Night Elf 2 by richmerk

Vue • Fantasy • posted on Mar 08, 2007

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Description

This is the second version of this picture because I decided I didn't like the first one. The problem was a lack of realism. I thought maybe it was a lighting issue. It made the overhead leaves look plastic, and there was a discongruity between the shading of the character and the relatively brightly lit landscape out beyond the trees. Or something like that. At least that was one of the problems. :-) So I moved the overhead leaves up, changed the entire sky, added some more shrubbery and stuff, including a new focal point (the magic fountain), redid the lighting, and changed the rendering settings to include atmospheric effects (fog and haze, reflected ambient light).

Comments (7)

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angelbearzs

3:11PM | Thu, 08 March 2007

wow she is very goreoues!!!:)

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leoshades

4:54PM | Thu, 08 March 2007

Quite keen!

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eldritch48

5:37PM | Thu, 08 March 2007

Much better this time around! Only suggest would be a bit of undergrowth on the ground beneath her feet, it looks a bit like she's on a pool table. I've really found that foreground grass is key to establishing the realism of an outdoor picture.

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dcatwell

8:57PM | Thu, 08 March 2007

There were things I liked about both images, but I do prefer this one overall.

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richmerk

10:28PM | Thu, 08 March 2007

Thanks everyone, and thanks especially Eldritch48. I added some grass to the foreground and it does indeed look a thousand times better. I think I'm finally more or less happy with this one. :)