Hi! Looks to me like the chin/jaw & nose are a bit off. Nose is a bit too long and rounded/curvy where it shouldn't be and the chin too pronounced. Maybe a little softer? His eyebrows are also gonna need some postworking -- what texture is this, that might be the problem there and not the morph at all. Btw, have you tried using the Arizona hair? I know it's for Vicky but with Netherworks conversion kit and a tweak here & there, it's not half bad. Hope this helps.

Good work. The brows are a bit too high and too arched. Maybe the face is a bit long? Raise the mouth just a tad. Your texture has a bit of a 5 o'clock shadow while the picture of Snape doesn't. Keep up the great work :)

iris size is to big...believe it or not, it makes a huge difference. Nose bridge is a tiny bit wide... try reducing the cheekbones just a wee bit... all in all excellent job! Well done! :)) Cheers! Gwendolyn

That's not Snape. It's the Metatron.

What an incredible likeness!! What I see: the chin - considering the increase in scale to the comparison picture of the actor, I still see that your characters chin is "taller" Youve matched the proportion of the chin width to lips width, but I think the chin is to round/square rather than oval/rectangular if you know what I mean. The nose - on the actor pic, the bulge in the top of the bridge seems to be no wider than the bulb of his nose, on your char, the bulge in the top of the bridge seems to be wider than his nose bulb. I cant get over how close this is. I think this is awesome :)

I'd say he's even more sinister and menacing than the original. Excellent work.

Looks pretty close to me - excellent morph!! ;)

You've hit it there, mateo. I think that's what I like best about him. Please do keep this version too, you could have "regular" Snape and "dark/AU" Snape. Twice the fun ;-)

The first one looks great, Try a displacemnt map for the wrinkle betwwen the eyebrows (P5). Nice work.

Ah, but sinister can be sexy too! Which is part of Snape's considerable appeal -- they don't call him the Slytherin Sex God for nothing. His chin's better in this version, as is the nose. You're much closer now, I think. Haven't done AU? Why not give it a try it some time, it's fun, really. I've even seen a couple stories around with a winged Snape (not by me, someone else thought of that first and paired him up with -- heck, IM me for the details 'cuz if I say it here I'll probably cause a riot) and he certainly does have a "you know" unlike poor Metatron ;-)

Niles! What a GREAT idea! I keep forgetting how much displacement maps can do. I'll definately try that. The less postwork I HAVE to do, the better :o) Anyone got a pic of the Dark Mark somewhere? I searched Google but the ones I found were.. er.. less than good... And I need it for the texture (for my own pleasure, nothing more, not selling it or anything)

And Byrdie... IM sent ;o) Should we continue the discussion on RM?

The eyebrows are little a bit too high and too far apart. Definitely looking better in the face, but I like the first hair better...

Hair on the second version does a lot to match the forehead to my eyes. Good improvement I think. It seems in the actor picture, the bottom of his chin has a flat shape before it starts to curve to his jaw. The bottom of the chin on your char seems to be much more curved and rounded. Also the nose bridge just below the brow still seems a bit too wide to me All the other features are a remarkable match :)

What is that area just below the nose on the upper lip? Seems wider in your picture. Also in the second pic the eyes aren't as intense as the first one. Nice job though, can't believe how close you got! Marque

Just IM'ed you, hope you got it since my connection's a bit wonky. Yep, RM's a good place to carry on that particular discussion. Wouldn't wanna get either of us TOS'd after all ;-)

Just a suggestion: Focus on the eyes. It's always the eyes. See how they threaten AND seem to be ready to burst into laughter at the same time? If you get the eyes, all the other stuff can be "close, but no cigar". Excellent work on a really wonderful character. One of the best "bad guys" in literature and the movies.

It alsoseems like your version's jaw isn't as wide as the actor's... not the chin, the jaw, back near the back...

Wow, this is a great morph, it gives me chills (and not the bad kind ) :)

what are AU and RM?

AU means "Alternate Universe". For example, a fanfiction story where Snape really is a Vampire like some of his students think. Or Harry's parents are still alive, etc. The only limit's your imagination. RM is a Poser site of the kind I can't link to here. IM either me or ernyoka if you want more details.

