Guarding the Door (for Altec101) by Seaview123
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"No matter who... or what, wants to get in, don't let anything through that door!"
Hello everyone and thanks for viewing my picture.
One of my good friends (Shadownet) has put together a really cool clothing item (Windy Wizard Robes), and I hope I've done justice to it with this image. I will admit, it took a little getting used to, and actually reading the 'readme' file, but in the end I learned a little something about Poser I didn't know. (thanks for the lesson, Ron!)
This picture grew one chunk at a time. First, I posed M4 and the Wizard Robe. When I conformed it none of the morph dials worked and I learned that you have to first turn off IK and zero your character, add your body morphs and mat, then (with your character selected) add the clothing item to the scene and conform it. This is important, because it links all of the Full Body Morphs in the clothing to the character (so they adjust with the character, too).
After that, I added the set, the dragon, and the other characters in the scene. I broke down and picked up a really good IBL light set, and played with it some to reflect my magic effects. Then I rendered it with the settings turned up as high as my poor little computer could handle.
Finally, I painted in the magic effects to coincide with the placement of my lights using my trusty 2nd hand Wacom tablet and Photoshop Elements 6. I've always loved the smudge tool, but I'm really starting to like the pen pressure tools, too. I did all the spark effects using that.
This picture is dedicated to Altec101, who has been a very faithful supporter of my work, and who posted a very cool looking picture for me yesterday. Thanks, Dave, I thought it was really sharp work!
So what do you think of this one? Please let me know, your comments (good or bad) are the reason I continue to post work here, and try to make each one better and better.
Thanks again,
Tom
Seaview123
Credits:
Fire Dragon by Sixus1
Dena character for V4 by Godin (thanks Valery!)
Deus Eris character for M4 by Nathy (at Daz3D)
Long Hair Evolution and Messy Hair by Kozoburo
Comments (43)
Reading your opening line in the commentary brings to mind 'Young Frankenstein' Great image!
I love the effects .Superbly done .
What a killer scene here Tom and great job with that new robe set
Very well conceived idea.. Carried through to an excellent conclusion..
Amazingly beautiful work my friend, excellent done.
Great render
Great actions, colors, and lighting....so dynamic!!!!
Superb action scene, the various poses complement each other well and your lighting and effects are top drawer!
Excellent! Great effects
Fascinate, obra de realização brilhante, cena magnifica, maravilhosa dedicatoria a este artista e amigo, aplausos (5)
very nice dedication,cool info of the assembly of the work and finally -hehehehe,stunning effects. nice weekend to you.
Wow, you put a lot of effort into this picture and it really shows. Thanks for all your explanation.... it really helps to learn how others do these complicated sets. Right away I was attracted to the fireworks which are well placed and seem as natural as fantasy affects could allow. Posing is well done and facial expressions are on the mark. Lots of vibrant colors add to the intensity of the scene.
Thankyou Tom my friend!, this is an AWESOME piece of artwork :-)
Outstanding scene..wonderful posing and effects!!
Fantastic as always Tom. A very polished and complete work.
OUTSTANDING composition!! wauw what a magic is going on here..it must have taken you hours to create this very complex and amazingly beautiful scene! Fantastic poses, magical effects, lighting! What a very colourfull scene I love it that you used so many details and characters in your scene! Instant Fav! 10+++ Hugs Val.. and Dena looks amazing here with that face expression and pose and outfit..Thanks :)
WOW Love the effects and action Tom Well done
Putting the fact you were kind enough to feature the Robe aside to bias my opinion, this is freakin awesome! I love it. One of your best from a composition and lighting standpoint! 10+
Awesome, I love all the stuff going on in the scene!
Awesome effects and scene!
Great job!
excellent!
Tom this is wonderful Thanks for the lesson. I hope to spend some time with this lovely robe from rob myself this weekend.
Way cool action scene! Everything really looks awesome, great work! I see you're still using Dena ;)
superb work and excellent effects tom!!
Excellent image and dedication! Superb detail and effects!
Great lookin action scene!!!
Awesome work!
excellent scene
Great action going on here. The magic effects are excellent, as usual.