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Marty
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Artist, designer, and developer.
Owner/operator of Massive Catapult Creative, Inc.

Portfolio: https://martincrownover.com | Hire me: https://massivecatapult.com
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Marty @martincrownover.bsky.social · Nov 22
Greetings! My name is Martin (or Marty), and I am an artist, designer, and developer. I run a design company, Massive Catapult Creative, and I do a lot of creative work in various mediums - with a focus on illustration and 3D.

#art #illustration #design #gamedev #introduction
A 3D render of Ren & Stimpy, created in Blender. A cartoon illustration of a large man wearing children's clothes, yelling (and made to look like a mobile game icon). A 3D render of a Rubik's cube with streets, parks, and cars on all sides. A black and white illustration of a hand holding a round bottle with a cork in the end. The bottle has a worn label with a skull and crossbones on it.
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Took some inspiration from the Loki mask from The Mask, for Nodevember #20: Mask. 😄

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a wooden mask. The mask is roughly textured and has a blue-green tint to it. The mask has cutouts for the eyes and mouth. The eyes are an oval shape, and the mouth is a trapezoid, wider at the top like an open-mouthed grin. There is a strip of metal running down the middle of the mask, from the top down where the nose would end. It has four metal studs in it. The mask is hovering over a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "20 - mask" in the lower right.
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Good article. I'm really grateful that I was able to get through college long before "AI" was a thing.

www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Nodevember #19: Tool

A bit basic, but it's customizable via the Geometry Nodes properties panel, so I'm good with it. 😎

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a metal wrench. The wrench is cartoonish in proportions, with both heads much larger than a normal wrench, but with a realistic metal material. The heads are round and angled and have a square cutout for bolts. The wrench has a long, indented cutout in the middle of the handle. It is hovering over a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "19 - tool" in the lower right.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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An animated version of Nodevember #18: Rocket! 🚀

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Nodevember #18: Rocket! 🚀

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a plant being orbited by 40 small rockets. The planet looks earth-like, with large blue oceans, green land, and a cloud layer swirling over it. The rockets are red, orange, and yellow and fly all around it at varying altitudes. The render is not photorealistic but has realistic shading. The planet is floating above a holographic checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "18 - rocket" in the lower right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Me: Man, I've got a lot of work to do today!

My internet: Go touch grass, nerd.

😵
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Me: Man, I've got a lot of work to do today!

My internet: Go touch grass, nerd.

Me: 💀
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Nodevember #17: Helmet

And before you tell me, yes, I know the spikes look like... something else. 😆

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a spiked helmet. The helmet is a basic round helmet with no earholes or padding. It has a shiny green exterior shell and a gray interior. The spikes are placed randomly around the outside and are metallic. It is hovering over a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "17 - helmet" in the lower right.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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How about an animated version of Nodevember #16: Drone?

The animation is not procedural, but the drone is! 😊

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Here's my entry for Nodevember #16: Drone!

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a flying drone. The drone looks like an orange surveillance camera suspended in the air by a single yellow propeller mounted on top. It has stubby wings on the sides and a pulsing green light on top. It is hovering over a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "16 - drone" in the lower right.
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Gonna keep plugging away at Nodevember when I get the chance, but at this point there's no way it won't push into December. Work is just crazy right now. 😵‍💫
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Your annual reminder that video games are far too broad in scope, type, and experience to be properly represented in a single awards show.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Nodevember 15: Trap

I think I had more fun making the material shader than the Geometry Nodes for this one. 😅

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a rusty old bear trap. The trap is a circular clamshell design, with large sharp teeth coming off either of the "jaws". There are rods running down the middle, with the central rod circled by a spiraling spring. A round pressure plate is above that, held up by a short arm. The entire trap is covered in a thick rust. It is sitting on a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "15 - trap" in the lower right.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Some variants of Nodevember 14: Camp!

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Here's Nodevember #14: Camp.

Sorta wanted to add more random options to this one but I'm sick of working on it.

It was good practice for custom shapes, mesh Booleans, and ray casting, though!

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a teardrop trailer. The trailer is a yellow-green color, and has a large round window on the side, a rectangular window on the front, metal trim around the edges, a single axle for tires, a small platform in the front for storage, and a standard trailer hitch. It is resting on a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "14 - camp" in the lower right.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Dang, what a guess! 🤯

Wordle 1,612 2/6*

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November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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I got a little behind on my Nodevember creations because I've been busy with work, but I'm catching up. 😅

Here's Nodevember #13: Cabin!

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a toy cabin, made from a set of interlocking logs. The cabin logs are brown, with a large, red, wedge-shaped piece making the apex of the roof, and green half logs for the roof. The cabin is sitting on a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "13 - cabin" in the lower right.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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It's 20-frickin'-25 and I can't unzip a folder to my desktop in Windows 11 without it moving all the other icons around. 🥴
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡

If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.

Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...

#b3d
Oti the penguin showing a good example of "giving back".
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Here's a little animation of today's Nodevember, for the prompt "monument".

This shows how the radius of the monument can be changed and the setup procedurally rebuilds it. 😊

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Nodevember #12: Monument, created after the Montsec American Monument.

This is my first time using text in geonodes. It says "NODI GEOMETRIAE OMNIA DOMINANTUR".

I've gotta do something a more basic for the next few. 😅

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a monument inspired by the Montsec American Monument, which is a circular stone platform with a raised ring supported by a number of ridged columns. There is a plinth in the middle filled with rippling water, with a red cube floating above it. Text wraps around the top ring that says "NODI GEOMETRIAE OMNIA DOMINANTUR". The monument is a light beige stone color with a slightly rough surface and chips here and there. It is resting on a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "12 - monument" in the lower right.
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Node notes 😎

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #wip
A screenshot of a view of a Geometry Nodes setup in Blender. There is a large block of text in the middle of the nodes that says "THIS NEEDS WORK".
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Dropbox telling me that my 1gbps internet isn't fast enough to download multiple files at once is wild.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Here's the animated version of Nodevember #11: Hive! 🐝

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Went a little cartoony with today's Nodevember, for the prompt "hive". 🐝

Will post an animated version soon!

#blender #blender3d #b3d #geometrynodes #procedural #nodevember #nodevember2025
A 3D render of a beehive with bees swarming around it. The hive is golden with separate layers and looks sticky. There is a giant round hole in the middle. The bees are large, pill-shaped, and fly erratically around the hive. The shape and coloring of the hive and bees are not realistic, and more akin to a cartoon. The hive is floating above a white and gray checkered floor. A white frame goes around the image, with the text #nodevember 2025" in the upper left corner and "11 - hive" in the lower right.
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM