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Any software that just blows your minds for creativity and WOW ?

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  • Sensual ArtSensual Art Posts: 645
    edited January 2017
    Taozen said:
    jash147 said:

    For those interested Marvellous Designer is on sale in Steam, for a week, I think.

    Aren't there some restrictions when you purchase from Steam?

    For MD, refer the official announcement at Steam http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appgroupname=Marvelous+Designer+(Personal)&appids=528100

    Also, that version at Steam is not upgradeable.

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  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    Taozen said:
    jash147 said:

    For those interested Marvellous Designer is on sale in Steam, for a week, I think.

    Aren't there some restrictions when you purchase from Steam?

    On steam it states:

    S O F T W A R E   U P D A T E S

    *Please note those who have Marvelous Designer 6 personal for Steam must purchase a new version since upgrade isn't available with the application. Patches and minor updates are provided free of charge with a Steam Perpetual license.

  • TaozTaoz Posts: 10,256

    OK, thanks!

  • SPACECHIMPSPACECHIMP Posts: 212

    Got myself Affinity Designer it looks really cool  and am going to download Krita Thanks for the recommendations .

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,258
    edited February 2017
    Cris Palomino said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:
    daveso said:
    McGyver said:
    daveso said:
    Miss Bad Wolf said:

    There is Blender which blows my mind.  It is under a hundred dollars and has a lot of untapped potential.  It should work work with Linux which will be the only computer I have access to until sometime in February or March or April or whenever I can get a windows machine again.

    Honestly, if you want a good modeler under a hundred I would say Blender.  It has a learning curve, but I do not know of any 3d software that is better for that price.

    hmm.. Blender was always free. you have to buy it now?

    No, I think that was a metaphor... It's still free!... smiley

    oh ..great laugh

    It is free like ubuntu Linux but I paid for an ubuntu sub stick.  I know it is free but I bought a stick that someone already put ubuntu on it. I guess one could buy a usb stick with blender on it if they need to due to poor internet connection or limited bandwidth but it is still free.

    Kulay, don't let someone sell you something just because it's on a stick.  You don't have to be on the internet or use any bandwidth to use Blender.   

    Oops.   I should probably not bought the 8 gb stick with Kubuntu on it, but it is too late now.

     

    edit: I called Amazon and getting a refund once I return it Tuesday after my doctor's appointment.

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  • missuskissesmissuskisses Posts: 918
    RobotHeadArt said:
    jash147 said:

    And for anyone using Marvelous Designer I would also recommend looking at Pattern Maker Pro which is a subscription service that automates drafting patterns for MD.  It includes measurements for the basic DAZ Figures so it's pretty easy to use it to quickly create MD patterns plus it comes with a very extensive eBook on how to use MD.

    I went to the Pattern Maker Pro site, and the video does show some patterns that it has in its library. Any way to look at its entire pattern library to see if they have what I need without signing up? Thanks.

  • MistaraMistara Posts: 38,675

    Carrara heartsmiley

    particles fun all day long.  

    screaming bee voice vox is a hoot to play with, and sony acid music daw

    slowly getting into the project red tools, to make mods for witcher 3. 

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,723
    edited February 2017

    I'd like to thank takezo_3001 and j Cade for recommending Krita - I'd never heard of it, but I went and hunted for it. I've only had chance to play a little, but it looks great!

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  • RobotHeadArtRobotHeadArt Posts: 917
    gelato_1e7b59fbcf said:
    RobotHeadArt said:
    jash147 said:

    And for anyone using Marvelous Designer I would also recommend looking at Pattern Maker Pro which is a subscription service that automates drafting patterns for MD.  It includes measurements for the basic DAZ Figures so it's pretty easy to use it to quickly create MD patterns plus it comes with a very extensive eBook on how to use MD.

    I went to the Pattern Maker Pro site, and the video does show some patterns that it has in its library. Any way to look at its entire pattern library to see if they have what I need without signing up? Thanks.

    I don't think so.  The icons also don't show all the options either, you'd have to click into each pattern.  Patterns have many choices like waistband, waistband with button, waistband with button loops, for a pair of pants plus options for lengths (shorter or longer skirts), sleeves/no sleeves.  It'd be really hard to see everything without going into them all.  If there's something very specific you want to know about you could contact them and ask.

  • missuskissesmissuskisses Posts: 918
    RobotHeadArt said:
    gelato_1e7b59fbcf said:
    RobotHeadArt said:
    jash147 said:

    I don't think so.  The icons also don't show all the options either, you'd have to click into each pattern.  Patterns have many choices like waistband, waistband with button, waistband with button loops, for a pair of pants plus options for lengths (shorter or longer skirts), sleeves/no sleeves.  It'd be really hard to see everything without going into them all.  If there's something very specific you want to know about you could contact them and ask.

    Thanks for that info! I will ask them. 

  • ShawnBoothShawnBooth Posts: 465

    I have to mention the After Effects plug-in from Video Copilot: Element 3D. 

    It's worth every single dollar.

