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There was an event today.
I had planned on a easy day of aimless wandering and people watching. I had no official duties and wanted to work on a personal collection of images, a type of street photography series, if you could call it that, to document the candid life of these beautiful people. I had a shady route picked out, one that would afford me views on several areas, prepared a parcel of refreshments and was looking forward to a day of simply seeing whatever may come.
I finished my breakfast, dressed and began to collect my camera and any gear I may need when the ringing of chimes, a light crystal sound, unseen yet from every angle filled the air. I stood and listened until Alexei burst into the room.
"Is your gear ready?" He gasped, out of breath from obvious haste.
"It's always ready. What is going on?"
"Didn't you hear the chimes?"
"I did, yes."
"Then let's go! Spring is here!"
Spring.
I grabbed my gear and followed Alexei out into the hall. The chimes continued to ring. It was a happy sound and, if one focused upon it with our un-attuned Human ears one could make out a persistent and repeating melody. We had heard of the chimes and their tune, our liaisons called it, when loosely translated, the "Sunsong" yet we had never heard them. They only played for Spring and she had not been here.
Spring had been away as part of a festival in the south where each year one of the "Four Seasons" as we have come to know them is sent to attend. They rotate this duty in order of their titles. It is both a social and political duty meant to affirm ties and alliances between all the nations who attend. Next year it is hoped that our own Human nation will be allowed to participate.
As it was the beginning of the actual season, Spring had come home.
In the hall I found Alexei flanked by two of the Royal Guard. One I knew well, Serilla, the other was a new face to me. They both smiled brightly and gestured for us to follow.
"She is still in the main courtyard" Serilla said "We shall meet her there."
I followed at the rear, checking and double checking my camera was ready to go. I did not want any failures at a time like this. The sounds of happy talk gradually increased as we passed along the walkways and avenues, people from our Expedition mixed with the locals as they made their way towards the main courtyard. There was an air of simple joy that infected everyone. I was marveling at this when Serilla had glanced back an noticed my expression.
"Spring is special" She said with a warm smile.
"I though all four of them were special"
"They are." She said as we rounded the last corner to our destination "Spring is even more so. I must warn you. Prepare yourself for when she..."
A laugh rang out. I stopped mid step and nearly dropped the camera. My spine felt as if warm hands were running along it and my eyes blurred. I groped blindly for a wall as a feeling like...I can't even describe how near knocked me over. I blinked my eyes clear and looked at Alexei. He had braced against a pillar and also looked as if his legs were going out from underneath him. He stared at me with wide eyes.
"What was that!?" He exclaimed.
Our escorts were laughing.
"Apologies, I spoke seconds too late." Serilla said. "Prepare yourself for when she laughs. You'll get used to it. I hope." She winked at me. "Are you both going to live?"
"I think so. When these invisible hands stop massaging me." I said
"That is the best part!" Our second guard said, still laughing.
"What was that?" Alexei asked again. He had managed to stand up straight. "I've not felt anything like that from the others."
"No. Spring is special. It is the beginning of her time and it gives her power a form that others manifest in different, more subtle ways" Serilla said.
"It is passed along the crystals you heard and reaches every part of our city." Our second escort said
"I can see now why there is such an air of excitement!" I said. "Do you feel it a strongly as I just did?"
"Yes though we are more attuned to it."
"And we do not nearly wet ourselves when we hear it." Serilla teased.
"Very funny." I said but could see the joke and how close it was to the truth.
"If you are ready let us introduce you."
"Lead on." Alexei straightened himself up and tried to look professional though I knew he was still reeling, as was I.
In the centre of the courtyard dozens of people of both races milled. Many laughed, a few were weeping from joy. I saw a number from out expedition were seated in the shade while being attended too. The look on their faces told me they were just as shaken as I was. Perhaps being closer the effect was stronger.
Serilla lightly tapped her lance on her shield and the crowd parted. Then I saw her.
She shone like the sun itself. The was a vibrancy and vitality to her I still fail to find appropriate words to describe. She looked delicate, fine boned and feminine but I felt a solid strength from her that I knew even a glacier could not wear down. Her voice was that of the Sunsong, light and warm and joyful. She embraced Serilla as an old friend.
"Serilla!" She exclaimed "How lovely to see you again."
"The pleasure is mine, My Lady."
"I see I have to break you out of that 'My Lady' thing again."
"It is my training, My Lady."
"Pssht." Spring waved her hand lightly. "We shall see how many 'My Ladies' you have in you after a few jars of spring wine later. Now who do you have with you?"
