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Description I started with a simple test run of this character, ending up with an obscenely long render time, only to trash it and start all over, which is what you see here. I'm glad I did. I made several improvements to the original. I had great fun.

This is Anthony Ward, one of the "Founders" from the first days of the Orionis colony. I featured him originally in the "Founder" image, only he was nameless then.


M4 was created in Poser using the Xurge HEVS (slightly modified by me in Vue) suit from Xurge3d.com;
Shuttle, Retro Rocket, cables and grid floor were created by ;
Assembled and rendered in Vue 9, as usual.
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Comments: 49

lucia45 [2012-12-01 05:00:01 +0000 UTC]

This is so beautiful. Just when I decide I'm too lazy to learn Vue, I 'found' your work and will have to reconsider. The lighting is just so great!

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jrmalone In reply to lucia45 [2012-12-01 23:29:52 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you so much! What a wonderful honor! I'm so happy you like it. And when you decide to take the Vue plunge, please let me know if you need any pointers. It's really an intuitive program, and once you learn a couple of the ins and outs, it's incredibly fun! I'll be glad to help you.

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lucia45 In reply to jrmalone [2012-12-02 16:59:56 +0000 UTC]

I may take you up on that. Every time I start with Vue I hit a wall and go back to Daz Studio, where I kind of know my way around. Also I don't like the "obscenely long render time" for Vue's gorgeous lighting, but I could learn to live with that if the results are good.

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Izzie-Kikue [2011-07-05 04:43:40 +0000 UTC]

Love this. I really like the guy characters you create. They're all yummy! Great for the eyes! LOL

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jrmalone In reply to Izzie-Kikue [2011-07-05 13:20:52 +0000 UTC]

Yay, glad you think so! He's been a fun one to play with. Yes, we need more yummy characters! lol

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jonrea [2011-07-03 18:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Exellent scene.

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jrmalone In reply to jonrea [2011-07-04 21:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much again!

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Bearlol [2011-07-01 10:55:59 +0000 UTC]

Hi my friend great job you have hands of gold and a mind that is bubbling with creativity congratulations

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jrmalone In reply to Bearlol [2011-07-02 02:06:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

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Bearlol In reply to jrmalone [2011-07-02 03:14:26 +0000 UTC]

I'm a fan of your creations is that of happiness to see my friend

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jrmalone In reply to Bearlol [2011-07-05 13:48:10 +0000 UTC]

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leroysquab [2011-06-28 02:24:19 +0000 UTC]

That DOF really adds something here! I don't know how the earlier version went but this end result is stunning! Character looks terrific and the lighting and scene are amazing!

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jrmalone In reply to leroysquab [2011-06-28 21:00:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Lance!

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Kachinadoll [2011-06-27 19:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Oooo, he looks wonderful Ryan! Love the suit and the cool red lights on the side of his helmet. I especially love that tiny antenna, yea! Hands are free for driving. haha You did a great job with your DOF in this one, it really makes him pop. I remember this nameless guy. It's nice to have a name to put to his face. Looks like you guys are having some fun with cables here lately. haha At least they are not going thru him, yikes! I really like the nice warm atmosphere you have created as well as the planets in the background. And that Retro Rocket that BjΓΆrn created is so cool looking! Fabulous render sweetie! I wonder why your first one was taking such a long time? The atmosphere perhaps? I'm glad you stuck with it, it turned out beautifully! Fantastic work!

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jrmalone In reply to Kachinadoll [2011-06-27 22:45:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Suzi! Yeah, this fella luckily isn't having a time of it like poor Baron in BjΓΆrn's image. lol (and one day all will make sense with WHY we're putting Baron through all that. lalala ) The atmosphere and lighting were definitely culprits for the first round. Definitely a learning experience too, doing more mods in Photoshop that I won't mention, just in case you go hunting for them! lol Let's just say he had a case of "nasty feet" (where a foot or feet are either twisted oddly or poking into things) and "nasty cables" (where the cables were going through objects that they shouldn't have). Ahh, gotta love Photoshop!

Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by! Glad you liked it!

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Kachinadoll In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-27 23:47:45 +0000 UTC]

Your most welcome sweetie! hehe, I know, OMG the pain, the pain. haha Poor Baron! I'm sure you guys have your reasons for putting him through the ringer. haha I can't keep up with all your different characters and all the plot twists and turns so I just enjoy them as they come. Yea! Ah ha, I suspected they may have been the rendering culprit. I bet you were so glad the second round went a lot smoother. Yea! Too funny! Can't wait to see what torture you guys come up with. haha Should be interesting for sure. PS is sooooo much fun! I could easily live in the program, no problem. That's were all the magic lives! weeeee! Still learning how to paint hair and clothing and a few other things as well so way less time in the "Torture Render" chair. Yea!

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deskridge [2011-06-27 12:43:23 +0000 UTC]

He turned out great!

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jrmalone In reply to deskridge [2011-06-27 22:45:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks bud!

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PeterRama [2011-06-26 23:52:03 +0000 UTC]

Love the extra details you added to the outfit. The extra lights are just right, not too much or overdone. The DOF is spot on as well, you really get drawn into the main character while being enhanced by the surrounding background.

Awesome!

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jrmalone In reply to PeterRama [2011-06-27 00:16:47 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks for the nice comment Pete! I really appreciate that, as always! Glad you like it!

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Nils-Iver [2011-06-26 19:43:30 +0000 UTC]

This is sweet

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jrmalone In reply to Nils-Iver [2011-06-27 00:01:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Glad you like it!

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Nils-Iver In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-27 11:33:07 +0000 UTC]

Right on, make more

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jrmalone In reply to Nils-Iver [2011-06-27 22:47:52 +0000 UTC]

Comin' right up!

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Nils-Iver In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-28 11:17:10 +0000 UTC]

Sweet!

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VeeSwan [2011-06-26 05:41:06 +0000 UTC]

This came out gorgeous Ryan! And yeah I have to agree, the depth of field is just perfect, not to little not too much. I suppose that would make it a "Goldilocks Render" haha. I really love the atmosphere you chose for this one too, and the character, poised and confident. Awesome render Ryan, another masterpiece! OY.... I'm starting to sound like someone from AZ! ROFL

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jrmalone In reply to VeeSwan [2011-06-27 00:05:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, Vee! Ah, the rare "Goldilocks Render" - it sometimes manifests itself along side the coveted "Render Button"! LOL! I wouldn't go that far, but I'm happier with this one than the original, and this one rendered in a fraction of what that blasted first one took.

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VeeSwan In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-27 00:58:59 +0000 UTC]

Tell me about it, and I know where you keep it! LOL but anyway yes this was a gorgous render. I'm glad that it was faster too, see, it was Goldilocks! Just look at all that cheddar! :wink:

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jrmalone In reply to VeeSwan [2011-06-27 23:11:52 +0000 UTC]

LMAO! Thanks again, Vee!

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VeeSwan In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-28 07:18:03 +0000 UTC]

ROFLMAO you found a cheddar lovin Icon!

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karibous-boutique [2011-06-26 02:32:14 +0000 UTC]

The light effects from the little LEDs on his helmet (okay, not really a helmet... more like... head armor? Oh, whatever! Lol!) are just perfect! He really did render nicely, so whatever you did -- keep doing it! Looks fantastic and well worth whatever time you put into it!

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jrmalone In reply to karibous-boutique [2011-06-27 00:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I try (in vain most of the time) to do all my lighting in Vue, but those LEDs I found were much simpler to make in Photoshop. And that originally was a helmet but I deconstructed the thing in Vue and took out this and that, then added some tubes and later the LEDs, and voila, you got it, techno "head armor"! lol

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karibous-boutique In reply to jrmalone [2011-07-04 14:53:19 +0000 UTC]

Well, the light effects are seamless, so even if they were done in PS, they look fantastic.

