Six Degrees of Charlie by Tea_Rex
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And the sound we make together Is the music to the story in your eyes It's been shining down upon me now I realize Listen to the tide slowly turning Wash all our heartache away We're part of the fire that is burning And from the ashes we will build another day -Justin Hayward If you include yesterday's post then it would be 'Seven Degrees of Charlie'. These are all test shots of Callad's Charlie made the first time I worked with her. Whenever I open a character in Poser for the first time I produce a series of reference renders like this one, trying out a variety of different textures. It takes time but it pays off later on. I'm sure you know that when an inspired idea comes along you just want to get right into the creative process without delay. Such times are when my reference images really come in handy. I don't have to stop in mid-process and make test renders when I'm trying to find the right mat' or when the one I first picked doesn't turn out the way I imagined. We've all experienced the way textures transform the look of a custom morph but not all morphs work well with all textures. Since I apply a wide range of textures to every character I work with I can tell you with conviction that Charlie is a little different than most characters; there's just something about her that takes to textures like a tribal shape-shifter. I have only seen this degree of versatility once before with Robynsveil's Charlotte. Those who have been tuning in to my show for a while will have found the above image familiar. I produced one of these for Charlotte a few months back. I will add a link below for those who have not seen 'Six Shades of Charlotte'. A quick review of the production details: First of all these are taken in the base pose with facial expression set to zero. The lighting is a simple two lamp studio set up kept the same for all portraits. There were no additional makeup mat's added. The hair is the same throughout differing only by color and style. The camera lens was 115mm. That's it!.. The rest is pure Charlie. I hope you gain something from peeping this .. that's why I made it. If there are any questions you'd like a direct answer to feel welcome to write me. Terry If you like this comparative panel you may also like this earlier collection. Clicking the image will also take you there.Six Shades of Charlotte
Comments (15)
brewgirlca
Quite an interesting idea. It is quite amazing how different they look, especially in a close up study. And not only is this a reference to Charlie it is an interesting lesson in the textures themselves and how they perform under this light. I think it's a great idea but I would run at least one more series of lights because what you think is a great texture under one light will be awful in another or conversly a texture you might reject just needs the lighting to go with her skin and her skin will look totally different... but as a pro photographer you don't need to hear that from the likes of me. Thank you for sharing this with us. It plants a seed beyond this model.
anitalee
Excellent
Tea_Rex
Roxy: "... you don't need to hear that from the likes of me." Except that I did not mention this and you are absolutely right. Lighting is actually more important than any other consideration when rendering. There is an old saying that "The measure of a professional photographer is gauged by a mastery of light." The reason I use this simple light set up, which I should have mentioned, is that it's the same lighting I used as a portrait photographer. One frontal 'key light' with a smaller 'fill light' is a textbook arrangement. You'll see this most commonly in 'head shot' portraits. Such a simple, non-dramatic, lighting scheme reveals the essential virtues of a face. Having paid the dues to master lighting it is easy to project other set ups onto a portrait. Certain textures do appear radically different under varied lighting but the same is true with film. It is certainly helpful to generate sets with different lights. Sometimes just going through the test shots gives me ideas. Yesterday's posted image jumped out at me as striking while selecting the six out of more than twenty for this series .. and I've seen that image several times before. Preparation is an excellent practice within any craft .. your work will always be better for it. T.
wysiwig
Old habits die hard, eh. This looks like a proof strip. When Ian Fleming created his characters he always made the women gorgeous but gave them a flaw. For example in his novel Doctor No the character of 'Honey' Ryder was perfect except for a broken nose. And that is way third from left is my favorite. She is perfect but looks like she has a mild case of acne.
jclP
Excellent to full size
RobynsVeil
You have some incredibly unique ideas... casting a character in different 'roles' is completely new to my experience of what Poser artists generally do. What you did with Charlotte and now with Charlie shows not only the versatility of the character but is a showcase for your fertile imagination. I use Charlotte much the same way: casting her in different 'roles' mainly because she is a known entity, but interestingly I discover things about her when in the new role I didn't appreciate before. Your images are that sort of exploration. Well done.
tamburro
Excellent comparative panel my friend, I really enjoyed your tips!! Big hug!
Jops_the_2nd
Intresting Idea!
callad
Looking at all portraits I must come the conclusion they even differ in age.. The first and second portrait could even differ 10 years imho.. Some look if they could be sisters, others you do not even find a slight family resemblance.. ALL with skin? Not even a tiny change in dails? You sure? :) And yes, I do have a favorite here :) You already knowh which one.. :) Thank you for this Art Class Terry!
adrie
Fabulous work on those beautiful portraits...excellent done.
FrankT
nice simple lighting is always the best for testing. You can go massively overboard later on (not that I'd ever do that of course ahem )
violet
It's always fun to see the difference a texture makes....Sometimes you've got it all figured out in your head...and when the character and the texture come together it does not match at all.... Always cool to see them lined up........well done !
2Loose2Trek
It's always interesting to see how a character looks with a different texture ... intriguing surprises are often in store. I love your texture/character tests. Well done.
Orphan
I love the idea behind this picture as it always suprises me how much the look of a character changes with just a change of texture.
ArtistKimberly
wow im Impresed i read all this to this is a fun cool thing u just did here i love this to :D