nonesuch00 said:

Mind you, skin is a bit tough to pull off. The skin default I have relies on two very similar colors, and I've already learned a huge amount more since I first played with the shaders.

I'm starting to contemplate a new shader with something like toggle noise or something, and then more options, like top coat color and whatnot.

 

I've external searched in hope of finding some clues as to how to approache it but it's still seems beyond what I could manage in the Surface Tab.

e.g. this link - http://www.orbolt.com/asset/_danylyon::PBR_skin

So starting at your pale skin shader and looking at the pictures in the link above (didn't buy it because I don't have Houdini) and also using a Gimp 'color picker' from a set of reference photographs from also a very pale person I found there is a deeper layer of quite a few slightly varying closely alike colors that make a visibly discernable mottled pattern (I think people call that look commonly being flushed). I think it must be related to fat and blood distribution and the similar pattern should be there for everybody but not as easy to see with the eye. I'm just going layer by layer from what I've learn so far and that's not even considering pores, sweat glands, hair follicles, load bearing areas like the clavicles, sheen and so on.

I looked at the pale skin.duf you made and was surprised to see it was so long. You mention perlin noise & such but I guess until I read how to modify the DAZ Studio shaders I will be stuck at the Sufaces tab messing around with colors and sliders and drop down tabs. I'm kind of curious now though so I'll read about DAZ Shader tomorrow I guess from their documents. :-)

It took me a while and I'm learning. ;)

One problem is that the Iray Uber shader is... clever. There are modules that aren't loaded unless you turn certain things on. Like, top coat and emission items don't appear in the shader block unless they are on (emission to non-black, top coat to weight > 0)

If you just copy Iray Uber shader to the shader mixer and start working, it will be permanently missing these modules. I had to redo the shaders a few times, because I didn't realize stuff had shut off. As it was, you will notice that my stuff is missing a top coat. Doh.

Now, this mutability is nice because it hides options you aren't using. The problem with the approach I took (which I think I pretty much had to without having 4x as many shaders)

I'm contemplating a new procedural shader that lets you switch on/off procedural whatever to a wide variety of things. Again, the approach I took is limited, because it ended up hard coding each combination of procedural whatever.

THEN the problem becomes that the bigger the shader, the more time it takes to process...

Tentatively, I'm hoping to also have two sets of noise so you can have one going to one place, another to another place, and maybe even various combination options.

(Of course, with free stuff, it's 'whenever I'm sufficiently motivated to do a lot of work for my own amusement')

The spine isn't a "costume piece" - it seems to replace the torso (understandably.) Digging through settings, it's not that the torso itself is hidden, either - at least not as far as dropping opacity or the like. Replacing its texture with the character's default skin doesn't look right, either... and setting the rest of the "shell" opaque, of course, lets you see through the model. Not quite the effect I'm looking for. :)

It *looks* like, to use just the bit I want, I'm going to have to do two renders, one with the spine, one without, and just do the postwork, layering one on top of the other, erasing what I don't want. Which is fine - I'm just wondering if I'm missing anything that would eliminate having to do that first.

Alternately - is there another product that would fit this?

Thanks in advance.

I think some of the Star hair would work with some of the comic book style art I'm working on, but I really dont't want to spend tons of time tweaking it to fit. (A little time is okay, but I've had issues with hair fits before). Any thoughts or experience with this?

How do these frigging things work???

1. I create the deform tab 

2. Bring in my model and object which needs the deformation.

3. I change what the deform influences.

4. I apply the changes to the deform and copy these settings to the base.

5. I click on the node I want to spawn my deform on

6.  I click spawn and name my new deformer...and

where is it?  I can't find it anywhere...it is in some alternate universe...why God why! 

:) (feeling dramatic this AM)

Any ideas? 

Thanks in advance!

Really awesome!

JD

poser had in its models a wood doll kind of like a Ball Joint Doll is that still around

i use to have poser long ago on my old pc back in 2003 i think

does any one know if there is one that is free that maybe someone made that is free

i have been to sharecg they only had a girl version

thank you for your time

If I was DAZ, I would be thinking, "Now how can I get my content into this potentially large new market?"

