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Published: 2011-06-18 02:53:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 5345; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 0
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After a long wait, much toil and headaches, I FINALLY redid Nevan from Devil May Cry 3. I'm SUPER happy about this one turned out. It was the first time since I learned all the new stuff in Daz and Poser that I've made a painting-type render (if you can even call it that). It's not the best, but it's damn sure better than my first attempt at her.Any/all c/c welcome as always.
Rendered in Daz Studio 3 with post in Photoshop CS5. Characters is Deathrix by me (available at Content Paradise).
Hair is Misty Veil by Valea with a Toxic by Countess & -Silver-.
The rocks are part of the V4 Archer set by Umblefugly & Bobbie25.
(All from Daz)
The curtains are part of a catwalk freebie from Renderosity (I think... had it so long can't recall. If ya know, please pass along.)
The lightning and bats are old brushes I've had on my comp for years. (If anyone knows by who, PLEASE let me know. Trying to keep track of credits and such.)
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OMG!!!! excellent its so beautiful!!! its perfect!! extraodinary!!! perfect perfect perfect!!! excellent job you did!!
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I wish I could be as happy as you are with this. I hope you don't get insulted because I am about to write some criticism here which will hopefully be constructive.. but most of it will come from either faithful to the original Nevan or aesthetics.
Nevan's retinas are a bit darker than this, for starters, and the eyes seem too big for what's an otherwise mature succubus. Yet, you went for concave cheeks, which somewhat makes her look mature, but Nevan didn't have cheeks like this. You also made her noce considerably smaller, and the lips make me think of Lara Croft. Wel, her entire face makes me think of Lara Croft, really, those thin eyebrows aren't helping either (Nevan's eyebrows were red and barely visible.) The problem with the lips is that you gave them angular shapes, which just aren't pronounced on Nevan's lips (but coincidentally are in Lara Croft.) Nevan's lips are thin, but they are a good amount of curvy, almost plump. Just like with the skin, the color is just flat and has no highlight at all.
Eyeshadow is also not part of the design, but aesthetically it fits on her and therefore looks natural so it's okay.
The bats look silly. They're just placed randomly and are way too tiny. The electricity is all over the place as well, and the rather cheap looking glow brings the quality of the picture down in matter of presentation. Overall the effect you were going for to represent her powers is just all over the place with little consistency. Reduce the amount of bats for example. Make the black mist look more natural and misty rather than dusty. And make a wider shot to get a bit more of the background into the frame, so that you can place the bats in not only fewer places, but better, more logical ones. With such a small frame, and with so many bats and lighting, the elements just end up look silly because there's no suggestion of movement. They're just stuck there, basically tacked onto the picture.
The skin hue is perfect, but you forgot to add some actual complexion. As such, it's just flat in all angles and makes her look like plain plastic. And even figurines, well the good ones, have highlights and shading on the skin. IN short, the skin lacks any texture of any kind. At one point I actually looked into the texture used in-game for her skin, and it has not only highlights of a slightly different hue (almost yellow) but also faint veins on her legs, breasts, etc; try to go for that as well, but keep in mind it's meant to add depth to the complexion in order to look more natural and organic.
My advice is that you rewatch the cutscenes in-game. Study the design a bit, and especially the features of her face. Your representation of Nevan's face is closer to being Lara Croft cosplaying as her than anything. Afterall, you did get her hair down extremely well, and it looks very natural, not only in matter of color, but also the entire shape. And it wouldn't hurt you to get a full body shot of her to work on the misty black "dress" she has going on.
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Thanks. Didn't ask for a disection as it's FAN ART. lol I've seen FAR worse... to the point of her not even being recognizable.
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I know. But I think, if someone has enough talent in (fan) art then they deserve something that actually helps them improve, rather than empty "awesome work!" comments. I hope you understand.
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Oh absolutely. Not offended at all. It was just a lot. lol
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AWESOME WORK! *.* i very like it! 
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Nevan just looks awesome in this picture! Great job on everything! Loving the colors!
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