Novica & Forum Members Tips & Product Reviews Pt 9
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Happy Birthday Astracadia!
Cartoon - Bugs Bunny of course, all of the Looney Toon characters. The Jetsons, Hong Kong Fuey, Scooby Doo, Jabberjaws, The Great Grape Ape show, Josie & the Pussycats, The Flinstones, Super Friends, My Favorite Marshian, Yogi Bear.
We also really looked forward to Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, the 6 Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman,Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Planet of the Apes, Thunderbirds.
I seem to recall when that Lecture Hall first came out, people were having issues with the seats not being scaled properly for the figures. I don't know it that ever got fixed, so I'd watch out for that.
This shows the result of applying the FWSA Gabriel HD for Tween Ryan 7 character to the basic Genesis 3 Male (I don't have Tween Ryan).I think this gives a healthy tan to the figure. I have used the "Tilak" face marking option (The Tilaka is a face marking worn by Hindus). There are also plain, freckled and spotty facial options.
I have the sci fi square, it came out last year. Its a really nice set, although, as with so much of my other stuff, I haven't really had a chance to render much with it....
I can't believe you forgot The Beatles! (As long as you're listing old Saturday morning cartoons...) You couldn't tear me away from the TV when they were on.
Magilla Gorilla, The Roadrunner, (Beep, beep,) Mighty Mouse, Tom and Jerry, The Underdog Show... Okay, some of these may be from the 60's...
Anybody remember the The Monkees? Long before then, Micky Dolenz was a child actor in a little series called, Circus Boy. I loved that show! I had to have been all of 4 or 5, and I can still remember snippets! (63 last February. I know you were dying to ask...! lol)
I will probably be scalped but I'm not a big fan of the Beatles..... lol. LOVED Tom and Jerry! Oh and Popeye!
How about grammar rock, I'm just a bill, and OMG that "yuck mouth" commercial? Heh heh.
Machina by GKDantas.
This is really detailed! Cool concept. I like the color of the hair, goes with the reflective tint of the outfit.
Thank you! I wanted to humanize her despite the evidence to the contrary lol.
Ah those were the days.... lol.
oh i remember pot plants and picture frames on top of the telly! And of course, it was the favourite sleeping spot for a cat, and they'd swing their tail down over the tv screen so you were always yelling at the cat to move her tail! LOL
I'm so old I can remember when we had to actually GET UP OUT OF OUR CHAIR to change the channel!!! LOL
And remember running to the kitchen or bathroom during commercial breaks? No pausing the show. And people would make quick telephone calls during the break, and say, "Gotta go, show's back on."
It was SUCH a lovely evening at the barn tonight. It had been about two weeks since mom fell/cleaned out apartment and other reasons I just didn't have time to go or just didn't feel like it. So Stetson's hair had come unbraided and a mangled mess over his eyes, so the barn owner and I just spent a couple hours chatting while I was brushing and just enjoying the evening. Well, I told her she really needed to see what it was like to tackle a long tail like his, so she accepted the challenge (after I had gotten the tangles out) and love the long sweeping motion of brushing a tail that is longer that to-the-ground. Then I said it was a shame that horse's hair wasn't used for kids with cancer wigs, because trust me, some of the horse hair is SO soft and silky, you just want to play with it all day. She agreed, then I could tell that gave her an idea.
So then she lifted Stetson's tail, (immaculate, with Infusion 23 human hair product on it and beautifully brushed) then divided it in two, plopped it on her head, and said, "Hair by Stetson." Now keep in mind she's a vibrant blonde, and Stetson is jet black, so she looked like Crystal Gayle. (type in that name .com and you'll get a great refresher of what she looks like.) We laughed so hard when we saw the picture I took. I'll see if I can get it off my phone and show you.
I checked to see if she would mind me sharing it online and she laughed and said she'd already shared it on Instagram (I had given her a copy, and yes, she has) so here she is, courtesy of the Stetson Salon. That hair goes all the way to the ground, even when placed up and over her head! (She's off to the side of him too) It was a fun night and I needed that, after concentrating on getting Mom settled in her new specialized care room. BTW, birds are now flocking to her feeder, and when I asked how she was doing and if she liked her room she said, "I love it!" So things are going well.
