Determination...

Another chance to play with the bloom feature. I love not needing to do this in other software anymore

Another chance to play with the bloom feature. I love not needing to do this in other software anymore

My first Blooming....

4 times XHQ Sunlight.... 0.6 Denoiser.... Wind Effect.... Motin Blur.....Depth of Field....ect....

Nice!  Be careful how you apply the bloom effect, it can shift color values as you increase the numbers.

Messing with the morph brush again.....

My first Blooming....

4 times XHQ Sunlight.... 0.6 Denoiser.... Wind Effect.... Motin Blur.....Depth of Field....ect....

Messing with the morph brush again.....

I think I managed to rescue this older tiefling of mine from obscurity:

I think I managed to rescue this older tiefling of mine from obscurity:

Looks great  🤩

I think I managed to rescue this older tiefling of mine from obscurity:

Just something a little different

Just something a little different

More LF2!

This new SSS mode in P13 (Walk-Fixed instead of just Burley) makes a world of difference for skin. It looks so much more natural!

More LF2!

This new SSS mode in P13 (Walk-Fixed instead of just Burley) makes a world of difference for skin. It looks so much more natural!

Thank you so much Miss B! You're too kind

More LF2!

This new SSS mode in P13 (Walk-Fixed instead of just Burley) makes a world of difference for skin. It looks so much more natural!

Doodling with LF2, the morph brush, and textures.

Sweat.... She has been under the bright lights a bit too long today....

LF 2, custom morph and texture goodness.... Rendered with Ghostships Lights, in P13... PE hair... Full size in my gallery...

Thanks Red! 

And Scott, that morph is looking wonderful! She looks very real

The first and second pictures over at the Poser Pulse page indicate problems with forearm bendings on LF2. Some Joint Controlled Morphs should be added by the figure development team..

More LF2!

This new SSS mode in P13 (Walk-Fixed instead of just Burley) makes a world of difference for skin. It looks so much more natural!

Ohki: you'^re an awesome ambassador for LF2 

@shvrdavid: very well done sweat. Are you able to share the way you created it? One of the things I really miss from current iterations of Poser is any sort of wet overlay on skin, used to be products you can get for it.

@Afrodite-Ohki: I see the hand also received some loving care for LF2, very good news! And the expression is lovely!

Rhia474 posted at 8:16 AM Tue, 1 August 2023 - #4471616

@shvrdavid: very well done sweat. Are you able to share the way you created it? One of the things I really miss from current iterations of Poser is any sort of wet overlay on skin, used to be products you can get for it.

@Afrodite-Ohki: I see the hand also received some loving care for LF2, very good news! And the expression is lovely!

The gloss Level = 0.05 minimizes the effect on the skin color: a higher setting result in a more "ghostly" skin
The Anisotropic's Roughness depends on the way the scene is lit, and on the "intensity" of the Bump map on the Base laer (not sure it's the right word but I suppose that you get the meaning).
In the case of this skin map set, 0.45 gives a nice touch:

Yes, on a separate layer makes sense a lot. I will play with this tonight, thank you for sharing.

Rhia474 posted at 10:18 AM Tue, 1 August 2023 - #4471624

Yes, on a separate layer makes sense a lot. I will play with this tonight, thank you for sharing.

Once again: with some Bump maps, I have to increase the Roughtness.
The rest of the inputs mimics what Ghostship showed us.

@shvrdavid: very well done sweat. Are you able to share the way you created it? One of the things I really miss from current iterations of Poser is any sort of wet overlay on skin, used to be products you can get for it.

It is all done on a single layer, using a very simple physical surface shader. There are a few tricks to getting it to look like that. I don't use material layers....

First off, I used "Ok, it's a lot of lights", from one of Ghostships light sets. You need a lot of light to reflect off the skin.

This will sometimes work with just hdri lighting, but is usually much better with lots of lights in the scene.

Turn the roughness down on the skin way down, but not to zero, specular to white, then turn the bump up on the skin up more than you normally would.

I am also using rather high fixed random walk SSS settings. That dulls out the bump on the skin, and makes it more translucent.

Turn filter glossy in the render settings to 1 or lower. This is one of the more important steps, or it gets removed by the render engine.

The bump map settings may have to be messed with until you get it to look right, you will need more than you think most of the time.

The angle of the lights to the skin is crucial, and you may have to tweak that.

Basically all I am doing to get this effect is overdriving the bump, and hiding that fact with the specular reflection and the translucency of the skin.

