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Here is my picture for the contest. What do you think? Is anything missing? Should I change something?
Thank you for your help
Very nice image. My only quibble is that the color of the light in the background doesn't match the red light on the figure. There doesn't seem to be anything overt that could be throwing the red.
Figure, clothes, pose, props, set, and lighting all fit together very well. I think the orb should show reflections from your light sources. If it's glass, it should have some sort of fresnel effect...that can be a challenge to set up, but if it's not enabled it could be the reason the reflections look a little odd. Personally I think it's fine as is, but if it's bothering you, that's something you might consider looking into.
The realism is impressive, especially considering when you started using DS! My advice at this point is to concentrate on composition. I think someone may have linked to this already, but there is a wealth of information to be found here.
I like the second one much better. The first one is fine, but I like the dramatic lighting and expression of the second. The hair is really cool in that one too.
I really like her expression and the overall composition. My biggest complaint is that the foreground lighting seems a little hard and intense compared to the more subdued background.
I love the assymmetry in her face and expression, and I like the pose as well. Similarly, if the primary light source was off to one side so that one half of her face was lit more strongly than the other, I think that would make for a more dramatic portrait.
The depth of field works well--makes the subject stand out nicely from the background (in your final render, you should crank up the render settings so that it looks smoother).
Thank you Scott-Livingston for your tips. I used them in this new version of my pic. Now what is your opinion to all?
I call this Valkyrie in Flight
The lighting on this version is much better.
@Experimenter: Big improvement, in my opinion!
@spmwc: The pose and sky are very dramatic. But I'm not sure this qualifies as a "portrait" in the traditional sense. See chohole's posts on the first page of the thread.
@spmwc: It does not qualify for this contest. It is a very good render but not the focus of this contest.
There's something out there, I can smell it.
I hope this suits the contest better.
I call it " Not a woman you want to mess with"
I'm trying to capture a little bit of crazy in his expression... I think I got it, but I'm not entirely happy with the eyes.
I had to redraw them manually, and I think it shows. I definitely need to revisit this piece to work on the way the color comes through the Cutline effect I'm using (which looks better at full size, by the way). HMMMM. Looking at it again, I think the mustache needs to come up a bit under the nose, as well, so that it curves out and away from the nose, rather than coming straight down there, as it does here.
Hey everyone! I have already posted my final render to the contest thread but I wanted to show you two different versions of the portrait I just did.
Let me know what you think! The story of the portrait can be found in the official contest thread.
Welcome to the New Users Forum dave.evert
It is easy to get caught up in the idea of needing all the shiny toys DAZ has to offer but sometimes it is also good to get back to basics.
You have done a lovely job with G2F.
Good luck.
Nice render. I hope you consider doing a tight shot of her head/face to enter into the contest.
He certainly looks like he's ready for trouble.
I tend to agree with your title. I wouldn't mess with her. ;-)
Definitely an interesting effect. I look forward to seeing your refined version.
You definitely captured the "little bit of crazy" IMHO.
Oh thanks very much! Right now, I am trying to get a good render of genesis 2 male. I might post it here as well if it looks decent : )
Oh thanks very much! Right now, I am trying to get a good render of genesis 2 male. I might post it here as well if it looks decent : )
Do keep in mind that next month's contest will be lighting based on either the portrait you submit this month or a new portrait render.
If you have any questions, please ask. Someone will be happy to help with suggestions.
This is a really nice portrait. I think the color is a little more effective than the b&w version because her eyes become too flat in the b&w. Maybe a subtle bit of postwork to increase the contrast between iris and pupil? I'd leave the rest of it alone. The hair is beautiful and the lighting on the neck and shoulder is perfect.
Has everyone transferred their entires over to the Entry thread, because
This contest is now officially closed.
Nice to see Carrara represented in this one!