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Published: 2006-11-18 17:59:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 240; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 1
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Who's was this throne before that IAm given as an offering?
Where is he now who once sat there,
In reign supreme here in this land?
Is not this Hell eternal?
Power of the moment, then eternity without.
Is not one hell torture enough,
That two would not make worse?
Do I accept it knowing?
Fleeting respite in a moment gone.
Cannot be worse than none at all.
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DAZ Studio - Victoria, Bloodlust Dress, Nightwings, Throne of Ukko, Jeppes Steamz. Photoshop post
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Whooops missed this one...
but whoa
scary!
You got the whole emotion thing in this one leaking out the corners...
*shudders*
The image reads like some of my darker poetry....
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Ya! On second thought, in hell, what have you got to lose? At least it's a temporary reprieve. Do you take it? Knowing that it IS temporary, and yet is IS a reprieve from hell!
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I wouldn't... But, that's just me.
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That's the theme! Would one or not? Symbolic of those tough no-win decisions.
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Oh, I know that but I would not take it. Just my upbringing I guess.
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Some would, some wouldn't. The idea was to answer the question of whether it's better to reign in hell, or serve in heaven. From that, it developed into the question of whether it's better to reign in hell or not have the reprieve to compare to. That question of which hell is worse, the one know, or the one you don't. Which ties in with many human fears, that of the unknown.
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Stand not in fear of The Unknown.
Instead embrace that which is The Unknown.
For one day it will be all that you know,
And, in that day, you will become The Unknown.
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Ah! Ahem!
Thou without fear approach thy end.
For living death is death itself.
And from the dead of spirit flee.
Upon that hour a moment hence,
Doth The Eternal rest.
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I think I'll pass on that offer. 
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Bravo 
You know I think this stuff is... magic!
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When you move the camera, you can see the different angles on the same stuff. I think you'd be a whiz with this. I freely admit, since you are SO much better at art than I, you'd make this look like scraps.
The vast majority of these items, clothes, and characters are free, with unrestricted use. I'm just now getting a glimpse of how to use my own textures to cover the items. I actually made a couple of items. It won't be long now before I buy the program to make the entire characters and props import/export. I think I remember $60.
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Ah, but it's a devious temptation. A reign in hell.
Missed you. Been busy?
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I went to Ren Fest over the weekend. I'm also having real problems getting a rather simple image to render. So therefore: late on comments and nothing posted.
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Happy/sorry to hear that. You'll be sorry to hear that the Vue trial version doesn't permit export or saves. However... Here are a couple of things to look for that might help. When you set your render options, check in the file types. There'll be the standard options of JPEG, PNG, BMP and TIFF most likely. If you're lucky, there will be a PSD option. Bryce does, so I figure a program that costs 10x as much is bound to.
No luck? Check in your file export section. If you can export to Bryce format, maybe. Maybe too much trouble... A copy of Bryce to do it, would cost $6 and an $8 DAZ Platinum Club membership.
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Thanks, I will check my settings.
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Oh! Re: png/psd! Let me know what you find! All right, there's no way I'm affording Vue right now! I'm almost tempted, but it just isn't in the budget. Almost...Ha! I'm SO tempted! But that still doesn't make room for it in the budget.
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Understand completely. It will take me over a year to finally budget the three programs I wanted.
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I usually keep my debt:income ratio under 10%. I could probably afford it, but I'm not going to. It's how I can budget for a house on a carpenter's salary.
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Sorry for the double post .. darn cat stepped on the keyboard
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Thanky! My cat keeps my seat warm whenever I'm up.
I'm working next on giving the space more volume using the lights. Apparently there's a way. In Vue it's called volumetric lighting. I've yet to find anything similar in daz. The rendering of the shadows helps, but light always reflects off of dust in the air. So that's my next project.
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Somewhere in the DAZ tutorial forum there is a tut on volumetric lighting 
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Here it is [link] hope it helps. There are other lighting tutorials too here [link]
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Bookmark'opolio'd several of them! The caustics one looks VERY interesting too! I think that Glowing Ball could come in handy for something, I just don't know what yet. And the shadow dappling is an excellent idea!
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My very next piece has the volumetric lighting work in it. I might even go with a fog plane too.
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Whoa!
This is so good, yet it scares me...*shiver*
Ok, your asking for advanced critiques.....
well, I could be wring, but her right arm looks a bit to short and thin, and the lighting on the side of her face from the fire could be a bit to strong.
But...I like it!
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I think you're right. I could have stood to muscle her up a bit. I think the short arms is more of a pose thing. I did some fixing on them, probably not enough. I spent the most time on her face.
I had to add a light from that side, because without it, things were almost black. Maybe a bit too strong...
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It looks great though, so don't kick yourself.
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Nah! I just sort of gave up on it after a while. I want to start a shadow piece. Part of my next studies!
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