Sky Ranger by LyleAryn

DAZ|Studio • Fantasy • posted on Aug 23, 2020

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A follow-up to my previous work. Same character, only now brought into a more steam-punk inspired setting. A "Sky Ranger" taking a break while on patrol. It's one of those pieces that you just have to keep fiddling with. Originally I had the old "Evil Slime" figure in the scene to be her familiar, but it looked really out of place. I don't yet have the skill to manipulate it into looking like it's made of slime, instead of rubber. So, I ditched Sheila for now. We'll just say that's she's afraid of heights. This also meant losing some of the slime effects, as they now all looked out of place. All that time setting up the dForce slime simulations... Oh well. I'm sure I'll get use out of the prop set elsewhere! Just a little bit of work to the Rocketeer stuff to make ti all match well, and now I'm sharing it with you.l I've rendered this three times now, at about 7 hours per render. I'm glad I didn't just accept the previous attempt though - the changes made between versions elevated it to the next level. I played around a lot with the clothing, before I finally gave in and used the YVAS. (Your Very own Adventure Suit) It's a nice set, and works well here. I bought it for a purpose, and it just feels weird using it anywhere else. Then again, so does this model! I use this model for a villain character in my series, though with different hair. I think I'm going to tweak it a little bit. Maybe do something with the nose. Because Periwinkle is just about the opposite of who AJ is. Anyway, at first I had the jacket that came with the helmet and jetpack, from the very awesome Rocketman set here on Renderosity. But getting it to look right on her just wasn't working. No surprise, it was built for a man's physique. (Hey Pamawo, how about a female version???) By the time I took care of the vacuum affect, it looked much too bulky. She's not especially "large" in the chest area, but getting it to cooperate just wasn't hitting that sweet spot with me. I tried a few other shirts. I already had pants and boots that I liked. I ended up on YVAS, and ditched the pants entirely for the built-in shorts, as well as using the boots from the YVAS set as well. I realized that the boots I had were too loose and in aerial maneuvers would quickly be lost. I also like the more peter-pan look of the shorts versus full pants. In her leisure time she usually goes barefoot, but in doing these last two I decided that shoes were in order. Then, of course, we needed her gear. Having found the excellent Renaissance set her on Renderosity, I wa ready with a Rapier AND a proper sheath for it. WOOHOO. I decided upon a repeater firearm, figuring that the Sky Rangers would have the very best. A flintlock makes no sense for the air. I was a little disappointed that I didn't have one with a rifle strap though. We'll just pretend she's got some clips on the back of her suit. She's a bit rowdy. Feisty. She likes to "tussle" and is a bit oblivious that she is interested in "boy" things. I'm looking forward to playing her again in the near future. I'm tempted to write a book following the character on an adventure. She another that was meant to be something "quick" for a few games but has since taken on a life of her own. I get back to my writing work tomorrow. I suspect that means another illustration will be popping up soon. Not quite sure what fun I'll come up with tonight, but I know I'll probably be getting into Daz before much longer. Thanks for looking, and thanks for the feedback.