Okay, this is my first ever render. Everever. Got Poser at 3:27 this afternoon and then I set to work. The texture is Vanessa, by Maira X (maira@inorbit.com). It's freestuff, and absolutely gorgeous. It's a fairly standard body, but her eyes and lips are beautiful. I highly recommend getting this. I mean, it's free... No skin off your back, right? Everything else I painted myself. Stupid for a first render? I agree! But my nice graphics card is having problems and my old one can't handle the stress of running Poser for more than a few minutes, so I just posed her, lit her, rendered, and then moved on into Photoshop. I'm actually rather fond of the bikini top. The skirt definitely needs something more in the middle. I'm thinking maybe a more woven texture to it? I think I could do it. Her hair is alright, but it just doesn't seem to fit in the same mood/texture as the rest of the image, in my opinion. I had had a whole scene planned, but that will have to wait until I have my GeForce 3 back, methinks. I have no idea what the girl is doing out in the dark in a bikini top, but... ;D That's not my business. PLEASE!! Comment!! And anyone who says "Perfect!" or "Beautiful!"... I will hunt you down and kick you. This is my first render, there is NO WAY that there is nothing I can improve, so _please_ say so! Especially on painting! I haven't read a tutorial yet, but I've been ogling the works of many of you, especially Ferguson, and I can use all the help I can get to try to get even a miniscule amount of ability that could compare! I apologise for the long comments, but it's a first render, so... ::shrug:: To anyone who comments, thank you! To anyone who made it this far in my notes, thank you! And to everyone who contributes to Renderosity, you guys are my inspiration that made me do this. Thank you!