The measurements of the ideal runway fashion model are 72 inches tall and 32-22-33. 

The measurements of the ideal Victoria's Secret model are 69 inches tall and 34-24-34.

I used Measure Metrics to make my figures these exact dimensions (don't ask me how - I don't remember).

The chest of the fashion model will likely be somewhat flat, but if you make her torso narrower, you can dial in a few inches of breasts so that the circumfrence of the chest is still 32 inches.

Here is an iimage of Genesis3Female with the ideal runway model measurements.  The 2nd image is the same figure, but I made the chest narrower to balance them with the width of the hips, and added a few inches of breasts.

The head morph is 100% Chara.  The hair is Chace.  The skin texture is Brittany with the translucency lowered.  The clothing is the Dance Gear leotard.  The third image is the 2nd image model wearing the Ghost Bride outfit.

This body is just the base G3Female body with no character dialed into the body.  I just altered the chest-waist-hip measurements.  There are some really great products in the store for shapiing body parts - such as https://www.daz3d.com/killer-legs-morphs-for-genesis-3-female-s

If you want a figure that looks like a model in a fashion illustration, my choice would be Aiko 6.

Does anyone have any experience with the DAZ Originals G8F Shadow Thief outfit? It's very attractive, but the armor and straps on the bodice seem to intersect with the bodice fabric and get partially "lost" in it. No amount of fiddling with the morphs or Smoothing Modifier seems to help. Has anyone else experience this issue?

Edit: As it turns out, I had to adjust a character morph that the outfit did not support.

Arabella 7 is the model thin frame you probably want. https://www.daz3d.com/arabella-7

She is Genesis 3, but can be converted to 8. If you are not into her skin, then that makes it even easier as you only need to convert her morph. Keep in mind HD morphs cannot transfer, so don't get the HD Add On unless you want to use the Genesis 3 outright. Genesis 3 does have a lot of skinnies. But you should be able dial in Genesis 8 with various morphs. Use the thin morph on some other character instead of the base for example. You can make Victoria 8 model thin with some morphs. Fairy type characters are always on the thin side. Karyssa 8 is SUPER thin, maybe even too thin. If you think her hips are too thin, just use a dial that adjust hips. There are tons of fairy and elvish characters for Daz. Some of the Asian characters by Rarestone, CrocodileLui, and others are pretty thin as well. Some my have toonish faces, but they have the model body, you can use any face. Some of the anime like characters also fit this mold.

Sometimes the promo pics don't really convey how thin a character is. There are plenty of characters that are super thin, but it isn't really obvious in their promos. Karyssa is great example. You can probably tell she is thin, but it isn't until you place her in a scene with other more normal characters that you see just how thin she is. I've bought several Asian characters and have been surprised how thin they are compared to others.

If you need more defined features, several HD morph packs will add them.

PerttiA said:

NotLuna said:

PerttiA said:

The converted morphs can be found in ".../data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 8/Female/Morphs/XTransfer/" as I said, move everything inside that folder out of your Content Library.

You haven't uninstalled "Auto Face Enhancer" as it can still be seen on the log.

I got rid of the xtransfer file already but it's still looking for the morph

In your Log, up to time stamp "2021-09-02 17:23:57.359" DS is warning about files it still sees in ".../data/DAZ 3D/Genesis 8/Female/Morphs/XTransfer/". Move everything out from that folder. These are not something DS is looking for but something DS is actually seeing.

Was the character you were trying to load, something you have been working on, or was it "Genesis 8 Basic Female"?
For tracking down problems, it is not a good idea to use anything else but "Genesis 8 Basic Female"

Now I cannot tell if these; "Loaded file: XT_PHMxxxx" are a problem or just something you have used on your character.

I cant find this file at all i go into morphs but theres no xtransfer. 

I get the error "I'm headed exception has occurred in your application if you click continue the application will ignore the error and attempt to continue if you click with that place you will close immediately" and then it says "could not find a part of the path c / users / public / documents / my daz3D library / runtime / face shop / smooth model textures / G8M bace face map blah blah blah I don't have anything for Daz3d in the user/ public folder, what do I really need to do here

Toyen said:

barberoy said:

Looks great. 

 

btw, who's the character in image no.11? I'd like to recreate it. 

https://gcdn.daz3d.com/p/82858/i/dforcemermaidhairforgenesis8and81females11daz3d.jpg

The head morph is Honni 8 and the skin textures are Leisa 8.

 

Cheers Toyen.

This character is kind of lanky https://www.daz3d.com/mieko-for-genesis-8-female I have a morph set that has a lanky morph, I think it's EmmasndJordi. In general, if you play with height morphs, make legs longer, make breasts smaller and use the weight or thin slider, not emaciated you can easily get a model look. 

barberoy said:

Looks great. 

 

btw, who's the character in image no.11? I'd like to recreate it. 

https://gcdn.daz3d.com/p/82858/i/dforcemermaidhairforgenesis8and81females11daz3d.jpg

The head morph is Honni 8 and the skin textures are Leisa 8.

