Thank you. I think her image turned out fantastic. Glad you like it.

lol, I didn't know what to say in the description. I was working on the whole, less is more concept.

I was wanting to make a sorta, coming of age portrait. No longer a girl, but not yet a woman. She's around 17/19 years old with a true "girl next door" look. She still allows her natural beauty to show, which comes with all the tiny flaws in her skin. Her braces are the last thing to tie her to her youth.

Perfectly executed.

thanks

Of course. I have to give credit where credit is due. Allow me to ask, what lighting setup did you use to achieve this?

I created several ghost light domes that I use. I just pick and choose which one fits the image the best, the rotate it to get the shadowing effect I'm looking for and press render. I've also created several presets in Adobe Lightroom to coincide with my lighting packages to draw out the natural beauty of their skin, hair, etc.. So nothing that you can jump over to the Daz store and pick up if that's what you were asking.

Well, that actually was exactly what I was asking. Oh well. So basically you created your own lighting packs. How do you save those so they can be used like a pack should I try and attempt setting up my own?

I couldn't agree more. The Barbie Doll, plastic look that almost all of Daz renders have drive me insane. To me, perfection is hidden within imperfection. Like you said, it's the flaws that bring a render to life. You can have the best lighting, perfect pose and the perfect hair, but without a small scar, some rosacea, some sun spots etc, them image looks unnatural. I tried my best to get some glisten off of her braces but was limited by what Daz could do. I wanted to create this image without using Photoshop at all to see how it would look. Turns out, a decent render can happen withing Daz, with a little help from Lightroom. lol

I got into Daz3D just to help illustrate some silly comic stories. After a little while, it became a fun challenge to try and make my portrait renders look as lifelike as possible. It's something that I still challenge myself to attempt between writing stories.

I love how elegantly you wrapped that up. lol Yes, it's much like trying to solve a puzzle with a few invisible pieces sitting somewhere near the project, but not sure where they are.

Either way, you made my day. I'm so glad for the compliment on the image as well as the smile you put on my face. Thank you.

Thank you. What about her eyes is it you like?

Thanks again Pops. When are you going to post something?

Who knows. I'm still trying to learn.

Oh, just put something out there.

Okay, I'll post something. But you have to promise not to make fun of me. lol

I'm an old man trying to use a computer...sometimes it just doesn't work the way I want it to.

lol, I'm pretty sure that's just how computers work. Or don't work I should say. Can't wait to see what you come up with.