The Look - Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #103

Sitting in the living room, I noticed my blinds casting shadows across the room, so I decided to make a render to simulate that look.

This render is an entry to the Portrait Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #103
Thank you to @axeman and World of Xpilar for hosting this contest.

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Started with a Genesis 8 Female Template.

Added an living room environment.

Added a dresser.

After morphing the body, changing her position, and facial expressions, plus adding a dress and hair, I embedded the model in the scene.

Then I added texture to materials, skin and hair.

First render but it was a little bit too light…but decided to post it for your enjoyment.

2nd render, made it darker (Main post render).

I also made a "canvas" version in Photoshop…just to see what it would look like.

Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 8 Female Template
2021-07 Hair
Cardi Dress Clothes
Daz3D Lighting
Timeless Loft 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.
• Postwork in Photoshop (adding imperfections in the skin, changing atmosphere and lighting, etc…)

Stay frosty people.