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NOA 8.1

davesodaveso Posts: 7,796
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noa

I think I'm done buying characters. Another vanilla wafer ..the skin not much different than anything before really. 
So i won;t post anymore on characters unless it is an eye popper spectacular or something. 

 

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  • MimicMollyMimicMolly Posts: 2,322
    He looks like Michael 4.
  • caravellecaravelle Posts: 2,654

    Certainly, Noa 8.1 is of good quality, and he seems likeable. But he is not exactly the type I have in mind as an archaic biblical figure or as a demigod... Blond and blue-eyed, with the face of a saturated middle-class citizen, his head adorned by the average haircut of the 20th and 21st century... Hollywood follies of the 1950s and 1960s are experiencing their revival and are still gratefully accepted - right?  ;-)

  • UnseenUnseen Posts: 757
    edited August 2022

    Looks to me like an incomplete bundle. Perhaps a new "bundle cutting" strategy with a second part tomorrow and a third later... ? A bit expensive for what it is, in my humblest opinion...

    Post edited by Unseen on
  • CHWTCHWT Posts: 1,187
    MimicMolly said:
    He looks like Michael 4.
    That's the first thing came to my mind when I saw him
  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,796

    i skipped Michael 8.1 too. 

  • HylasHylas Posts: 5,223
    edited August 2022
    Very uninteresting character. Looks a bit like a blend of 6 or so previous core characters. Don't see what's supposed to be greek about him. The outfit is pretty cool though!
    Post edited by Hylas on
  • tsroemitsroemi Posts: 3,482

    'Noa' really is the most unfortunate name for an 'ancient demi-god'. And like the posters above, I can't see anything 'ancient' or 'demi-god' in the character either. He's pretty I guess. But then, they all always are.

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    tsroemi said:

    He's pretty I guess. But then, they all always are.

    Just like Old Jeb cheeky

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    If one goes to Gods of Old Bundle, the page has no thumbnails for the clothing and the link leads to an "Oops page" because the address is wrong (uses "set" instead of "outfit")

    https://www.daz3d.com/gods-of-old-bundle

    Working link to the "dForce Zeus War Outfit for Genesis 8 and 8.1 Male"
    https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-zeus-war-outfit-for-genesis-8-and-81-male

     

  • EboshijaanaEboshijaana Posts: 542
    edited August 2022

    I think the only reason I am slightly interested in him, is the picture of a Manticore in the pose product. Maybe a new figure?

    Post edited by Eboshijaana on
  • ioonrxoonioonrxoon Posts: 896

    I like the head morph quite a lot, especially with the promo expressions, but NOA way am I touching this ridiculous deal.

  • JasonSWrenchJasonSWrench Posts: 386

    I would be very curious to see the sales data from today. As usual these days, I have no idea what the DAZ people are thinking. A major “bundle” that is three items (four if you count the ‘freebie’ poses). I’ll probably pick up Noa at some point when he’s 80% off. For now, my bank is at least happy today. 

    Jason

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    I got an Elios vibe (but younger) as soon as I saw him. I didn't pick him up either ;). He's nice enough and all, but nothing I don't already have.

  • P A Y A T PP A Y A T P Posts: 1,175

    The "godly" promo renders are gorgeous! that's all...smiley

  • melaniemelanie Posts: 806

    I like him. He jumped into my cart. Here's a render I've done already, with a minor tweak to his body shape. I unbulked him slightly and changed his eye color to one of Deepsea's eyes.

    Nigel.jpg
    800 x 900 - 73K
  • tsroemitsroemi Posts: 3,482

    melanie said:

    I like him. He jumped into my cart. Here's a render I've done already, with a minor tweak to his body shape. I unbulked him slightly and changed his eye color to one of Deepsea's eyes.

    The render is very nice I think, very real! He seems to work a lot better as a normal guy from next door.  Love the lighting!

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,796

    melanie said:

    I like him. He jumped into my cart. Here's a render I've done already, with a minor tweak to his body shape. I unbulked him slightly and changed his eye color to one of Deepsea's eyes.

    yep, nice render. He looks better here for sure than the promos. 

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,729

    He actually does look like a coworker from Greece that I worked with about 20 years ago. Eerie! 

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,704

    His eyebrows kind of bug me. Not a fan of these super arched  brows and we have several like this already like Elios. I prefer straighter eyebrows. They look plucked and surprised in the closeups.

  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
    edited August 2022

    I don't buy characters for their shape, I buy for skin. He has painted stubble, and I try to avoid that. I thought with G8.1 we'd be over that by now. (Granted most male characters I would use would have stubble on their own, but I'd rather add the stubble myself than have to deal with not being able to remove it. Plus up close you can really see that it's painted on.)

    Post edited by MelissaGT on
  • zombietaggerungzombietaggerung Posts: 3,845

    I'm surprised no one has pointed out the extremely visible seam line around his lips.no

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,334

    zombietaggerung said:

    I'm surprised no one has pointed out the extremely visible seam line around his lips.no

    Drat! And if he's like Pablo, there won't be a factory fix. Oh well, Core Figures ain't what they used to be. 

  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
    edited August 2022

    zombietaggerung said:

    I'm surprised no one has pointed out the extremely visible seam line around his lips.no

    I think that seam is less an issue with the skin maps themselves and more an issue with spectral rendering and incompatible sss settings.  

    Post edited by MelissaGT on
  • MKDAWUSSMKDAWUSS Posts: 96

    He might be a deep sale pickup.

  • AZDigitalArtistAZDigitalArtist Posts: 806

    So, at first blush, it looks like they have taken a bundle and pulled it apart to try to sell us the individual pieces along with these rather silly promos.  I don't think they are doing the artists any favors this way.

  • melaniemelanie Posts: 806

    MelissaGT said:

    I don't buy characters for their shape, I buy for skin. He has painted stubble, and I try to avoid that. I thought with G8.1 we'd be over that by now. (Granted most male characters I would use would have stubble on their own, but I'd rather add the stubble myself than have to deal with not being able to remove it. Plus up close you can really see that it's painted on.)

    I was hoping he had a no-stubble option in his textures, but he doesn't. He has a no-eyebrow option, but no eyebrow add-on included, so you have to borrow eyebrows from another character or use one of the eyebrow add-on products from the store. Other than these things, I do like him. 

  • alkenalken Posts: 269

    I really like this character, he's very handsome. I gave him strong Vladimir brows. 

     

    noa g8m 8.12.jpg
    1904 x 1904 - 603K
  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611

    alken said:

    I really like this character, he's very handsome. I gave him strong Vladimir brows. 

     

    Can I ask what chest hair you are using?  

  • alkenalken Posts: 269

    Hi, it's freebie called SBH Body Hair on Deviant Art.  It's not the easiest product to use, so beware. wink

  • ALLIEKATBLUEALLIEKATBLUE Posts: 2,983
    alken said:

    I really like this character, he's very handsome. I gave him strong Vladimir brows. 

     

    Nice
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