistolhkors in 1884 CE

Elizabeth Mavrikievna, wife of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 19 when she married Konstantin in 1885 CE

Anastasia of Montenegro, wife of Nicholas Nikolaevich the Younger; age 21 when she married George Maximilianovich, Duke of Leuchtenberg in 1889 CE

Milica of Montenegro, wife of Peter Nikolaevich; age 23 when she married Peter in 1889 CE

Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, wife of Paul Alexandrovich; age 19 when she married Paul in 1889 CE

Sophie Nikolaievna, wife of Michael Mikhailovich; age 23 when she married Michael in 1891 CE

Victoria Feodorovna, wife of Kirill Vladimirovich; age 18 when she married Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, in 1894 CE

Xenia Alexandrovna, wife of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Alexander in 1894 CE

Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II; age 22 when she married Nicholas in 1894 CE

Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 18 when she married Count George-Nicholas von Merenberg in 1985 CE

Maria of Greece and Denmark, wife of George Mikhailovich; age 24 when she married George in 1900 CE

Alexandra von Zarnekau, wife of George Alexandrovich; age 16 when she married George in 1900 CE

Catherine Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander II; age 23 when she married Alexander Baryatinksy in 1901 CE

Olga Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander III; age 19 when she married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg

Elena Vladimirovna, daughter of Vladimir Alexandrovich; age 20 when she married Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark in 1902 CE

Natalia Brasova, wife of Michael Alexandrovich; age 22 when she married Sergei Mamontov in 1902 CE

Elisabetta di Sasso Ruffo, wife of Andrei Alexandrovich; age 31 when she married Alexander Alexandrovitch Frederici in 1907 CE

Maria Pavlovna, daughter of Paul Alexandrovich; age 18 when she married Prince Wilhelm of Sweden in 1908 CE

Helen of Serbia, wife of Ioann Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Ioann in 1911 CE

Tatiana Konstantinovna, daughter of Konstantin Konstantinovich; age 21 when she married Konstantine Bagration of Mukhrani, in 1911 CE

Irina Alexandrovna, daughter of Alexander Mikhailovich; age 19 when she married Felix Felixovich Yusupov in 1914 CE

Nadejda Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 20 when she married George Mountbatten in 1916 CE

Antonina Rafailovna Nesterovkaya, wife of Gabriel Konstantinovich; age 27 when she married Gabriel in 1917 CE

Nadejda Petrovna, wife of Nicholas Orlov; age 19 when she married Nicholas in 1917 CE

Anastasia Mikhailovna, daughter of Michael Mikhailovna; age 25 when she married Sir Harold Wernher in 1917 CE

59 women; average age at first marriage was 20 years old. The oldest bride was 31 at her first marriage; the youngest was 14.

[porterdavis]

Just a little magic

[annaminijayan3dblog]

Blog 36 - FMP

The concepts for the two characters that I’m planning to create have a lot of clothes, especially the elderly character. Since some of the cloth patterns look difficult to create directly in Marvelous Designer, I decided to look for another workflow. During my research, I came across a video by Laura Gallagher where she explains how to create and export a cloth blockout from ZBrush to Marvelous Designer. She explains how to create the cloth and split them into polygroups using polygroupit in Zbrush before UV mapping them for export into Marvelous Designer. I also found a video by Michael Pavlovich where he also explains in detail how to convert the geometry within Zbrush to Marvelous Designer patterns. In this video, he mentions that getting the scale right is crucial for this workflow.

Bibliography

Outgang(2021) How to import a Zbrush garment sketch in Marvelous Designer [YouTube Video]. Available from: https://youtu.be/vaGvsk51vUI?si=uSx7Q3UyQ0OQjvdH

Michael Pavlovich (2023) Convert Geometry and UVs to Marvelous Designer clothing and patterns, then back into ZBrush! [YouTube Video]. Available from: https://youtu.be/aF2f8I6ObD0?si=6xiVZcnH2nmGbdLl

[graceofromanovs]

The wife of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich. During her time in Russia she became known as the "family intellectual", and was considered the most exceptional woman in the imperial family since Catherine the Great. She was among those who pushed Tsar Alexander II to abolish serfdom.

