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Yes, as long as they were original textures (your own work or using third-party content licensed for freebie creation).
Thank you for the updates, everyone. Please continue.
@grinch2901 - you are correct, creating the initial mesh for clothing is usually the easy part. As for JCMs, I hope the Josh Darling channel helps folks with the basics. Another good resource is SickleYield's tutorial lists at DA. Don't think I can provide a direct link, but I do think I can provide some appropriately focused screenshots. SickleYield has much more there, but these two should help navigate to help with JCMs specific to Daz clothing.
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RE: SickleYield tutorials - even though her tutorials for JCMs say Blender, you can use any modeling software that you want. Just make sure that the import/export scaling and orientation are preserved, and that there are no changes to the number of vertexes. For example, the bridge between Studio and Hexagon preserves the scaling. You can also use Silo or anything else.
Absolutely. There used to be a PA that made texture sets for other people's clothing back in the days of V3/M3 & V4/M4. Look at the texture sets created for the Courageous and Valiant sets as an example. There's a lot of free textures on ShareCG for them. They are popular with the Star Trek fan crew.
I've been struggling with my clothing creation for the Withcher 3 character Ciri. I had to make gloves, add straps to the arm bands, create a better belt, create boots, and do JCMs to make it all come together. I monkeyed with JCMs for a while and it was not fun. The corset ends right at the joint between hip and thigh, so when it crumples it's really hard to even see where/how since the whole bottom the mesh disappears into the leg when it's fully bent. I think I either need to make it longer or shorter, get it away from that joint.
So I decided to work on the gloves. That's easy, just go into zBrush, mask off the arms, extract and retopology them. The retopo serves two purposes. It makes it a distinct mesh from the original G8 and it gets rid of some of the higher detail geometry, specifically the fingernails. I should have just hidden them, deleted, and then smoothed the fingers though. As you'll see, I have to redo anyway. I got a reasonable pair of gloves and added lots of wrinkles and stitching and stuff, really put some time into them. But they are way too high poly. Unfortunately I have the hi res OBJ but not the original zBrush file so there's a do-over needed.
So as not to go insane, I set them aside for the time being and decided to work on the straps. I added straps to the armbands but when I went into hexagon to add buckles I had a devil of a time. The A pose is a real pain to work on arm stuff because everything is at a weird angle. It was really hard to make anything line up. I suppose I could work on a figure morphed into the A pose but that has it's own problem. So I decided to consider another plan. I went back to Zbrush and searched around for freebie brushes and found a leatther strap one. That worked, I did the sword belt with it as you can see. No UVs as yet, unfortunately, but it did come out well. Of course there is a buckle but it's hard to figure out how to add that in just the right spots so I just linked to two ends, will have to fix that. Still learning. This has been a real motivation to finally learn how to use Zbrush, really.
Looking at the pic you can see that the shirt mesh is not smooth. The corset also has some wonky parts which are not shown. I can't easily fix them because the mesh from MD isn't welded and if I weld it, I lose UVs. I think I'll need to weld and retopology the shirt and corset in Zbrush but then I'll lose UVs and have to recreate them. So one more thing to deal with.
Hey content creators: I am now starting to understand how hard you work at this stuff. I'm sure you pros have your workflow down to a science but figuring out how to do a complex and high quality product is a real patience tester.
Although that example worked, it is not consistant when the method is used again.
I have made many attempts to try and support the hem, but they fail, either with mesh clipping or explosion(unstable). I will wait for the next beta release for further testing.
Looks fabulous Grinch!
Thanks RAMWolff!
I've been reworking things, adding details first. Learned how to use IMM brushes in Zbrush to add the straps and buckles. They arent UV mapped, unfortunately. Another problem. I'm not good at UVs. But at least the geometry exists. Also redid the sword strap to make it shorter like in the reference and did a better take on the where the belt clips together at the shoulder.
Now I suppose I need to try to deal with that corset / leg intersection with a JCM. Look below, it's not going to be that easy but I'll give it a shot.
@stem_athome - thanks for all the suggestions. Bummer about the poblems with inconsistency, instability, and explosions. Worthy effort, though. Maybe it will inspire someone else to get a solution.
@grinch2901 - you are right, the PAs have to do a lot more work than some people seem to think. Your outfit looks great, You have done a wonderful job with the details. I don't have ZBrush, but I recently got 3DCoat on sale. Regarding UVMapping, my last project I used Hexagon, but 3DCoat also has UVMapping. Not sure about ZBrush. Where do you plan to UVMap?
