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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,795

    Good luck. I bought your Otter & Tiger and really enjoy them.  

  • Silent WinterSilent Winter Posts: 3,900

    Sorry to see you go as a PA. Best of luck for whatever's next for you.

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,224

    Cybersox said:

    joanna said:

    Cybersox said:

    I'm not even sure which ones I hadn't picked up yet.  Ah well...  

    If they were on your wishlist, you can sort the wishlist by the artist and see them as inactive there.

    I don't believe that works when the vendor store has been shut down, as otherwise I would have literally hundreds of inactive items showing instead of a few dozen..  As it is, if I type in "Oso" in the artist search for my wishlist right now, the only artist name that comes up is ThePhilosopher, while the place Oso3d seems to still appear in the store now is on products that were also DAZ Originals like the DAZ sheep.  I can still see the products I actually bought in my product library, of course, but even the readmes of things like Oso Mosasaur for Daz Dragon 3 are gone.  By comparison, I can still access the full origianl store page for every item I've ever bought from Renderosity from my product library there.    

    If I sort low -> high all the inactive ones show up at the top. I had many pop up today from Oso that I'd had earmarked as  "just in case I need it" situation.

    I can't speak to doing any typed searching in the WL, as the Daz search functionality is so flaky that I don't use it for much of anything.

  • ArtiniArtini Posts: 10,451

    That was really unexpected. Good luck with your next ventures.

     

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,374

    Sucks. Looking forward to your next step. This is a good reminder to love your people now rather than later.

  • GreymomGreymom Posts: 1,146

     

    Sorry to see you go!  Thanks for all the great characters!

    Best of luck in your new endevors!

     

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,514

    Oh this is terrible news. I love your products and your contributions to the forums.

    I send you wishes for luck and happiness for your future endeavors and life.

  • emanuela1emanuela1 Posts: 1,011

    I'm so sorry to see you go as DAZ PA. I hope you return to the forum from time to time with your valuable information and advice. I wish you the best in your future endeavors, whatever you decide to do.

  • joannajoanna Posts: 2,401

    Cybersox said:

    joanna said:

    Cybersox said:

    I'm not even sure which ones I hadn't picked up yet.  Ah well...  

    If they were on your wishlist, you can sort the wishlist by the artist and see them as inactive there.

    I don't believe that works when the vendor store has been shut down, as otherwise I would have literally hundreds of inactive items showing instead of a few dozen..  As it is, if I type in "Oso" in the artist search for my wishlist right now, the only artist name that comes up is ThePhilosopher, while the place Oso3d seems to still appear in the store now is on products that were also DAZ Originals like the DAZ sheep.  I can still see the products I actually bought in my product library, of course, but even the readmes of things like Oso Mosasaur for Daz Dragon 3 are gone.  By comparison, I can still access the full origianl store page for every item I've ever bought from Renderosity from my product library there.    

    It was there yesterday, but now I don't see it anymore, so it might have been a transition phase. Still, sorting my wishlist by the cheapest first shows the inactive products, and it always showed them for me. But if you claim you never remove yours when PAs leave, they might disappear at some point as well, so I'd check wishlist immediately. Maybe they're still there for you. (They are for me at the time of writing this.)

  • GreybroGreybro Posts: 2,606
    edited February 11

    Nothing I can really add that hasn't already been said but my own best wishes. You were one of only a handufl of PA's I considered to be very original with their works here. Fortunatley, I bought most of your offerings I was interested in.

    Post edited by Greybro on
  • RuthvenRuthven Posts: 683

    cryingcryingcrying

    Really wish you all the best, and thank you for your work 'till now!

    Please keep us updated with your new amazing adventures as an artist, I'm sure there are going to be many!

    Live long & prosper!

  • vrba79vrba79 Posts: 1,515
    I had some of his stuff wishlisted, but such is life.
  • Cam FoxCam Fox Posts: 338

    Reyna and Reynard are best foxxos, I'm glad they're still on the store. (Now as Daz Originals) I can really see the care that went into their designs.

    Thanks for all the cool creations, best wishes for the future. <3

  • MechasarMechasar Posts: 250

    Sorry to hear that too. Your creations always added a touch of fun to the store. I wish you all the best in your next adventure, whatever it may be.

  • Blood-PawWerewolfBlood-PawWerewolf Posts: 338

    joanna said:

    Cybersox said:

    joanna said:

    Cybersox said:

    I'm not even sure which ones I hadn't picked up yet.  Ah well...  

    If they were on your wishlist, you can sort the wishlist by the artist and see them as inactive there.

