Quote - a nice change of pace from the usual pinup.

Exactly my thoughts. It almost seems like an old oil painting - the kind of sepia tones and soft lines. I don't see it as a stab at realism per se, like it should be a photograph or such, rather a work of art which is an interpretation in any case. I think that opera has done well here, in so much as the software has only been a basis for the 'vision' a means to an end, so to speak. My only gripes are ones which are endemic within the CG genre. The texture on the background wall is too dominant and in-focus, when compared to the delicacy of the model. The pattern on the carpet looks too big, as if scaled up or as if the lady is about two foot tall. Overall the background has a kind of 'cut and paste' feel, rather than that of an atmospheric room, which the wonderful lady deserves. Less attention to detail, more soft focus - she should be stood in front of an attic window with pale light falling on her and just dusty hints of things in the background. I'm thinking 'Old Masters' = less is more! I haven't seen CG like this before. It's a unique 'signature' and very beautiful.