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of the Sultana, in the imperial city of Neoilion.
http://www.tc-rtc.co.uk/imagenewdisplay/stills/418/The_Secret_Garden.html
We had not yet had the honour to be presented to her imperial majesty, 
but recently we were summoned from Gancaloon to make her portrait.
This is a first one. Unfortunately, the Sultana was not yet really 
satisfied with our work and commanded us to make some necessary 
corrections. She found herself too /earthy/, following the exact 
phrasing of her imperial majesty.
We shall now work on this task.
Thomas
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| From: Thomas de Groot Subject: Re: The Sultana (and her garden): wip 1
 Date: 25 Nov 2012 04:12:39
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|  |  | She was in a bad mood yesterday and impatient with us. Today, she was 
more friendly.
Thomas
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| From: Jaime Vives Piqueres Subject: Re: The Sultana (and her garden): wip 1
 Date: 25 Nov 2012 05:12:00
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> She was in a bad mood yesterday and impatient with us. Today, she was
>  more friendly.
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   Somehow I liked better the previous expression... looked very much
like the haughty attitude one would expect from an imperial majesty,
specially if posing for a portrait.
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Jaime
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| From: Thomas de Groot Subject: Re: The Sultana (and her garden): wip 2
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|  |  | A next step here. Subtle differences, especially the (maybe) little 
known tool: /add thickness to free mesh edges/ in Poseray. In the 
previous images the cornea too had got lost and is restored here. I 
followed up Jaime's comment and subtly tweaked the face expression.
Still working on decreasing the collision depth of the cloth. Against 
skin that is not too difficult but cloth-to-cloth brings more of a 
challenge...
Thomas
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> A next step here. Subtle differences, especially the (maybe) little
> known tool: /add thickness to free mesh edges/ in Poseray. In the
> previous images the cornea too had got lost and is restored here. I
> followed up Jaime's comment and subtly tweaked the face expression.
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> Still working on decreasing the collision depth of the cloth. Against
> skin that is not too difficult but cloth-to-cloth brings more of a
> challenge...
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> Thomas
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She sure look like she have a lot of character... I pity those who want 
or need her to change a decision on anything.
Alain
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|  |  | Le 27/11/2012 09:48, Thomas de Groot nous fit lire :
> A next step here. Subtle differences, especially the (maybe) little
> known tool: /add thickness to free mesh edges/ in Poseray. In the
> previous images the cornea too had got lost and is restored here. I
> followed up Jaime's comment and subtly tweaked the face expression.
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> Still working on decreasing the collision depth of the cloth. Against
> skin that is not too difficult but cloth-to-cloth brings more of a
> challenge...
> 
> Thomas
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Yummy...  is it me, or does she show some cross-eye ?
Her right eye seems to look on her left, while her left eye seems to
look straight ahead.
Personal note, for safety: do not journey to the Sultana, life is in danger.
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|  |  | On 27-11-2012 19:27, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Yummy...  is it me, or does she show some cross-eye ?
> Her right eye seems to look on her left, while her left eye seems to
> look straight ahead.
This is a puzzle. *All* figures coming with *Poser 8* show this after 
passing through Poseray. It is not noticeable in Poser itself, neither 
in Poseray's Preview, but during the export to POV-Ray something happens.
> Personal note, for safety: do not journey to the Sultana, life is in danger.
What do you know! After giving two (2!) sons to the Sultan, she is 
entitled to some authority ;-)
Thomas
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|  |  | On 27-11-2012 18:58, Alain wrote:
> She sure look like she have a lot of character... I pity those who want
> or need her to change a decision on anything.
She has a reputation...
Thomas
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| From: Thomas de Groot Subject: Re: The Sultana (in her palace): wip 1
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|  |  | Getting to know the general settings for the portrait better.
In the palace of Neoilion, overlooking the Hellespont (Dardalelles) 
across to the Gallipoli peninsula. June 5th, 4:10 PM
Thomas
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|  |  | On 11/29/2012 08:04 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Getting to know the general settings for the portrait better.
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> In the palace of Neoilion, overlooking the Hellespont (Dardalelles)
> across to the Gallipoli peninsula. June 5th, 4:10 PM
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> Thomas
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Hey cool ... I like back-lit scenes with the camera in the shadows
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