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Working Late Redux

"Really Lianne," said Penelope, "there's no need to stay late.  I'm fine here on my own."

"I really don't mind at all!" insisted Lianne. "Actually I'm a little behind with the typing."

"OK then sweetie, could you put some coffee on for us? I didn't get much sleep last night and I'm seriously flagging..."

Does anyone actually remember Working Late or is this going over people's heads?

Welcome to the 2023 update of that st...

Lianne - First Studio Session

Just over 12 years ago, I ran a story on deviantART that was pretty well received: Penelope D'Arcy - Working Late.  The story, which you can still see here https://www.deviantart.com/torqual3d/gallery/28856507/penelope-d-arcy-working-late featured Penelope in her office, having a confrontation with the mysterious Agent Four aka Redback. &nbs...

Star Trek TOS Dress for G8F - available to YOU

**UPDATED 10TH JUNE - PLEASE SEE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM**

I've been meaning to continue with the Star Trek TOS series, but I got very absorbed in working to perfect the uniform.  This is a custom texture I have made myself from scratch and, after spending the week perfecting it, I thought I should offer it to all patrons (that's you) for free download.

Please see below the .zip file attached below - and please don't share or upload to free sites.  There may be a time when I ...

INTRUDER ALERT - extra shots

This scene was too much fun to limit myself to just four renders.  Here's a little more detail, focusing on our unfortunare Special Guest Stars, Morgan and Amanda.  I'm already thinking of ideas where C&K come face to face with the intruder(s).

INTRUDER ALERT!

"We're too late... I can't do anything for these two -"

"Wait... did you hear that?"

Something is loose on the ship! And it's been through Engineering leaving a trail of bodies.  Can Katherina and Charlotte defeat the mysterious intruder or will they share the unfortunate redshirts' fate?

I hope you like this little homage to ST:TOS - I did my very best to recreate and light Engineering faithfully using an ancient set prop and some primitives.  As...

To Boldly Go - C&K Star Trek Cosplay ft. bonus Redshirts

An away team of beautiful Starfleet officers assembles in the Transporter Room to beam down to a newly-discovered planet.

These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before!

Now let it be said that Star Trek TOS (the Original Series) is the best Star Trek, not least because of the trio of Kirk, Spock and McCoy, but also because of the impossibl...

More about Charlotte

Charlotte (I'm keeping her second name secret for now) probably needs a little more introduction, as the other half of C&K already had her fantasy outfit sets, so things need a little levelling-up.

We all love a good blonde and the only other one around here is a stuffy lawyer with a penchant for leather and taking herself too seriously.

Charlotte was rolled up just after New Year with two main influences: First, my all time fave actress Naomi Watts (The Ring / Mulholland Driv...

Charlotte and Katherina - Meet the Cosplayers

Dear Patrons, at times over the last couple of months, you may have wondered where I was and what I was up to.  Well, the fact of it is that I have mainly been working on these two.

It's difficult maintaining a cast of characters and models over 12 years, and for every Amanda, Ciara and Penelope, two or three have fallen by the wayside.  I know that people appreciate the unique style and character of those three I just named, which is what makes it possible to update the model...

Ashley Graham - Game Over (Darts)

Ashley got separated from Leon, and some bad people shot her up with some Resident Evil style darts.

Looks like Game Over for Ashley.

Ashley Graham - On the Barrel

OK so I sort of ignored the results of the poll, only in as much as it didn't seem appropriate to dive straight into peril before we'd been properly introduced.

Resident Evil 4 Remake is the gaming event of 2023 so far, and is a recreation of a 2005 original. You don't have to buy either game to appreciate its aesthetic as full playthroughs of both are available on Youtube.

In RE4 Remake, Leon, the protagonist has to rescue the President's daughter Ashley.  For some reas...

Ashley Graham - What you like to see first?

There are two ways I could go with this... what should I post first?

Ashley Graham Teaser

Resident Evil 4 Remake is all the rage right now and, as you may have noticed, the Ashley model is out and available for use in Daz Studio.

She's so cute, there's no way I would miss out on this opportunity.  Although I don't own the game, I have watched full playthroughs on Youtube and found it all very inspirational.  I am doing some big peril renders right now but I thought I would throw a quick low res development teaser up while I work on them.

Cleric

D&D is back in the news now there is this new movie out.  I think I will actually go and check it out in the 'cinema' (which is British for Movie Theater).

It probably felt like I abruptly stopped on the fantasy theme after posting those promo images of Princess Katherina.  Not so!  Actually I downloaded a whole load of fantasy models and props because I wanted to create some more characters to actually form a party. This particular blondie is someone I have been work...

Amanda Jones - Leaving the Tomb

Amazingly, Amanda survived her brush with the Mummy, by pretending to be unconscious and sneaking off when it wasn't looking left her alone on a stone altar.

Now she's emerged into the bright sunlight with a egg-sized lump on her head and a splitting headache from being knocked out.  She didn't escape with any treasure, but at least she's alive - which is a good thing as I have her booked in for a modelling shoot soon.  Amanda now faces a long walk back through the desert to r...

Amanda and the Mummy - Open Shirt/Open Eyes

As requested...

