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I figure I've been lurking long enough... It's time to enter a contest!
This is my first time using geometric hair. Since I do the majority of my render work in Carrara I'm used to using the dynamic hair, although I'm not sure the dynamic hair will get me the look I'm after...
Title: "You OK?"
Program Used: Carrara 8.5
I like it, though the thingy in his hand (coin?) might need something to make it stand out a bit better. Also, it appears to be balanced on the tips of his fingers, not gripped, so you could adjust the positioning there a tad.
EDIT: Opps!! Its a monocle I need my glasses too it seems. LOL.
EDIT: Opps!! Its a monocle I need my glasses too it seems. LOL.
It is a monocle...but without a chain..which may be causing some confusion.
@Sasje I am using Daz Studio 4.6
okè another question, what kind of light do you use
That is a good question, i think i used poser lights found here http://forum.runtimedna.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=351 and there are more so i thought to experiment with them a bit more. That's why i said that it is early WIP. And i probably need to do more to get the figure look better.
If you are using DS you really should use DS lights for the best effect.
Ok, i will :)
chohole is right try with light that is created for daz
Try this, UberEnvironment and a Distant light and play arround with settings :)
Hello to all......I am not at all sure about this but let me know......I messed around with the dials....Trish
Thanks for the feedback, Jaderail! I changed the lights from one source to many, 3 for the figure, two for the background. I also tweaked the pose and framing a bit... Hopefully it's an improvement!
This is a close up of a render I did but never posted anywhere.
Just an Example
Used 2 light source
- Advanced Ambient Light
- Advanced Spotlight
Done in Daz Studio 4.6 pro
Photoshop for the text and the contrast a little bit
Pretty much finished, but I would have preferred a little glossiness on the visible nail polish.
Looks really good. Why don't you just add the glossiness to the nails?
If you did not say anything how would we know what to improve? Your feedback is greatly appreciated and I am happy to have provided an example of what not to do. :)
I find myself, more often than I like, looking at an image and it isn't quite right but I can never seem to put my finger on the problem. Then some brilliant person comes along, describes the problem and it then seems so obvious I cannot believe I missed it. But this is how I learn.
Thanks for the feedback, Jaderail! I changed the lights from one source to many, 3 for the figure, two for the background. I also tweaked the pose and framing a bit... Hopefully it's an improvement!
I like the change in her pose.
Post-processing you mean?
I used V6 FWEJ Sayuri as a base, then modified the eyes and nose a bit. I then added V4 Elite Maya skin texture through the V4 to G2F skins converter. The eyes are Project Eyeris and the hair is Wild Orchid Hair. Kunoichi is the outfit.
I used a distant light(intensity 40) and also a spotlight( intensity 20) facing in the same direction from 45 degrees above and 45 degrees right of center of the characters face to mimic sunlight then I added an ambient light (intensity 60) for the rest of the scene.
The camera is 100mm is minimize distortion and blurred the background.
Gorgeous, but you need to adjust the hair away from her face. The shadows are stopping and restarting, I assume because part of the hair map is actually in the cheek?
Post-processing you mean?Surfaces tab on the Figures Finger nails and a new Render. The settings can be adjusted.
EDIT To add the lighting may need adjusting to show a better gloss but experiment with the Gloss setting and Strength in combo with the Specular setting and strength.
I modified the mouth a bit, and I think I prefer this version. An asymmetrical pose doesn't give the look I want, though. I also worked on the hair, mainly to get rid of an annoying shadow on the nose (which is still there), but ended up with this dark streak on the head. I'm tempted to just paint over it in postwork.
Following jaderail's suggestion, I tried various ways to put a stronger contrast on the face light/shadow-wise, but I find this difficult, specifically in this render. The key light comes from the upper right, which causes the hair to shadow the left (right, from our pov) part of the face. So I'd really have to add a negative light to this shadowed side of the face, but this messes with the hair, which gets weird darkness effects this way. If I put a dark light at the currently lighter side of the face, things get too dark, and are out of sync with the rest of the lighting. To be honest, the effect I'm going for is rather trivial to achieve in postwork.
For no particular reason at all, I played around with various water and rain effects on the render, but these will need more work. They're fun, though.
Totally unrelated: I hate this spell checker.
Gorgeous, but you need to adjust the hair away from her face. The shadows are stopping and restarting, I assume because part of the hair map is actually in the cheek?
Working on a new render. I couldn't modify the hair without it looking distorted so I'm switching to new hair made for G2F. A lot less postwork involved! While I was at it I tweaked the eyes as well.
My response was poorly worded.
I appreciate any suggestions, different viewpoints, etc. others are willing to offer.
I have gotten better, and it is because others are willing to teach, suggest, critique and share their little tips & tricks.