Alexei was introduced first as due his seniority and I could hear him struggling with his usual calm demeanor. I've never seen him so rattled and had I not also nearly fallen over I would have relished any future opportunity to remind him of it.
I had my camera to my eye and framed a shot. I took a few frames while she talked with Alexei of meeting our Second Expedition in the southern cities and how she looked forward to spending more time with our own party.
Serilla said something which I did not quite catch yet Alexei looked flushed and I knew she was having a small joke on our earlier reactions.
Spring laughed again.
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Well that kind of escalated from the simple 'couple of paragraphs' I had originally intended so I'll keep the rest as concise as possible and discuss her more when her nude debut is done and ready to publish or within comments if it is required.
So, I went and did it and named her Spring. I spent much of the last few hours looking at her while slowly and painfully typing out the above to be sure. After writing what I did she confirmed herself as Spring and I am not sure another could do the job now.
She is the 5th or 6th character to have come from my search for Spring (you've met one of the others, Serilla)
She is not quite what I originally envisioned Spring to be but I realised after so many attempts than I should stop doing that and just let it happen. I bought a handful of characters and some hair, including the one you see here, in the recent Valentines Day Daz sale and she is a mix of them, some older characters including some of my own as well as personal touches in Blender. I let Spring come to me instead of trying to chase her down.
Her skin is also from one of the recent purchases, thank you Mousso, but with some tweaks. Still need to make some edits to the textures but most will not even notice them so I won't go into detail. After that is done I may change her brows to another product and clean them up.
She probably also needs another run through Blender to adjust her shape which is 85-90% ready to go. Not had time to do nude tests yet. I'll probably do that tomorrow rather than tonight as my hand has had it's fill of Monday (I think it is Monday anyway)
Anyway, most have probably not read this far so I won't bore those left anymore
Will maybe go into more on her next image.
Edit: cabrig made a nice crop as a wallpaper. Spring looks great.
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Comments: 49
4Harold [2021-06-16 10:56:35 +0000 UTC]
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Renderfem In reply to BuffyFoster [2020-03-06 08:46:59 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. Just a small sly smile She is a bit cheeky.
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sohighlydubious [2020-02-27 16:10:39 +0000 UTC]
Well...DAMN!
This elf manages to look both regal as can be, and as cute as a button. Also, smoking hot.
She's a brilliant creation.
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Renderfem In reply to sohighlydubious [2020-02-28 03:31:49 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much.
She took her time to arrive. Just had to stop trying and start doing (thanks Yoda) and she came together at last.
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Dunadd [2020-02-25 22:16:48 +0000 UTC]
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Renderfem In reply to Dunadd [2020-02-26 09:04:14 +0000 UTC]
Hee hee yes indeed.
What is to come should have been here by now but some issues presented themselves when I did her next render. Will fix and try and get it run off tonight.
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Renderfem In reply to DigitalDollsMedia [2020-02-26 09:03:07 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much
She looks great but is still being tweaked.
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Candy-L-Lan [2020-02-25 04:14:46 +0000 UTC]
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321dustybin [2020-02-24 23:20:25 +0000 UTC]
Here Here. All good. Must have taken hours to working on the text. Hope your PA does the audio typing T/L.
An audio typist is someone who specialises in typing text from an audio source which they listen to. The source, or original document is usually recorded onto microcassettes created by someone dictating into a Dictaphone.
www.google.com/search?q=audio+…
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Renderfem In reply to 321dustybin [2020-02-25 06:31:53 +0000 UTC]
I have a PA? I'd like to know what he/she is doing as I never see them
I don't like talking or I could just dictate via speech software I already have.
It took all afternoon and most of the evening up to when I posted the image. Just tapped away one handed a lot of the time.
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321dustybin In reply to Renderfem [2020-02-25 11:17:27 +0000 UTC]
Was only joking about P/A.
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Nereus541 [2020-02-24 21:00:45 +0000 UTC]
I can see why you had so much trouble coming up with your Spring character. The season itself is quite lively, so it stands to reason Spring should be as well. I would expect her to run you ragged as you try to capture her best features.
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Renderfem In reply to Nereus541 [2020-02-25 06:33:33 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it was a real task and has taken a few months. I started going for Spring before I even had Autumn.
I am sure she will keep me on my toes. I already need to redo her nude debut lol. Pesky elfseses....
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TritiumCG [2020-02-24 18:06:54 +0000 UTC]
Oooh wow, she's definitely a keeper. Absolutely gorgeous. Incredibly beautiful and cute, all with a very unique air about her. Fantastic work!
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Renderfem In reply to TritiumCG [2020-02-25 06:34:13 +0000 UTC]
Glad you like here. Took a long time and many versions to come up with her.