• Response threshold
• Preview Frames
• Blending Offset
• Blending Frames
• Blending Exponent

These names are meaningless to me.

¿Ideas?

I mean we can make nearly photo real water. You would figure that would be the hard one. Bt skin... Skin is all over the dang place. I can practicly make a rainbow if I lined up all of my figures I own according to hue and rendered them But you know what skin color you wont see? White skin...

Also why is it that skin can look good. but it only looks good under one or two lighting set ups. Move it into another scene and all the sudden its like they just got paint dumped on them.

Here is a great promotion idea for DAZ..............

On your birthdaym let's have DAZ gift a coupon of perhaps $10 to that person...... ok, maybe not everyone...... to the PC members then.......... 

It will come back to DAZ anyway, and you know the birthday person is more than likely to buy something that will cost more than $10, perhaps multiple items.......

No thanks necessary, DAZ folks............... just doing my best to contribute to intercultural understanding and harmony..... :)

R

who tried it already ?

http://www.daz3d.com/simtenero-particle-physics-core-engine

Krystal's original SKU was 2060 on DAZ3D, but she was recently issued a new SKU of 24610?

It's getting very difficult to track this stuff. Is there any difference in these files?

I hope the order history from Runtime DNA and DAZ3D gets sorted out sooner than later...

This is our new product just released: Sweet Darling Outfit and Groceries for Genesis 3 Female(s). Consists in a very sexy casual clothing plus a very detailed shopping set, all perfect for any scene indoors, in the street or even pinups.

It has a lot of features. For example the can can be opened, the milk carton too. The apple has 2 textures, as the cookie box (croisants or donuts), the can (orange juice or soda)... You can make very fun renders with it. It is a very original product. We hope you like it! :)

In addition, you get Capri pants, pump shoes, 3 full posable grocery bags, a parented apple, a parented can, and several props of food (cans, cookie boxes, banana, tomato, apples, coffee bag, milk carton, empty grocery bag), and 10 poses for Genesis 3 Female(s). There is also arm poses for the grocery bags, applicable to the left or right arm, or both (for one bag in each arm), and hand poses for the can and the apple.

Have a look at the promos and get it here: Sweet Darling Outfit and Groceries for Genesis 3 Female(s)

Here you are some images, and of course, feel free to post any render here, we love to watch them! ;)

http://www.daz3d.com/swamp-witch-for-genesis-2-female-s

Thanks!

Thanks!

The title of this thread is located right under "45% OFF featured Artist catalogs below" on todays sale page.  Does anyone have an idea of whether or not it's supposed to be there?  I have a new release in my cart along with 4 items from the Artist Catalogs listed but those four items are still showing up as 45% off and not 55% off.  I figured I would ask before I hit the purchase button because my luck's history would be hitting the purchase button now and in about 5 or 10 minutes after, the price would drop haha.

Edited to add information from title to body of thread.

Edit: looks like I still have access to that software.  It is like 3dsmax but it is made by autodesk but has a non commerical limitation.

After one year, we have many things for G3. Lets focus on G3F: many (I mean MANY) girls, many outfit covering most styles, almost all main G3F char , except a “Monique 7 “like person, many morphs, Most things for migration (autofit like)…

G3M is a bit behind but I don’t worry seeing the speed of development. We focus to the G3F content here.

But what is missing most for you guys (in term of G3F relative content)?

For me, the long awaited thing is:

----> Creature creator for G3

----> Gen x3 like to get the skins+MORPH of a V4/G1/2 to G3

----> Faces : unfortunately, I’m feeling that there is not enough diversity in term of faces. (Very) few pop out when I discover them in the shop: lets say for exemple recently: Clara, Mei lin, wich where really different.  When I see what came out for V4, I’m dreamin to see the same for G3….’ (see Mihrelle wich just arrived here recently and what he can do at rendo…)

of course, I'm never tired of seeing more creatures, more ultradetailled sci-fi outfits, more extravagant fantasy outfit (BUT NO swimwear!!) 

I know there use to be a plug-in for Daz Studio 3 I think, but I'm wondering if there is a way to do it in the latest Daz.

Thanks,

Si