    I don't believe that works when the vendor store has been shut down, as otherwise I would have literally hundreds of inactive items showing instead of a few dozen..  As it is, if I type in "Oso" in the artist search for my wishlist right now, the only artist name that comes up is ThePhilosopher, while the place Oso3d seems to still appear in the store now is on products that were also DAZ Originals like the DAZ sheep.  I can still see the products I actually bought in my product library, of course, but even the readmes of things like Oso Mosasaur for Daz Dragon 3 are gone.  By comparison, I can still access the full origianl store page for every item I've ever bought from Renderosity from my product library there.    

    It was there yesterday, but now I don't see it anymore, so it might have been a transition phase. Still, sorting my wishlist by the cheapest first shows the inactive products, and it always showed them for me. But if you claim you never remove yours when PAs leave, they might disappear at some point as well, so I'd check wishlist immediately. Maybe they're still there for you. (They are for me at the time of writing this.)

    can confirm that all of his content is gone, except for any that have a co-publishing with another vendor

  • ArtAngelArtAngel Posts: 2,032

    I own a great deal of OSO/Will products. I am surprised at such an abrupt announcement. The products were all inactive at the time of the post. Freshly inactive. I really appreciate it when PAs like former PA 3djoji and some others have given us a heads up. Those PAs are very thoughtful, very classy and the heads-up is a clear demonstration of  respect for buyers. FirstBastion gave a heads up when retiring some of his content . . . again very classy and  thoughtful. Wish more PAs were like djoji and FirstBastion.

  • mindsongmindsong Posts: 1,745

    emanuela1 said:

    I'm so sorry to see you go as DAZ PA. I hope you return to the forum from time to time with your valuable information and advice. I wish you the best in your future endeavors, whatever you decide to do.

    @emanuela said it very well.

    Thanks for everything - I have a good number of your wonderful creations, and have regularly appreciated your generousity and wit in this community, and I truly hope to see you around in the 3D neigborhood.

    best to you,

    --ms

  • AsuCafeAsuCafe Posts: 279

    I like your work, but recent events make me think that something has happened that only PA knows about.

     

  • RawArtRawArt Posts: 6,106

    AsuCafe said:

    I like your work, but recent events make me think that something has happened that only PA knows about.

     

    Whats happening is what is happening everywhere....economies are not doing so well, and the hobby market tends to suffer for it because it is some of the easiest spending to cut back on.

    All PA's feel that pinch

     

  • joannajoanna Posts: 2,401

    RawArt said:

    Whats happening is what is happening everywhere....economies are not doing so well, and the hobby market tends to suffer for it because it is some of the easiest spending to cut back on.

    All PA's feel that pinch

    While I understand that sentiment, I can't really connect "moving on to something else" with the store closure. If I, as an author, decided I'm not going to publish any more books, I would not unpublish all the books already out there, even if I wasn't going to work on new things or promote them. It would become a supplementary income (as little as it might be without promotion, it's still extra money). Is there more to the PA's work when the product is released? If you never released any new product, are you still going to have to do some invisible work? Pay some "listing on Daz" fees or something like that that makes the store closure more feasible than leaving the store open and just not releasing new things?

    (Not questioning Oso's decision or anything. Just curious about how things work and trying to understand better different motives/reasons.)

  • RawArtRawArt Posts: 6,106

    joanna said:

    RawArt said:

    Whats happening is what is happening everywhere....economies are not doing so well, and the hobby market tends to suffer for it because it is some of the easiest spending to cut back on.

    All PA's feel that pinch

    While I understand that sentiment, I can't really connect "moving on to something else" with the store closure. If I, as an author, decided I'm not going to publish any more books, I would not unpublish all the books already out there, even if I wasn't going to work on new things or promote them. It would become a supplementary income (as little as it might be without promotion, it's still extra money). Is there more to the PA's work when the product is released? If you never released any new product, are you still going to have to do some invisible work? Pay some "listing on Daz" fees or something like that that makes the store closure more feasible than leaving the store open and just not releasing new things?

    (Not questioning Oso's decision or anything. Just curious about how things work and trying to understand better different motives/reasons.)

    That much is way beyond my ability to comment on...all I can say is PA's are individuals and have their own reasons as to how and why they do things. I am sure there were reasons why he chose this method, and those are his own.

     

  • AinmAinm Posts: 764

    joanna said:

    RawArt said:

    Whats happening is what is happening everywhere....economies are not doing so well, and the hobby market tends to suffer for it because it is some of the easiest spending to cut back on.

    All PA's feel that pinch

    While I understand that sentiment, I can't really connect "moving on to something else" with the store closure. If I, as an author, decided I'm not going to publish any more books, I would not unpublish all the books already out there, even if I wasn't going to work on new things or promote them. It would become a supplementary income (as little as it might be without promotion, it's still extra money). Is there more to the PA's work when the product is released? If you never released any new product, are you still going to have to do some invisible work? Pay some "listing on Daz" fees or something like that that makes the store closure more feasible than leaving the store open and just not releasing new things?