This is what it should like with the roughness about half way up. And you can see how strong the bump is and how translucent the skin is.

It is so translucent, that even the eye socket and eye materials have to be in a different sss groups. Or it bleeds thru all over the place....

This is what it looks like with the roughness very low, at .1. Now you don't notice how high the bump is, because it is hidden by the sweat that is really just a reflection.

I did the lacrimals basically the same way.

You can't do this very well with all normals and or bump maps. Some of these maps are from LF2, the diffuse is not thou.

One thing to always remember with shaders, is that they only have do what you want them to. 

The don't have to be "correct". They only have to give the illusion you want them too.

This is what it looks like with the SSS and Specular on the skin turned off....

And is basically what you need it to look like to get sweat to show on the final render...

Ohki: you'^re an awesome ambassador for LF2 

I better be, she IS my lovechild after all 🤣

@Rhia: I'm glad it's noticeable, thank you! I spent so much time and effort on those hands it's not even funny LMAO

It is SO good to know the feedback was heard! <3 Thanks Ohki!!!

Good surprise while upgrading the skin of this gorgeous Italian girl 

Without PostFX. 

The Xiaomi 10 Lite phone is just improvised. 2 times the Roundcube and that's it... and because I'm too lazy I didn't use the camera elements... I'm sure it would have taken another hour. So far I'm satisfied with my skin shaders. As an SSS map, I use the dark variant because the light shines through too much. And yes, the Burley mode offers a lot more. And yes, the lashes are a disaster, but I'm working on it.

So, the last of this series. Enough crying.

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I'm living on the Swiss part of the same Alps, if you're not too far away to the south, and the weather was nice on this side 
Anyway, your picture is really gorgeous 

Y-Phil posted at 11:13 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471790

TheAnimaGemini posted at 5:02 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471763

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I'm living on the Swiss part of the same Alps, if you're not too far away to the south, and the weather was nice on this side 
Anyway, your picture is really gorgeous 

Thank you :)

TheAnimaGemini posted at 12:03 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471855

Y-Phil posted at 11:13 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471790

TheAnimaGemini posted at 5:02 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471763

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I'm living on the Swiss part of the same Alps, if you're not too far away to the south, and the weather was nice on this side 
Anyway, your picture is really gorgeous 

We live near Bourg-en-Bresse. Here since 2 weeks rain till 13-14 h in the afternoon, after sunshine, but mostly very windy. 

Thank you :)

Y-Phil posted at 6:24 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471863

TheAnimaGemini posted at 12:03 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471855

Y-Phil posted at 11:13 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471790

TheAnimaGemini posted at 5:02 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471763

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I'm living on the Swiss part of the same Alps, if you're not too far away to the south, and the weather was nice on this side 
Anyway, your picture is really gorgeous 

We live near Bourg-en-Bresse. Here since 2 weeks rain till 13-14 h in the afternoon, after sunshine, but mostly very windy. 

Thank you :)

It's roughly 130km east of where I live.
And the last time I visited Bourg-en-Bresse: the old part was really, really beautiful (quite "a few" years ago - lol)

Just 8 months ago we moved here from the Jura..in my past live I was probably a Nomad ...lost count how many times we moved the past 15 years. 

Y-Phil posted at 6:24 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471863

TheAnimaGemini posted at 12:03 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471855

Y-Phil posted at 11:13 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471790

TheAnimaGemini posted at 5:02 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471763

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I'm living on the Swiss part of the same Alps, if you're not too far away to the south, and the weather was nice on this side 
Anyway, your picture is really gorgeous 

We live near Bourg-en-Bresse. Here since 2 weeks rain till 13-14 h in the afternoon, after sunshine, but mostly very windy. 

Thank you :)

It's roughly 130km east of where I live.
And the last time I visited Bourg-en-Bresse: the old part was really, really beautiful (quite "a few" years ago - lol)

Y-Phil posted at 6:24 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471863

TheAnimaGemini posted at 12:03 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471855

Y-Phil posted at 11:13 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471790

TheAnimaGemini posted at 5:02 AM Thu, 3 August 2023 - #4471763

I was a bit creative this morning. The weather here in the French Alps is bah, so art is the best choice here.

Listen to Zen Music (Abe Hathot on Spotify) and Render and Photoshop

LF Poser 13 PS

I'm living on the Swiss part of the same Alps, if you're not too far away to the south, and the weather was nice on this side 
Anyway, your picture is really gorgeous 

We live near Bourg-en-Bresse. Here since 2 weeks rain till 13-14 h in the afternoon, after sunshine, but mostly very windy. 

