Started with a Genesis 8 Female Template
Added an environment.
Added the completed character into the environment.

The final rendered result (first post image).
Tools, assets and techniques used:
Daz3D Studio
Iray
Hebe Genesis 8 Female Template
Hotba Hair Hair
DMO Sneakers, ZO-Shorts and Top
HDRI Lighting
Over The Hill Group Environment
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.
Stay frosty people.
Dear @fijimermaid, sorry to jump in a bit off topic but may I ask you to support the HiveBuzz proposal?
It recently lost its funding, is struggling to get back above the HBD stabilizer proposal, and is in dire need of help.
You can support it on Peakd, Ecency, or using HiveSigner.
On behalf of The HiveBuzz team, thank you!
Just supported the proposal...y'all should be paid more for maintaining the HIVE network @arcange...it's a great platform :)
Thank you for your kind words and support @fijimermaid, really appreciate it! 👍