A while back I mentioned a desire to sell some artwork. I have come up with some samples.
The following items illustrate some of the artwork I am interested in producing: pinups in scenery, pinups in plain background and fantasy images. A close up of the face of the pinup in scenery shows the kind of realistic detail that is in the images. To see larger versions, download this zip file (8.3 MB).
All art items shown above are computer generated. It took more time to learn to generate them than the actual time spent in composing a scene and having the computer rend it. The items shown should not be considered final versions. They need refinement, and I still need to work on getting the lighting right. For instance, the mountain scene with the pinup doesn’t have the shadows right and the relation between the woman’s feet and the ground isn’t correct. And, the pinup in lingerie doesn’t have the stockings meshes right.
I would really like to create much better art than the amateurish attempts above, with multi-character complex scenarios, sci-fi imagery and special effects, but, as of present, the time spent learning how to do it will be worth it only if people are interested in buying such art.
I plan on offering both print versions of the art as well as digital versions for those with professional photo printers. A note about print-ready images is important. On screen, the resolution of an image is measured by the number of pixels it contains, whereas the resolution of a printed image is measured in terms of dots per inch (dpi), which is related to pixels per inch (ppi). A resolution of 300 dpi is the minimum for high quality prints. Therefore, if the print size is 8 X 10 inches, then the corresponding screen size of the image for a 300 dpi image would be 8*300 X 10*300 pixels or 2400 X 3000 pixels. This image will be too large to fit on most computer screens. For instance, two common screen resolutions are 1027 X 768 pixels or 1280 X 1024 pixels, both too small to see the entire image without scrolling. I plan on offering both 300 dpi and 600 dpi images, and for an 8 X 10 inches print this translates to a 8*600 X 10*600 pixels or 4800 X 6000 pixels image. So the file sizes are going to be large.
I will be offering them cheaper than most others. For instance, the prices for digital images meant for 300 dpi print sizes (in inches) would be, say, $1 (4 X 6), $3 (8.5 X 11, A4), $5 (11 X 17, A3) and $7 (13 X 19) each. The prices for 600 dpi versions of the digital images would be $2, $5, $7 and $9 each, respectively. The print versions would cost, say, $3, $8, $13 and $16 each, respectively; the extra cost being for printing, shipping and handling (S&H).
The print versions will be offered on professional quality photo paper (buyer decides between gloss, semi-gloss and matte versions) using pigment ink, the longest-lasting ink type. Traditionally, water-based inks have offered more vivid color reproduction, and although high-end pigment-based photo printers have caught up well, professional quality water-based ink photo printers still have a slight edge in vivid color reproduction, and they are cheaper, but their prints’ useful life is shorter, as in fade resistance being rated to a few years, usually not exceeding 30 years, compared to 100-plus years for pigment ink. The advantage of buying digital versions of art is that one doesn’t have to worry about the prints fading since one could print a new image whenever one felt like it.
Those wanting the images printed on special 13 X 19 inches art paper will pay between $20–25 per image, depending on the media desired.
There will be discounts, excluding the cost of printing and S&H, of, say, 10% (5-9 items), 20% (10-19 items), 30% (20-29 items), 40% (30-39) images and 50% (40-plus items).
People who just want the digital images need only pay for the 4 X 6 300 dpi version since these images will be 1200 X 1800 pixels, which is a good size for computer viewing. If someone orders 50 such items, he will only pay $25, which is an excellent deal for high quality art items. I plan on coming up with image sets of various digital women, showing each woman from multiple angles, and in different poses and varied settings.
So if anyone is interested in purchasing such art, let me know.
I'd worry less about the backgrounds and make the girls as beautiful and feminine as possible. I like the first one. Lingerie girl's hair is horrid."Xena" does nothing for me.
Those are beautiful faces, almost perfect. Second one and the last one are best. Only, I wish the black haired girl didn't have such heart shaped upper lip, I find it annoying, why couldn't her upper lip sweep in gentle slope from the peak of cupid's bow to the corner of the mouth?
And her philtrum is unpronounced, I like sharp columns and sharp peaks of the arch.
Everything else is great, except that it would be nice if she had milky complexion and blond,long and flowing mane. Yeah, I would even pay, but for really nice, elaborated scenery, not that ugly fictional monster abomination. And transcontinental purchasing is horror.
Oh, and couple that miss Perfection with Mr. Skywalker, please....umm, in rococo style :blank:
I like these. Especially the second one. A few comments:
- I agree with bron about the upper lip of #1. It seems too thick relative to the bottom lip.
- Also, either the top of the head is set too high, or the eyes are set too low (creating an effect that looks either pedomorphic or like Elvira). Hair gives some tolerance because it rises above the top of the head, yet her particular hairstyle does not have this effect because it looks relatively flat. I would suggest either moving the top of her head slightly lower, or changing her hairstyle so it looks like it protrudes higher above the top of the skull (without it going any higher than it does now).
