The Dance Within a Dream

Haven't done a Labby fanart for a long time, but this one is quite different from the others that I've done.  For one thing, I rendered it in 3D first using DAZ3D studio.  It took me a while to collect everything in order to make this, but I DID finalize the picture in Photoshop with heavy after FX painted by in using my Wacom tablet.  (If you don't add the effects and special things in PS, then it will look too artificial.  I personally like the painted look. )

If you think I cheated by using 3D, I assure you that I've been working on this ALL DAY today just to get their faces right, the materials right, and the lighting correct  (this final picture is actually two different takes of the same rendered picture overlaying each other in order to get a more dramatic effect of lighting).  

Anyway, I needed something different just for one day, and since it is Halloween - I feel that a Labyrinth inspired artwork does the deed well.  

Happy Halloweenie, Labby lovers!  This one's for you!

For non-Labby fans: Pictured L to R: Jareth the Goblin King & Sarah Williams.

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Resources used from DA:

Romantic Curls HAIR STOCK
Hair Extensions #2