From Dogma:
Metatron: "I'm as anatomically correct as a Ken doll."
XD

Excellent!! Snape is my favorite character in the Harry Potter series. I told my husband if we ever get a male black cat I am going to name him Snape. We have two lady Himalayans now. Will this morph be for sale? Warm regards, Nancy

I'm not planning on selling the morph. Perhaps giving it away.. but it requires bot the normal M3 morph pack and the morph expansion pack (that 250+ thing) so it'll be a bit difficult to distribute I think.. (the face setting gets HUGE so I use it as a obj-based morph spawned from my settings, and that's not distributable I think...)

Ok, thank you.

I'm not an expert on this sort of thing, but I didn't see anyone else posting about the shape of the line from his nostrils out to the ends of his lips - yours is rounded (twice) while the actors is straight with a dip at the end. It IS an excellent likeness though, and I hope he works out!

"it requires bot the normal M3 morph pack and the morph expansion pack (that 250+ thing)" What is this expansion pack? I dont see any mention of an update on the M3 head morphs page, the updaters page, or any expansion set listed at DAZ except for a V3 morph expansion. Is this an older item or do you mean the M3 Head Sculpture Kit?

Uhm yeah I think it's the sculpture kit :o) I was at work so I couldn't check it out :o LonCray, you're right, those lines aren't quite right. Ithey're the best I could get with the morphs though. I may try those as displacement mapped lines too...

Oh! I didn't know you liked Snape! LOL

SURE you didn't, Jonbg :oP hehehe that's NOT the reason why I use him as avatar on Rauncyhminds, right? ;o)

LOL.. Actually I just didn't know you filled the internet with your admiration for him ;) TEASING!!!! Its fun having a crush on someone. :)

I haven't exactely FILLED the internet.. yet... GG But yeah.. having a crush on someone IS fun... when it's an actor it can turn into an obsession thoough.. and allthough I see it as a harmelss crush I'm not sure hubby agrees ;o) Oh well... HIS problem... not mine...

Tell hubby he oughta try dressing up as Snape. Then you & he can play Naughty Professor, I bet that'll cheer him up ;-)

Hehehe.. that might be an idea. OMG that gives me a hilarious idea for a render.... If I get it done I'l post it over at RauncyMinds... it's NOT one you can post here...

Looking forward to it ;)

It's up now... ;o)

That was just too funny, you'll have to try it out tonight ;)

Hilarious! Plan on posting it to any of the Snape lists? Could be a new category: Fan Obsession ;-) P.S. What does hubby think of it?

Posted it in my LJ.. THOUGHT about posting it on one of the lists too, not sure which one though L Snape or Rickman? Or both? Hubby hasn't seen it GG Too close for comfort really...

I would suggest any & all of the ones that don't mind NC-17 stuff. Ask the owners/mods first, though, as some take only slash pics. ::LOL!:: I'll bet there's a lot of fans who relate to your obsession, not to mention all those guys who sympathize with poor hubby.

Oh my... there is fan list? All for a simple dulcet velvet voice.. want my number? I can use more fans ... lol :)

A fan list? Hah, just google Snape or Alan Rickman & see what you get. The fansites number in the thousands -- and there is nothing in the least bit "simple" about that voice ::swoon::

SIMPLE velvet voice?! O.o indignant glare

HRMPF!

The Voice is more than half of the whole Rickman package, just so you know it. There's even websites devoted to The Voice too. (one of the all time best ones is here: The Voice)

Of course.. his eyes.. and his nose.. and his... him helps too... ~Rickmaniacs United Message edited on: 10/24/2004 07:46

::bangs head on keyboard:: Why did I not think of that? Answer:'cuz I'm a dunderhead, that's why! Very close to Movie!Snape, perhaps it's the nose that's just a tad "off" -- I get the impression it should be more "Roman" than simply long/big. Ack, I'm not wording this right, need more coffee. or chocolate. or something...

Yeah but Rickman's profile is HARD to recreate in Poser. For some reason, wheen the profile matches a photo, the front looks off.. So for the moment I'll settle for this :o)

Just one more sign of The Sexy One's uniqueness ::

Heheh ... I wonder if there's anyone but the 2 of us that follws this thread anymore? I bet some are ready to puke by now ;o) But yeah.. Unique sexyness... :o]::....