The Odd Couple at the birth of a Golem by MollyFootman
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
The baby dragon flapped it's wings and squawked, probably to let the sorceress know it was hungry. She ignored the tiny creature and focused on the huge, silent form before her. "I've placed the scroll in it's chest. In moments, it will quicken!"
"These monsters unsettle me!" The Warrior dwarf, Jorl Bloodbringer, muttered.
The rat on his shoulder, the noble Sir Squeaker, added, "Having been inside one of them I believe I can categorically pronounce them as very unsettling, Jorl!"
"At least this one should protect us rather than try to kill us," the Cat Girl hopefully mewed.
"Oh yes," the sorceress murmured. "You are under it's protection as you are present at it's birth. It will attend to your needs unless someone tampers with the scroll I've placed as it's heart." She stepped back. "Behold, it LIVES!"
Molly's art notes: Set up and rendered in Poser 13.0.339 with the Superfly Cycles X rendering engine. The Superfly engine was used for some post work effects such as spectral bloom and further tweaking was done in Photoshop. The Golem is based on the Freak 4, the sorceress on Victoria 4, the Cat Girl on Aiko 3, Jorl Bloodbringer on the Dwarvez figure by Sixus 1 and Sir Squeaker is the cartoon rat that comes free with Poser. The setting is an old bit from DAZ with some textures updated.
The characters have been featured in another story and represent my attempt at fantasy. Their previous adventures can be found here: The Odd Couple
Comments (11)
The crew returns - like the sharp greenish light that speaks to the scene more than basic orange-yellow candlelight, Adds a toon element that works with the characters.
That greenish cast was completely unintended and is the result of the reflected light from the walls and ceiling of the room. I liked it too! Thanks for the comment, it's always great to hear from you, JD!
Molly
Lovely to see them back - now where will they be going?
Thanks for commenting, my dear! I only have vague story line in mind; usually I have a story all set to go. I expect a the Odd Couple will be having various adventures even if I don't do a detailed story with them. =)
Molly
Une histoire complexe et des personnages étonnants et superbe lumière.
Merci beaucoup pour vos mots très gentils, Roger! J'aime toujours avoir de vos nouvelles!
Molly
The lighting is perfect for this creepy, mysterious, and wonderful scene.
Thank you, Barb! All the lighting is provided by the candles and overhead light bowls. It turned out better than I hoped and everything is pretty easy to see by increasing the exposure with the Superfly Cycles X rendering engine. I love it when things work out the way I'd hoped! =)
Molly
Great character interactions and terrific lighting.
Thank you, my dear! I've been chipping away at how to make dimly lit scenes work! =)
Molly
Nice image and superb lighting!
Thank you for the encouragement, Alain! I have been working to improve my ability to create dimly lit scenes! =)
Molly
Wow, you've created again a lot of great looking images dear friend, it's hard to decide which one I love best, because they turned out very beautiful! Stunning fantasy scene, my todays fave! I wish you a nice weekend!
Thanks, Ute! Fantasy images and characters are not my strong suit so this lovely comment means a lot to me! <3
Molly
Here you created your own faery tale with a lot of fantasy. I like especially the Golem and the survace of his rough skin. The light setting is great!
Thank you, Anne! I was particularly proud of the material of the Golem's skin; I wanted it to look like clay that had been used to form him. Of course, the lighting is part of my ongoing journey to learn how to portray a dimly lit scene. =)
Molly
Yes, it really looks like clay. Did you do it with the supershaders?
Actually, I used some very old shaders for the Golem and they rendered very well in Superfly. The set is available here at Renderosity and it is called "Stone Generation". It can be found here:
https://www.renderosity.com/marketplace/products/82927/stone-generation
Molly
Well would you look at that! Some amazing sorcery work! A splendid image, Molly! Bravo!
Thank you! I love Jorl, Cat Girl and Sir Squeaker and really need to do a story with them again. In the meantime, some hints at story ideas that I have will do. =)
Molly
Dear Molly, thank you for the link, very interesting! I think I try it out myself.
I hope you will be able to use it in your art, my dear! =)
Molly