beryld - nope, it's not smoothing.  it's the inflated look every single pair of conforming pants i've used has.  and the thing is if the figure doesn't actually intersect the chaise, it looks like she's floating.  _lots_ of her butt is actually in the chaise.  and as much as i'd still work on the pose, i worked it pretty hard and nothing that didn't intersect the chaise made her as if she was actually supported by it.

hmmm.  so you think just sky would do?  i was thinking of it as placed on the ground, but sort of unspecifically on high works. 

i think i'll play with painting some clothes on her.  i don't have p7, or the morph brush would definitely be my choice.

this one was heavy metal inspired, and really just bombed.  i think it proves i probably shouldn't do pure cheesecake.  i've tried postworking it a few times (as can be seen on the right), and it's just never been any good.  the background shows up great, and i like the luminescent quality to the skin, but that's about it.   if anybody thinks they could do more with it, they can have the original (which is 2400 x 2400).