A long time ago, I’ve created an image in Poser of Victoria 4 together with a large, white dragon in a winter landscape. Back then, I liked the result but recently I decided to redo the render with Vue. And while I’ve tried to keep it as similar to the original one, there are a few differences that I added.

First of all, I changed the background. Poser works with backdrops and the result is clearly visible in the Poser image. You can see where the backdrop starts because it’s darker than the foreground. In Vue, I removed the backdrop and put some real plants in it. I also made sure the landscape behind it would be as white as possible so the illusion of snow continues.

I also changed the clothes a bit. When I created the Poser image, I did not have the option to turn clothes into rags.

The angle of the camera is also slightly different and because of the way the camera is set up, the clothes are exposing a bit much of the model’s skin. Oops! Yeah, suddenly her nipples are partially visible… I could Photoshop them away, though. I decided not to do that.

The lighting is different too. In Vue, the light is much brighter.

But an important difference is the transparency of the dragon’s wings! Because the image is lighter and because I’ve added “real plants” in the background, they’ve become much more transparent. It’s a neat effect, also demonstrating the fragility of dragon wings.

So, what do they look like, these images? Well, below on the left is the Poser image and on the right, the Vue image. Click on them to view the bigger versions. Originals are at 3000×4000 pixels but to save disk space, I’ve uploaded them at size 768×1024.