~~~?*?*?~~~ by digi-b
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
I think this is the final proof that I'm officially losing it. I spent 6 months learning to paint hair and postwork images and now I'm doing everything I can to avoid it. This time I was going for a slightly more realistic look. I used a texture from the victorias and turned down the specular lighting on her skin slightly. I also added some specular lighting to her hair. The only postwork was fixing a few problems with the hair and her arms.
Thanks for looking. Comments and criticisms are very welcome!!!
------ Credits ------
Cliodhna by me
Malefica collar by ElorOnceDark
Long Hair Evolution by Kozaburo
Hellcolumn II by stonemason
Deep Woods 2 by Placebo

Comments (38)
This is stunning Joel and the background equally so. Very well done indeed! Steve :o)
If your renders look as great as this, who needs postwork! - love the model, sorta naughty but nice!
awsome render!
Well I for one miss your painting, but you have caught the feel of realism here!! Well done Joel!!
Wow, love the eyes, Joel. I think the change is specular looks great! Gives her skin a richer tone.
Never any harm in trying out new ideas rather than sticking with what becomes easy! This gorgeous lady shows you're doing something right (I just wish I knew what it was lol)! She has such beautiful eyes and her hair looks amazing with your added effects! Excellent!!!
Awesome image and seh is beautiful .Excellent work my friend
Well, I think it looks fantastic!!! I think there is an art to postwork, and an art to doing beautiful images without postwork!!! I could never make an images look this good without postwork!! EXCELLENT work!!!
She looks Fantastic!! She has such beautiful eyes and skin!! Sometimes it is just nice to render hair instead of painting it!! I like to mix it up!! Your image still looks Amazing, painted hair or not!!
Geeez dude this is friggen gorgious, the skin and hair is dead on and them eyes i do believe are the prettiest I have seen so far and I seen some that were outstanding. I just jump around whatever mood hits is what decides if I paint hair or not, so just go with the flow my man!!
It's good to go with a mood and do as you feel! Besides we already know how fabulous you are in the postwork! : D She's stunning, especially those eyes!
Oh just look at those eyes, one can get lost in there. She is so exquisite.......
Nice portrait and lighting. Lovely face and expression. Very good skin texture. Her eyes and lips are very pretty. The hair, although is not postworked is very well posed and looks very real.
OMG!! Stunning!! I love postwork :) I just sit and wait for poser to finish rendering so I can take the image in Photoshop! This is really beautiful!! huge hugz and kisses
NICE! I'm scared of that collar though... :)
Hey, if it comes out of the render engine like this, who needs postwork! There's quite a difference between fiximg up a few render problems and completely painting over a base image. I love this style. Tweaking poses, tweaking lights and materials, until the render itself looks good, that's the way I do it too. Both skin and hair look fantastic, and those eyes are downright mesmerizing. Excellent work! v
Stunning portrait, beautiful woman! I always figure if you spend less time painting strands of hair you have more time for the dozens of Poser renders it takes to get it just right!
Super Portraits and artwork, brilliant pose, face, hair and details! Fantastic background, light and mood!
Wonderful portrait!!! The eyes looks realy real, fantastic!!
nice charakter with wonderful eyes. excellent portrait.
Ya know I think we all go through the "No more postwork" feeling. I have hair and wings to do for one zoku01 & I are working on and I haven't done a thing yet. Sigh Besides all that she's such a darling little character. Can be cute and innocent and a bit on the naughty side! She can't fool me! Fantastic work on her!!
smiles this is a lovely render...I understand of getting tired of postwork..I wish all of my renders came out looking this great!!!
Stunning portrait!!!! Very beautiful character !!!! She is gorgeous!!!! EXCELLENT!!!
Nice image...good work.
Beautiful!!! =0)
Pure gorgeous!! :)
Beautiful portrait!I love that lighting Excellent work!
Wow! Great job on the hair! Excellent portrait! I love her face!
Beautifully done! Very lovely character with awesome eyes. The lighting is simply perfect. Excellent in every way!!
Woahh! She's so cute!!! Amazingly realistic and gorgeous!! Kisses!