Freebie Challenge June 2025 - "Summer and Piracy!"
KindredArts
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SUMMER AND PIRACY
Avast ye mateys! It's time to drop your linens and pick up yer patches. I've heard tale that there are some truly salty seadogs in these waters, but i'd wager not one of you has had to fashion a makeshift lifeboat from a pair of stolen bloomers and an angry deckhand. But wait... I hear the cries of Seamen, far and wide, ready to prove this old dog wrong. I hear the beating drum of a thousand fellow hearties, ready to cast the sails, and plunder booty. Well, if you scallywags truly have your sealegs beneath ye, show me proof of yer voyages! I want to see treasures, sails, the high seas and for you scurvy landlubbers to finally leave the crows nest.
The winners will be showered with treasures. Losers walk the plank.
Bounties:
1st place: 15 Doubloons
2nd place: 10 Doubloons
3rd Place: 5 Doubloons
Rules:
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Minimum of 3 freebies. No stolen goods lest ye dance the hempen jig.
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A Maximum of 5 purchased items.
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Genesis and its standard morphs are fine.
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If you postwork your images, provide the base image.
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You can use AI for post-work, upscaling, colour work etc, but you must provide the base image like above.
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All Daz ecosystem programs are allowed – Bryce, carrara etc (Even poser, If you behave yourself)
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All booty pictures are subject to Daz TOS.
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No max Entries on this one. I can't count. Do as many as you want.
Note: If you win any bounties, please send me your email address, even if you've sent it before. Also, allow plenty of time for me to pay you. I'm a slovenly procrastinator who can't change his stripes, but I will get to you eventually I promise.
Anyway! All hands abaft, it's time to fly the sails and say a fond farewell to port for the next 30 days. We set sail for adventure, treasures and the open ocean me hearties! Onwards!
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Anybody who wants to support this contest with a banner please insert in Signature Settings (Source button activated):
Thank you and don't forget what @KindredArts told us in the introduction
This looks like fun. And thanks for the new banner mding.
Thanks @Faeryl Womyn! And to everybody else using it!
What a great and quick start by Payat Parin and pericolo! Nicely done. And nice finds!
I have to give this one some thought...
@SapphireBlue Thank you so much!!
Hi contest runners,
I have questions about permissible items.
1. Can items that were freebies but are now no longer available be used? If so, what category are they in? [I assume they're either not permissible, or they're no count.]
2. Can items that were once for sale but are now no longer available be used? If so, what category are they in? [I assume they're either not permissible, or they're no count.]
3. Did you decide if freebies on the Wayback Machine were allowable?
Thanks.
--MW
Thanks, I can't find much variation in piracy related freebies. I guess I need to hone my hunting skills :)
Actually there's someone on renderosity that's made a few things, I'll see if I can get a link to it.
Ok SmidA has a few things, definitely check page 1 and 13
https://www.renderosity.com/users/SmidA/freestuff?sb=newest&page=1
Shredder has a great scene you can use, might actually be a few scene's you can use from him
https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/95205/skull-cave-and-expansion-for-daz
There's the Black Pearl https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/88497/the-black-pearl
Papsu has a bunch of clothes and other things all for piraes.
https://www.renderosity.com/users/Paspu/freestuff
Gogiart has a bunch of old time ships you can use
https://www.renderosity.com/users/gogiart/freestuff
@Payat Parin and anyone else -- Paspu on Renderosity has a selection of great Pirates of the Caribbean characters [Jack, Will, Barbossa, Mr Gibbs] including textures AND outfits as well as some Pirates of the Caribbean weapons, props, and ships that I'm drawing on for my entry! https://www.renderosity.com/search/freestuff?keyword=paspu
--MW
Well that explains why Daz glitched lol we were posting at the same time.
Oh Wow! That's a lot I missed. Thanks for the links, I will check them out
Thanks a bunch
They can be used and are no count's
They still count as paid items.
They can be used and are no count's
At least that's how we'd normally handle it. KA tends to run things a little differently so if they say something else, that'd override my word.
I will go with hylas on this one
Such a fun theme and loving the renders so far!
Do we just post straight to the entries thread this time?
Entries in the entries thread, pirate chatter in this thread. It makes it easier to sort the winners at the end of the month
A couple of solutions, starting with free ones to stay in the spirit of the topic:
1. https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/309006/get-version-4-mcjhatsarethefashionoftheday-fit-any-hair-in-hats-pc-mac/p1
2. You can try to use a d-former with a weightmap to push the hair inside the hat.
In case you didn't know, you can use the spot render tool to only render what you need in a new window by opening the tool setting panel to tell the Spot Render tool to render in a new window (there is currently a bug: it won't render the first and last columns of pixels and the first row too).
If you're willing to invest doubloons, there is the Hat check line:
https://www.daz3d.com/catalogsearch/result?q=hat+check
Thanks for the tips! I've only been using Daz for a year, and am still working on my skills a bit (a LOT), so this is really helpful. I've been working with Photoshop since the 90's, so I tend to solve Daz problems in the post-processing.
'tis a challenge 'n a half, I've seen the winner already so I'll 'ave t' find some things t' use in me Carrara t' create me hearty image fer ye all t' enjoy but I can nah see any doubloons comin' me way so I'll prepare me plank t' walk!
I believe this is the first attempt at pirate speak, well played. I should have made it a rule.