    (Not questioning Oso's decision or anything. Just curious about how things work and trying to understand better different motives/reasons.)

    I'm not commenting on Oso here as I don't know him, save to say that I'm sad he has gone but wish him all the best.

    More generally - and this wasn't something I appreciated when I was barely getting by on a wage, meagre but largely guaranteed and handled for me - sometimes extra revenue streams can complicate financial situations. They are very much unique to each individual. 

  • AsuCafeAsuCafe Posts: 279

    joanna said:

    RawArt said:

    Whats happening is what is happening everywhere....economies are not doing so well, and the hobby market tends to suffer for it because it is some of the easiest spending to cut back on.

    All PA's feel that pinch

    While I understand that sentiment, I can't really connect "moving on to something else" with the store closure. If I, as an author, decided I'm not going to publish any more books, I would not unpublish all the books already out there, even if I wasn't going to work on new things or promote them. It would become a supplementary income (as little as it might be without promotion, it's still extra money). Is there more to the PA's work when the product is released? If you never released any new product, are you still going to have to do some invisible work? Pay some "listing on Daz" fees or something like that that makes the store closure more feasible than leaving the store open and just not releasing new things?

    (Not questioning Oso's decision or anything. Just curious about how things work and trying to understand better different motives/reasons.)

    I think so too. After all, the examples are there. Of course, it might be for very personal reasons, but I understand the plight of creators. I use the things I buy here to create, and so far I've only recouped less than 1/10. I'm basically sustained by love to continue creating. Besides the overall economy, there's also the competition from AI. I won't go off-topic and talk about AI, but I just want to say that in this era, I especially cherish and thank all the artists who create great things. From a buyer's perspective, I certainly don't want artists to leave here. There's no more cost-effective platform than this. From a seller's perspective, I can understand whether it's raising prices or switching platforms. Oso has many unique and excellent works that I haven't had time to buy yet (I don't have much spare money). Wherever you go in the future, I wish you all the best and hope you can continue to create excellent works, in whatever form. 

  • vrba79vrba79 Posts: 1,515
    Why close the PA stores though? Am I missing something or are they passive income you just wait on coming in?
  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,763
    edited February 12

    If the store isn't closed on Daz, the PA can not sell their products anywhere else.

    Post edited by frank0314 on
  • AinmAinm Posts: 764
    edited February 12

    Does anyone own Oso's Toon Shader for Iray? I bought it a little while ago and decided to try it out tonight. There are 3 numbered .duf files in the shader presets/Oso3D/Iray/OsoToon that seem to match the tutorial pdf, but they throw a Studio error and, on inspection, are (not quite) empty (they each have "nothing" written in them). I'm suspecting I'm going to have to return the product given this thread, but thought it worth sense-checking I'm not being a dolt first.

    Post edited by Ainm on
  • Phoenix1966Phoenix1966 Posts: 1,879

    Ainm said:

    Does anyone own Oso's Toon Shader for Iray? I bought it a little while ago and decided to try it out tonight. There are 3 numbered .duf files in the shader presets/Oso3D/Iray/OsoToon that seem to match the tutorial pdf, but they throw a Studio error and, on inspection, are (not quite) empty (they each have "nothing" written in them). I'm suspecting I'm going to have to return the product given this thread, but thought it worth sense-checking I'm not being a dolt first.

    It sounds like they are tips, where you hover over them to see instructions.

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/556666/oso-toon-shader-for-iray?srsltid=AfmBOoonBaDVYy1FDiJDvAdTRTn4Jb6sov3FepfGf1ZwH3tJKPWC5me6 ;

  • AinmAinm Posts: 764

    Phoenix1966 said:

    Ainm said:

    Does anyone own Oso's Toon Shader for Iray? I bought it a little while ago and decided to try it out tonight. There are 3 numbered .duf files in the shader presets/Oso3D/Iray/OsoToon that seem to match the tutorial pdf, but they throw a Studio error and, on inspection, are (not quite) empty (they each have "nothing" written in them). I'm suspecting I'm going to have to return the product given this thread, but thought it worth sense-checking I'm not being a dolt first.

    It sounds like they are tips, where you hover over them to see instructions.

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/556666/oso-toon-shader-for-iray?srsltid=AfmBOoonBaDVYy1FDiJDvAdTRTn4Jb6sov3FepfGf1ZwH3tJKPWC5me6 ;

    I'm so glad it was the Ainm is a dolt option. Been looking forward to using this product as an alternative or supplement to Filatoon.

    Thank you!

  • Phoenix1966Phoenix1966 Posts: 1,879

    Happy to help, @Ainm (who is not a dolt). smiley

  • vrba79vrba79 Posts: 1,515
    frank0314 said:

    If the store isn't closed on Daz, the PA can not sell their products anywhere else.

    Ah, that explains a lot actually.
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