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I'm 43 Now, and Have Returned to DAZ Studio

Nyghtfall3DNyghtfall3D Posts: 786
edited September 2014 in The Commons

I turned 43 on Saturday, and have returned to DAZ Studio.

I started out with DS in 2006. The last version I worked with was 3.1 Advanced, in 2010. I recently installed 4.6 to experiment with Genesis. After customizing the interface, I felt like I was home again. It has so many features that I have sorely missed. Perspective View, the ability to create and label my own cameras, and a Parameter Filter, just to name a few.

I switched to Poser four years ago because I wanted access to IDL, Gamma Correction, and Poser-exclusive content. The Reality plugin has made those factors irrelevant. With the next version of Reality around the corner, I celebrated my birthday by making DAZ Studio the primary part of my workflow again. And I marked the occasion with two new renders: Barefoot Dancer, and Dagger Dancer.

These are my results of the above-named tutorials that come with 4.6. I may be back on familiar ground, but there have been enough changes to the software that I thought it wise to take advantage of the built-in hand-holding to acquaint myself with the current version.

I tweaked the highest-quality render preset to create much larger images than what the tutorials call for because, as we all know, larger images show more detail.

Full-Size version of Barefoot Dancer

Full-Size version of Dagger Dancer

My first, immediate challenge is going to be coming to grips with its content library. It's a lot more flexible than Poser's, but I'm determined to learn how it works, and embrace it.

Dagger_Dancer_-_Small.jpg
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Barefoot_Dancer_-_Small.jpg
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  • Zev0Zev0 Posts: 7,098
    edited September 2014

    Happy birthday, welcome back, and nice perspective on the second image:) If you get stuck with any issues, members here will point you in the right direction. They are very helpful.

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  • Male-M3diaMale-M3dia Posts: 3,581
    edited December 1969

    This link should give you more tutorials, sorted by the free ones first (I hope):

    http://www.daz3d.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=price&q=tutorials&x=-1153&y=-85

  • Subtropic PixelSubtropic Pixel Posts: 2,388
    edited December 1969

    Yeah, welcome back man!

    Love that second image; it looks like some girls'll kill you in the night or during a football game, just for a pair of pretty shoes! Or maybe her team lost, hmmmmm...

    In any event, the moral to the story may just be "She knows where you sleep"

  • SickleYieldSickleYield Posts: 7,644
    edited December 1969

    Well hi! Nice work, and welcome back.

  • brainmuffinbrainmuffin Posts: 1,213
    edited December 1969

    Nyghtfall said:
    I turned 43 on Saturday, and have returned to DAZ Studio.

    Welcome back. I turned 46 last June and have been in returning mode for some time. I too am awaiting the Reality plugin update. It does seem Paolo is slowly creeping into a DAZ "soon". :-)
  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 11,677
    edited December 1969

    Welcome back and nice renders! Feel free to ask questions.

  • Nyghtfall3DNyghtfall3D Posts: 786
    edited December 1969

    Thank you all for the feedback and warm welcome. I appreciate it.

    For the first time in years, I feel genuinely excited about creating art without dreading the prospect of fighting with Poser. I'm especially looking forward to working with Genesis and G2.

    Male-M3dia said:
    This link should give you more tutorials, sorted by the free ones first (I hope):

    http://www.daz3d.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=price&q=tutorials&x=-1153&y=-85

    Thank you very much that. I had no idea there were so many tutorials available. I downloaded all of the Auto-Fit tuts, the free videos for the Great Art series, and bought copies of Parameter Tab Secrets, Posing 102, and Advanced Scene Making.

    I can't wait to start learning! :D

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