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I keep coming back to oogle at this.
To my knowledge, Dawn doesn't have wet maps (yet?), so I can only assume you added the droplets in post. They look great.
You also got that tail looking amazing on her. Looks like it was actually made for her.
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Aww thanks
No she doesn't - these are actually Orcamaid wetmaps converted to dawn with Texture Transformer by Blacksmith3D, as is the skin texture - MRL Elena, IIRC.
The tail was actually for Genesis, but I managed to morph it to fit Dawn with very minimal postwork.
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Oh, nice. The maps transformed perfectly.
I know the tail is for Genesis, I'm just saying that you got it looking like it was meant for Dawn. It fits her perfectly.
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Well thanks again for your lovely comments
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My only critique of this image is the lack of shadows. Other than that, it is an excellent image.
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Thank you - there are shadows, as can be seen on the neck. The angle of this shows that the sunlight is high in the sky and was deliberately positioned this way to ensure there were no harsh shadows, and the shadows that remain are softened by mesh lights, which is standard practice for outdoor photography
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I see. In my own photographic works, I go more for the dramatic play of shadows. That is why I did not see the shadows in your image. I do amateur photography as another artistic hobby. My digital art follows the same lighting style as my photographic works. The Flash that is on my camera will be disabled for my artistic work, and I will find an angle that allows one to see the play of shadows. It makes the pictures pop!
All of the above said, I respect your style.
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Likewise - you'll see other images in my gallery that most definitely play on shadows with contrast, but one like this looks better with more subtlety
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Nice, nice - where did you get the mertail from if you do not mind? I would like to get myself a copy 
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No worries, its from this: www.daz3d.com/mermaid-genesis
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The tail is very good, beautiful scales... her upper body is a bit too 'plasticky'
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That would be the moisture on her skin
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The pose and her tail are really quite marvelous.
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