More of her to come. She is definitely a keeper.
Cheers
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Renderfem In reply to ObscurumOpus [2020-02-24 17:43:40 +0000 UTC]
I take that as an assertation of approval then?
Glad you like her. More to come.
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ObscurumOpus In reply to Renderfem [2020-02-24 18:27:13 +0000 UTC]
Indeed! Your work is incredible I have fallen sick in love with her! hahah, oh boy I look forward to more
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cabrig [2020-02-24 16:02:54 +0000 UTC]
Excellent work again, sir. She's beautiful. My initial interpretation of her was that she looks pixie-like, with her pointy ears and delicate frame. She appears young but there's wisdom in her eyes (which do indeed live up to the lyrics).
Also, I enjoyed your prose and was disappointed that it ended so abruptly (though I'm aware of your current handicap, of course). I'm looking forward to seeing more of her and the other seasons in the not-too-distant future...
[EDIT] On closer inspection, she reminds me a little of Portrait 14 by Elyzian - the lips and freckles in particular. Wallpaper close-up looks stunning!
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Renderfem In reply to cabrig [2020-02-24 16:27:18 +0000 UTC]
The first part of your comment confirms I have fulfilled the brief I gave myself for this character.
I wanted her to look young and fresh, a bit pixie-ish to give an air of mischief and playfulness but keep her withing certain limits to allow me to publish her nude.
Just like her season. New things and the promise of things to come. Renewal and joy.
She was extremely stubborn about coming to life but I finally got her.
As for the prose, yeah, well I ended it for a few reasons.
One, the health as you have guessed.
Two I really had to pull myself up. It was getting long for a image description.
I wanted to finish it leaving the reader thinking about the first time she laughed and the effect it had.
I really could have gone on for pages with Spring. She seemed to trigger a lot of imagery in my head.
Elyzian, in general, is a spectacular portrait artist which is why I followed his work to begin with. I just can't keep up with all my watches of late. That image you link is wonderful.
Spring's skin is similar, a bit more freckled. It came from Mousso's Bellarose character and suits her perfectly. It still needs some tweaks though.
Thank you, dear sir.
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cabrig In reply to Renderfem [2020-02-24 17:26:48 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you achieved your goal with Spring. Fine art.
Elyzian has not posted a whole lot here lately, which is a shame, but that means you haven't missed much.
What do you think of my wallpaper crop? It's in my stash but I assume it's publicly visible. If you want me to delete it, say the word and it shall be done, though rest assured that I won't be sharing it anywhere - I just posted it to show you.
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Renderfem In reply to cabrig [2020-02-24 17:40:32 +0000 UTC]
Yeah not posted a lot, but that happens. Been there done that
Wallpaper crop looks great. I see no reason to delete it, keep it there. I've actually now saved that version to my stash.
I am doing, sometime this week, a closer face portrait. It's one of four images you could describe as a classic studio portrait series. Very simple. Spring's is set up and the other three are rendered but wanting to get Spring's nude done first. It is hopefully rendering nicely now but it's like 4.30am now so I am not going out there to check it lol. See what it looks like when I eventually drag my arse back out of bed.
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cabrig In reply to Renderfem [2020-02-25 10:38:30 +0000 UTC]
Side note: I believe it was you who first brought Elyzian to my attention ~18 months ago, so thanks for that!
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TestRender [2020-02-24 15:00:32 +0000 UTC]
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Renderfem In reply to TestRender [2020-02-24 16:16:28 +0000 UTC]
Spring is most definitely coming. And she took her sweet time about it.
For me I am heading into Autumn.
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DeusExDeviant [2020-02-24 14:20:28 +0000 UTC]
Hey there, nice NIPPLES... errr jewellery I mean.
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Renderfem In reply to DeusExDeviant [2020-02-24 14:26:50 +0000 UTC]
Because you've been polite, she'll show you more in a couple of days
Thanks.
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DeusExDeviant In reply to Renderfem [2020-02-24 14:51:22 +0000 UTC]
Whoa, thanks a bunch!
Can hardly wait...
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Renderfem In reply to soulSmith1 [2020-02-24 14:02:23 +0000 UTC]
Half the fun is making sure of those adjustments
Thanks.
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Renderfem In reply to janedj [2020-02-24 14:02:00 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, Jane. You'll probably like my upcoming portrait series featuring these four seasons.
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Renderfem In reply to boggo2300 [2020-02-24 13:10:48 +0000 UTC]
Cheers. She came out nice once I found a few faces I could mix in before giving her my own touch.
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