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,343
    FSMCDesigns said:

    I feel cost is going to be your biggest setback since you have a very low price threshold. Also the more software I use and the more I do in 3D, the harder it is to have a WOW factor for me. The last program I used that gave me the WOW feeling was Ultimate Unwrap 3D pro about 2 yrs ago and I use it almost daily now, then again I am a modeler first and foremost.

    Yup, love that program.  I have the 64 bit version and the improvements are great.  If you notice there are allot of export options now for saving out UV Maps, your welcome!  lol  I wrote him and asked why he only supported PSD and BMP and suggested he add in JPG and PNG..... He did!  He's a good man.  BMP's are just so darned big.  No reason for that. 

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,343
    the3Ddigit said:

    I am not really sure what a mandala what one entails  is but any kaleidoscopic render technique should be able to do it to my unaware eye. 

    DAZ studio even could with some of the PA poducts or a camera and two mirror surfaces.

    There is also a kaleidoscope plugin in PSP.  I've used a few times and has some decent controls! 

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,786
    RAMWolff said:
    the3Ddigit said:

    I am not really sure what a mandala what one entails  is but any kaleidoscopic render technique should be able to do it to my unaware eye. 

    DAZ studio even could with some of the PA poducts or a camera and two mirror surfaces.

    There is also a kaleidoscope plugin in PSP.  I've used a few times and has some decent controls! 

    where is that located? I must have missed that.

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,343

    Here you go...

     

     

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  • ShelLuserShelLuser Posts: 749

    The problem with getting a 'Wow' feel across is that the whole thing is very personal. What impresses one might already have become pretty casual for another, and then you'll have a bit of a problem. Anyway, 3D rendering is only a hobby for me and even though I like to work on it I don't pursue it as heavily as my work within the digital audio field (which is more like a passion for me, but I also spend quite a bit more on that ;)).

    Anyway... For me the 'Daz Trio' as I like to call it is still a pretty good 'wow' factor for me. Referring to Daz Studio, Bryce and Hexagon. I think it's amazing how well those programs can operate next to each other and how much you can learn from them. I've send plenty of props (including models) over to Hexagon to learn more about how they got set up and structured. Of course I'm more into modeling and posing than actually sculpting and texturing, so obviously my demands are lower on that field and Hexagon really fullfills my needs quite well.

    Next is Luxus / Luxrender. Even though I normally use 3Delight I really enjoy the fiddling which Luxrender allows. That and all the extra options, such as setting up a scene and then getting a remote server to perform the actual render, that's a very slick set up I think and easily possible with Luxrender.

    Finally The Gimp. It really takes getting used to and some things may not seem very logical, also because it works different in other software, but once you got the hang of things a little then it becomes quite fun to experiment with texturing (for me that only consists of editing & customizing existing textures).

     

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,854
    edited February 2017

    ...Gimp is my main "go to" 2D programme.  Over the years I have become quite proficient with it. Yeah at first it seems a bit "wonky" compared to Photoshop but not as big of a contrast as say Blender is to Hexagon.  The latest version supports .abr brushes and there are a lot of useful plugins available as well.

    As to Reality/Lux.  I have it, used to use it, however, the glacial rendering times as well as instabilities and compatibility issues with files created in older versions (including older "patches) with R4 became so frustrating to deal with, that I uninstalled it. Two months later, Iray was introduced here and while still slow (CPU mode as I have a very old GPU) I am not waiting upwards of a day or two (or more) for a clean image.

    I agree on  the "Daz Trio" and really wish they'd put more energy into further developing Hexagon and Bryce as they would have a very powerful suite of interconnected programmes each which is more dedicated to a specific role (Hexagon: modelling, Bryce: terrain and environmental creation, and Daz: morphing, posing, rendering) compred to what I refer to as the "Swiss Army Knife" 3D applications.

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  • DestinysGardenDestinysGarden Posts: 2,553
    kyoto kid said:

    PSP can be pretty useful as well, particularly for combining text and images as well as making adjustments/additions to and even creating new textures (though it is only available as a download). 

    When you order PSP there is an option for a back up disk, which I believe was in the neighborhood of $10 extra. If you need to have both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions at once, the disk is the only way to get it. I still use the 32 bit for some very outdated filters that are 32 bit only.

    Not quite a mandala maker, but in spirit of the thread, our own David Brinnen did a series of youtube tuts where he spends time faffing around, cutting holes in 3D objects, and making a variety of interesting shapes using the free modeller Wings 3d. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXeuFlDfPk4&t=25s

    http://www.wings3d.com/

     

  • Pack58Pack58 Posts: 750
    edited February 2017
    DestinysGarden said:

    When you order PSP there is an option for a back up disk, which I believe was in the neighborhood of $10 extra. If you need to have both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions at once, the disk is the only way to get it. I still use the 32 bit for some very outdated filters that are 32 bit only.

    When did that change?

    Haven't upgraded since X7 but I downloaded both 32 and 64 bit versions.

     

     And while I'm here, Rebelle''s pastel painting ability is the most fun I've had with digital art since ... probably when I discovered Painter Essentials about 11 or 12 years ago.

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  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,786
    RAMWolff said:

    Here you go...

     

     

    thank you very much yes

  • RAMWolffRAMWolff Posts: 10,343

    Any time!  :-)

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