How to make renders not look like renders
I’m slowly catching up on the backlog of posts (and I hope you like the new look!) so here’s a quick-and-dirty show and tell revealing how to make renders look…. …
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Tutorial: Press the Make Fantasy Art button, part one
I’ve been experimenting in DAZ Studio lately (as is my want) at creating a style of image which hearkens back to the cheesy D&D images of the ’90s. This was …
Read MoreFun with Genesis Base
Genesis is the latest award-winning figure from the nice people at DAZ3d. The Base figure comes bundled with DAZ Studio Standard Edition along with a decent selection of clothes and …
Read MoreBuilding a better default light set for DAZ Studio
One of the (few) areas where Poser beats DAZ Studio hands down is its default light set. It is trivially easy in Poser to load a figure, add clothes and …
Read MoreCreate graphic novel style images with DAZ Studio and Fotosketcher
If you’re reading this blog then DAZ Studio needs no introduction (and if this is your first visit, check out my Renders category!). It is my 3D rendering app of …
Read MoreDAZ Studio tutorial: Using the Elite Human Surface Shader
One of the goals of many render junkies is to strive toward being able to create as photo-real renders as possible. Even if you’re happy working with the non-photoreal, merrily …
Read MoreBuilding a render, step-by-step
A short while back I posted an image titled Stand Your Ground, and promised a tutorial showing how it was made. This is it. Note: This tutorial contains nudity. Underneath …
Read MorePerfect Portraits with DAZ Studio and UberEnvironment2
Here’s a quick show’n’tell for DAZ Studio 3. But first, the setup. I’m using Vicky 4.2 with the Morphs++ pack, the 3Dream’s free Boy Hair, RecieCup’s free Doll character & …
Read MoreEasy Depth of Field in DAZ Studio 3
Depth of Field, how I love thee. For those that don’t know, this is the photographic term meaning the parts of an image that are sharp and in focus; anything …
Read MoreSo you’ve got the free Base Figures. Now what?
Just in case you didn’t get the memo, the generous people at DAZ3D have released all of their Base Figures (yes, all of them) for free. That has put the …
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