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DouglasShuler β Sunder Shock
Published: 2007-09-05 00:44:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 29508; Favourites: 351; Downloads: 1012
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This piece took over 3 months to generate. I originally built the model using an older Poser model, textured the boots and outfit, built the gloves, and got the lighting close to what I envisioned... but it just didn't look right.I tried 3 - 4 different poses with different lighting and camera angles, but something just wasn't coming together. I sent some early samples to the guy that asked for the piece and he gave me great feedback - leading me to chose a different model and different clothes altogether. I rebuilt her from scratch.
But something STILL wasn't right. Vue just wasn't rendering the image correctly, so I upgraded my render software and got the body correct. But the face still wasn't right.
3 faces and 3 complete repaints later, Sunder Shock was finally a living piece! I've been working on this one since May - the most work of any commission to date.
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She is a custom character created by a player of City Of Heroes.
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Original commission requester chiming in here after all these years. On a lark I google searched my old character and this was the first result. Still an awesome piece and you had the patience of a saint in doing the commish. Hope things are good with you Doug.
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Hey, good to hear from you!Β Things are good... but I'm not doing much art of late.Β Gotta re-find my muse.
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Beautiful image ! Good job ! Lights, render and sensuality ! The women are amazing ![link]
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Even so scantily clad she looks like bright but still naive Girl next Door. Her very first Superheroine Humiliation still ahead of her.
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Hahaha, great feedback
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Are you the refined Villain who will give her that kathartic Lesson?
In short: can we expect more of her?
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She is not my character, so I doubt I'll do more with her.
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Okay, i understand, but it is a pity.
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First let me say I really like the way this looks. You have managed to overcome (or at least reduce the impact of) several of the limitations of 3-D renders. Specifically I like her face and the electric effect is nice as well. That said i'm surprised no one has yet mentioned/noticed the scale here.
Looking at the windows in both the opposite and adjacent buildings and using them for a guide to measure the skulls on the roof would be about 20 feet tall even taking into account the distance between buildings and perspective.
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Wow, wonderful detail. You really must have the virtue of patience to be able to work on this fors so long... ^_^
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Thanks to my day-job, I only get a few hours a night. So it gets spread out nicely.
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I hope you do more work... Like Raven from the Titans for example.. ^_^
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...I used to play with Sunder all the time when I played CoH! *favs*
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Wow!Fantastic work! I agree with the posters who see Alyssa Milano in the face, and, to my eyes, that's a good thing
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You seem to be the master of CoH creations, it looks great.
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the face is incredible, and i love how all your clothing perfectly reflects the game options. great work.
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That is wonderful, wow.... You are very good.
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That has to be the BEST face you have done to date! Her face is so individualized and... well, damned real seeming. It makes her truly feel like a honest to goodness person!
Love the skulls too XD
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FANTASTIC!!
I sure would love for you to commission a piece for me from COH. I'll try and get in touch if you are still accepting them.
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Well, since everyone else seems to be complimenting the work on Sunder Shock and the background, I'd just like to say that those are the best Skulls I've ever seen. It's about time somebody did justice for the little street gang that could!
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Way To cool!
Love the effect and the composition
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Well congratulate yourself, your work is finished beautifully. Instant favorite of mine,
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While I am sure it was more work then you wanted, or at least planned on to start with she looks fantastic, like a real person not a 3D model.
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Some great work here! You have seemed to catch a moment of clarity in motion. I can almost feel what will happen next!
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I don't see a lot of 3D art that I genuinely like, but this is definitely an exception. She looks so real and yet so fantastic. I like the lightning and the environment. I only wish she were more focused on the villains behind her. But on the whole, this is an enjoyable work of art.
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OMG, it was definitely worth the effort. Turned out wonderfully, especially the face.
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Oooh. Pretty. She kind of looks like Alyssa Milano.
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This is really great, I love the dynamic in this piece, Poser artists come in all shapes and sizes and this once again proves to me that Poser is such an amazing medium which if you put the right amount of time and effort in to it makes things unbelievable such as this piece, I'm no were as good at Poser as I wish too be, for one i'm way too impatient to learn more, though I really want too
You show me how brilliant it can be, well done
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Wow...*totally* awesome pic! The face is *fantastic* [and I only *wish* you could get streaked hair like that in CoH...LOL], the costume looks amazing...the electric effects are awesome.
Having the Skulls in the background was a nice touch.
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well I got to say all that hard work was worth it, she's stunning, top class.
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The whole thing is awesome, as always, but the work on the face is just stunning.
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Amazing as always Doug. You really out did yourself on this one.
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I think there's two kinds of artwork that can be made with Poser: that which looks like it was made in Poser, and that which doesn't. I've never cared much for the former, but the later never fails to impress me. This definitely falls into catagory number two. It is an incredible piece of work. Good job!
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Thank you for the comments. I spend a lot of time and energy trying to get Poser renders to have life in them. I've been working with Poser for 15+ years and have become very familiar with it's nuances, both good and bad.
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Superb work! Great work on the costume and face, as well.
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fantastic stuff - man three months that's a long time
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Well, I would say your hard work has paid off with a fantastic piece of work!
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The lightening effects and colors are fantastic, as is her pose and her face. Really like the city background you used and the skulls are a very nice addition as well!
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