Pulp Catgirl, v.2. by AnAardvark
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I was aiming at a lurid 30's pulp magazine cover sort of look. I used the P7 preview renderer (with some postwork) because I couldn't get the lighting right in the render. (The jumpsuit was too shiny, for one thing.) I want to go back sometime and play around with some of the photoshop actions I've picked up, but it is kind of tedious trying to find which one gives me what I want. (Plus many of them work best if you just use IBL, or the default light.)
I'm not sure whether I will bother reworking this image -- it was pretty much just a quick study to be submitted to the DAZ monthly members' challenge, and to give me something to play with photoshop with. I might try lightening it up a bit. I was pretty sick of the whole thing by the time I was somewhat satisfied -- I just couldn't get firefly (or the P4 renderer) to handle the textures and the lighting correctly. The background is actually the roof of Stonemason's "Ministry", and I scaled the catgirl down by 50% so she could fit up there on the beam.
Thanks for the comments and advice.
Final note: I ran it through one of Adam's postwork actions, and it really brought it to life.
I made some final changes to lighten it up, and correct the muzzle flash.
Comments (15)
BAR-CODE
Yup much better IMHO .. and good flashes ;} Chris
Rutra
Pose works well, I think, and her expression is well achieved. This is an unusual POV. Her suit has a strange texture, probably because of the postwork. Strange that she's looking in one direction and shooting in two others. I know that before, in the 1st pic, i said it was too dark... but now there's too much light, I think. I think that in this scene the best would be a strong contrast shadow/light, like suggesting that she's coming out of the shadows into the light, where her enemies are (hey, this sentence just gave me an idea for an image...)
coyote255
AS one who remembers thos lurid pulps this is a pretty good render, the res/orange yellow color was typical of the genre. you did a good job of recreating the art of the time. Actually reworking migh take away some of the character abd flavor of the scene. Remember the art work of that era was far from perfect. Great work
JOELGLAINE
Pretty cool! Maybe a little contrast tweaking to increase the shadows a bit might help. That's a judgement call from you,though. The color saturation for the 'lurid pulp covers' is just spot on! It could only be better if you had a zepplin (IE free models out there, LOL) hanging outside the window! Looking top-flight!
fivecat
Good setting and point of view. Her position and expression are very dynamic, and your postprocessing worked well here. I agree with Rutra about her shooting being off from her line of sight. Maybe try having her pointing those guns at the camera. With that expression it would increase the intensity of the image imo.
pjz99
I see what's going on with the figure a lot better now, but you may want to try to darken the background - it's a difficult lighting problem if you're sticking with Infinite lights (from your forum post I suspect that's the case). The colors are bang on! I don't have any problem with where she's pointing the guns - it works pretty well either way. I can visualize a bunch of off-camera ninjas or pirates getting sprayed with bullets. If she were pointing the guns at the viewer that would be a good "I'm coming for you RIGHT NOW" composition, the current setup makes me think "I'm going to kill you last, and slowly!"
kobaltkween
nice action shot! what an interesting use of the ministry. the way her guns are pointed makes me think she has to face multiple opponents.
DarkPascual
Nice, you can see the details!!! Like this hot light, gives lot of intensity to the scene!!!
Greywolf Starkiller
NOW it looks better. I remember seeing some of the old pulp mags, and I did have old copies of Analog, though that was newer, 40's & 50's. Similiar though, and now this pic COULD have graced the cover of an old Analog magazine. :)
Bea
I think this is better than the other - which was good if a little dark :)
bantha
Much better. Great picture.
Tiari
This is bravissimo! My earlier comment on the first was the darkness, and NOW i can see all the hard work and detail! All the hard work gets lost in darkness before, but now its magnificent, sharp and very professional looking. Excellent my friend.
RandC
Bad Kitty!...I would of like to of seen it before you ran it through PS..I like the graphic style you used.
DapperMan
I'd actually like to see the muzzle flash a little more explosive, matching the fury and dynamics of the expression and pose. Could Adam's postwork actions accomplish that? (I've never heard of them/it.) I love the angle; it reminds me of some of my favorite Shirow Masamune illustrations.
dphoadley
Very good!