UVMapping tutes for hexagon
https://youtu.be/R4Fs9sXQMj0
https://youtu.be/bOuhsaMyGiU
https://youtu.be/i0MMBFJoJpo
Creating material zones and shader domains in Hexagon
https://youtu.be/vHEra2REqXw
Diomede, I am going to try zbrush for the UVs. I've done simple models in Hexagon but have had a heck of time getting the uwrap to work. In zbrush I've seen good things on youtube using their UV Master plugin. never got as clean an outcome myself but I need to learn better, as I said I stink at UVs and it's really important. I saw the 3D Coat sale and was tempted mightily because the painting and hard surface modeling I think looks way better than zbrush but in the end it was just too pricey for a "I wonder if this is something I'll use" type of purchase.
Quite easy from within ZBrush. Just use the UV Master under the ZPlugin drop down menu!
RE: Thickness -
This comment is directed at the issue of rolled up hems and rolled up cuffs in clothing designed to provide a sense of thickness for both conforming and dForce uses. One solution that I have seen is to allow the base look to appear paper thin, and be draped with dForce, but include a morph to roll up the hem/cuff to gie a sense of thickness post drape or post pose. Something to think about. My 'puter is busy with another task right now so can't provide a screenshot illustration right now, but I hope this idea is clear enough as the basis of a discussion.
Thoughts or ideas on post-dForce simulation morphs for a sense of thickness?
The post-simulation morph to roll the edge is exactly what esha did in the Little Red Dress, and it is very effective.
Thank you, @Barbult.
I also own Esha's Little Red Dress. Will play with that morph as well when I get a chance. Can see this approach as a partial solution. Definitely open to other suggestions, though. Haven't tested it with Little Red Dress, but I am concerned that in some simulations followed by morphing there could be poke through because the creases, wrinkles and folds may not match over the edge of a bench, for example. But it is definitely a solution for lots of situations. Hope I am wrong about the bench.
RE: opening and closing items with dForce surface add-ons
- The dForce dedicated thead has some recent posts on dForce surface add-ons. See especially the workflow at the following comment
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/3845981/#Comment_3845981
Thank you, @RGcincy for the wonderful screenshots
2018 Its Raining Men Approaches!
- Thought it might be good to do a couple of quick tutorials in honor of the upcoming Its Raining Men event.
- I've posted a quick walkthrough of applying and saving a custom full body morph (FBM) for an extreme shape change, and a tutorial of creating clothing items specific to that FBM. Neither tutorial has much about doing the modeling;, rather, they are focused on the steps to load, convert, and save the morphs and clothing meshes that you create for use in Daz Studio.
See
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/4047206/#Comment_4047206
Of course. Anyone can make a texture set for any outfit if they want to. They just can't give away or sell the outfit or the textures that were made by someone else. It has to be 100% your design and not use any copyrighted material.
Laurie
You may. So long as the images for the fabric for the textures was either made by you from scratch or is allowed to be used by you (for example, you paid to use them commercially from a website like cgtextures.com or they have a creative commons license or other royalty-free license which allows it, like goodtextures.com).
Creating Custom Conforming Hair - Eyebrows and Facial Hair for my Morphed ToonElf Character
- After creating the rest of the ToonElf outfit designed to fit my FullBodyMorph, I decided to try creating som facial hair. Iused carrara and Daz Studio. You can find the walkthrough here.
- attempt to make custom facial hair https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/4053951/#Comment_4053951
- creating the boots for a speciic morphed character here See https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/4047206/#Comment_4047206
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Its Raining Men Again
This is a great event. I hope it inspires some people to dive back in the modeling pool, or the skin and morph character pool, or the hair styling pool.
Here is a link to Its Raining Men - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/286971/it-s-raining-men-annual-contest-starts-now#latest
I recently saw the movie Darby O'Gill and the Little People. Got me thinking. I applied some of the lessons from the most recent posts to begin a Leprechaun character. Here is an early concept test with Floyd. I'll go through some of the details in my other thread and link here. The FBM was dial spun but then saved as a single character morph. The clothing was modeled to fit this FBM, and then "reverse to shape" was used in the transfer utility. The hair and beard were styled and converted in Carrara, then exported to Studio, and transferred to a conforming obj. Again, hair designed for leprechaun's FBM and then reversed in transfer utility. Shaders were just some presets in my library. Sort of looks like a disco leprechaun for the moment.
EDIT - DForce was used on the sleeves and pant legs, but few wrinkles or folds. Happens sometimes.
What is everyone up to?