Hope this gives you a chuckle to brighten your day. We sure had a good time! (Stetson didn't care, either. He was getting carrots and horse treats the entire time, as was the entire barn.)
Hellloooo Olympia 8. I wonder if they do these character releases when they figure you've already used your Plat Club coupon for Daz Originals for the month. Anyway, off to check her out. Your thoughts?
Weird eyebrows, and the bow and archery poses in the pro-bundle hurt just looking at them, but I like her better than Victoria 8, so I'll probably get her.
I totally agree- I'm known for being eyebrow picky and these seem like such a step backward, the painted on look and in some promos, downright shiny. I like the Daphne character's eyebrows (not the overall shape of the face from the 3/4 view though, will fill out the cheek slightly I think) so I may pick her up and just put her on Gen8F. I won't use the outfits, nor the poses, so I don't see getting any bundles. Lethal Rogue outfit looks okay but again, I don't need it anytime soon.
I'm wondering if an orange banner will pop up later this morning for owners of the previous versions, so even if I were going to buy, I think I'd wait for a few hours until the employees get to work.
I'm definitely waiting until later in the day ;-) (okay, that's mostly because I'm at work right now...)
Sorry to say it but I think Sharah's eyebrows seem like the strokes painted on a porcelain doll. (I had a paint your own pottery ceramics studio.) It could be the light color, but they just don't appeal to me. I clicked the first thumbnail to enlarge, and there's no depth to them whatsoever. I really like the irises and the morphs, but definitely not the overall materials.
Oh, those are bad... even if kudos for lighter-coloured brows. Oh well, I already have Brow Remover. Looks like it'll be getting a workout on these characters.
Raziel and Silver did brows that have the individual hairs in Phoebe, so I think that one is better (but I still like thicker brows.) Kacia lacks that detail where the brows start, but has individual hair above the brows- but I don't like brows to be that sharp/ dominant on the face. It's just personal preference and other folks will feel exactly the opposite. I do have Daphne in the cart and that puts the Knight Armor down to a whopping 72% off and only $6.99, so it's worth picking up Phoebe. The Restaurant Waiter uniform (and waitress, but HATE the short skirt. I'd prefer a bit more practical!) go to $5.59 and I like the pants on the waiter, good length and nice folds. Probably get the waitress and hide the skirt length in renders.
And woot, Nancy isn't new anymore. Click to see her eyebrows- I likee better than the Genesis 8 ones from today. She goes down to $5.31 with a new release in cart!!!
Catching up on the thread, you all make me think of Monty Python.
As for Olympia, I've been expecting her as there's been a number of products already with fits for her. Not sure I'll get her though. Not much in the bundles that I really want and I already have the O6 and O7 pro bundles so the only free bundle I'd get with the pro bundle would be the add on bundle for Olympia 6. I'll have to think about it. I still haven't got anything rendered this month, so it doesn't feel particulary urgent to expand my library.
Something interesting with the products though. In the pro bundle there's two products that comes with bow and arrow and one that comes with a knife. It's not that usual DAZ character bundles comes with products with props, is it?
@isidorn lol I call dibbs on being the one who lives in the lake. It's as close to tropical as I could get from that four.
I don't usually look at the poses in the Pro Bundles because they're just there- I focus on the clothing, hair, and characters and figure the poses are a nice bonus. So I don't really recall props one way or the other.
In my cart, I have Daphne for Olympia 8 at 63% off and $6.97, Knight Armor for Genesis 3 Females (nice and sleek, and only $6.99 and 72% off) , both the restaurant worker outfits (waiter and waitress), Rescue Equipment (which goes with the Fire Truck, based on the M Truck, both of which I just got on sale a few days ago. I mentioned it at the time. The promo shows the equipment in the Fire Truck, looks good. Also got Double Trouble Braids, I like the loose style. Chamber of Sorrows is 72% off and $6.43 so picking up that set. I emptied the rest of my cart, had a lot of characters and just sticking to my goal of getting unique things/ things that compliment what I have or are practical.
