The 2013 Stonemason Catalogue Contest

Kerya

Gimp DOF
http://tutorialgeek.blogspot.de/2011/02/fake-depth-of-field-in-gimp-dof.html
:)

static

Kerya said:

Gimp DOF
http://tutorialgeek.blogspot.de/2011/02/fake-depth-of-field-in-gimp-dof.html
:)

Thanks!

3WC

Random winners:at the end of each week(Saturday) one random entry will win Any 1 model from the Stonemason catalogue(random winners will still be eligible for all other prizes),these prizes are given on the basis of participation.

This has been MIA for the past two weeks. What happened to random winners?

Szark

They were randomly missed. ;)

sriesch

Second entry, title "Into the storm"
Software used: DAZ Studio
Stonemason products used:

Level 19, http://www.daz3d.com/level-19
SkyRider, http://www.daz3d.com/skyrider
Regenerator, http://www.daz3d.com/regenerator
Sci-Fi Crates 'n Containers, http://www.daz3d.com/sci-fi-crates-n-containers
Cylinder001 freebie
Holding Chamber freebie
Heavy cable freebie

kyoto kid

staticdrifter said:

Woe is me; I have been DAZ-ing for years for personal enjoyment and self-teaching of 3D Art, but when I saw this contest, I just knew I had to try something public. I have been drooling over Stonemason's works for years, picking up one every now and then when I could afford it. I had to try...

I was "in the zone", I was hyped, I was ready to enter the world of competitive artwork...

I picked my elements carefully, I worked on the positioning, the color, the ratio of foreground to background... I even delved into depth of field issues. I bled through the lighting, I sweat through posing, I cried through post-work!
"I could'a been a contender!"

My computer disagrees...

My computer doesn't feel up to the task; for the first time ever with Studio, I received video card issues, lack of memory, and just plain lock-up. It was so frustrating. I have a powerful setup here, not top-of-the-line, at least, not anymore, but a good solid graphics PC. I can play all but the very latest (2013) PC games without glitch, I can open more than a dozen windows and not worry about crash, but my baby has just gotten old, poor girl...

...I know the feeling all too well.

The "new kid" is finally over her teething pains, but alas too late as I still need to install everything and set up the runtimes before I can render the first scene.

...so instead, I'll just sit back and enjoy the show.

Geminii23

Kyoto Kid said:

staticdrifter said:

Woe is me; I have been DAZ-ing for years for personal enjoyment and self-teaching of 3D Art, but when I saw this contest, I just knew I had to try something public. I have been drooling over Stonemason's works for years, picking up one every now and then when I could afford it. I had to try...

I was "in the zone", I was hyped, I was ready to enter the world of competitive artwork...

I picked my elements carefully, I worked on the positioning, the color, the ratio of foreground to background... I even delved into depth of field issues. I bled through the lighting, I sweat through posing, I cried through post-work!
"I could'a been a contender!"

My computer disagrees...

My computer doesn't feel up to the task; for the first time ever with Studio, I received video card issues, lack of memory, and just plain lock-up. It was so frustrating. I have a powerful setup here, not top-of-the-line, at least, not anymore, but a good solid graphics PC. I can play all but the very latest (2013) PC games without glitch, I can open more than a dozen windows and not worry about crash, but my baby has just gotten old, poor girl...

...I know the feeling all too well.

The "new kid" is finally over her teething pains, but alas too late as I still need to install everything and set up the runtimes before I can render the first scene.

...so instead, I'll just sit back and enjoy the show.

I too understand your frustrations...especially considering I am on a MAC. I have found that with the new DIM things are working much better. But this is also because I removed all of my 3rd party content and have not installed any of it back in yet.

It has definitely been worth the journey so far. I am having so much fun creating stuff with DAZ.

kyoto kid

...there are a lot of things Daz just doesn't offer which is why I depend on content from other sources. For one I am into the near future Cyber theme and there are just not enough sets/props/clothing available here that fit the genre.

Stonemason's "contemporary" urban sets (as well as Urban Future 4 Street Level) are a standout as they can and do work very well with the theme and can easily be combined with sets/elements from other vendors.

Because of this, I have yet to even install, not much less use, the DIM even with the daunting task of setting up the new system as I am building custom runtimes since I also will be using the 64 bit versions of PoserPro 2012, Carrara, Blender, and MarvelousDesigner 2, as well as Studio 3Advanced (for plugins that have not or will not be updated for 4.5).

fixmypcmike

Kyoto Kid said:

...there are a lot of things Daz just doesn't offer which is why I depend on content from other sources. For one I am into the near future Cyber theme and there are just not enough sets/props/clothing available here that fit the genre.

Stonemason's "contemporary" urban sets (as well as Urban Future 4 Street Level) are a standout as they can and do work very well with the theme and can easily be combined with sets/elements from other vendors.

Because of this, I have yet to even install, not much less use, the DIM even with the daunting task of setting up the new system as I am building custom runtimes since I also will be using the 64 bit versions of PoserPro 2012, Carrara, Blender, and MarvelousDesigner 2, as well as Studio 3Advanced (for plugins that have not or will not be updated for 4.5).

I find DIM very useful for this sort of purpose, as it's really easy to filter by application.

kyoto kid

...but it won't work with my content library purchased at places like Rendo and RDNA as well as freebies from various sites, all of which is fairly sizable.