Free Genesis 8 Male Barbarian Outfit - Untextured
Daz Studio format
Briefs with big belt, sandals with straps, 2nd belt with loop for weapon, forearm bracers, bicep armband, necklace
https://sharecg.com/v/94316/view/21/DAZ-Studio/G8M-Barbarian-FRD01-Untextured
UPDATE
Barbarian outfit fix.
Someone reported a problem with the pants so let me know if there are any remaining issues. This should be a fix.
https://sharecg.com/v/94316/view/21/DAZ-Studio/G8M-Barbarian-FRD01-Untextured
Its Raining Men 2019 is up and running.
Maybe folks could rev up the (formerly) Male Content Creation Thread. Advances in DForce are exciting opportunities.
See Art Studio Forum for
Its Raining Men Rules and Discussion Thread - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/363096/it-s-raining-men-2019-is-now-officially-starts-now/p1
Its Raining Men Entry Thread - https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/363101/it-s-raining-men-2019-entry-thread#latest
I've previously released some free merchant resources geard towards content creation. I figure they're relevent to this thread, so I'm posting them here for those who may have missed them:
Hope this helps with people creating their own content for Genesis 8 Male
Cheers!
Daniel
Thank you so much for adding them to this thread. Wonderful.
I have been trying to find something concrete, a pipeline, a workflow, anything that instructs how to create your own skin textures for Daz Studio. I have made many male sculpted morphs in z-brush using the Genesis 8 male base but I cannot find a clear tutorial that explains the end-to-end skin texturing process...and most likely I won't find one. I 'understand' the process of skin texturing, but when it comes to all the functionality and database operations in Daz studio I cannot find anything. After watching the ITF Dev Kit video I was amazed at all the knowledge InTheFlesh has..well, obviously because that's what he does...but I cannot find good solid information on the how's and why's and where's and what-nots. I've watched many videos which offer certain specific processes by piece-meal, but trying to tape all this information together to get a clear guide to it all is breaking my brain. Learning Daz and rendering was a similar process, but as there are so many sources and tutorials out there which offer concise instruction, it was much easier piecing it all together...but not so much the mechanics for the skin texturing process when dealing with Daz Studio for the end product. If anyone has any advice..or could nudge me in the direction where I might look it would be greatly appreciated.
@Catherine3678ab has very generously started a thread in the Freebies Forum on content creation, with an introduction.
https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/549176/making-clothing-tutorial-s-starting-with-an-introduction
Wowzers, thank you so much for the link!
Oh my ears are burning! Somebody talking about me lol ...
Yes I've started the thread with an introd. Images are in the editing basket for the next part. What we're doing so far has nothing to do with genders of the figures, pJCMs are pJCMs for example. I have more tutorials over at sharecg as well including a few for making templates and skins.
I don't think you'll ever find a wholely comprehensive "this is how to make skins" because it does matter which programs one is using, what they are trying to achieve, etc. For HD skins I would think it's pretty much mandatory to have a decent modeller geared for the task as well as the resources to play around with. Over on YouTube there is an excellent video showing how to use Zbrush WITH AN ADDITIONAL plugin to wrap those typical face skins one might purchase at the popular skin resource site, on to the face mesh. It appears to be the cat's meow for the task.
In several of the high or higher end modellers one can make use of the base resolution figure for the low res model, sculpt away to ones heart's desire a high detailed character and then use those 2 objects to create a set of texture images {i.e. the normals, etc.}. I know 3DCoat can do this, it would make sense that the others can too but I do not have all the others. Nor have I mastered 3DCoat well enough to make tutorials -- but again there are some very good tutorials over on YouTube.
Then there are resources available for purchase - be careful though 'cause several of the artists/collectors who are selling such products, sell the same products in several stores. ArtStation, Gumroad, etc. Packages including something called "alphas" as in .png or .tiff or .psd {sometimes work, sometimes don't}, can be used in several programs in different ways. They may be used as "brushes" in some modellers. And they can be used in the image editors as well, to provide detailing to whichever skin resource one is working with. The skin resource sites also have tutorials over on YouTube on how to use their products. One might purchase photos of people, patches of super hi-res skin photos {for pores, etc.}, and so forth.
Starting with the basics is often a good idea to get a grasp of what is entailed and how one wishes to proceed to their own next level for developing skills. Find a bunch of photos of real people not wearing make-up, just grab the colour of their skin to make set of skin colors swatchesf, paint/fill the templates - learn about seams for starters. One paints what will be seen for sure on the templates, and then one can make use of template masks created in D/S even, to be sure that the colors extend OVER the seams to prevent seams showing on the models in D/S.