I hope folks aren't too burned out on this scene.  It's one of the best poses I have made in a long while, so I went crazy rendering lots of different permutations, including clothing malfunctions and tragic Game Overs.  Don't worry, Amanda will be fine - this was just one possible ending and you can always go back and choose again!

Amanda and The Mummy - Three More Angles

I was pretty happy with this pose and how these two look together, so help yourselves to three more angles...

There are some more renders with open shirt and open eyes... let me know whether you want to see them particularly or whether these are enough?

Amanda Jones - In the Mummy's clutches

Well hello again.  No posts for a couple of weeks, because I have been away and also involved in an all-consuming building project.

I have a lots of renders of this scene, from different angles and with different clothing variants, but I will have to post them over the coming days as I am heading out in a minute.

Another reason for no recent posts is that I have been quietly working on ANOTHER new character in the background - and she's nearly finished - but I also realised t...

Favourite Katherina Outfit (so far?)

Princess Katherina (and her endless wardrobe)

A princess would of course have an outfit for every possible adventure.  Last thing she would want is a colour clash with another party member.  Here is Katherina looking all black and gold, and generally expensive.

I would love to send the Princess on an adventure (and please let me know your ideas) but she's going to first spend far too much time deciding what to wear.  This is partly my fault.  I have barely scratched the surface in the available fantasy garb and ...

Name the Princess

Help me decide please!

Red Princess - Showcase

OK I've made some progress with 'random fantasy girl' who, by the way, got a really enthusiastic reception. Thanks for that!

This girl is definitely a princess, she's so fine and regal, I could not imagine her wearing furs or a chain mail bikini.  After the blue outfit I decided to put together a red one for her. I've given her a sword - I reckon she's pretty handy with it - as well as some spaulders (look it up). I am a little inspired here by the character creator in Soul Calibur...

Random Fantasy Girl

I was having a play around with some new assets and accidentally made this girl.  She doesn't have a name or a backstory so far.  She looks like she could be a princess or an adventurer.  She was rather nice so I didn't want her to go to waste.

I've been wanting to do something fantasy-related for a long time but (with a few exceptions) my existing cast are all 21st century real-world characters.  It would probably be best to make a dedicated set of fantasy girls I t...

Ciara 2023 - Round Up & Extras

I've been meaning to post these, but I've been off with COVID this week.  It kind of interrupted my run with Ciara, but I think she's had a good showing this time round.  I knew I had a couple of nice renders still to polish up, and I have thrown in a couple of spares as well.  Hope you like these, especially the flannel shirt, which is a custom texture!

Ciara 2023 - Third Outfit

I did say I had a lot of winter outfits for her...

Continuing Ciara's modelling shoot.

Ciara 2023 - Second Outfit

Continuing our Winter modelling session with Ciara.

And it's all about the boots :-)  They go pretty well with Ciara's standard tomato turtle and shorts, don't you think?

Ciara 2023 - Full Outfit and Close Ups

Today turned out being busier than I expected, so I didn't get Ciara into any of the other outfits I've been working on.  I just got these three renders done.  I added the two headshots because she's just looking so damn fine these days.  I am really pleased with the quality of her skin textures and even her old V4 hair stands up OK these days.  I really need to get G8F Ciara out of the studio and tussling with some bad guys or Ms Fox.

Ciara Modelling Set - Preview Portrait

I've been travelling the last two weeks and hardly had a chance to open Daz.  This is bad!  However while I have been out and about I have had a stack of inspiration for winter outfits...  Since I got back I have been trying to make a 2023 Winter Outfit for Ciara and current progress is that she already has around five.  I am conscious that I have been doing work in the background with no end-product so I snapped this nice portrait of her looking gorgeous and classy.

2022 Roll-Up: Jennifer vs Jefferson (Photo Shoot)

Like all girls, Jennifer always wanted to be a model... and who could resist the opportunity of a photo shoot with award-winning photographer Mark Jefferson?  Especially as he likes to KO his subjects for the photo shoot and pose them out cold.

Another little nod to Life is Strange, I used these two to test out a bunch of poses I made in November, and I was going to make this into a proper set of HQ renders with a Dark Room backdrop etc etc.  But then I changed model ...

2022 Roll-Up: Tomb Raider, Redback, Tape & Rope

I hope you're enjoying the little tour through my back catalogue from last year.  Here's a few more things:

While equipping Jennifer for the jungle I made myself a nice Tomb Raider girl (because there are so many nice outfits available you just have to, right?).  I didn't do a lot with her but on reviewing her again I think I should :-)  Yes, that's Penelope on top of her.

Penelope also reunited with her arch enemy, Redback.  Here's a couple of pics I did with ...

2022 Roll-Up: Supergirl, Sheila and Spider Gwen

Here's a look at three criminally underused characters I made in what is now last year.  Co-incidentally their names all begin with S.

Supergirl was my first superheroine crush and it's fair to say that a certain gamebook had a huge influence on me in my younger days.  I'd always held back from making a Supergirl in 3D because of the challenges posed by her long hair and flowing cape.  It's now possible to use dForce in Daz 4 to tackle these problems.  This got me ve...