11/13/2015 12:00:00 AM by
dsv4600
(Edited: 11/27/2015 3:09:49 AM)
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Here's a quick update on my project to re-render my first comic "Strange Investigations #1". The 50% completion mark has now been comfortably passed with 75 images recreated in high definition (1920x1080) and three completely new images added to the story.
The early frames turned out to be the hardest because they used some sets that were very old and didn't like being imported into DAZ Studio! I spent a lot of time wrestling with Null objects and textures that really didn't look good when rendered in iRay.
A sample of one of the new images can be found here:
http://www.renderotica.com/gallery/shorturl/331198/Strange-Investigations-1-(Special-Edition)-0500
I have chosen a brighter lighting setup for the scenes inside the alien ship which in itself caused problems because of the extra detail that it exposed. Also, Dana is now a "Lali's Bits"-enabled figure (as she is in the later comics in the series); this meant that practically every single sexual interaction pose had to be redone!
So, progress continues ...
Note: It's my intention to offer the Special Edition of Strange Investigations #1 as a free upgrade to existing owners as/when it is completed, but I can't give the same commitment to any (possible) upgraded versions of issues 2 and 3 due to the amount of work involved. (Issues 4, 5 and 6 are already in HD)