My past experience with Daz installers has admittedly soured me on their automated processes which is why I am pleased they are finally moving to .zip files.

CypherFOX

Greetings,

Kyoto Kid said:

...but it won't work with my content library purchased at places like Rendo and RDNA as well as freebies from various sites, all of which is fairly sizable.

My past experience with Daz installers has admittedly soured me on their automated processes which is why I am pleased they are finally moving to .zip files.

At the risk of derailing an awesome thread of beauty, I should note that I totally used DIM to install _OVER_ my existing content library, and it didn't cause me any problems. The software warns about it, and I thought long and hard about it, but it worked for me. If you have good backups (and hey who doesn't, right? ;) ) then it's worth trying to use DIM on top of your existing content. The updates alone have been amazingly helpful.

Of course I also did a lot of my downloading from work on a Very Fast Pipe. (1680 DAZ items installed so far...) And I use Dropbox to synchronize all my machines content libraries...

-- Morgan

cwichura

This is a non-entry, since the contest requires posting images to this thread only, and I will never upload an image to the DAZ forums. But the environment and mech enforcer are Stonemason products:

That Way

John Malis

Title: End of the Shift

Software used: Poser Pro 2012 and Corel PhotoPaint X3

Stonemason product used: Urban Sprawl

miracleofmagick_667e778b47

Second Entry

Title: Reporting As Ordered
Software Used: Daz 4.5 Postwork Photoshop CS5.1
Stonemason product used: Fairytale Collection -- Tower Interior

FSMCDesigns

My second entry

Title "Wastelands"

Stonemason product used "The backstreets", with genesis and a few of my models.
Set up in DS4.5. Rendered in Luxrender with postwork being sharpen and contrast filter.

I also ran this thru a toon/comic filter and liked the results also, will post that one after the contest.

Storypilot

FSMCDesigns said:

My second entry

Title "Wastelands"

Stonemason product used "The backstreets", with genesis and a few of my models.
Set up in DS4.5. Rendered in Luxrender with postwork being sharpen and contrast filter.

I also ran this thru a toon/comic filter and liked the results also, will post that one after the contest.

Nice image, I like the sand concept.

kyoto kid

cwichura said:

This is a non-entry, since the contest requires posting images to this thread only, and I will never upload an image to the DAZ forums. But the environment and mech enforcer are Stonemason products:

That Way

..very nice. I like the rain and light effects

I hear you about images posted in the forums here. There seems to be an odd sort of compression that, even when viewed at full size, which messes with the contrast and colours. I 'll look at something I posted here and say "yecch, that looks like crap," then look at the original .jpg in my pics folder or on DA, and everything is fine.

Bobvan

So I was not the only one to post none entry stuff interesting...

kyoto kid

...yep, though all of mine were via links to my DA gallery (even "fixed" the one I accidentally posted in the thread).

vivayo

Hi all, still time for a second enrtry:

Title: Calm before the storm

Stonemason products used : Urban Ruins: vehicles and Urban Ruins Building 1 (although only a tiny part of a wall can be seen in the render)

Rendered with DAZ Studio 4.5 with some postwork done with Photoshop

Aquila

My second entry

Title: Deep Under the Ocean - No one can hear you Scream
Software: Carrara 8 Pro - postwork in Photoshop
Stonemason Product used: The Dark Star

fayrie

Aquila77 said:

My second entry

Title: Deep Under the Ocean - No one can hear you Scream
Software: Carrara 8 Pro - postwork in Photoshop
Stonemason Product used: The Dark Star

this is just WOW!!!

Szark

fayrie said:

Aquila77 said:

My second entry

Title: Deep Under the Ocean - No one can hear you Scream
Software: Carrara 8 Pro - postwork in Photoshop
Stonemason Product used: The Dark Star

this is just WOW!!! It is isn't...really WOW. Nicely done Aquila

Laticis Imagery

Aquila77 said:

My second entry

Title: Deep Under the Ocean - No one can hear you Scream
Software: Carrara 8 Pro - postwork in Photoshop
Stonemason Product used: The Dark Star

The water is excellent, well done :)

Servant

Second Entry
THE SONG OF MY PEOPLE

Stonemason Products used:
Greeble City Blocks 2
Tribal Village Huts
Freebie Sky Traffic

Other products:
Genesis w/ Evolution morphs
PDXJims Fantasy Loin cloth fitted and tweaked for Genesis
V3 Updo

Software: DAZ 4.0, Photoshop for Postwork

Aquila

Thanks fayrie, Szark, Laticis for you kind words.

Took some doing to get it to look how I wanted it to. :)

RNR_DV8

2nd Entry

Fembot! Help?!
DS 4.5, Maya, PSE
The Tin Can

imru2usa2073200

Count me in!

The Hunter
Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop and Filter Forge for postwork.
Stonemason products: City Ruins 1 and 2

SaikoMM

My second entry.

Operation Commencing

Stonemason item: Urban Sprawl 2

Models by 81 Army Soul

Set up in Daz, rendered in Lux/Reality. Post work CS5

hal1

here is my 2nd entry :

The ambush

Stonemason Products used:
Temple ruins

Other products :
the immortal by rawart
Svana by orion1167

rendered in poser, Postwork in Gimp