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"Devil Ducky, you're the one...
that makes my Blood Bath so much fun!"
(Just had to get that song outta my head!)
Poser 4, Photoshop 4
Michael 2 from
DAZ
with texture by Lyrra, and wedge cut hair
Bathtub by JL
Devil Ducky by
me
Michael 2, with a happy, smiley, singy vampire face.
This is 'erik,' Lyrra's albino texture from the Shades of Mike project,
with the iris material given a red base colour. That's his wedge hair,
with a darkened base colour. He's sitting in the artistic 'Sitting
and Sipping Wine' pose (whatever it is called), with his arms re-positioned,
of course.
The tub and faucet fixture are props by JL, slightly
resized and proprtioned.
And I positioned (and sized) Devil Ducky in his hand.
I made a quickie black and white checkered marble texture for the ground, in 'Shop. Slapped it on. I made the main light a spotlight, shining down. There is one active infinite light, a low red colour, from the lower left. The volumetric light cone is painted on, so don't ask how I did it in Poser.
I painted the blood drips, spatters, etc with a paintbrush and a dark blood colour, in a new layer in Overlay mode (I think that's what mode it was).
I didn't mess with putting blood in the tub in the scene, so I had to paint it on. I started with a pencil and flat blood colour, to fill in the shape. Then I made about 3 copies of that layer, in various modes -- Overlay and Hard light, and Multiply, until it looked like blood, but slightly transparent. I smeared bits of flesh tone down from the background, for the reflections on the blood surface. Then I dodged some highlights in. The end result was, well, this.
I was about to give up on painting the volumetric light, but Mallen Lane helped me out! I didn't exactly follow his instructions, but I ended up with a soft conical light about where I wanted it. A little smearing down helped.
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