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Published: 2013-08-08 12:34:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 913; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 31
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I fancied a new wallpaper, so played around with LDP-R in DAZ Studio and made this.*** edit *** Thought I'd add a bit more about image composition...
* The LDP-R skydome is "LDP-R Poison5"
* I adjusted the lights to sort of match the toxic dome (rotated sun direction and changed light colours)
* Once in post, duplicated some of the layers to intensify the effect (especially vignette and fog), selectively deleting parts of vignette layers to keep sun looking bright and radiant.
* I then applied the "Miami" PS action and colour adjusted the tint layer to match the original green
* Not based on any of the LDP-R layers, I manually applied a glow to the lights in the scene to enhance mood and thicken the atmosphere even more.
* I then flattened image, used blur brush on areas that I felt were not quite smooth enough (a result of the depth-of-field effect in the camera in the transition areas from sharp to soft), applied a general unsharp mask, and finally added my tag.
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The lighting and atmosphere in this image is fantastic.
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Fantastic image. Β I like how you amped the thick atmosphere. Β The glare off the lights really sell it. Β I just started playing with LDP-R and it is definitely a time saver. Β
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Thanks
...yeah, I wouldn't step out there without a suit and breathing apparatus, hehehe
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Saw this back on the thread.Β Such an awesome image.Β You really got in there and made it your own style.
So cool.
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That is pretty freaking awesome. Love the feel of it. I knew the Out of this WorldΒ sky dome textures would come in handy one day.
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Thanks
Yeah, thought I'd try one of the fantasy dome textures - this particular one is LDP-R Poison5
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Works so well too, you did a good job of blending the layers. I can't wait to get this myself.
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Worth the money i reckon at the intro price - everything can be done manually in post, but LDP-R is a genuine time saver.Β This took a couple of hours from setting up scene to saving final image, but without LDP-R this would have maybe taken me 6-8 hours.
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Indeed. I do a lot of this type of rendering manualy or via Relight so I have a good idea in what it is doing and how so for me it isΒ a no brainer. I have been doing a lot of postwork lately. Just need the cash now so I will have to wait.
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I just adore that lighting.Β You put a soft, romantic bloom over everything and oh wait that's a tank.Β Hee hee.
The individual lights look really great, too.Β Is that one of the LDP-R post effects?
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Cheers... yeah, tanks need love too, LOL
The individual lights are not part of the LDP-R effects, those I did manually myself.Β I've added a wee breakdown of my process to the original image description.
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Neat!Β I always enjoy reading about people's workflows.Β That must've been a bit of work - nice job.
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