November 2015 New User Contest "Materials" (Entry-Thread)
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New User's Contest - November 2015
Sponsored by DAZ 3D and DzFire (DzFire is awarding from his store here at DAZ, 1st place 3 items, 2nd place 2 items and HM 1 item)
Are you new to the 3D World? Are you at the beginning stages of learning 3D rendering? Have you been around for a little bit but feel you could benefit from some feedback or instruction? Have you been
around awhile and would like to help other members start their creative journey? Well then come and join the fun as we host our newest contest...
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"Materials"
This month's attention will be on Materials.; WIP thread.
I will be checking in on the WIP thread as will the rest of the Community Volunteers to try and help with anything you all may need, so feel free to ask questions. Look in the WIP thread for links on Materials.
For a list of the current contest rules, please see this thread : Contest Rules
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When working on your submissions, if you would like to get feedback as you work or before posting your final image, please post your image to the WIP thread. People will be popping in to the WIP thread to
give you some critique and advice on your entry and help along the way. Please keep all comments on entries etc to the WIP thread as well because comments or requests for help/feedback/advice will be removed from the contest thread and merged into the WIP thread. This thread is only for posting final contest submissions.
For those veterans of the forums that would like to help, because this contest is designed for the beginner to learn from, we will be randomly selecting posts offering helpful tips and/or critiques to receive a special voucher as well so, whether you are a seasoned artist or an aspiring one, there is fun for everyone!
Closing Date: November 30, 2015
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Well, it looks like I'm first in here but here's my entry - a hero from one of my novels, Lathan Aro.
Every material has been customized in one form or another in Photoshop and I also created new bump,normal, and displacement maps while I was at it. See the WIP thread for exact details if you're curious. With the new Gen 3 stuff coming out I wanted to see if the older stuff can still keep pace. I used the the Atlas character by SAV for Michael 4 and rendered in Iray in DAZ Studio 4.9 Public Beta. The only postwork in Photoshop was adding the gradient background, fixing a little glitch on the sash, and adding my signature.
Thanks!
Cheers all,
Kathryn
Here is my entry. Rendered in Iray. Adjusted several material settings on the fur to give it more depth and a more realistic render. Small amount of postwork in Gimp: brightness/contrast, saturation, soft light highlights, and lens flare.
Decided to go ahead and enter the other version of my bear cub before I take off on my trip. I like both for different reasons and I'm not sure which I actually like better. This entry is based on the same raw render as the first entry. It has basically the same postwork as the except I played with the hue a little in this one as well. I wish I could have done more, but I just ran out of time.
Title: Robotic
Software: DAZ Studio, Luxus , LuxRender, Gimp
Title: At The Oasis
Software: Daz Studio
Rendered in 3Delight, replaced mats on most clothing, adjusted the skin tone of the man on the left.
I completey changed the textures on the girls clothing, as well as the dragon's armour. The building in the background also had changes in the materials not just texture but with different channels as well. The bedroll was completely redone down to the buckles and straps. Her hair was adjusted a bit on the bump maps and the shininess. The dragons wings have a new texture applied and the girl has some scars on her face and arm. Both of them have dirt and the dragon has blood on his nails.
Title: Well Dance
Software: Daz Studio no postwork
I used Shaders on the clothing on both charactors and Shader Mixer to do the shadows for all in the scene and finally figured out how to get a background in the scene.
Title: Let Me Whisper In Your Ear Baby
Software: Daz Studio, Psp9
Title: I love this horse.
Software: DAZ Studio 4.9, 3DLight Render
Title : Tranquility
Daz Studio 4.8, Reality plug in, Luxrender
Resized the image from 1200x1484 to 1000x1237. Also changed from .png to .jpg. in the Gimp
Many thanks for all the help from everyone
Title: Natural Magic
DAZ Studio 4.8 Iray Render
The Mystikoi is Iray-ified (everything else already had Iray materials) and has had some colours changed and its wings are given an emissive shader. The woman's skin has had some settings adjusted and her eyes have been made less reflective.
Title: Aunt Mara's Devotion at the Altar of Suta
DazStudio 3Delight render
The clothing for both figures is almost entirely re-matted.
Title: Cat Trap
iRay Render, no postwork.
Title:This Vampire Queen (not a very smart one)should have realised something was wrong when she accepted the "Bloody Mary" from The Pope....
Only post work was the black line between the crown and fur in Gimp2 ,evrything else in Daz 4.6
Title: Arrival
Software used: Daz Studio 4.8, Gimp
Title: "It must be left..."
Software used: Blender, Daz Studio 4.8
Wrong thread
Software used:
Daz 4.8 > Photoshop CC
I have been working in Iray lately so I figured I would submit something to see how I was doing.
And, apparently I suck at forum posting, so my image is posted below.
Software used:
Daz 4.8 > Photoshop CC
Who's There?
Changed the materials on almost everything including the colors of the light set and the cyclorama.
Title; The Rooftop; Still life with blue bicycle.
Most of the materials in the scene were modified using shaders, creating new maps and many surface adjustments.
Software: DazStudio 4.9, Iray render
PW: Minimal corrections.
Title: "Escape from Alcatraz!"
Just about everything in the scene had some sort of shader used on it.
Software: DazStudio 4.8, Iray render.
PW: Minimal correction to his hair in Photoshop.
Title: Wild Pradators.
Software: DAZ Studio 4.9, 3DLight Render
Postwork: Tuned and adjusted the brightness in Gimp
Here is my entry for this months contest.
Title: Android Tech
Created with:
Daz Studio 4.7 male and female characters and some Daz studio textures
old poser 3 other male, female, skeleton and stick figure.
TS4: created the tools, table vise, glasses, android storage tubes, monitor and monitor stand, chair, gas tank.
Bryce 7 Pro: The table, tubes on the table, walls floor and ceiling stage created in Bryce. the scene was built and rendered in Bryce.
Postwork: very very slight touchup in photoshop
Title: Garry's Day Off
Software: Daz Studio
Engine: I-Ray
Title: Velvetine Bunny (my version of tutorial)
Software DAZ Studio 4.8
Zero Postwork
Title: Soft Toy Bunny
Software DAZ Studio 4.8
Zero Postwork
Standing outside the Renderville Bank, Lazlo the Evil Clown prepares to make a withdrawal.
Title: Making a Withdrawal
DAZ 4.8 Iray. No postwork.
The contest is now over. Thank you, everyone for all the wonderful entries!
We have the winners for the November contest:
1st place #16 Robotic MN-150374
2nd place #21 Tranquility lucasdestoop
Honorable Mention At the Oasis ebonartgallery
Congratulations to the winners and to each of you who participated!
Winners, please contact us to let us know what prize(s) you choose to receive. (frank0314, Chohole or myself)