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Published: 2011-09-02 09:14:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 6756; Favourites: 220; Downloads: 661
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Some time ago I made a Rachel Summers/Phoenix pic, [link] and though it was a nice, fun experiment to render not-so-good-looking fire in 3ds Max, I was never really happy with the pic. And yesterday, after seeing the awesomest Jean Grey/Phoenix pic ever [link] by Artgerm, I thought it was time to revisit mine. And though it will never be as good as his, I'm happier this time.I went back to my original Max file (which I luckily didn't delete) and re-rendered the girl with no background and no more rendered fire (and a much larger pic too), I painted the phoenix effect, as well as my usual retouching: hair and face details, and now I went with a photo of clouds I took like a year ago to get a nicer contrast than with the fire ball I used last time, besides, you can't have Hollywood explosion backgrounds all the time.
Anyway, I hope you like it.
UPDATE: I forgot to paint Rachel's face marks. That's corrected now.
Poser, 3ds Max and Photoshop.
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Comments: 34
Favoruite picture in my favoruites honestly!!
I'm glad you kept the hair longer, Rachel looks much better like this - better yet, even put hair...instead of flames
and the phoenix looks alot of realistic in this one, im so happy you fixed it! teheh ^_^
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That's fantastic painting and wonderfully dynamic posing.
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Thank you very much! I wasn't sure about the fire at first, but I think I ended up liking it.
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She definitely does! I'll do more of her in the future.
Thank you very much!
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Great image, wonderfully executed. I'd note that Rachel in this incarnation usually had more of a short cut (sort of a buzz cut) but this is aesthetically pleasing.
[link]
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Oh, yeah, I definitely took liberties with the hair, mainly because I used one of the 3D characters I regularily use and I didn't want to change her hair.
Thank you very much! And thanks for the link, I love Alan Davies.
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Jesus wept.
You just became a demigod in my book.
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Hehehe I'll try to be a fair demigod who'll never condemn nudity and all the fun stuff.
Thank you very much!
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Thank you very much, buddy!
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Rachel rocks!
Thank you very much!
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Great work!
I love the flames and the airbrushed look.
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I was hesitant about the flames, to be honest, but I've grown to like them.
Thank you very much!
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ah yes. Great colors, much nicer than in the previous one. And the Phoenix is awesome. Very fiery.
Good reworking
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I can't help but awe at what a little more knowledge can do, I mean, it's less than a year ago that I made the original one, and the result in this one is a huge leap ahead. It's almost as if a different person made this one.
Thank you very much!
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I totally agree! I used to love Alan Davis' Rachel in the days of Xcalibur and Whilce Portacio's Askani.
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