First HDRI by NetWorthy
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Considering some of the comments I got last time I posted in "Realism", I *really* thought twice before doing it again LOL! But I thought this one looked pretty good so here goes. Once again, this is another result of Phil Wilke's excellent tutorial series. Absolutely no postwork at all on this except for the logo!
This scene was kind of a consolation of sorts: I've been working on a very important installment in the Aranée series and I'm pulling my already thin hair out LOL! Indoor scenes STILL have me stymied a bit, but Carrara effortlessly walks through outdoor scenes so I decided to do a simple one with a new technique - and the use of HDRI maps was what I wanted to try.
Hope you like it!
Please give a comment yea or nay, it encourages me to keep going and keep sharpening the skills...
Image © 2010 by Larry Hodge
Image © 2010 by Larry Hodge

Comments (36)
Beautifully rendered, and I love how luminous you made her eyes!
Great reflexion on the eyes,and the skin tone is fabulous with this light!Absolutly realistic portrait, Larry!Have a great week my dear Friend!!!
Great use of the HDRi file I like the look in her eye and the sheen on her hair, there's a nice natural glow to the skin Fine DVD you have there, I had a look at a few of the demo`s and found out a thing or two from them!
Excellent work
Gorgeous portrait!!!
She looks good but I'd knock the focus and saturation down somewhat on the backgound.
very nice portrait!!!
She looks pretty real to me. The hair in particular is superb, great job!
EXCELLENT
She's beautiful, wonderful portrait.
Really nice portrait. Great character, lighting and textures! Very well done.
I am looking forward to seeing how the Aranee characters look under this new system. I know you and the rest of us are in for a treat because I can look back and see how much my Ishtar characters evolved with practice and technical changes.
Wonderful job here Larry, she does look fantastic
Wow she is beautiful!!
Wow this is beautiful...her eyes really stand out I like it...super job. Very natural flowing hair, wonderful post!
Excellent work! she is quite beautiful and her expression is one of wonder. Lighting is fantastic
she look stunning and beautiful background larry..
Looks great, like to see that your expanding the tools used!
It's no secret that I love these kind of images! Very high realism level and very, very beautiful!
She is a gorgeous character my friend, love her skin textures and eyes....excellent work.
Seu realismo é impressionante meu amigo, magnifica elaboração e obra, aplausos (5)
Fantastic and wonderful render!!!
Very pretty girl, she looks cute.
Gorgeous - love her eyes! Not that there is anything wrong, but you may try using a slightly longer focal length on the camera? Also for indoor scenes, the key is indirect lighting - it can make minimal difference on outdoor scenes but makes a HUGE difference to indoor scenes! Unfortunately it also adds to your render times. Still, back to this image - did I say, Gorgeous!
Wonderful portrait my friend, loved her eyes!
She looks very pretty. Good depth effect!
This is really really good!!!..can't wait to see what you'll create when your more comfortable with Carrara!!Xcellent work!!!
Excellent.
one of the best realism of the hair I have seen neat!
great job