Desert Sunset by pixeluna
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Inspired by yet another beautiful poem by our dear friend Blush. I have used an excerpt from the poem, DESERT SUNSET. Thank you, Susan for inviting me to look at these beautifully written verses.
We stand in the cool shade
of tangerine clay cliffs;
the streaming lavender advances
as we watch with star-kissed eyes,
blanketed in silken colors~
The caramel sun sets,
yet it remains with us
in ceased calico rhymes;
sparks glitter within our vision,we are the shadows of light~
~Blushfulmoon, AllPoetry.com
A quick tutorial:
I always like windblown hair, here I used one of Ilona's instant hair, and mixed it with some of her men's hair. Mixing and matching is fun! After fitting it right to the character's head (yep, I render bald girls most of the time), using transform/scale/rotate, etc. and to have more control, I use filter/liquify to get the right flow and hair movement that I like. I changed the hair color to fiery red with hue/sat/colorize in Photoshop, then to add depth to the hair, and to accentuate the shadows, I used the burn tool and some fine hair brushes, picking some areas that are under the highlighted areas. For the highlights, I added another layer and picked a small tip brush, then added those light-colored wispy strands (opacity 30-35). With a layer mask, I erased the tips of these strands lightly to blend them with the actual hair. Then I used hue/sat again to change the colors of these strands and pick the right tone that will match the hair. I added the background that was previously rendered, blur it a bit to create DOF. Between the background layer and the character layer (this time, I have grouped the girl and the hair together and made a duplicate of this group, and merged them), I added a gradient layer (just black and white), blend mode- multiply. On this layer, another layer mask was added and with the use of a bigger, soft brush (low opacity), I erased the areas where I want it to be lighter. In this case, it was the mountains in the background as that's where the lighted areas are. You can also reduce the opacity of this gradient layer, between 30-40 is fine. What's good about this gradient layer, it helps set the mood and atmosphere of the scene.
Thank you for taking a peek at my work and for the comments. Wishing you all a great new week!
The tattooed girl is Rianne, now available at RMP.
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Comments (104)
MarciaGomes
WOOOW!!ESTA OBRA É ABSOLUTAMENTE INCRÍVEL MINHA AMIGA,RIANNE É DESLUMBRANTE BELAS TATTOOS,FANTÁSTICA POSE,ADORO OS CABELOS,ESPETACULAR BACKGROUND.+++++++++++5 MARAVILHOSO POEMA. OBRIGADO PELO TUTORIAL,EU NÃO SEI FAZER ESTES CABELOS PARECE COMPLICADO.
coyoteviper
beautiful as always. You never fail to amaze.
adrie
Oh Jenny this is so beautiful, love her make-up and body tattoos.....awesome job on her hair en pose.....as always excellent work my dear friend...love it.
2121
wonderful...and thanks very much for the tips Jen
Killebrew
Beautiful!
Minda
excellent hair i love it,and you work is always MARVELOUS my friend...
Carlazzo
This is a must see masterpiece! What a great work of art! Astonishing! =)
julesart
Beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial! Her hair looks stunning!
Trouble
Great lighting and pose and your hair work is awesome. Thank you for taking the time to write the tutorial on how you do your hair.
rhol_figament
Beautiful hair and wonderful soft lighting!
adorety
Stunning before I read the tutorial and inspiring after I read it. Just a really gorgeous image. She is beautiful and I had to stop and really admire the windlashed hair. I think I need to take a Photoshop class. Fantastic render and lighting. Love the scene and she is gorgeous. Amazing work.
twelvemark21
Fabulous work... A complete stunner!! Wonderfully enjoyable tutorial!
shadownet
I love this render! Rianne makes the perfect barbarian warrior in my opinion. I also always love how you do your hair in your renders, this tutorial you gave on how you do it is really great! :)
padinha
Wow!! Stunning image, hon! Simply gorgeous!!
MissKajunKitty
Beautiful Portrait !!! :)
FutureFantasyDesign
Truly a beautiful render and postwork! HugZ! Ariana
Madbat
Nope, nope, nope...painting hair would really drive me out of my belfry, lol. You make that sound easy!
Spiritfoxy
gorgeous!!!
Richardphotos
the quality is a habit in your gallery
tennesseecowgirl
She is a beauty!!
npauling
WOW, wow, and wow again, this looks fabulous. What an outstanding image with your amazing Rianne, she looks gorgeous. I think you have portrayed the poem so beautifully too. Her hair looks fabulous too and thank you so much for sharing with us know how you have done it. I need all the help I can get. I could look at this image all day. Thank you so much for sharing.
Kindredsoul
soooooo good with the hair excellent wow. amazing....
Swantje
fantastic composition & hair!
midnight_stories
impressive as always keep up the excellent work !!!
felinx
very beautiful
3dpoetry
WOW, sensational work
odile
This is excellent! I love the light in this , especially the light in the hair!Great picture!
ANGELFIRE999
Simply beautiful!
RodS Online Now!
OK - I'm taking notes, Lil' Sis! I like your technique - I'm going to have to try this..... I used to paint hair all the time in my pre-Poser days when I did 2D girls in Photoshop. This looks like fun! And what a magnificent work of art it is! I really love the way you do hair, Lil' Sis - and artwork like this is a stunning testament to your talent! A wonderful illustration of Susan's poetry!
ruhney71
Ah yes... This is the type of work that I like. Not just the rendering, but also with a touch of the real artists hand. Also like your comments on what you did. Very nice!