Lighting

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I did some experimental lighting with this render. I put a translucent object (with varying degrees of opacity), between the model and the light source…in a studio environment…with a black background. I thought a nice contrast of a green (silk material) dress and sunset orange light would be ideal.

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Started with a Genesis 9 Female...

Added the completed model, after I morphed the body, changed her position, facial expression, and added clothes.

Added hair and necklace.

Gave the model color and texture.

Final render.

Black and white version.

Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 9 Female Template
FE Kieffer Hair
XF Party Clothes
AJC Precious Lady Jewelry Necklace
Daz and HDRI Lighting
Studio Dark Environment

In Summary:

• I start out with a model template and morph the body physically.
• I put the body into a position, change facial expressions, add makeup, dress the model, add skin texture, props, etc…
• I either can embed the character into the background or wrap the environment around the character, then add lighting and camera settings, like depth of field.
• Rendering times can take 2 to 6 hours per render.
• Postwork in Photoshop (adding imperfections in the skin, changing atmosphere and lighting, etc…)

Stay frosty people.