3D Arts: Skin, Lighting, Hair Color Test

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this is the first time that i used lighting to my test subject...

in here i used a Distant Light (and it produced a really defined shadow)..
i converted my model's height to approximately only 5' 6" (my ideal height for the ladies)..
and also tried Atrion's Asian skintone...

also, i added some accessories:
- JamesJAB Stylish Glasses for V4
- Valea Winter Princess Earrings

unfortunately, it's a failure..
it only rendered 50% after 2:00:26 hours...


after that i did another render..
i adjusted the Maximum Render Time to 10,800 seconds (3 hours)..
then focused the Distant Light to my model..
but it only finished 53% after 3:00:19 hours..
it's better compared to my first try, but there were still a lot of noise on the image..
also, i forgot to save the image... :(

after failing with lights for 2 tries, i decided to just use the Default Headlamp again...

now she has the red Betsy hair..
and the Iray Optimized skintone...

it took 1:40:49 hours to render...

then i tried the brown hair..
and used the Real Woman N skintone..
i removed the eyeglasses because the glasses are not transparent enough...

also, i tried using the morph-able:
- Quanto Loose Top for G2F

this took 1:37:14 hours to render..
and i think i'll be using that brown hair of hers (for now)...

and finally, a blondie version..
and using the Real Woman SSS skintone...

it only took 1:18:12 hours to finish rendering...

---o0o---

and here's another set of experiment...

so i've also been trying different poses while trying out different elements...

so this is how Atrion's Asian skin looks like using the Default Headlamp of DAZ...

but there seem to be a problem with the model's butt..
probably due to the Round Booty morph that i used to it..
so it may need some postwork next time...

this took 2:00:25 to render...

and here's my experiment with the brownhead Caucasian...

it finished rendering around 1:42 hours...


as for my conclusions..
the quality of the render and the Maximum Render Time needed is dependent on the size of the objects or the scene being rendered..
it also depends on the quality of the lighting..
the larger the canvas (or the occupied area of the canvas) - the longer the time that is needed to render it with good quality...

plus, both Atrion's Caucasian and Asian skintone for G2F already passed my test... :)