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I know it looks nothing like a true Erte work, but that is what inspired this piece.

I created this piece in response to a challenge to use the "Magical Granite Shader" available at DAZ. To use the shader I would have to render with the native 3Delight engine with which I am not too proficient at. I usually render to LuxRender and haven't spent the time getting my 3Delight skills practiced. My perception with 3Delight is that everyone throws a ton of lights in the scene in order to get what they want, and that just isn't my style. I usually use one or two lights at the most when working with LuxRender.

I started by playing with the shader [www.daz3d.com/magical-granite-... . I found this carmel-like color interesting and for some reason it made me think of the base of a deco sculpture piece.
I remembered the excellent vase from the "Classic Deco" [www.daz3d.com/classic-deco] set and applied the shader to it, futzing to get the look I wanted.
Next I added a straight generic female Genesis figure, posed it, scaled it down and added the "Bismuth" material to it from the Ultimate Shader Pack [www.sharecg.com/v/27568]

I knew I wanted to show the sculpture straight on and lit predominately from the top. I also wanted the overall piece to have a cohesive color scheme so the thought of a small polished wood table in paneled parlor came to mind. The background wall is from "Baroque Grandeur" [www.daz3d.com/baroque-grandeur... , the table I don't recall but is an excellent.

For lighting I placed one distant light for fill and used a single spot directly above.

Framed it to the frame in the background wall and the result is what we see.

Overall I am very pleased with it and quite amazed at the quality of the 3Delight render. I will have to learn more about it.

Description
I know it looks nothing like a true Erte work, but that is what inspired this piece.

I created this piece in response to a challenge to use the "Magical Granite Shader" available at DAZ. To use the shader I would have to render with the native 3Delight engine with which I am not too proficient at. I usually render to LuxRender and haven't spent the time getting my 3Delight skills practiced. My perception with 3Delight is that everyone throws a ton of lights in the scene in order to get what they want, and that just isn't my style. I usually use one or two lights at the most when working with LuxRender.

I started by playing with the shader [www.daz3d.com/magical-granite-... . I found this carmel-like color interesting and for some reason it made me think of the base of a deco sculpture piece.
I remembered the excellent vase from the "Classic Deco" [www.daz3d.com/classic-deco] set and applied the shader to it, futzing to get the look I wanted.
Next I added a straight generic female Genesis figure, posed it, scaled it down and added the "Bismuth" material to it from the Ultimate Shader Pack [www.sharecg.com/v/27568]

I knew I wanted to show the sculpture straight on and lit predominately from the top. I also wanted the overall piece to have a cohesive color scheme so the thought of a small polished wood table in paneled parlor came to mind. The background wall is from "Baroque Grandeur" [www.daz3d.com/baroque-grandeur... , the table I don't recall but is an excellent.

For lighting I placed one distant light for fill and used a single spot directly above.

Framed it to the frame in the background wall and the result is what we see.

Overall I am very pleased with it and quite amazed at the quality of the 3Delight render. I will have to learn more about it.