Intrigued - Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #151

Well, Christmas is just a few days away, so I decided to do a simple portrait of a woman with a Christmas tree in the background with a bright yellowish rim light…standing on a balcony.

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Started with a Genesis 8 Female...

Added balcony environment.

Added a Christmas tree.

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

Added hair and jewelry.

Added texture and color.

Final render.

Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 8 Female Template
French Twist Pony Hair
Amipal Clothes
EA Double Ring Jewelry
Daz3D and HDRI Lighting
Avil Balcony Environment
Cozy Christmas Tree

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.