rodion

Some of you may be wondering why my DA Icon/Avatar/ID thumbnail isn't loading. Actually, it did--I uploaded an image of a broken/nonloading image. Ever since I became a DA user over 10 years ago, that has always been my icon--a non-loading image (my original non-loading image had the "red x" mark, with the words "The Story of My Life" written below it, but now I've opted for something simpler and perhaps more misleading LOL). Reason is because the 'net infrastructure in my country is not very good outside the big cities, and thus broken links, non-loading images are common. The second reason is, sometimes the proxy servers of the internet ser

"Skinny Dip" finally done! Whew... I'm trying to figure out how much time it took me to finish it, but since this went on for a series of days with broken intervals, it's a bit tough, but here's a very rough breakdown: 1st stage: Poser 4.0 / Victoria 4.0 morphing into "Annika" - about 1 hour 2nd stage: Annika pose for the scene in Poser - about 20 minutes 3rd stage: ZBrush work with the sea mesh (first version) - about 15 minutes 4th stage: Import of Annika and first sea mesh into Bryce, and materials adjusting - about 2-3 hours 5th stage: ZBrush work with the sea mesh (second version) - about 30 minutes 6th stage: Import of second sea

Uploaded development snaps for a personal project I'm working on at the moment. I'm doing self-study and review of 3D modeling and rendering methods/techniques. This will culminate in a final output entitled "Skinny Dip". I'm using Corel Bryce, Zbrush, and Poser 4.0, with PSP702 and PSCS2 for postwork/touch-ups. The female model is a Victoria 4 model, with a customized skinpack and a facemorph done by myself, which I refer to as "Annika".