Belili - Goddess VII (for Eekdog) by brewgirlca
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This is for my friend Steve (Eekdog) who is going through some really hard times in this awful recession. Steve is such a loyal supporter of me and to so many people here at Renderosity and it is scary to think we may lose him for a while if things do not turn around. Drop by his site and do wish him well, he needs all our blessings. Blessed be my dear friend, please hang in there and may the power of the Goddess always be at your side.
This is also for all you V3 lovers out there; I won't name names but you know who you are! This is just a simple test and a demo to see how far I could push a V3 character in a close up portrait shot - something I normally never do, but I was curious to see what I could do with her. I particularly wanted to see if I could get pore and skin structure. This is Shadiya for V3 by Valea and Arki at DAZ combined with Faceoff's Unimesh Realism kit here at RMP. The light set is from DM mixed fantasy, sorry I forget which one, but it is an interior light set. It was rendered at 800 dpi with depth map shadows, a min shade rate of 0.1 and smooth polygons on.
The background is several layers of Ron's smoke combined with layers of Ron's Flames. I kept it simple, but appropriate for the type of Goddess she was.
Belili is a largely forgotten dark Goddess in the Mesopotamian pantheon. She was the sister of Tammuz, who is all too familiar to us by now. Although she was considered a minor deity she played a key part in the Ishtar in the Underground story, as you will soon find out. As is typical of Mesopotamian deities, she was a complicated character, and though a dark goddess she shows us that there can be light in darkness.
I hadn't planned on doing this portrait but I wanted to give a gift to Steve and let him know I am thinking of him. So I did this portrait of Belili to show you how pretty she is; the point of view in the next shot in the series does not do her face justice but it was the best camera angle for the scene. I take this opportunity to now show you the beautiful Goddess Belili.
The next two scenes will bring this series to its conclusion. They will be released within a few days of each other, not my normal weeks-apart pattern. But I need to get both sets completely done, I have the text for one and the image for the other so it may take a while. Hopefully, next week.
Previous in Ishtar series
"Take him back"
"Take him back"
Comments (44)
brycek
Beautiful portrait..she is very lovely!!
barryjeffer
wonderful rendition my dear friend... excellent words and image. Seth
zil2008
Wow, Roxy, she turned out beautiful. Maybe we will make a portrait artist out of you yet. They turn out so well. Yes. it is sad to hear of Steve's problems. Hope things turn around soon, not just for him but many folks in his predicament. I think you will maybe have to find a happy medium between V3 and V4. They will probably work very well together. Looking forward to the next episode. Great job on her.
renecyberdoc
first of all,a nice ,a very nice way to greet eekdog. the story here unfolds well,alot of info about deities,good to know. i especially love the liht and the sparkle in her eyes.well done.
Arumbus
she is very very nice. the eyes are done particularly well. Excellent reflections and the gold to bluish green is very realistic. Very nice texturing on the skin. Nice job roxies - I am one of those who still use V3 on a regular basis. Not sure if itr is a first love thing ~wink~ or that I just have so much V3 stuff from over the last several years. Looking forward to the next two installments.
amirapsp
So beautiful...Hugs
Faemike55
Great image and wonderful and thoughtful dedication to eekdog! He has always supported everyone that I've seen his comments posted. Looking forward to the next installment!
adrie
Gorgeous character Roxy, you have made a wonderful dedication to our great friend eekdog, he has indeed supported everyone here at Renderosity.....he is one fantastic and great person.....you did a excellent job on this image.
magnus073
She's really wonderful Roxy and as always your work is touching. I'm so glad you did this for Steve because not only is he a close friend but he means so much to so many people here and I hope things can change for him soon.
sylki
A lovely dedication for Steve. It's so sad to hear peoples lives are falling apart:-( I also use V3 in a lot of my images, I think she is lovely! Beautiful portrait with super lighting and skin texture.
Antonio57
Belle dédicace pour Steve!!!!Il va aimer!!!!
lorddarkwolf
superb job Roxy!
Eganko
wonderful portrait and colors
pops
What a beautiful portrait-well done
dianas..creations
Very beautifully done! Wonderful dedication to a very dear and wonderful person...!!
3dpoetry
Well done girl. Love the background, a cross between fire and ice, or fire and smoke. can't make my mind up. Her eyes turned out really good. Great portrait mate.
Iceshark39
A stunning portrait and beautiful background! A touching dedication for a dear friend, well done and I wish him all the best in these difficult times.
2Loose2Trek
Sorry to read about Eekdog ... wonderful V3 image. Beautifully done.
shadowhawk2zero Online Now!
Very well done! I knew that V3 was a great character in her time, but I did not know that there were texture set that would allow close ups of this magnitude! I am looking forward more and more to the conclusion of your current story and the start of your new journey. The bgackground is awesome for a portrait, very well done.
eekdog
after reading your very wonderful words roxy and the other comments brought me to tears. i know i'm not even the only one having troubles at this time, many of us are. and i thank you and all for your very kind thoughts and support. you roxy are truly a blessed and wonderful friend. i thank you a million for this beautiful image, and your heartwarming thoughts and kindness. she is so gorgeous my friend. lol steve
M2A
Lovely visage :D She is marvelous, you did her very finely.
Jaml
Beautiful character for excellent portrait!!!!
gizmee
She is beautiful!! Fantastic portrait Roxy!! :)
Darkwish
Fabulous work!
LudyMelltSekher
Beautiful Image Incredible composition Excellent lighting *****
capelito
Beautiful work.
Ash888
A beautiful portrait. I like the natural looks about her. The Belili is also associated with Lilith if I am not mistaken.
Vanadis11
This is a really wonderful portrait, great job. She is gourgeos!
NekhbetSun
Such a wonderful dedi for such a sweet and nice guy and all of us wish him the best !!!! B*B
scifibabe
My friend, this is fabulous is so many ways. First, you are very sweet to send folks over to eekdog (aka Steve). I too am concerned about him. Second, I never would have guessed this was a V3. You have taken her to a new level. Beautiful face morph and way cool lips. Third, awesome realism to this - excellent skin texture; heck, you can see her pores and freckles so well in this. Finally, that background you created is cool and colorful. Well done! I'm impressed!