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Step 1
Change the lighting in your render. Lighting can be used to change a render and make it more realistic simply by altering the lighting to show a different time of day, such as evening, twilight or mid-day.
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Step 2
Use real textures created from photographs of real things when texturing people, clothing and props. Textures can make all the difference when it comes to creating a realistic looking piece of 3D art. For example, when a clothing texture comes from a photograph of a piece of cloth, that looks more realistic than a texture someone created using a 2D paint program.
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Step 3
Create reflections on objects that would normally have one in reality. Some examples of this are a new car with a shiny coat of paint, a mirror or a shiny floor.
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Step 4
Render your pictures in Production only and mark the Cast Shadows box. If you are creating a picture that is supposed to reflect a sunny day and there are no shadows, this takes away from the realism of the piece. Casting shadows in your renders makes your art more believable.
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Step 5
Use high resolution skin texture. This is especially important with portraits. If you want your portrait to appear more like a photograph, then the skin needs to look real, and real skin is not perfect. High resolution skin textures show small flaws that make your render seem more realistic than some of the low resolution textures which give the appearance of plastic.
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Step 6
Give your Poser characters flaws when you create them. Look at pictures of real people. No one is perfect. Everyone has some physical flaw, whether it is a crooked nose or eyes set too far apart. If you incorporate some of these types of flaws into your characters it will make your renders more realistic.
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Step 7
Use a 2D paint program to add special effects to your renders, such as rain and fog, or adding a softness or glow to a character's skin.
