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Thanks, sometimes I get lost in the details and forget the obvious things. Tweaked the Saber, added an expression and worked on the eyes/reflection some more trying to get a little more "life" in them. Thanks all for the "eyes". Sometimes I can't see the trees for the forrest. :) For the few who asked in PM, I use G2 with V4 skins rendered in Iray with custom settings. This does have PS postwork. This is, I think, the first time I used sun and sky to render. Played around with a few of the settings.
Thank you, you are right it is a bit sharp. Will see what I can do about that.
Now she looks much more alive. And I too am greatful for all of the eyes.
Thank you, yours is looking great. Thanks for the comments.
She sure does need some expression I agree totally
Edited: I just saw the new one Hitman and wow she is sure alive now!!!!!
Thank you!
Last Stop to Nowhere. Okay this is my second one I think for the contest. Suggestions on anything else I should change? and I am having a hard time deciding between the two. One is more at dusk which to me gives it a more lonely feeling but her face is a bit harder to see. The other one is late afternoon. I wil be doing a bit of postwork, adding some dirt to her feet and to the bottom edges of her suitcase etc. I tried to it with a geo shell but it would not just go on her foot. LIE didn't work either but I think that might be because its IRAY?
I am leaning towards the darker one it seems to have more caractor and mystery to it, I mean both look amazing but The darker one definately has more mystery
I'm leaning that way too but I've looked at it for so long I can't decide lol. I want it to feel desolate and like maybe time is running out to catch that last ride out of nowhere.
I like the darker version as well, Sonja. The hard shadows in the more lighted version kind of run onto the backdrop.
Ya, thats the Mars World dome or something like that. I can't see it before I render so its been interesting trying to rotate the dome to change the time of day without actually seeing what its doing. 15 test renders later..... The darker one to me definitely FEELS more like I want this to feel. I am off to bed so will check back tomorrow. Then will probably do post work on both renders over the weekend.
Sonja, when rotating the dome in Iray, switch to Nvidia mode (round circle where I told you to drop down for the bounding box view). That gives you a live render window and you can see what the background looks like as you rotate. It updates quicker than doing a render every time you want to see what the background looks like.
Reposting this in case others are as dumb as I am. I've been frustrated for a long while by my .jpg quality. Finally, today, I noticed the file size after post work was dropping dramatically. I did some investigating, and.. duh.. there was a default "jpg optimizer" under export settings that was compressing my .jpgs by 30%. Augh!!!!! Like jpgs need less quality? Corel PaintShop Pro x5 is what I have.
Huge difference. Now I'm going to have to redo most of my gallery. I want to kick myself.
I have decided to scrap my orginal idea just couldnt get everything to look proper so i threw something else together i titled it "The Chase"
Daniel
Greetings, I've been lurking for awhile and finally decided to dive in and share an image. I titled it "First Snow".
So far I see I need to bring down the shop lights, and make the robot less reflective. Definately looking forward to some suggestions on making it better.
Bob
Going by the blown out whites it is the camera settings in Tone Mapping you need to adjust. Then think about adjusting the Dome Lighting and shop lighting to get the balance right. It may be that just dialing down the Dome Lighting intensity would work as a starting point.
Here is my possible entry for the contest. Looking for any feedback. I have not done any postwork. It was rendered with Iray in 4.9. I will give credit to all who provided things I used in my official contest entry.
The Fleeing Rebel
Ah thank you that will be most helpful!
I did not know this I am going to have to see what Photoshop does. Although I tend to import via .png in layers if I am doing postwork. Good to know thank you!
Really like this one!
I agree, already working on that in current re
Thanks for your feedback, I have made some changes in response to all the thoughtful suggestions and am posting soon for further comment.
I like the point of view on this. the large spot of cobblestone in the upper left corner is bugging me just a bit as my eye keeps getting drawn to it. I know its probably part of the scene but if there is a way to minimize it or cover it in a bit more snow you might give that a try.
Archangel of the Sacred Heart
I have included an overlay of the "rule of thirds" so you can see what guided my positioning. Also understand that in art I don't necesssarily like "rules." They can be used though as guidelines to move us in the direction of the "best way of seeing." Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks!
P.S. This is a low res render, final will be 4800x4800 pixels
Hi. First, I love this concept, (although personally, far from being happy seeing more snow atm). As much as I hate the concept of composing to grid, I've never suggested abandoning the "rule" of thirds rough guidelines. Your Character's face is kinda centered between two of the thirds "sweet spots. I think perhaps she needs to move up a little, or down a little.
I roughed out two examples. These are by no means anything but very rough illustrations and only broad suggestions. I look forward to seeing where you go with your image. I'm sure you will get other inputs, this is just one opinion.
On this I see an example of not letting the rule of thirds "rule" all the time.
She is framed by background light, the blaster bolts, the troopers (and their reflections) and the hallway, and with the additional lighting on her face, it's hard to have a wandering focus. It works. If it were mine, I wouldn't change the composition much at all. I would, perhaps, bring her down from the top border a small amount. Framed as she is, this is a portrait image, and the null space adds depth to the image. In my opinion.
I would be tempted to try fiddling with DOF a little, or slight camera axis rotations.
Would this be better composed to "rule of thirds?" I don't know. I like it as is. If you are dead set on rule of thirds, apply it to the "framed" image within the image.. and not to the borders. It's close enough to not matter.
I would also try adding more hair movement (if possible) and additional light to bring her face out more and highlight her hair.
(one would think Miranda has enough to worry about that she wouldn't be annoying the Empire as well) :)
I really like this composition.
Good expression on her face. One thing I noticed is the the guards firing at her, at least the one by the open door don't seem to be terribly concerned, there isn't any urgency in their stance that suggests that they are chasing her or really trying to stop her. They should be leaning toward her or stepping toward her if they are serious about stopping her.
Have you considered doing a vignette effect to suggest that "She" is also a source of light?
OOO nice scratchy gun camera effect.
This shot is really hot, but needs explosions and smoke. Bang....Bang!