In Chains - Digital Art Competition 3

I was always impressed by how chainmail looked in certain types of light…so I decided to render a medieval queen in chainmail armor. But that wasn't enough, so I added the two swords to symbolize her powerful presence.

Thank you to @xpilar for hosting this contest.

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Started with a Genesis 9 Female...

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

Added hair, eyebrows and eyelashes.

Gave the model color and texture.

Added more armor.

Added the swords.

Converted the image to IRAY so you can see lighting changes. Added a forward yellow orange light.

Added a background light.

Added some rim light from the left, and rendered the image.

Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 9 Female Template
AK Punk Buns Hair
CB Anan Armor
Drusilla Swords
HDRI and Daz3d Lighting

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 time was about 2 1/2 hours.

Stay frosty people.