My first attempt with Poser (WIP)
By
Aaron123,
Posted on: 2006-10-18 18:38 in Multi-Media Fan Creations
LAUGH?!? MAYBE LAUGH AT MYSELF FOR STINKING SO MUCH!!!
Seriously, that's awesome work. I don't even know how Poser works. 
I dont know what poser is, but that looks great!
Awesome stuff, but I recommend going into the settings and upping the resolution for the rendering. It'll take longer to do, but there won't be any jagged edges in the finished product.
Also, I think it would be better with a different colored background. Blue just doesn't give it the oomph it could have.
Great job, nonetheless. 
Thank you all for the kind words and helpful critique. Please excuse the huge delay in my follow-through, I've done all my practice during breaks and lunches, but wasted most of them trying to customize clothing (with no success).
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Awesome stuff, but I recommend going into the settings and upping the resolution for the rendering. It'll take longer to do, but there won't be any jagged edges in the finished product.
Also, I think it would be better with a different colored background. Blue just doesn't give it the oomph it could have.
Great job, nonetheless.
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Today's version: Grave Enigma
A more imposing background not only adds "oomph" but also gives the post work more impact. Photobucket's hosting seems to be my bottleneck with the image size... any suggestions for better hosting sites? I'll be eternally greatful.
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The updated version is a VAST improvement. I'm really diggin' that strong chin of his - it has tons of character.
wow.
Be well, people of CoH.
Nice job! That must've taken a while to place all those spines...
Is there someone in the background? I could swear I see a gatling gun back there...
Are those Photoshop glows or is that an in-Poser set of glows?
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The updated version is a VAST improvement. I'm really diggin' that strong chin of his - it has tons of character.
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A quote from the Jedi-Master himself!!! I hope you don't mind if I bronze this one 
Thanks for the encouragement Douglas, that gives me hope. The Face Room was the first thing I did on Grave and I couldn't believe the dozens of facial features I could change to capture his personallity.
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Nice job! That must've taken a while to place all those spines...
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Placing the spines wasn't that bad. Learning how to create them took forever. I made them as AutoCAD solids in 12 segments on separate layers> exported as 3DS file> imported to Poser> grouped the 12 parts in Setup Room> Created and placed Bones per part. Once the first spine was done right, I sized & bent it to a good position and made a figure from it; the rest was smooth sailing.
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Is there someone in the background? I could swear I see a gatling gun back there...
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You have good eyes. The Supertrooper from the Poser Content CD looks alot like Malta Tech OPs so I threw a few into the scene. The two piled on the ground behind GE were nearly cropped out of the scene and all three are muted a bit with the airbrush.
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Are those Photoshop glows or is that an in-Poser set of glows?
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I'm a Poser n00b, I've no idea if it can make glowing auras. The Regen and Hasten glows were both done in Corel PhotoPaint.
FYI - I fixed the latest link to go to my new DeviantART page. It's twice the res of the old one.
Much, much better.
Really sweet ... those spines sound like they were a pain to make ... well the first anyway ...
I have a spines/* (DA) myself and I love how that main spine out of the hand looks as mean as it should ...
Char Site | My DeviantArt
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looks good man
Using PhotoPaint will give you nice control over glows. I'm not as comfortable using image-editing software so I use packages like this or this , but I tend to use the same ones over and over so the glows look the same. 
I really like those spines. I've gotta try that out with one of my characters...
Don't laugh... I'm still learning the ropes
The Regen green-glow still needs to be added, but now that I got the spines figured out I couldn't wait to post him.
Grave Enigma