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Aesthetics Poll: Daylight or Lamplight?

  • Daylight 🌞 84
  • Lamplight 💡 155
  • 2024-10-04
  • 239 votes
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Content

By far the toughest part of making CGI art is getting the lighting right - even pre-bought locations generally require hours of lighting adjustments and test renders to bring them up to scratch, and each render needs a lot of fiddling with spotlights to highlight the characters and create mood. Most renders then need to go into Photoshop for post-work.

In this poll, I'm interested in your aesthetic preferences. I've made up a little test scene to look at the difference between natural daylight and lamplight, and would like your feedback on which you prefer [I suggest opening up the full images before you judge - they're intended to be viewed full-screen].

DAYLIGHT SCENE 🌞

LAMPLIGHT SCENE 💡

 

Let me know what you think in the poll below - and if you'd be interested in seeing more of this scenario in the future [MMF bisexual] 😀

Comments

Blair

It's a tough call for me. I prefer the true colors of daylight, but the lamplight seems to capture more detail.

Emperor Chaos

Depends on mood and location. If this scene in a corner by a window Daylight. If they went do section where Lamplight would be only source light, Lamplight. For the image in question Daylight. I like the idea of sneaking away in the middle of the day. Sure they were caught, but that’s not a minus.

Snowish

In this scene it's daylight for me, I think it comes down to the colours. It lights the backgrounds and the POV character better, however, the performers have much better details in the lamplight. I presume I would like natural in most contexts more, but maybe another sample might be necessary. I presume that is the more work-intensive alternative, so I want to say that they are pretty much neck-to-neck for me. And yes, I would love to see more of this.

Kachina-Achak

Both are good. I would like to see more MMF scenes in general

Oystein S

in general, a bit of red tint to the light is good. Higher temperature light ( more towards the blue ) will make it feel more sterile. But sometimes that can be used as an effect. And it also may come down to what people are used to.

rogueremy

My vote is for daylight, though both look good! And yes of course, more mmf is always good hehe

DC Burns

I feel like lamplight is better. The girl looks sickly pale in daylight, and lamplight gives the overall vibe a more vintage porno look. Also, if this were to be a bi mmf scene, i can imagine Mr Glasses stumbling upon them saying “oh my goodness! How dare you do that here… the wrong way. Scooch over and see how a pro does it”

Xena

I'm just getting started with DAZ and OH BOY lighting is a lot of work, it's given me an even greater appreciation for how good your art is

Kashenkon

Since its a library, lamplight looks more immersive.

RanliLabz

Yes - I originally preferred the 'middle of the day' scenario, but decided to go with the pure aesthetic value over timing.

RanliLabz

Have already made some more, and will do a release of the scenario when possible [most likely as a minicomic].

RanliLabz

Me too! MMF is a particular fave of mine - but always a little harder to make :)

RanliLabz

That's often my feeling too [I generally don't like the current hyper-realistic vogue for grey/blue filters in films].

RanliLabz

He's a touch more nervous about it within the scenario [the guy getting the bj is more inviting 😉]

RanliLabz

Thanks Xena! And yes, the lighting can sometimes be a nightmare. Always worth it though - it can be the difference between very flat images and rich immersive environments.