Thank you for posting this, Novica! I am one of those people who have always struggled with GenX2. I did finally get it to work on an M4 about a year ago. A couple of months ago I needed to do another and ran into the same thing. Couldn't get it to work, didn't know what I was doing wrong, spent hours trying to find the solution. I'm bookmarking this and clipping it into my Evernote folder to refer back to!
I love Cayman's UV products. So easy to use. I've found it's easier (at least for me) to run the Iray converters on V4 or M4 or whoever before I save as material presets. Otherwise, I end up with blotches on the skin if I run it after applying to G3F/G3M, etc.
I mainly use Anagenesis, though V3D's products work great too. Sometimes I'll save the non-Iray version of the skin as a preset and then the Iray version, though I rarely use 3Delight any more.
However Cayman has it set up, it works fine with the extra surfaces. Here's one I did where I "Irayed" the skin on V4, saved as material preset, loaded Cayman's UV's and then just applied it. This is MDD's wonderful Water Elemental for V4. She looks awesome in Iray: (By the way, I think this is the one I was struggling with in GenX2 a couple of months ago. I didn't bring her morphs over.) Click for bigger pics and more details.
V4:
G3F:
I think I'm skipping Olympia 8 for now. I have so many character already, including Olympia 6 and 7, I prefer Olympia 7 and Ophelia 7 to the new gal. I'm on a pretty tight budget right now, not picking up much new stuff. I just can't spare 50 or 60 bucks for a new character that I'm not crazy about. PA and PC+ sales are coming, I'd rather wait.
Also, there are some incredible characters coming out on Rendo for G3F, G8F and G3M. Check out Mousso, Anagord and Tempesta3D over there. Wonderful and very photorealistic. Sithlordsims has also put out his first character. I've always loved his male renders, and his new guy, Benicio, looks pretty good.
This is Ottilia for G3F by Mousso. And my first book cover that I'll be selling on my website. Much more to come if I can survive summer with the kids!
Ok, after catching up on this thread, I now want all the Simple Details fixes for V4 and M4, and unfortunately the Gnarly pack is no longer available, but cool idea.
Happy birthday to Astracadia, Novica and anyone else I may have missed!
I actually really like Olympia 8 but I won't be picking her up anytime soon either. No incentive to drop that much money on a pro bundle, I have 6 and 7 and wile I might not have everything from those three bundles they are giving for free, I have most of it. I don't need anymore characters, although if i was going to pick up a G8 character, she would be a likely candidate. I liker her body and her face, she's much more *real* than most of the super beautiful, fashion models we normally get. I just don't need her right now and the incentive to buy the pro bundle (which, I actually like most of) is just not there...I have so many characters I need to bring up through the generations coupled with the randomizer and the skin builder products, I could concievably never buy another character.
My issue with Olympia is the head doesn't match the curvy build. Her face on the base is rather raw boned and her build is curvaceous. I would expect rounder features with a higher percentage of body fat to go with the curves. That said I like the head and bod as separate parts just not the combo
I am picking up the Daphne to trigger the discount on the others, and the difference will probably pay for Daphne (only 6.97) I want to see how she looks just on G8F as I'm not getting Olympia 8 either. It's so weird not to drop $35 or more the release day of a main character. That's the first time in almost five years! I am adding two characters which are unique with the skin mats and will add some fun morphs to the gene pool. Phyrra for Mika 7 (I own Mika, might as well use her) and follow my train of thought here- Grutilda can be used on G3F and Genevieve, so imagine her mats on the characters in the Genevieve bundles like FWSA Pepper (I'm definitely inflating the cheeks a bit) and Valiona. And for $7.58 I'll give it a try.
@Llynara- if you get stuck on the GenX2, just ask. Someone will know the answer. And the book cover is exquisite!
@icedragonart Yeah, when I started looking at all my Rendo stuff, plus the hundreds of characters from here, things have to be very different to get my attention now. Unique.