this my first try to make her a bit realistic can anybody give me some tips to make it better? i'm still a newbie with photoshop

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Well, you did a nice job on the hair, but the problem I'm seeing is the skintone. It doesn't seem natural, it appears more plastic. Toning it down, adding some noise to give it some texture and then adding perhaps a very slight tan line, like a t-shirt, halter top, bikini top style, would help. Remember, people have imperfections, so don't be afraid to add a mole or some other imperfection to make it appear more realistic. Being to perfect is one of the problems of 3D.

thanx alot i will give it a try :-)

I'm also relatively new to Poser (but have been working professionally with Photoshop since Version 2 when my 33 MHz Mac Quadra was VERY cutting edge). My advice is go back to Poser and rerender her with a new, improved skin texture. There are LOTS of free textures out there for nekkid women, so download one from the Poser/Textures area, and then go to the Render menu and select Materials. Assign the new texture to her and re-render. You will be THRILLED by the results! I know I was when I downloaded my first photo-realistic texture. You can't imagine how much this will do for you, and it makes your Photoshop work so much easier. I also suggest you use some layers to add a faint sparkle to her eyes (don't overdo it, though). It will make her seem more animated and intimate.

I find that if you render in poser using as large as you can get your machine to spit out you have the ability to zoom in and attend to some of the details. Also use poser to get your lighting and shadows arranged. You can soften and smooth the lighting even change it some in photoshop after wards. Also I try to see what I can do in the post render about a final lighting to bring everything together or use a layer that adds some grain which brings the whole of the post image together. The layers have to be experimented with to give you what you feel is right for your image. Hope this helps.

There are some very nice custom brushes available for doing hair in Photoshop katje - if you need a link let me know and I'll dig it out for you. Jade

I would like to check out the brushes can you post the link anyhow Thanks

They were brushes made by bloodsong - can't find the link to her site - check free stuff though - she may have uploaded them here too. Jade

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