Lantern - Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #115

Candice, lost in her thoughts, as she stares into an open flame.

Most of us have been in this moment…staring into a fire…captivated by its soft glow…putting our mind at ease…where we get lost in our own thoughts and memories.

This render is an entry to the Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #115

Thank you to @axeman and World of Xpilar for hosting this contest.

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Started with a Genesis 8 Female Template.

Added a chair and table.

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

Added living room environment

Added glasses, bracelet and lantern.

Added color and texture.

First render.

Second render: gave the flame a little bit more light emission.

Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray
Genesis 8 Female Template
Dark Ponytail Hair
CGothic Top Clothes
Daz3D and HDRI Lighting
Winter Vacation Living Room 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 10 minutes to 2 hours per render.

Stay frosty people.