Medusa - Splinterlands Art Contest - Week 302

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Reference Image - Medusa

Using Daz3d Studio and Photoshop

Started with a Genesis 9 Female Template.

Added a jungle pool environment.

Added ocean and a rock.

Added the semi-completed model, after I morphed the body, changed her position, facial expression, and added clothes.

Added eyebrows and eyelashes.

Added texture, light and color.

Added a tiara, necklace and bracelets…plus raw fish meat.

Added snake hair.

Added freckles, tan lines and glowing eyes.

Added snake scales.

Added water droplets on her skin.

Added face paint and makeup, then pointlight in the water, then previewed in IRAY to show different light characteristics.

Added background light.

Added a moon sphere, with emission, in the background, then rendered.

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Tools and assets used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 9 Female Template
Hannilore Bikini Top
Penelope Necklace; MDERA Tiara and Vambrances
SnakeBall Hair
IREAL Ocean and Moon Sphere
Jungle Pool
Raw Meat
Daz3d and HDRI Night Lighting Background

In Summary:

• I start out with a model template and morph the body physically.
• I put the body into a position, change facial expressions, add makeup, dress the model, add skin texture, props, etc…
• I either can embed the character into the background or wrap the environment around the character, then add lighting and camera settings, like depth of field.
• Rendering times was about 18 hours.
• Postwork in Photoshop (adding imperfections in the skin, changing atmosphere and lighting, etc…)

Stay frosty people.