Thank you :)

It's roughly 130km east of where I live.
And the last time I visited Bourg-en-Bresse: the old part was really, really beautiful (quite "a few" years ago - lol)

Well, theold city is still beautiful, but like every bigger city in France is going down too. We live in the campange, so here is nice. Unfortunatly we move back to the Capitol in 2 weeks. My MIL has Alzheimer , she can not stay allone anymore, so I will take care of her, since I am the only lazy who did not work in the Family LOL. 

Just 8 months ago we moved here from the Jura..in my past live I was probably a Nomad ...lost count how many times we moved the past 15 years. 

@Y-Phil

Thank you. Very sad indeed. She is such a lovely woman, but since my husbands father die 20 years ago unexepted and tragic, she just looked her self up. 

Her decline sadly was predictable and nothing could take her out of her pain. 

For me it was clear that I will take care of her. No way she goes in the EPHAD. 

But we will not stay in Paris, we sell the house there and move out in the campagne . But one step at the time.  And she is excited to have her fav DIL 24/7. 

She has just  this one LOL...She has still her humor which is good. 

TheAnimaGemini posted at 8:57 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471881

@Y-Phil

Thank you. Very sad indeed. She is such a lovely woman, but since my husbands father die 20 years ago unexepted and tragic, she just looked her self up. 

Her decline sadly was predictable and nothing could take her out of her pain. 

For me it was clear that I will take care of her. No way she goes in the EPHAD. 

But we will not stay in Paris, we sell the house there and move out in the campagne . But one step at the time.  And she is excited to have her fav DIL 24/7. 

She has just  this one LOL...She has still her humor which is good. 

Anyway. End of the story and sorry for deviating from the main topic... 

Well, theold city is still beautiful, but like every bigger city in France is going down too. We live in the campange, so here is nice. Unfortunatly we move back to the Capitol in 2 weeks. My MIL has Alzheimer , she can not stay allone anymore, so I will take care of her, since I am the only lazy who did not work in the Family LOL. 

Just 8 months ago we moved here from the Jura..in my past live I was probably a Nomad ...lost count how many times we moved the past 15 years. 

I was caregiver to my wife for four years.  The last six months of her life, she had to go into a skilled nursing facility because it was no longer possible for a single person to take care of her, and I had no assistants.

I wish for you strength and peace for the most loving task you will ever perform for somebody.

TheAnimaGemini posted at 7:37 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471871

Well, theold city is still beautiful, but like every bigger city in France is going down too. We live in the campange, so here is nice. Unfortunatly we move back to the Capitol in 2 weeks. My MIL has Alzheimer , she can not stay allone anymore, so I will take care of her, since I am the only lazy who did not work in the Family LOL. 

Just 8 months ago we moved here from the Jura..in my past live I was probably a Nomad ...lost count how many times we moved the past 15 years. 

I was caregiver to my wife for four years.  The last six months of her life, she had to go into a skilled nursing facility because it was no longer possible for a single person to take care of her, and I had no assistants.

I wish for you strength and peace for the most loving task you will ever perform for somebody.

TheAnimaGemini posted at 8:57 AM Fri, 4 August 2023 - #4471881

@Y-Phil

Thank you. Very sad indeed. She is such a lovely woman, but since my husbands father die 20 years ago unexepted and tragic, she just looked her self up. 

Her decline sadly was predictable and nothing could take her out of her pain. 

For me it was clear that I will take care of her. No way she goes in the EPHAD. 

But we will not stay in Paris, we sell the house there and move out in the campagne . But one step at the time.  And she is excited to have her fav DIL 24/7. 

She has just  this one LOL...She has still her humor which is good. 

With my sis, we took care of our Mom till her last day, in the house where she lived since 1963, and where we're still living. Lol: our Mom passed away on the Swiss national day in 2019. She couldn't help but leave with the fireworks, a great mom 
I consider this a huge luck and honor to be able to take care of our parents, when that's possible, instead of letting them in specialized facilities.

Anyway. End of the story and sorry for deviating from the main topic... 

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More chance to play with fog. And see if I can make the dynamic hair do what I wanted

LF2, morphed a bit...

I'm loving your wet looks~~

LF2, morphed a bit...

Not only is the wet look awesome but the skin pores look great!

shvrdavid posted at 11:52 AM Sun, 6 August 2023 - #4472037

LF2, morphed a bit...

Here's LF2 borrowing stuff from LF1!