DNeil Art

These images are published under a  Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License . I was recently in a discussion about the Firefly filter in DAZ Studio's Iray renders. Someone seemed to be asking why increasing the Nominal Luminance for the Firefly filter was actually making the scene darker. I say, "seemed to be," because there was some initial confusion over whether we were talking about Luminosity or Nominal Luminance . Anyway, the discussion prompted me to look into what exactly Nominal Luminance  is and what it does in the Firefly filter. With a combination of reading and experimentation, I learned quite a lot and want to share it with you here. First you need to understand what a firefly is in the world of 3D rendering. It's basically an artifact of 3D renders where an individual pixel is drawn much brighter than it should. An image with a bunch of these looks a bit like there are fireflies (the insect) loose in the scen...

These images are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License . I recently bought some new monsters and decided to use them in some one-off pictures. This one uses  The Count HD product. It doesn't look like Sonja has much control over what is happening to her. On the other hand, it's hard to tell if she's enjoying it, fearing it, or both. Part of the New Monsters collection.

These images are published under a  Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License . I recently bought some new monsters and decided to use them in some one-off pictures. This one uses the Rex HD product. I know there were some cartoons in the back of my mind that inspired this, but I haven't tracked them down yet. Anyway, there's me as Niella, wishing I'd known more about the guest list before accepting the invitation for this party. Part of the New Monsters collection.

These images are published under a  Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License . This idea just popped into my head yesterday, and I wasted no time creating it.

These images are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License . I thought I'd let Eve try on this new outfit I just got. But there's a price to pay. Final picture added on April 9, 2022. [7/30/2024] Adding a fun stereograph. Cross your eyes to see it in 3D.