- There is something a little strange about the eyes and I'm trying to figure out what it is. It might be that the eyelids aren't properly casting shadows on the eyeballs.
- In the full body picture, the thighs seem a bit wide, especially the one on our left.
- In the second on, her eyebrows seem a bit too angular.
- I like the poses of all of them. The arched back of the second one is especially sexy.
P.S. I know you are bogged down with email, but here are a couple interesting points for discussion sometime:
- The goth and punk subcultures, and how they are home to a highly disproportionate amount of people of the nonheterosexual taxon
- The phenomenon of bisexual men and and bisexual women getting with each other, and why
I know the guys will probably not be minding this, but I just can't help noticing that the girl on the last photo looks like she was posing for a men's mag photoshoot when a freak of nature paid her a visit. And she looks amazed and curious, not scared. Haha! :lol:
All the women shown are hot, but the pictures make me giggle. I think photos in men's magazines are more artistic. It's just that, yeah, men's mags should find better looking women.
By the way, why didn't you decide to use real women instead?
Emperorjvl: You are right, the women are the main issue, but consider these examples as drafts. The final versions will be better. The warrior woman would appeal more to men than women; I am great fan of them, and will be coming up with much more elaborate/impressive huntresses and fighters.
Bron: An advantage of digital art is that hair and skin color as well as lip shape, philtrum definition, etc. can be easily changed. I will offer the possibility of minor customization for those serious about purchasing an art item. Monsters can be removed from the scene easily just as men can be added and the scene made romantic. However, romantic scenes will have to be requested. My interests are in warriors, beasts and sci-fi imagery.
I don’t believe shipping across country lines would be a problem. I will use cardboard mailers, delivery tracking and insurance. This should take care of a wide variety of adverse scenarios.
Hugh Ristik: I am aware of problems with the hair placement and eyes on the black-haired woman. The face close up uses the same lighting as the one used to render the full scene instead of lighting that one would use for a portrait, but I did this to save time. The main purpose was to show the kind of possibilities that exist with digital art. The legs are a bit on the thick side because I was initially thinking of turning her into a hunter, but decided to come up with an ordinary pinup.
Regarding the goth culture, homosexuals and bisexuals often lean toward joining atypical subcultures, like many people who feel that they are different from most others. I haven’t found goth impressive except for the combination of black hair and pale skin, which I like.
Bisexual individuals are more likely to be in touch with GLBT groups/cultures and it shouldn’t be surprising if bisexual men and bisexual women disproportionately partner with each other. Another reason is that bisexually behaving individuals are more likely to find a partner accepting of simultaneous relationships with more than one partner if this person is also bisexual.
Brenda: More men than women will readily understand why the woman is not scared of the monster. I can certainly come up with more artistic digital art.
I would use attractive real women if I could find them. If the big magazines can’t come up with enough good lookers, how well can I do? The only realistic scenario is to come up with a good incentive package ($$$) for attractive women to come forward, but I would need lots of money for it, and selling high quality art would be a step toward acquiring the funds.
In any case, even if the women were real, I would still need to use 3D imagery-generating software and Photoshop to put the women in fantasy scenarios, and by the time I get around to doing this, I will have decent skills in 3D. However, I will not be digitally editing the shape of the real women models. Digitally removing a freckle to two is one thing, but women who need to have their shape edited shouldn’t be modeling for me in the first place.
Right now I need to come up with more refined and anatomically correct images, and start selling digital versions first.
"More men than women will readily understand why the woman is not scared of the monster".
Explain?
The reason why more men than women would readily understand why the woman is not scared of the monster is because more men than women are into video games and action comics where one sees feminine/voluptuous women in the roles of fighters, huntresses and warriors.
First one is good, on subject of lips a characteristic of womens lips I like is 1/4 inch of front upper teeth showing, i.e. upper lip not competely shut, dificult to render I should think. Good pose on balls of feet, it looks flirtatious. Standing like this would tend to make thighs look defined which is appealing.
Second one the pose is fine but from that point of veiw or angle it would be it a challenge for a Frank Franzetta.
Third one is very ambitious in my opinion.
Baldie: Showing part of the upper teeth is not difficult to render. Anyway, the items shown above are too amateurish. My digital art has improved. For instance, I submitted this render to a digital art contest a few months ago, and although I didn’t have the time to add clothes or fix the hair before the deadline, I still managed to be runner up. They were even interested in purchasing it, but when I told them about part of what I did, i.e., this site, they freaked out and that was the last I heard from them. I also sent them these renders then. I know I can come up with sale-worthy art; I just need to find some time to practice more and then get down to generating the art.
All three are very impressive.
The face skin is excellent, it looks natural.
According to a hair expert I heard, at the begining of the hair cycle the tip of the new hair grows in fine then getting thicker. Apparently it's the reason why after shaving hair grows in feeling thicker; its blunt ended. Thats my rationale for asking; could the tips of the upper eyelashes stand being a bit more tapered?
Those digital art types probably sound artists out for commercial awareness, they were hoping you didn't have any.
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