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MB Xaria - too shiny

arne207arne207 Posts: 161
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

Hi there, 

this may be a noobish question - I just got Magic Brush's Xaria after being swayed by the nice promo pics. However, when loading her into DAZ, she has almost glowing skin. I've included a picture with Victoria as a comparison, using a Click'n'Render-Preset. A snippet from the promos is on the right.

I tried messing with the surface settings, looking for reflectivity and the like, but I don't really know much about how all the knobs and sliders work together. Is there something I can fix, or does the promo use a particular environmental setting?

Cheers!

Comments

  • FishtalesFishtales Posts: 6,212

    Your lighting looks too bright and is blowing out the skin.

  • tsroemitsroemi Posts: 3,481

    Different characters react differently to lights, you'll have to go through your lights library and see what works well with her. It's a bit annoying, but usually one can find good set ups. I would also agree with Fishtales that you seem to have some very bright spotlights in your preset that work well for Vicky, but not for Xaria. Maybe try changing these as well, dimming them, moving them or turning them off altogether and see what the result is. Happy rendering!

  • arne207arne207 Posts: 161

    OK, I'll keep trying. Thank you both!

  • tsroemitsroemi Posts: 3,481

    I have her, too - if I find the time over the weekend, I will try her out with different lights and post the results if no one else chimes in before.

  • felisfelis Posts: 5,770

    Probably also change Burn Highlight from the new default of 1 to 0.2-0.25 in Render Setting > Tonemapper.

  • arne207arne207 Posts: 161

    That makes a noticable difference, thanks!

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