The Underbelly

No one really remembers who built The Underbelly, and anyone who claims to is probably lying-or drunk. Originally a refueling depot stitched together from salvaged cargo modules and an unofficial bird-watching satellite (don't ask), it now orbits Earth with all the grace of a duct-taped trash can. And yet somehow, its become the most infamous dive bar in low orbit.
Its run by its namesake barkeep-a former enforcer who traded a badge for a bottle and hasn't looked back since. The place is part saloon, part sanctuary, and part health hazard. The booths are sticky, the burgers are suspect, and its staffed by sexy robots who may or may not pass basic stability tests. Its powered by a gravity rig that mostly works and frequented by the kind of guests who like their drinks strong and their conversations strictly off the record.
Its where traders whisper deals, dead-eyed pirates pay in scrap, and lonely astronauts glare at Earth like it owes them money. Its not safe. Its not clean. But if you need a drink and a place to disappear, its always open-assuming the gravity holds.
Rendered in DAZ Studio at 8K resolution and refined in Lightroom. I had planned to do additional postwork in Photoshop, but I jumped into the contest a bit late and ran out of time.
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Its run by its namesake barkeep-a former enforcer who traded a badge for a bottle and hasn't looked back since. The place is part saloon, part sanctuary, and part health hazard. The booths are sticky, the burgers are suspect, and its staffed by sexy robots who may or may not pass basic stability tests. Its powered by a gravity rig that mostly works and frequented by the kind of guests who like their drinks strong and their conversations strictly off the record.
Its where traders whisper deals, dead-eyed pirates pay in scrap, and lonely astronauts glare at Earth like it owes them money. Its not safe. Its not clean. But if you need a drink and a place to disappear, its always open-assuming the gravity holds.
Rendered in DAZ Studio at 8K resolution and refined in Lightroom. I had planned to do additional postwork in Photoshop, but I jumped into the contest a bit late and ran out of time.
Wireframe:

Lit Wireframe:

Raw Render:

Final:

Thumb:

! REPORT
Great work! This turned out really wonderfully.
What kind of GPU do you have? There's no way my little 3080 could have handled this scene.
What kind of GPU do you have? There's no way my little 3080 could have handled this scene.
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! REPORT
gh0stttt
Karma: 1,318
Wed, Apr 02I tried to run a full map with the same amount of characters as is in this render (12) with my own 3080, and it just started praying to God, I hadn't even viewed it in IRAY.
lux0
Karma: 30,201
Wed, Apr 02Thank you! I also have a 3080, and you're absolutely right; there's no way I could render this scene using my current GPU, at least not in any reasonable amount of time. I offload most of my renders to Jack Tomalin's Iray Render Server. Feel free to DM me if you'd like more information about it.