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"Nightmares Prevail"
Software used: Vue Infinite 6, Poser Pro, Photoshop CS3
"Transcending from weary to numb, thy lurid desires rain like splinters impaling the mind and evading all space and time. The shroud of thoughts benign embrace the fragile mind, through flares of bloody gale these nightmares shall prevail." - MythArcana
The Devil made me do it! Not only once, but twice I created this scene because I made some major changes after I had finished it the first time and completely redid everything by changing the design. It might not appear to be at first glance, but this was a lot of work to put together and I tried quite a few tricks to make it pop off the screen. I wanted to try something different and fuse fantasy, fetish, and horror together to see what my imagination could come up with and I arrived at what you see here.
I experimented with hundreds of tweaks and ideas over the past week and I have come to the point of no return and Iām not messing with it any longer! If you like this, please show your support as I highly appreciate it! I will be returning to my full scenes as I have a lot to upload yet, so stay tuned for MOAR in the near future!
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I try my best! I threw the flavor text in there at the last minute! Hehehe! Thanks for the visit and the comment!
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you are welcome my friend!
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This is definitely a strange one for me, but it was fun nonetheless! Thanks so much for the nice comment and the 
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Beware the evil Dominatrix of Doom!
You did a good job blending all these various elements together, and with the colours.
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Yes, she certainly is a mix of all kinds of strange things and this is perhaps the strangest thing I have ever done. Hehe! I originally had colored fog and some other things in the background, but shifted back to my trusty fire...what can I say? I guess I love things hot! 
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I think fire works very well with her - I'm not so sure about coloured fog, so maybe it's a good thing you followed your love for all things hot.
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Yeah, fog is pretty much tired and passe I suppose, but what isn't? Hehe! I had a couple great ideas today with some other stuff, but I think I'm out of the game for awhile as I'm into digital painting now. I've been thinking all weekend and have yet to make a formal decision about which path to take. Perhaps a few more days to think about what to do is in order as I'm at the crossroads and not too happy with things (or DA in general).
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Developing your digital painting skill is definitely good, since it can be combined very well with 3D artworks as well (thinking about expert postworking here 
I think we all ponder a lot about our art and where we want to go with our works. It's probably for the best to listen to your heart and work on the style that inspires you most at the moment - but I don't think that digital painting and 3D art exclude each other, so maybe you don't have to make as hard a cut as you may think?
What frustrates you right now (art- and DA-wise)?
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I try my best even though I built my computer when the pyramids were being erected. Hehehe! I'll be taking time out to work on getting better and try to build a new computer so I can push the quality higher. Thanks so much for the comment and the visit!
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great details as always!! enjoyed watching everything about her.. very well done!
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I tried to get as ridiculous as possible and I think I achieved my goal! LOL! I have an affinity for gold and even though I don't wear any, I'm like a fish to a shiny coin I guess. I just love metals and the black latex seemed to be a good match..even though this is very strange.
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Hey, I have to try that! 
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Well, I think that was the first time someone mentioned pretty in this! LOL! I suppose in some ways it can be considered pretty! She makes for a terrible dance partner I will say, though! LOL! Thanks for the comment and the visit!
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You're welcome kindly gentleman!
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huhummmm someone has a knickie side
Well done!
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Yes, she woke up on the wrong side of bed, too! Can you do me a favor and make this a little figure? LOL!! I know how thrilled you would be to make something like this! LOL!! I hope your ladies are doing well and getting a lot of attention - they really deserve it!
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hahahah Ha u never know 
and ur very welcome Great work!
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She's got Sweetpea written all over her! LOL! I had one crazy week fighting with this and I can see a few things I would like to change already just seeing it sit up there. *sigh* That is one reason why I like to do big scenes and just throw them in the distance a little so that I don't have to worry about my mistakes glaring at me! LOL! Thanks so much for the comment and the
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well you did a great job and it was worth your tweaking stuff even though its tedious lol!! and your very welcome
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I was going to ask you...how is that puter coming along there? Did you figure out what is going on with it? Perhaps go over to it and give it some 
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Dang it! They need to kick it into rabbit speed and get on the ball over there!! You got rendering to do!
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yeah i know this really sucks
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I'm speechless and fascined by this incredible character ! Again a fantastic and imaginative piece my friend !
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She's indeed unique and not the type to take any crap for sure! Come to think of it, I think I've dated her, too! LOL! I tried to make her look as imposing and interesting as possible without making her look gross or hideous. I suppose that might be next time then. LOL! Thanks so much for your nice comment and the 
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Damn, talk about pure wicked!!! You outdid yourself I'd say. I can see that it was quite a bit of work, it shows to my eyes. Really wonderful character you created. And your attention to detail is always mind blowing! I love the fusion of the 3 concepts into one too. Fabulous idea and work.
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If you can see the effort, then I guess I made the mark then! Hehehe! I suppose I need to work on some sort of protagonist characters, but they really aren't half as fun to me. I like the darker stuff cause I can go nuts on it and things don't seem too out of place. I'm really not too sure what to do next, but I think it's back to reworking older stuff and filling out the gallery more. Thanks so much for the ultra kind words and it means a lot coming from you! And thanks for the
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You are very welcome. Anytime!
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Wow, talk about the kinda' girl you don't take home to mother! lol
Love how she's reminiscent of so much yet totally original! Nice work!
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She really is the type not to bring home and she would probably eat all the pets, too! LOL! I really did try to fuse a lot into one character and ended up pulling things out at the last moment cause it got to be too much. I agree that it looks a bit familiar but I can't put my finger on it! Hehehe! Thanks so much for the nice comment and the
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Hey, you deserve it and more!!!
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You not only made my eyes melt, but I seem to have lost my jaw as well. Damn.
Seriously though, it's an awesome piece of art. Not just the dangerous girl, but also the background and all the details are breathtaking. Bravo!
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So sorry about your eyes! You can't say I didn't warn you, though! LOL! I'm glad you mentioned the background cause with these portrait thingies I've been doing, the Vue scenes really turned out quite nice...and then I ruined them with blur. Hehehe! I actually enjoy making the settings more than anything most of the time. This one definitely went the direction I was looking for and had a very hellish type of feel! Thanks so much for the nice comment and the
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Wow, beautiful scary stuff.
Love the detail you put into it.
I was wandering: do you get that shiny look on the metals and latex in Poser or do you add it in Photoshop.
I can never seem to get my metals shining pretty like that. I have to add them in the postwork.
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Hey there!! All the materials minus the skin are all custom procedurals with absolutely no texture maps at all. That is pretty much how it comes out with no editing. Sometimes I will bump it up a bit with dodge in PS if the lights don't hit things properly. I *think* that the latex is a modified material for Poser in the free section of RDNA of RO by SaintFox, I'm not sure if those transfer over to DS or not. Thanks for the comment and the visit, I appreciate it!
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Hey you! I know it's not your type of style or not exactly cheerful and fun, but I just had to put that together! Hehehe! I do love horror movies and things like that and have always loved monsters and things since I was a kid. I have many more older things to post yet that I think you would like! Thanks for the comment and the visit, I appreciate it!!
"Well, I'm not afraid, but I'm leaving anyway!!"
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Oh you know I don't have a "style" in particular, I can love everything, and I also love horror movies.
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Well, it is a bit strange anyway...horror or not. I set out to make it strange on purpose to challenge myself cause I keep doing the same things all the time.
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LOL, well your entry for my contest is different.
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