Aquire Identify Engage - Digital Art Competition 5

Creating this render, I was thinking about alien hunting (just finished watching the movie "Aliens")…the protagonist is clearing an underground military facility from an alien infiltration.

"Aquire Identify Engage" is military parlance for: acquiring (searching for) a target; identifying if that "target" is a friend or foe (enemy) before engaging; and engaging (eliminating) that target once it’s been verified it is a “foe.”

Thank you to @xpilar for hosting this contest.

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Started with a Genesis 9 Female...

Added a military bunker environment.

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

Added texture and color.

Added hair, gloves and a gun belt.

Added a gun holster, two handguns, with a semi-automatic rifle.

Added scrapes and dirts to the model.

First render.

Post photoshop, added some key light in her eyes.

Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 9 Female Template
Idol and Explorer Hair
SSO Clothes
Assault Rifle SK-307
Daz3D and HDRI Lighting
Level 19 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 time was about 3 hours.
• Postwork in Photoshop (adding imperfections in the skin, changing atmosphere and lighting, etc…)

Stay frosty people.