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (nee Princess Charlotte of Wurttemberg) wearing court dress.

[i-am-not-like-you-ups]

Constantine: Nice hands

Dmitry Uh, thank you?

Constantine: I bet they’d look better wrapped around my-

Michael: BIBLE! WRAPPED AROUND THE BIBLE! PRAISE THE LORD, AMEN

[roehenstart]

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia. 

[ravenkult]

Bird Robot by Michael Pavlovich https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PoNd18

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, February 8th:

Yaroslav II, Grand Prince of Vladimir, 1191

Afonso IV, King of Portugal, 1291

Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor, 1405

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, 1487

Sakuramachi, Emperor of Japan, 1720

Gia Long, Emperor of Vietnam, 1762

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, Empress of Austria, 1792

Michael Pavlovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1798

Elia Zaharia, Crown Princess of Albania, 1983

[graceofromanovs]

GODPARENTS OF GRAND DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVICH

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich, the youngest child of Emperor Paul I, was born on 9 September 1849 in the Winter Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, Saint Petersburg. It is not known when he was christened, most likely just a week or two in Saint Petersburg by  the Confessor of Catherine the Great, Savva Isaev. He only had two known godparents as listed:

ALEXANDER I, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - the then 20 years-old Tsarevich stood as his younger brother’s godparent. Alexander’s reign began after the murder of their father, and his rule saw Russia during the chaotic period of the Napoleonic Wars. He often used liberal rhetoric, but continued Russia’s absolutist policies.

PRINCESS FRIEDERIKE OF BRANDENBURG-SCHWEDT, DUCHESS CONSORT OF WÜRTTEMBERG - his maternal grandmother stood as the other godparent to the little grand duke. Friederike was described as witty and charming, having lived long enough to see two of her children rise to power: her eldest as King of Württemberg, and the fourth as the Empress consort of Russia. She was not present at the christening, her granddaughter Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna stepped in for her. Friederike died a month after Michael's birth. She is an ancestor to many European royals of the 19th and 20th century.

Source

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Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, Duchess George Augustus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (28 August 1827 - 12 May 1894)

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Tsar Nicholas II with his younger brother, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, and cousin, Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich.

[russianicons]

The icon that you see is pretty unique. It features saints venerating an icon inside the icon. In the picture, Saint Nicholas, Saint Alexandra of Rome, Saint Alexius, and Saint Michael Maleinos stand before the icon of the Mother of God “Feodorovskaya,” which is also known as Our Lady of Sasint Theodore. While the original piece dates back to the early 11th-century, the icon in front of you was painted at the beginning of the 20th century by Vasily Pavlovich Gurianov.

https://russianicon.com/russian-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-feodorovskaya/

[thefuzzyaya]

Hello~ I have a question about how friends would call Chekov: from your point of view, who do you think would call him by his last name, who would call him Pavel and who would call him "Pasha"? (thinking more about the AOS dynamics) 🤔 Also, I've recently discovered the meaning (Pavel) and I'm 🥺

Hi!

I think the most common way to call Pavel among friends is Pasha. It's the short version of this name, like Mike for Michael, and usually we call friends Pasha (sometimes Pashok or Pavlik). I can imagine him introducing himself like: My name is Pavel, but you can call me Pasha.

I think Uhura, Kirk and Sulu might call him Pasha :) For everyone else he can be Pavel or Chekov, because it's a very famous name and it is easy for people who don't speak Russian to say it. Except for Scotty - I feel like Simon Pegg's Scotty would have some nickname for him. And Bones probably will call him something else but his name :D

For Spock it's ensign Chekov most of the times, I think :D (maybe in private he calls him Pavel).

