Need help rendering characters in Carrara?

Dartanbeck

Let's face it, Carrara is truly magical in how it allows us to load Poser/Daz3D products directly through the same sort of methodology, and then they behave very much the same way - if not even a bit easier to manage within Carrara since it's tools are so efficient and handy.

The biggest thing in the opinion of most, I believe, is that all of the materials - shaders - need to be enhanced or even completely redone.

I have put together this simple process for myself that works well for speedy-fast animation renders, so you may not agree with some of my techniques. Use what works for you!!!

Either way, this video should hold the clues needed to help get your character's shaders sorted out quickly and easily!

See the description of the video for a link to the support page for the article on my website, where you may also download the free "Base Scene" file that I use.

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If you try that idea and like it, you might also enjoy my "think like a filmmaker" sort of technique for rendering cool interiors with volumetric lighting

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...and this is a fun little workflow walkthrough. It's a long Dartanbeck babble-a-thon, but hey... some of us don't mind kicking back once in a while, right?!!!

Sorry about the powerline hum. I didn't know how to diminish it back then