"Janet" <par### [at] attnet> schreef in bericht 
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> She's too curious. :) I see what you mean by "in the shadows" now. I like
> the way the lights are streaming in. I am glad too, whenever I see people
> using Poser and POV-Ray together. Poser is not as easy as it looks (I
> find), to create an image that looks good from an artistic standpoint. So,
> great job Thomas!
>

Thank you indeed, Janet!

My question in povray.tools.poser concerned another image in fact where 
radiosity should play an important role. Here, I didn't use radiosity at 
all, as the render was already so terribly slow, so that I preferred using 
v.3.7 on my dual core machine (and still 49 hours!).

Poser is very complex and I found (for now) that the best way to tackle 
facial expressions and body language is to start from very simple basics as 
found in the provided poses, and change those gradually until a harmonious 
balance is found. It is very easy to overdue the effect, so one has to be 
very careful. Especially the facial expressions need changes sometimes that 
are hardly visible, but which convey a huge impact. And looking often into 
the mirror helps a lot!  :-)  I think one has to be a bit of a (mental) 
performer...

I like Poser very much and my "before and after" entry will show several 
Poser figures. But I feel also that one has to restrain oneselves from using 
Poser everywhere. It has to add a significant value to the scene, otherwise 
it may look artificial. Oh well...

One of my next projects will involve tayloring clothes...

Thomas

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