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Jpeg picture into a 3D render

rrllimrrllim Posts: 6
in The Commons

Hi folks,

Can anyone here share if this is possible in Daz3D:

(i)import a jpeg picture(eg a bag) into a scene as a prop for rendering ?

(ii)if it is possible, can you share how to do it?

 

thanks!

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  • TesseractSpaceTesseractSpace Posts: 1,442
    edited July 2020

    I suppose if you have a transparency mask for the image you could make a flat billboard of the item to put it in the scene. The quality of the image and mask would determine how it looked, and depending on how prominent the bag is in the image you'll have to make sure the scene lighting matches up with the lighting on the image.

     

    Someone more familiar with making / using billboard props can explain better than I can though.

    Post edited by TesseractSpace on
  • kenshaw011267kenshaw011267 Posts: 3,805

    No.

    To make any sort of 3D asset you need the onjects geometry as well as what it looks like externally.

    Yopu can certainly use jpeg's as one of  the maps in a texture but just using an image of a bag will not give the desired result.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,625
    edited July 2020

    I would make the bag into a sort of 3D cushion prop myself

    I believe Windows 10 3D paint can also do this but not tried, Blender also, in my modeler of choice (Carrara)  I trace around the object with a polyline and fill the joined shape, add thickness and subdivide, it retains the UV mapping of the image as it is flat mapped and you have a 3D pillow of the object you can place in the scene to get shadows as opposed to a 2D transmapped plane.

     

    click to play video

    Post edited by WendyLuvsCatz on
  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,625

    a video tutorial for Win10 3D paint

  • Ghosty12Ghosty12 Posts: 2,068
    edited July 2020

    There is a way of sorts but what is made in this video, was done in Blender but I can say it is amazing.. But you could create something in Blender and then ported to Daz Studio..

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  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 1,939

    I am now convinced we all need DAZ pillow people in our lives.

  • lilweeplilweep Posts: 2,561
    edited July 2020

    Pillows look really interesting and im going to try that.

     

    Anyway, are billboards a paid plugin? (I cant remember). 

    If you have billboards, skip to 4 and use a billboard instead.  If you cant add a billboard, then start from 1.

    1. Add plane
    2. Line up plane + Camera so that Camera is directly facing the plane.
    3. Parent Plane to camera
    4. Go to plane surfaces tab, Add jpeg to base colour channel
    5. Go to plan surfaces tab, add Opacity mask to Cutout opacity channel
    6. Use camera to position so it doesnt look stupid
    7. Render?
    Post edited by lilweep on
  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,851

    You certainly can put a picture billboard into the scene, nonetheless the biggest issue is if that image has any kind of shadow that will clash with the actual 3D lighting of the scene. Your billboard does not have to be a flat plane, curved usually work better to capture shadows. Make sure you have a high resolution mask to aid with the transparency. Black for invisible, white for visible.

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