Disappointing news from monuMental
This came across my twitter feed from @thearttheart about an hour ago...
"Good News: Michigan football in 6 days. Bad News: No weekly wallpapers this season unless you can upgrade my daily allotment of 24 hours."
I'm devastated, as I'm sure many of you are as well. Angry Michigan Photoshop Artist Hating God has struck with a vengeance.
August 28th, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
You scared the crap out of me.
August 28th, 2011 at 11:16 PM ^
I thought the worst as in key player injury, suspension, etc etc
August 28th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
Sad, but only the new Denard action figure will displace my current Denard action figure. I'm picturing this one holding a Heisman with arms just a little more jacked up than last year. That and moar yards/TD's and less INT's.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:48 AM ^
I can promise you that if Denard is holding a Heisman at the end of this season his action figure will get a major upgrade.
August 28th, 2011 at 11:00 PM ^
Hold me TomVH...
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<br>Oh wait. Shit that scared me...
August 29th, 2011 at 11:08 AM ^
Buckle your seat... oh, wait...
August 28th, 2011 at 11:04 PM ^
I think this title could use some reworking, maybe with a less "devastating" angle.
August 28th, 2011 at 11:11 PM ^
I've been waiting for these all summer....
August 28th, 2011 at 11:56 PM ^
I hope you know that your wallpapers are still on the desktop of wolverine fans everywhere, Monumental. You have a gift. I can very much understand having responsibilities outside of our little haven from stress known as mgoblog. I do hope you have the time to pop in with some masterpieces now and then, though.
August 29th, 2011 at 1:20 AM ^
FROM stress? I must be doing something wrong.
August 28th, 2011 at 11:13 PM ^
I thought monuMental had suffered some sort of injury or accident
August 28th, 2011 at 11:14 PM ^
Why would you use the word devastating?!
August 29th, 2011 at 11:33 AM ^
you are some drama queens....its news its a blog dont take it all to heart
August 28th, 2011 at 11:19 PM ^
never do that again
August 28th, 2011 at 11:30 PM ^
This crosses the line between clever/eye-catching and overly dramatic.
August 28th, 2011 at 11:33 PM ^
Whew, I'm glad it was only a lack of weekly wall paper!
August 28th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
Whew. I was all ....
August 28th, 2011 at 11:48 PM ^
that gif gets me everytime.
August 28th, 2011 at 11:45 PM ^
Terrible news!
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<br>Though the headline is misleading unless you happen to know monumental's theartthearttheart.com
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August 29th, 2011 at 12:02 AM ^
i dont get it
August 29th, 2011 at 7:30 AM ^
http://mgoblog.com/diaries/monumental
monuMental is a graphic artist, and last year he quickly became one of MGoBlog's most beloved posters by releasing a computer wallpaper for every game. Unfortunately, it looks like he's taken on a new job and won't have the time to make the wallpaper.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:30 AM ^
yea i know who is. but i dont get why everyone is mad the OP because it isn't a big deal. it is a big deal :(
August 29th, 2011 at 1:21 AM ^
This is devastating for us, though I agree it's the right move for MonuMental to go pro now when his draft stock is high.
I was really excited to see how well he might perform this year in the new system; last year the coaches forced him to run GiMP when all of his plugins were written for Lightroom.
Looks like Hoke needs to add an artist to the 2012 recruiting class.
August 29th, 2011 at 1:51 AM ^
His work was great and will be missed.
Maybe B-rye can float him some MGoCoin..... i'll help stir that sauce
August 29th, 2011 at 6:12 AM ^
I very nearly put some real Bailey's in my morning coffee.....
In any event, I am glad it is just the wallpaper, but at the same time, sad that we may not see weekly wallpapers.
August 29th, 2011 at 8:18 AM ^
The raster work MM put into those things was... considerable. That stuff, especially the OSU one, was a mountain of work.
Judging by the quality of his work, I'd bet good money that MonuMental is the type of creative who feels that if he can't do it up to his own standards, then it's not worth doing at all. Gotta respect that.
If you guys want them badly enough, maybe you should consider commissioning him to do them?
August 29th, 2011 at 9:44 AM ^
Life is a little busy this Fall and I can't create artwork that is up to standards in the limited free time I'll have.
I'm trying to set aside time, though, to create a wallpaper for The Game and maybe one other rivalry game.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:51 AM ^
Right there with you. If I could work freelance from home at the same time I was away at work, I'd be a gazillionaire.
August 29th, 2011 at 10:31 AM ^
season schedule??
August 29th, 2011 at 8:36 AM ^
MonuMental -- if you read this, I want to express my never-ending appreciation for the time and talent you put into those weekly wallpapers. They were awesome, and my co-workers and family actually started asking me what the next one was going to be each week. The Iowa one was a big hit here in Hawkeye country.
Thanks for the amazing efforts -- made my weeks go by faster. Good luck in your future endeavors. Go Blue!
August 29th, 2011 at 9:46 AM ^
Thanks for the kind words. Sorry to disappoint. The Iowa wallpaper was one of my favorites too.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:58 AM ^
monuMenta, I have to agree with the others and say that your work will be missed. I have always considered myself a knowledgeable PS user but what you do is truly impressive. Such a great attention to details and the creativity can almost get overlooked. Totally understand not wanting to do something if you can't do it right.
Your work will be missed. I also looked forward to it each week. I would gladly settle for The Game and another Rival. I'd vote for the UTL game with ND as a special occassion worthy of your artwork.
August 29th, 2011 at 9:51 AM ^
Maybe just update what you can (especially the original Denard action figure, and the individual games that will be played again this year), and/or make something new for the 2011 season, then just update it weekly with the scores (i.e., no new art each week, just a quick update to the schedule text)?
August 29th, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^
(whatever you cleverly named it) around to my buddies in November. And your quasi-retirement will make those masterworks even more valuable.
As for the OSU plus one: You haven't had a chance for Nebraska yet...
August 29th, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^
Thanks for all your hard work last season. I can certainly appreciate life getting in the way of personal projects. But you do realize you've doomed us to a season full of this crap, right? =)
August 31st, 2011 at 12:44 AM ^
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
August 31st, 2011 at 12:41 AM ^
Made this in a few minutes tonight. It's no MonuMental but it has the schedule on it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23802169@N08/6099123922/sizes/l/in/photostream/
September 1st, 2011 at 12:46 AM ^
I need weekly updates of my wallpaper based upon who we are playing. I was spoiled last year.
September 1st, 2011 at 9:35 PM ^
That's really cool, although it's giving me that sense of the words being slightly angled, i think due to the striped background. weird. But mostly, really cool. That's what you whip up in 5 minutes. I do MS Paint like the above, lol!