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Ron's Spray Paint HDRI?

vonHobovonHobo Posts: 1,700
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Got this product recently and I have a question...

https://www.daz3d.com/ron-s-spray-paint

There are brushes for Photoshop which I know how to use. But it also comes with high-res JPG files.

Are the JPG files able to be used as HDRIs? Or are they intended just for general use in Photoshop?

What's Included and Features

  • 20 Spray Painted Backgrounds 6000px 4556px @ 300dpi .JPEG
  • 180 Photoshop Brushes .ABR

Comments

  • vonHobovonHobo Posts: 1,700
    edited February 2020

    The only reason I'm asking is that the Install Manager installed the JPG files into DAZ Studio. But where it put them I'm clueless.

    The brush files give an error when Install Manager tries to install them. Which makes sense. They are only for Photoshop.

    But I'm curious to find out what Install Manager did with the Spray Paint JPG Backgrounds and where I can find then in DAZ Studio... they do not appear in Smart Content.

     

    Post edited by vonHobo on
  • SzarkSzark Posts: 10,634

    they are all for use inside Photoshop (not HDRI but pre made backgrounds)

    In DIM make sure your Installation Tab has the location of Photoshop so DIM can install them in the right place. Alternatively I set my Brush Installation Destination in DIM to be a folder on my slave HDD. That way I am not grinding up PS. Mind you I do have a lot of Ron's brushes.

  • vonHobovonHobo Posts: 1,700
    Szark said:

    they are all for use inside Photoshop (not HDRI but pre made backgrounds)

    In DIM make sure your Installation Tab has the location of Photoshop so DIM can install them in the right place. Alternatively I set my Brush Installation Destination in DIM to be a folder on my slave HDD. That way I am not grinding up PS. Mind you I do have a lot of Ron's brushes.

    Thank you so much!

    I don't have Photoshop CS, just Photoshop Elements, so I cannot use it with DAZ. 

    I just load the brushes manually into Elements. 

  • AbnerKAbnerK Posts: 718
    edited February 2020

    You can use the jpg images in Daz not as HDRI's but I'm guessing you just mean as backgrounds. You'll need to light the scene yourself. Open the Environment Tab, it's pretty self-explanatory. 

    Post edited by AbnerK on
  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 11,620

    I would not recommend using jpgs as HDRs. DimensionTheory has a great video that explains why.

  • vonHobovonHobo Posts: 1,700

    Thank you everyone. 

    I noticed with the Ron's products, the DIM tries to install them and fails. 

    They are Photoshop brushes.

    But the DIM had no problem installing the JPG files from Ron's Watercolors (just part of that product) so that's why I had asked the question.

    I uninstalled everything and will just use the brushes in Photoshop Elements.

     

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,431
    von Hobo said:

    Thank you everyone. 

    I noticed with the Ron's products, the DIM tries to install them and fails. 

    You need to define a path for Photoshop in the Applications tab of the settings dialogue.

    von Hobo said:

    They are Photoshop brushes.

    But the DIM had no problem installing the JPG files from Ron's Watercolors (just part of that product) so that's why I had asked the question.

    I uninstalled everything and will just use the brushes in Photoshop Elements.

     

     

  • vonHobovonHobo Posts: 1,700
    edited February 2020
    Richard Haseltine said:
    von Hobo said:

    Thank you everyone. 

    I noticed with the Ron's products, the DIM tries to install them and fails. 

    You need to define a path for Photoshop in the Applications tab of the settings dialogue.

    von Hobo said:

    They are Photoshop brushes.

    But the DIM had no problem installing the JPG files from Ron's Watercolors (just part of that product) so that's why I had asked the question.

    I uninstalled everything and will just use the brushes in Photoshop Elements.

     

     

     

    Richard Haseltine said:
    von Hobo said:

    Thank you everyone. 

    I noticed with the Ron's products, the DIM tries to install them and fails. 

    You need to define a path for Photoshop in the Applications tab of the settings dialogue.

    von Hobo said:

    They are Photoshop brushes.

    But the DIM had no problem installing the JPG files from Ron's Watercolors (just part of that product) so that's why I had asked the question.

    I uninstalled everything and will just use the brushes in Photoshop Elements.

     

     

    Thank you! Do you know if Photoshop Elements works with DAZ? I was assuming just the full Photoshop CS integrates with DAZ, because that's the bridge (CS) that the installer has an option for.

    Is the bridge simply a way to get the finished render into Photoshop CS? Or does it allow you to use Ron's Brushes directly in DAZ Studio??

     

    Post edited by vonHobo on
  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,431

    Elements doesn't support the Bridge, but it should, as far as I know, take at least some of Ron's brush sets.

  • vonHobovonHobo Posts: 1,700
    Richard Haseltine said:

    Elements doesn't support the Bridge, but it should, as far as I know, take at least some of Ron's brush sets.

    Thank you Richard! I appreciate it. 

    All of Ron's brushes have worked in Elements so far.

     

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