+Harpy+

For posing I actually experimented with a couple of new tools like Mixamo and Maya's quick rig, but in the end they more than what I needed to pose her for just a still render. So I went back to what I knew, just builiding a basic rig, which was quick and got the job done.

I always do love the posing stage, it's when I feel like a model actually starts to take on life, I got really excited at this point as she was really coming together.

To move the bulk of the hair I just used a latice deformer and then manually adjusted indivdual hair strands into the position that I wanted. Making sure to keep an eye on the camera view so it would look as close to the concept as possible.