Think I have got this done, but decided to post it here first for feedback before submitting to the Gallery as finished. I wanted to try my hand at something a bit more ambitious Art wise. Hope I did good. Credits: P2 low res fig for Minion. Skeleton head for same. BatwingFinal prop from PoserWorld (I think) No readme file. And the RPD Fire prop ? Again no readme. Rendered in Poser. Thanks, Rob

Very Nice! I like the colors, maybe just a little more contrast between the figure and the fire but that would be picky....great job

You must have read my mind. Not sure that I have come up with a solution yet, but I am trying different colors for the cam filter (transparent square prop) I used to tone down the sharpness some and help give a uniform hue to the pic. Thanks for the input. Rob

Wonderful effect you have going here....did you think about a reflection map turned down, I did that on the horse and it made a difference.....it just brought out the depth of the horse more...

Using a redgold metalic at 30% on this one. Tried toning it down some more but that didn't work. Bumped it up and the image washed together. Playing with some other colors, maps, etc. I also use reflect maps a lot straight on the figures along with textures and transmaps and anything else that might make for a cool effect.

Better? Worse? I used a bronze reflect map at 100% on the filter with some red added. The Minion figure is not as pronounced as in the previous due to the increased brightness of the image - which tends to help the "lake of fire" look. I am still playing with settings, maps, and color combininations. Not sure what to try next. Maybe leave the fire and background as is and work on the Minion figure some more...what da think? Rob

heyas; would the rpdfire be renapd's fire? ;) i like the second one better; much hotter. fire does light things up. :) it does lose the figure, though, and make his glowing eyes glow less. are you doing this all in poser, or in poser and a 2d app? i might try using my 2d app and the alpha channel to grab the minion guy and try to darken him out while leaving the rest bright. or maybe he needs a dark aura, or maybe he needs to project forward out of the flames and cast himself into shadow a bit. his pose looks a little weird; you have him tilted towards the camera, right? his hips seem small and receeding into space, but his silhouette still makes him appear to be standing flat to the picture plane... making him look kinda big in the chest and dainty in the hips. you might try tilting him forward at a more pronounced angle, or trying another camera focal length deal.

Bloodsong, Just checked on the fire prop. You are correct. Thanks! And thank your Rena'! Okay I will leave the fire as is and work on the figure so more. So far everything is Poser. Will go as far as I can with the image there, and then try my hand at post touch up in Photopaint. That ought to be an experience. The only thing I have done in Photopaint, Poser related, thus far was write my name and smooth out some crumpled mesh. Talk about clueless - but I guess I will never learn if I don't try! Besides I have got to get talented quick, "the dragons are coming, the dragons are coming..." Thanks for the help. Rob

I like this one better too! the fire is looking very hot...you are doing a great job on this one.

Thanks