I really like that Pavel stands for "small, little", but I feel like they named it after Anton Chekhov, because his middle name (which is not the same middle name as in USA, it is actually name of the father) is Pavlovich ("son of Pavel"). But yeah, it suits him a lot :))

[annaminijayan3dblog]

Technical Wizardry80.Lv Part 3

Making a creature concept sculpt in Zbrush

This is my rough draft for the 80.Lv article

Introduction

My name is Anna Mini Jayan and I’m from India. I got interested in the creative field at a very young age after watching Ghibli movies and other Japanese animations. I also played a lot of games and among them, Final Fantasy IV and the 3D cutscenes in it inspired and influenced me a lot. I did my degree in BA Animation and Graphic Design back in India. During the course, I was introduced to Maya and I started developing an interest in 3D. After my degree, I did an online course at CGMA for ZBrush by Michael Pavlovich which made a huge impact on me. The course made me want to pursue a career as a Character Artist for games. Currently, I’m doing my MA in Games Art and Design at the University of Hertfordshire. I have always been passionate about creating designs for characters my whole life and therefore it is a delight to be able to learn more about it and improve my skills.

The Inspiration

The inspiration for this character came from the works of Terryl Whitlach, who is known for her creature designs for Lucasfilm. I wanted to create something inspired by real-life creatures. For this creature, I wanted to base it on wasps and moths. My goal is to make a character who was initially human but got transformed into a horrific creature who could be a friendly and supportive character for the player. I wanted the design of the creature to have aspects of both humans and insects and also reflect her approachable personality.

References

Reference is important for the concept-building process since good reference will help create a good design. I usually look for references in Artstation or Pinterest and spend around half a day collecting them. My references consist of works of others and real-life images of insects for getting the anatomy correct.

The concept Sculpt

My first step in the process of concept sculpting is to get the base done with the right proportions. I used a sphere as a base and built parts of the body by duplicating them. The main brushes I used during the process are the 

Standard brush

Clay buildup brush

Move brush

Move topological brush

Damian standard brush

Trim dynamic brush

Using these brushes I create the forms of the creature. Since this is a concept sculpt without a 2D concept, I try to make my strokes and forms as free as possible to get the ideas flowing. At this stage, I keep parts of the creature separate so I can move them around the parts to see what works and what doesn’t. I also try not to go into too much detail at the beginning before I have my base done. But sometimes I did sculpt out some things like the eyes or parts of the ear to see how it would look like with it while still keeping it loose and free. I find that the process of sculpting parts separately and then joining them together makes it much easier compared to when I work on a single combined mesh.

Conclusion

This was my process of making a concept sculpt for a creature. I used workflows I was familiar with and what worked for me to make the process faster. It’s also important to real-life anatomy in mind since that is what will help a creature appear more believable.

Bibliography

Tapia, M. (2020) (Warframe Fanart) Magical Girl Frames., Artstation. Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PmB111  [Accessed: December 18, 2023]

Sie, G. (2011) Moth Macro #2, Flickr. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/guysie/6019063933/in/photostream/  [Accessed: December 18, 2023]

Alexsvirid. (2012) Grasshopper — Photo, depositphotos. Available at: https://depositphotos.com/photo/grasshopper-15023063.html?ref=26681138   [Accessed: December 18, 2023]

Rios, T. (2022) Insect Creature, Artstation. Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3q9N3E [Accessed: December 18, 2023]

Collinsdictionary. (n.d)  wasp, Collinsdictionary. Available at: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/images/full/wasp_342811589.jpg  [Accessed: December 18, 2023]

Nirasawa, Y. (2020) Approximately 35cm Future Models Woman Bee Yasushi Nirasawa Completed Product,Sevenst. Available at: https://sevenst.web.fc2.com/Others/WB-FEWTURE-01.html   [Accessed: December 18, 2023]

Forestrogers. (2020) Mlle Shrimp wanted to visit..., Forestrogers. Available at: https://forestrogers.com/  [Accessed: December 18, 2023]Forestrogers. (2022) Titania's Garden II, at the Haven Gallery, Forestrogers. Available at: https://forestrogers.com/  [Accessed: December 18, 2023]