"Invitation" Release

"Wanna come inside?"

Hey all :)

Hope you've been doing well since my last post! Today I have for you a relatively simple render, but one I hope you all will enjoy nonetheless. It's been a minute since I gave Claire some love, and since I just recently updated her model, I decided to do something about that.

Those of you who have been following me for a bit know I've done renders from time to time that combine my love of sci-fi and Resident Evil. Those of you who have been following me even longer know that some of the earliest "crossover" ideas were "cyberpunk Claire" renders. Today's render continues in those footsteps, with a futuristic/cyberpunk-ish apartment backdrop setting and Claire framed in the doorway, inviting you in. Well, what'll it be, choom?

Anyway, moving onto the render itself, I was still kinda burnt out on doing scenebuild/added detail from the Ada RE4R Shooting Gallery render, so I decided to go hard on the lighting and color grading instead. I really like how this came out, and I hope you do, too!

In terms of variants, just "soft" (pictured) and "sharp" (in the MEGA archive) for this one. I did play around with the stylized look on this but wasn't a fan, so I scrapped it.

In closing, I'm not sure what's next, as I don't have anything lined up atm. I mentioned back on Oct. 10th not really having any current ideas or inspiration, and that's still mostly true. This idea was kind of a surprise tbh, as it came to me all at once and just instantly resonated with me. I was really happy to work on this, and, as a result, I was able to get it finished pretty quickly. So now I'm kinda back to "blank slate" brainstorming territory, but I'll let you all know when I have something share-worthy!

Until the next post, be well and stay safe out there :) And, as always, thanks for your support <3