what a great way to present an image..... sorry about that folks.... :)

You know what they say... "Life ain't nuthin' but bitches and dragons..."

There is something to be said for a challenge. That being said, I really love the wildness of your dragon pictures. There is something innately freeing in the motion of beautiful supple women with all their grace and the elegant fierceness of a dragon. This is an interesting render and I think the composition is interesting. The one thing I think that would add would be an expression being caught up in the movement of the dragons on the woman's face. Just a thought, perhaps her head tiled up a bit as if imagining flying.

"Slapped together" or no, this is still a fantastic image! The lighting and motion in both the dragons and in her costume are just great! Really love the images you've done with dragons!

faces...damn daces..... you think I would remember to give some sort of emotion after all these renders...sorry team... I shall work on this....thanks DAGrant, you are 100% right! :)

Love your dragons!:)

Ha ha , poor creature! She thought she was going to a fashion show and bad luck, a time trap, and there she is, clamped between two big wicked dragons...:-D As always the dragon textures and poses are great.

great poses for the scene's figures, especially the dragons; very nicely done!

Love the tangled knot of reptiles. Beautiful textures and lighting. Delany points to the one missing element. Expressions are not that hard Carl, really.

indeed i agree (heheheh now i can criticize you brother what an honor to me) a little expression on the face would not hurt i guess and would take maybe the distant look away from her eyes.(thats an overall v4 sickness) i came across some real easy eyes poses which take care of the look of the eyes slight left or right or up and down.i use it often. i forgot where i got them from long time ago hehehe. the dragon and girl look awesome like intermelted into each other .very nice work dr.

great poseing and lights - elegant and atmospheric!

I am a sucker for the Dark stuff,but,she does have a bit of that 10,000 mile stare,and I'm missing that other hand of hers.But hey who am I....? But you know sometimes it is cool to just DO something,anything and posted it.I sure as hell have ,lol !! Don't beat yourself up,over it.

I just find the moment you shift Victoria's face into an expression she immediately looks like a computer generated girl, it is something I have not got a handle on yet...but then in saying this why can't she look cg.....realism is not the only alternative... mmmmm

Dr. Carl, very nice image, your slapping has you forgetting your expressions. Na your art is outstanding... but if I didn't read it I wouldn't have even noticed the stare...

"facial expressions"... yep! Now you know why I prefer to render mere Woody images, g! A nicely done scene/render, btw.

It looks like a very fine render to me. When you want to work with expressions in the characters do it very gentle and the result will become more naturalistic. But this is a great work! ;o)

LOL! Nevertheless an excellent image. And I agree that V4 emotion is a difficult thing to accomplish.

Well if you can turn out results like that in a slap dash way then congratulations, I will stand back and applaud. Well done!

But she has an expression ! She has a non-expressive one, that' all ! I agree with the fact that as soon as you give the character a lively expression, they just look as computer characters ... And that so-called lack of expression gives the girl an haunted look, as if she was not really here nor concerned nor aware of what is going around ;-) And I do love that expression :-) Great work, Carl :-))

excellent scene

Beautiful composition!

Hi Carl; I loved these wonderful dragons and their fantastic textures, only the girl is not very attuned to these beautiful creatures ... the expression on her face is a bit empty ... or she was caught by surprise:):) Bravo my friend!!

most incredible work carl!

Great characters and scene I think its perfect the way it is. She looks confident in being with her friend. Most excellent.

Xcellent render!

Wonderful and wild image, Carl If she is a true friend of the dragons, then her expression would reflect the joy and love she has for them as well as the realization of the love they have for her. all it takes is subtle touch

I wish I could "slap togehter" things that looked this good. And I agree with Mike, expressions are a subtle thing...I think she has one here.

Gorgeous work, and wonderful posing how they all blend together! Props on getting those dragons to behave that way, lol. As for expressions, as everyone else has said..gentle touch! And for me, most expression comes from the eyes, a slight tilt up of the outer corners, does wonders. If the expressiion doesn't make it to the eyes, it might as well not be there, lol. For a smile or a frown the slightest addition of the mouth smile simple expression morph does more than you'd think. A slight closing of the eyes, just teeny tiny touches. Ok, I'll shut up now. This really is a beautiful image!

DR. CARL .... I LOVE YOUR DRAGONS AND FOUND A LITTLE GIRL WITH A DRAGON distracted but WHO CARES THIS WITH A GIRL?

Carl your mastery of Lighting is such a pleasure to look at. and I can only pray one day I'll have a 10th of your Eye for beauty, lighting, and the overall experience you create for the viewer. Excellent work my friend. I have to agree with bigdadgib, her expression or (said) lack of expression is perfect, it’s as if she has given up on any change of escape or desire to escape. can't wait to see what you come up with next!