The Muse

This is actually a redux of a concept I first came up with back in 2009. You see, I was browsing DeviantArt where I was surrounded by wonderful art but couldn’t think of a damn thing of my own to create. I’ve recreated this concept a few times over the years but could never get it “right”. I think I finally did it. At least, I like this version for now. I was surprised that it didn’t take as long as I thought it would to render what with all of those flowers and plants. It only took about 8 or 9 hours for the full-size render (much larger than what you see here). It was my mom’s idea to put a single brushstroke on the canvas so here’s me giving her credit for that element. The outfit the muse is wearing is from my latest “Muse for Mai Outfit for La Femme” set now in the Renderosity Marketplace. I tried my best to give the scene an ethereal feel rather than a realistic one; sort of dream-like. I hope I succeeded!

This scene was rendered in Superfly with a single “sun” light and then ambient light from the skydome. I swapped out some of the original materials of the “Wishing Pond” set and replaced them with materials better suited for Superfly or just enhanced the textures already provided (and deleted all the damn AO nodes). As I mentioned in the main notes, it only took about 8 to 9 hours to render even on high settings. After it rendered, I took the render into Photoshop and added the brushstroke onto the canvas with a PS brush and enhanced the contrast a bit. I then opened the image in Lightroom and further enhanced the image in various ways into what you see here. I tried my best to give it an “ethereal” feel.

Most of these items are available from the Renderosity Marketplace (unless otherwise noted):

• D9S Angie for La Femme by Dream9Studios
• Muse for Mai Outfit for La Femme by Dream9Studios
• (All Landscape Props) by Flink
• DMs Wishing Pond by DM
• Anabel Hair for La Femme by Afrodite-Ohki
• Songbird Remix Waterfowl Vol 3: Swans of the World by Ken_Gilliland
• Easel, canvas, and stool are from CGTrader
• Paintbrush by Mary Williams from ArtStation