I had no idea you could do so much "deconstruction" in Vue. I'm learning so much about Vue -- I need to spend a few more lifetimes watching experienced users, and then MAYBE I'll be comfortable with what I can create there!

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jrmalone In reply to karibous-boutique [2011-07-04 21:57:16 +0000 UTC]

Aww, you're too kind! Thank you again! Yeah, if you import your Poser or any other objects into Vue and they are packed nicely, you can "edit" the object and then "split" the mesh apart. That way you can get in there and mask or delete parts that you wouldn't have been able to otherwise. It's quite handy. You can also double-click the object and it will bring up that edit dialogue. After you're satisfied with it, you can then "weld" the polygon meshes back together to help Vue's brain. Takes some playing with, but give it whirl. It's good to modify things!

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Telperion-Studio [2011-06-26 01:43:27 +0000 UTC]

Excellent as always!

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jrmalone In reply to Telperion-Studio [2011-06-26 03:03:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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daywalker-designs [2011-06-25 22:44:08 +0000 UTC]

While I do my renders in DAZ Studio, I can understand the frustration of a render not coming out the way I want it; I've had two different renders do that and had to redo them. I also don't throw away my old attempts, so I have them hanging around as well.

On to the Image: it's well laid out and gives a feeling of a vast space behind the main human figure, which is probably what you were attempting to convey.

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jrmalone In reply to daywalker-designs [2011-06-26 02:28:38 +0000 UTC]

I've come to accept that I'll make mistakes or that the image in front of me is NOTHING like what it was inside my brain. It's good to get a fresh perspective sometimes, or if I find myself getting frustrated, I'll set that image aside and try something new. It's all about fun, and when that fails to be so, it's time for something else.

Appreciate you stopping for a looksy and the comment! Thank you very much! Definitely what I was wanting to convey.

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daywalker-designs In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-26 04:14:34 +0000 UTC]

Agreed; it took me about a month to get a single body morph the way I wanted it and I still need to get the character's face morph the way I see it in my head. I'm still using her in my renders, even if she's not exactly the way I want her, because it helps me see how her body looks in different lighting conditions.

I'm glad to comment, and that I was able to see the image the way you intended it to be.

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ParaisaDesign [2011-06-25 21:48:12 +0000 UTC]

It is excellent - the lighting is perfect - my favorite colors again. The skyline and dof is great. The character's expression, pose and suit works so well. Big thumbs up!

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jrmalone In reply to ParaisaDesign [2011-06-25 22:16:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, Delia!

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Ariel-X [2011-06-25 21:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhh! He has a little antenna on his head!!!! I love it!!! Look at all the little lights and things you put on him. It is just awesome. You have created a spectacular vista behind him with the clouds and the moons. The thing I love the most with Extrasolar is how the history constantly unfolds and how we discover new things. I am going to go Tony the Tiger on this one and scream β€œGrrrrreat!!”

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jrmalone In reply to Ariel-X [2011-06-25 22:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you so much, my friend! I just love this ever-expanding universe and filling in the little gaps. There is no limit to where we can go.

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angelitoon [2011-06-25 21:38:37 +0000 UTC]

Good character
beauty atmosphere..

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jrmalone In reply to angelitoon [2011-06-25 21:44:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, Angel!

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Ghostman2007 [2011-06-25 21:36:34 +0000 UTC]

Really nice use of DOF. Like it alot. Weird how one trash renders all the time and start over. Been doing that the whole day now and I'm still not done.

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jrmalone In reply to Ghostman2007 [2011-06-25 21:43:25 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Yeah, I do that ALL the time. Problem is, I never delete those trash renders -- they just hang out on my drive and multiply.

Thank you so much for the nice words, bud! Good luck with your current project.

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Ghostman2007 In reply to jrmalone [2011-06-25 21:50:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Ryan. I'll send you a sample once itΒ΄s done.

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jrmalone In reply to Ghostman2007 [2011-06-25 22:18:11 +0000 UTC]

Sweet! I'm sure it will be awesome!

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