Katana - B&W Photography and Art Contest (WEEK #125)

This render is an entry to the B&W Photography and Art Contest - WEEK #125
Thank you to @axeman and World of Xpilar for hosting this contest.

I was thinking about a movie poster when I did this render…the heroine "Katana" who means business!

Japanese symbols, reading from top, down…Virtue, Courage, Honor.
I google translated Japanese, so hopefully, I'm correct :)

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Started with a Genesis 8 Female Template.

I morphed the body, change her position, facial expression, and added a tank top.

Added a jacket.

Added pants and a belt.

Added a katana sheath and necklace.

Added hair.

Add a katana.

Gave the character skin, clothes and equipment texture…plus a smoky background.

1st Render - Pre-Photoshop

Post Photoshop - gave the render text.

Post Photoshop - Made the render black and white (monochrome).

Tools, assets and techniques used:

Daz3D Studio, Iray and Photoshop
Genesis 8 Female Template
Ellie Hair
KTA Equipment and Clothes
HDRI Lighting
Gray Background and Smoke Environment
Photoshoped Text

In Summary:

• I start out with a model template and morph the body physically.
• I put the body into a position, change facial expressions, add makeup, dress the model, add skin texture, props, etc…
• I either can embed the character into the background or wrap the environment around the character, then add lighting and camera settings, like depth of field.
• Rendering times can take 10 minutes to 2 hours per render.
• Postwork in Photoshop (adding imperfections in the skin, changing atmosphere, creating depth of field, etc…)

Stay frosty people.