I'm playing around with DAZ 3D Studio. Here's my first attempt at doing a 3D rendered portrait of Sam. I'm new at it so it doesn't exactly look like the model in the photo. I don't have a holster, or pistol, or a locket model yet, but it's got her in her club outfit and long coat.

Sam at the Space Needle

I re-did the render with some different clothes, gloves, a gun, and a holster. All I need now is the locket and a good motorcycle. I have a bike but the texture maps are crappy.

This post has been edited by Gray: Feb 28 2008, 02:13 PM

Sorry, been sick with some strain of whatever is going around. As such I have not been responding as quickly to PM's and posts as I would like. In the future, just note to me that you would like to have a perception or assensing roll, I will roll them and provide the results. This will allow me to keep it a mystery as to whether you failed a roll or whether there simply was nothing to see.

I did ask you to make a roll, but all you said was ..."that would be really great..." and that was it... I thought you misunderstood. Oh well.

Yea, I did. We are all good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

@Red

While sitting at the bar drinking my lager I'll scan the crowd using my astral perception.

Hey, sorry, been busy with school and work... And being fired. Found some time today to post. That render looks pretty awesome Gray, not gonna lie I'd never be able to do that stuff. Those kneepads and costuming look pretty bad ass.

Ouch... Sorry to hear about your career setback. Hope you get that back on track..

Eh, it wasn't really anything special as a job, it was just my money source... So back in search mode. I was trying to look for a new one anyway.

Here's a new pic of Sam to cheer you up.

Sam and cat

Hehe, awesome, nice boots! You're really good at that.

Thanks... I'm getting better at it... I can put Sam's look together and the basic outfit in about a half hour. The renders are taking longer depending on how many lights and shadows you want. A basic render with no shadows takes about 5 minutes. A simple light set up two lights and with shadows took half an hour to render.

I'll be getting more models soon, so I can do Spades and Ramses.

I wonder if it'd be possible to do my VR persona, heh, that would look great.

SoyKaf, lets wrap up and get you to the bar. If you have a series of questions, you can post them either IC or OOC. By the weekend, I would like to kick off the meet with Mr Johnson. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Hey Gray you trying to give me a heart attack? Poor ol guy won't make it tot he meet with the Johnson (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Yeah. That's kind of the idea. Put him a little off balance. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)

Here is a quick shot I took at Ramses, with Sam for scale...

Ramses and Sam

I'm kinda looking forward to more shots now..


On another note: I hope RL hasn't swallowed up Soykaf again... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif)

What does Scrimp look like? I'm planning on doing a scene in the Fire Cracker.

I didn't have a specific concept in mind beyond 'generic ~20yr old ganger dude'. Feel free to work from that and take moderate creative liberties.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

LoL, what a sight...

Not quite right. I'm leaning more towards Sallah from Raiders of the Lost Ark look...

Been looking for jobs, I'm back. Yeah, I agree, I wanted to wrap it up too.

Ok so he really is Egytian not English. Gotcha... more round face, bigger nose, like Pavoratti. Although John Rhys-Davies really is English...

This one is still not quite right, but I cut the beard down to a nice, groomed length. He looks more like a short, fat Hugh Jackman than Sallah for some reason...grrr... Guess I'll have to break down and buy a face for him. I think Sam looks a lot like Jessica Alba in this picture.

Ramses and Sam 2

All right... still not quite Sallah, but he looks like a dwarf at least. Here is a first crack at Spades too. I screwed up and made him blond, but I'll fix that eventually.

Ramses, Sam, and Spades - concept

Link's no good Gray, the site is asking for a pswd.

Try this one. They got clothes on. I fixed the link above, but you still might need a password... oh well use this one.

Ramses, Sam, and Spades

I just added a blue magic thingy on Ramses hand, and a rifle for Spades.

@Redjack: How do you get a custom avatar? I'd like to do an image of Gray, my lion shaman from Missions, and put him on here. I already bought the lion model. Heck maybe just a pic of the lion would be cool. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)