While working on the image "Torn" I managed to remember to save periodically so I could put together a step by step progression for you. The base figure and platform were rendered in Poser 8 pose from scratch. Posing, setup and render done in one evening, around 5 hours including the 2 hour render time (2500 x 2200 300dpi image using Ambient Occlusion, Image Based Lighting and Indirect lighting for you Poser geeks)The rest of the image was painted in Photoshop CS3. Total work time for this piece is around 13 hours, the bulk of which being the painting done in one sitting of around 8 hours.

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