Added the completed character into the environment and rendered the final result (first post image).
Tools, assets and techniques used:
Daz3D Studio
Iray
Amatera 8.1 Cyborg HD Genesis 8 Female Template
Haiku Hair For Gen8 Female
XF-Stylish Clothes
Daz3D Lighting
CyberpunkCity Background
In Summary:
I start out with a character template and morph the body physically.
I put the body into a particular position, change facial expressions, add makeup, etc…
I dress the character. Most are 3rd party clothes that I morph and mix.
I either can embed the character into the background or create the character first and embed the background. Most are 3rd party, some backgrounds I create myself or merge different types of backgrounds together.
Some backgrounds come with lighting, some don't and I have to create them.
Rendering times can take 10 minutes to 2 hours per render.
Also, I can change the render specifications, to give the atmosphere different characteristics, like haze or humidity.