I wouldn't call that a work around as it the same thing you would have to do for any other morph you make.

jestmart said:

Hexagon is buggy dead program don't waste your time on it.

Hardly a waste of time.... I've been using it extensively myself up until the beginning of this year. While it definitely has its quirks it's actually pretty decent. I even managed to morph G8 figures with it. The bridge between DS and Hexagon is also quite good which makes the whole thing even easier.

Of course, in all fairness, once I started using ZBrush I stopped using Hexagon entirely for obvious reasons. But just because ZBrush is a lot better doesn't imply that Hexagon has suddenly become a lot worse. It's a very decent and useful program.

Gordig said:

Vascularity HD and/or Add Some Veins should get you at least part way there.

Will the HD transfer to blender though.  

mlpetersmail_b79b0d6b5f said:

There doesn't seem to be any way to save multicharacter scenes except picking one character at a time out and saving that as a preset (haven't found a way for clothes or hair to transfer... )...  and then deleting all Genesis characters and saving the scene/props, etc as a scene.  Once I sort everything, they can all be resaved, together as scenes.
I didn't see "Wearable Preset" as an option in Daz 4.0, so all clothes, associated props, etc, will have to be re-fit and in some cases, re-parented. That'll teach me to make a character with a ring on each finger...
I'm puzzled by 4.0.3.47 being called a "Pre-Release Beta" since it was widely used and available for free download... ?  

Yes, there were several versions of Daz Studio 4 but they were public betas. the official first general rlease was 4.5.x.x (I can't recall the last two numbers off hand). There were a number of chnages through the public betas which may cause issues, I can't recall how early or late 4.0.3.47 was.

I'm finally going to use this product to extract a nose shape for use on a different character.

Are there any good tutorials on just getting the nose morph?

Also just one thing I'd like to add: Had a hard time to find the product in DIM. Smart Content showed, that I don't had "Shape Splitter" installed. So I looked in DIM for it but did not find anything. Reason was that the DIM-Listing is still named "X-Morphs". So installed that and now Shape Splitter is available via Smart Content. Don't know whether the filename can be changed for DIM but that would make it easier for new users I guess.

Ellis for Bridget 8, with head morph dialled back to 35% is also a possibility: https://www.daz3d.com/ellis-for-bridget-8. I have used the character in an image that contains nudity [be warned] here, which shows Ellis very well with the 35% head morph strength: https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/gallery/ellis-photoshoot-in-the-desert/2900876/

If you are ONLY looking for runway type poses that won't push the ancient Victoria 3 based joint geometry beyond what it can cope with, this V3 based but standalone model is old fashioned runway fodder: https://www.daz3d.com/glamorous-vicki-set-for-victoria-3-0. Because it's a standalone figure, and not a morph of V3, alternative clothing is pretty limited, though dForce draping helps these days. To show the figure can be updated to IRay and provided joint limits are observed it can look pretty decent: https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/gallery/older-figures-updated-/2936479/.

Beyond fairly limited joint ranges, it's probably better to use a much more sophisticated G8F character. There are a few. For an Easter European vibe, Anastasia. Legs can be lengthened if need be: https://www.daz3d.com/anastasia-for-genesis-8-female

Then there is the very, very leggy and slender Aniyah: https://www.daz3d.com/aniyah-for-darcy-8

The Aniyah body with different head and texture can make any character into a runway model, like this one: https://www.renderosity.com/rr/mod/gallery/show-us-yer-muscles-girlie/2925860/

There doesn't seem to be any way to save multicharacter scenes except picking one character at a time out and saving that as a preset (haven't found a way for clothes or hair to transfer... )...  and then deleting all Genesis characters and saving the scene/props, etc as a scene.  Once I sort everything, they can all be resaved, together as scenes.
I didn't see "Wearable Preset" as an option in Daz 4.0, so all clothes, associated props, etc, will have to be re-fit and in some cases, re-parented. That'll teach me to make a character with a ring on each finger...
I'm puzzled by 4.0.3.47 being called a "Pre-Release Beta" since it was widely used and available for free download... ?  

Some figures have additional morph packages that can be purchased - just for the tongue ;-)

tippy toeing in ... clearing throat ... I doubt it.

Before running any of the Headshop products, remove the eyelashes. Make the beautiful head morph. Then over on the Paramters Tab as you're polishing the morph, be sure to put a check in the box for auto-follow. Then load a fresh set of lovely eyelashes and they should land where they should be on the figure. {zero the morph before saving it}.

blank morph? the reset to default? 

Misselthwaite said:

That is adorable - although a little disconcerting, with a babyish face and a more manly torso :-)

LOL. I do agree. I have my eye on a few morph packages, but right now the ones I have don't fix it properly. Hopefully, they will go on sale soon. He needs a pudgy baby belly.