The Art of Alchemy by Shardz
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"The Art of Alchemy"
By David J. Reid
aka "Shardz"
Software used: Poser 5, Photoshop CS
With endless contemplating regarding topical subjects and various scene ideas, I decided to continue my "The Art of..." series with yet another installment. There will be more scenes to follow in this series within time, but I am sadly omitting the ever so obvious "The Art of War" theme as that title has been used on this site
many times over *cough*. I will continue this series until I have exhausted all desire and/or imaginative content; whichever comes first. Since these scenes take me about a week on average to create in my free time, there might be other 'lighter' scenes that find their way to Renderosity in the meanwhile.
My ideas for the 'Alchemy' installment were vivid in my mind upon starting this scene, but somehow drifted a bit and I'm not sure I'm satisfied with the end result. I settled for a lone spellcaster or alchemist who is practicing her craft within the solitude of her estate; perhaps out of boredom, loneliness, or desire for visitation rights for her lost loved ones. One interesting facet of this image is that I used 'gel' lighting for the first time using a grayscale image of large, looming trees attached to the main spotlight covering the patio area. Initially, I had just that one gel light for the entire scene, but complexities occured as more props entered the picture forcing me to add 3 more for ambience.
Another major factor in this scene was time; I simply had very little this week and was growing anxious to finish as it had changed and reincarnated so many times that I was losing focus from my original vision. Sometimes you just have to let it go and move on to the next idea, avoiding complete creative meltdown.
I'd like to take a minute to give props and complete appreciation to Danie and Marforno
(www.damapro.com) for inspiring me to new heights creatively, and for creating such a gorgeous site with quality products featuring the most amazing artists around. Your generosity and dedication to the community compells and drives a lot of us to strive for greater heights, not to mention stunning the visual palette with every new creation.
Also, I'd like to thank everyone very much who has been commenting on my work and giving me a reason to continue on with this labor of love. It's very assuring and appreciated greatly as I am finding Renderosity to be my home for quite some time. Thank you again.
Have a happy and safe holiday season, and thank you for all your wonderful art you have shared with the community this year; I find it most captivating in so many ways! Sharing is the most overlooked ideal in today's world, giving is the most substantial ideal in our hearts.
Thank you for your time, efforts, comments, and correspondence.
*-*-* Credits List *-*-*
*~ Retail Stuff ~*
Rhiannon - Eden (Texture & Head Morph)
Wyrmmaster - 2005 Sexy Spell Caster Poses
Kathymoon - White Souls (Green in this case)
Daz3D - Victoria V3 SR2 *cough*
Daz3D - Wizard Robe for V3
Daz3D - Divine Messenger V3 for Wizard Robe
Daz3D - Fantasy Wrap 2 for V3
Daz3D - Around The World for Fantasy Wrap 2
Daz3D - Fantasy Collar
Daz3D - Glitter Fantasy for Fantasy Collar
Daz3D - Guardian Angels (Ring)
*~ Free Stuff ~*
Kozaburo - Long Hair Evolution
DM Productions - Cauldron (Torch), Pillars, Alter, Bench & Arch Wall
Comments (27)
cornelp
Very beautiful scene. The light is great and the model looks fantastic, specially the pose. effects are just amazing. Nice work.
wildfire2003
She is gorgeous and the effects are wonderful! Excellent work!
Axeye
Very Beautiful composition... There are so many nice effects that it deserves a lot of attention...
shadowmihaiu
I think the concept is great, and the fx work is really good. However, with respect to other commentators, I think the lighting is a little flat and undramatic (though the gel is nice). The same comment goes for the pose, which seems more stock fashion modelling than spell casting. Also, if she's alone, she (maybe) shouldn't be looking so intently at the camera, as it seems we are in the scene thus - she's not alone. Gads, I'm picking a lot, but I like your concept and what you've done, so I hope I can help you make it even better.
nomuse
The gel does very nicely in breaking up the flatness of the floor (it's one of my favorite techniques in lighting the stage as well). Love the green creatures -- I assume those are postworked? There is something odd about the background scenery though, some hard black lines in them, that make them look a little cartoony. Was this intentional. Oh...kudoes for getting away from "Art of War," which around here seems to translate as NVwS -- with or without a temple.
cliff-dweller
Lovely character and robe. The dramatic sky in the background fits in beautifully and I like the "spirit" effects, especially those surrounding the cauldron. Well done!
kathymoon
awesome scene,wonderful lights!
jocko500
you did a real good job here
tony_br22
bravo .. masterful picture here! the light and the special effect are wonderful
awadissk
Wonderful image very beautiful scene, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Petra-S
Fantastic scene and combination, perfect pose, character, outfit, effects, textur, light and mood!
AGentleMuse
Stunningly Excellent work!!
Krid
great mystical scene
prog
Beautiful work!!! I love her intense expression and the green looks fantastic woth the purples!!!! EXCELLENT work!
calum5
Ultra cool work!!!I really like the way you set this up,the ghosts are awesome and in that green it looks as if they have been brewed up by her for someones problem lol!!!Excellent :-)))Bye calum
1010
Oh my, what a complex scene, excellent in the details. Fantastic image. ~V~
Digitell
WOW!!! This is so very awesome! I love the spirits on each side of her..the lighting is so very perfect too! BIG VOTE!! :)
Lledeline
Wonderful work V
shutterb
Great colors!
angells
Awesome work, excellent ghosting effects, pose, expression, and lights.
pjaj
Excellent postwork and scene!! Happy New Year to you and your family:o)
didi_mc
Wow, love those colors purple and florescent green and how it blends in with the background. Pose and expression is perfect over all this is an excellent image.
RNKarenER
Extremly nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Asmendia
OMG..thats realy realy mystical atmosphere here, your work is EXCELLENT..i like it!!!!:-)
SirIglesDremont
Just stunning.
BlueLotus7
Magnificent! Perfect Transmutation...
DukeNukem2005
Bravo! It is super! Fantastic composition! Excellent artwork! Beautiful image! Very very good picture!