Were You Looking For Me? by RodS
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It’s been a little while since I’ve been able to play. With all the family health issues of late, I’ve been pretty busy. I was able to take a little time to relax today, and play with Lululee’s delightful Officer Anita, Bounty Hunter. This is a fun character to work with, and she comes with versions for V4, A4, and G4. I used the G4 version for this little bit of fun – as most of you know, I’m a huge fan of The Girl.
I rendered her in Poser 8 at about 3000 pixels tall, and saved as a PNG. I dropped her into a photo I took a couple years ago with my dad, during the same photo excursion as my last post. I did some postwork in Photoshop to remove some plastic construction barriers in the background, and removed some storage tanks in the distance. The sky was pretty bald that day, so I composited the clouds to make the sky a little more interesting. I added a slight reflection to the water’s surface – it’s actually flowing (it’s the Missouri River), so I didn’t want it to be too glassy.
The bottle, smoke and faerie are all Photoshop Brushes. I can’t remember where I got the smoke brush, but the bottle and faerie are brushes by Obsidian Dawn (www.obsidiandawn.com).
I want to thank everyone who sent well-wishes for my dad. He’s out of the hospital, now, and back home at his apartment. He’s doing about as well as a 91 year old cancer patient can do. He’s slowly getting his strength back. Thank you all for your kind words! He was quite pleased to learn he had well-wishers from all over the world!
Comments (32)
pixeluna
That's some good news, Rod. Nice to see you posting again, you did a flawless work on this one, one of your best. I keep noticing how well you blended a 3D image with the photo background, it's seamless!
Faemike55
This is an absolutely outstanding image! I am very happy that your dad is home and doing better! He and you and your whole family are in my prayers.
MagikUnicorn
Extremely beautiful
boobunny
Great job blending her into your photo. Love the fx.
brewgirlca
She would bring a smile to anyone's face. Amazing job of popping her into a real landscape. As Jenny says it is seamless, I had no idea until I read your notes. Your photoshop skills are amazing and I am so glad you described a bit of what you did. It is inspiring. The smoke is great too, it almost seems like there is a fae coming right out of the bottle, but I guess it is just the smoke. Tell your Dad to keep on truckin', he's got one more person routin' for him.
Carlazzo
Stunning work of art. Fabulous!
bazza
Lovely scene Rod this is beautiful my friend, love how you have blended the two together.. Glad to hear your Dad is out of of hospital and is getting stronger..
Minda
I realy like your background its beautiful and u did OUSTANDING WORK...ITS A FAV..
thekingtut
.....Wow! You've done an amazing job on this one. And it's good to hear your father is doing better.
MineFujiko
Lovely! agree with pixeluna and brewgirlca. btw i heard a sound of the coming of spring for the first time this year near my house. there is the bird called the UGUISU (bush warbler) in Japan. i heard her song.
eekdog
your father rod and you are still in my prayers my friend. love the use of the bootleggers, great texture on them, your character is so cute. what's bewing out of that bottle? great job my friend.. steve
mgtcs
OMG....What a cute image, excellent render, really a marvelous work! God bless you and your family my friend!
alessimarco
Wonderful image and effects! Nice work...and glad to hear the good news!
renecyberdoc
besides this beeing a delightful scene i am glad that you found the way of relaxing and playing. i wish your dad very well and although it might sound stupid,i say it anyway: you can consider yourself a lucky guy having had a deep relationship with your dad,and to have him for soo mnay years as well.thats a huge gift. good luck.
kasalin
Awesome job on this !!! 5*****
mrestey
WOOOOOOOOW Rod! This is GREAT! Sounds like you put a lot more work into this than meets the eye - which is a compliment BTW. If your photo touch ups are that good that we can't even tell you even touched up the image then you did a supreme job of it my friend. She's a cutie, though I noticed when using her myself, her head looks a bit too big for her body. Not that it's your fault, it's in the character morphs. Not an issue though. That can be adjusted in Poser according to individual personal taste. The part you have me most curious about is the foreground. I see there is a plant in front of her feet. I know there are a number of ways this can be achieved. How did you do it? Did you import a plant that was not in the original image, or did you create a mask? How ever you did it, you did a great job of it and it really adds depth and believability to the finished image. Super job an this, and a favorite for sure!
bmac62
Lookin' good Rod. I recognized the Missouri right off the bat. Like the way you describe what you've done...makes me appreciate the complexity of doing an art project like this:) Good to hear your dad is back home!
Thetis
splendid work!
Miska7
Really nice scene. Great character, lighting, effects and background! Excellent work!
Raddar
Years ago I saw an interview with a movies FX guy. He said he knew his job was done right when no one noticed it. In other words that the effects were so good, and blended so well that you just believed them to be natural. This picture reminds me of that, especially after you told us what all went into it. Even knowing what you did the image is seamless. Fantastic work my friend.
adrie
What a lovely and also wonderful scene my friend, wonderful work on the pose and lighting....love also the beautiful background.....excellent done.
Rainastorm
WONDERFUL news on dad my friend....he is a strong man! LOVE this scene! WOW! Awesome....I LOVE it! Such a cool idea Rod!! Way to go!
cjoe
Very cute and nicely put togeher..congratulations!
MarciaGomes
MARAVILHOSA OBRA BELO CARACTER A POSE É ENCANTADORA,FANTÁSTICO BACKGROUND ÓTIMA COMPOSIÇÃO,EXCELENTE FEITO.+++++++++5
e-brink
Very inventive. A nice integration.
bakapo
very nice! she looks fantastic in this landscape, I like the way you placed her in the photo; you did it beautifully.
SIGMAWORLD
Very nice work.
Flint_Hawk
You've done an amazing job on this! My prayers are with you & your family!
demilrick
Good compositing. So poetic.
romangirl
Oh you are good, very good!