KickAir 8P said:

SimonJM said:

The 18% off does not seem to stack with the 60% off of Orestes Graphics items, or maybe I am trying to be a little too greedy? ;)

If you can afford to sock $164 into the DAZ store then buy a $200 gift certificate (with the 18% discount it'll cost $164) and redeem it yourself. Then buy the Orestes Graphics items with your pre-discounted DAZ-store balance -- voilà, stacking! :coolsmile:

I did, in the end, buy a coupon and now, of course, that Orestes sale is over ;)

But, as I said, the 18% off 'all the store' did not apply to all the store...

I really wish DAZ would specify an actual time/date on sale items!

I just spent the last half hour adding items from the Orestes 60% off sale to my cart trying to figure out what I could afford and just as I went to check out - Tada! Sale vanished and everything back to regular price.

Thank DAZ. Looks like you just lost my purchase!

SimonJM said:

The 18% off does not seem to stack with the 60% off of Orestes Graphics items, or maybe I am trying to be a little too greedy? ;)

The 18% off does not seem to stack with the 60% off of Orestes Graphics items, or maybe I am trying to be a little too greedy? ;)

Orestes Graphics 60% off limited time
http://www.daz3d.com/orestes-graphics

Orestes Graphics is on Flash right now. you can pick up the awesome magic Effects Brushes Novica bought for me at 50% off:

http://www.daz3d.com/orestes-graphics

I've also eyed the Nameless place. There is something cool about those cages, but I haven't bitten yet.

50% off 4 hours only
http://www.daz3d.com/orestes-graphics
http://www.daz3d.com/rawart
http://www.daz3d.com/raiya

Artists included so far (please let me know if I'm missing anyone - I'm starting alphabetically)
Their names link to their stores
* Although "Shop by Vendor" lists numbers at the end, I placed them before the alphabetical list

► 3DAGE

► 3D Celebrity

► 3DLust

► Age of Armour

► Dartanbeck

► DeCarlo's BlueprintsEzine

► Dimension Theory

► Phillip Drawbridge (drawbridgep)

► Fenric

► GKDantas

► Howie Farkes

► Inagoni

► Infinite Skills

► Larsen

► magaremoto

► mmoir

► Orestes Graphics

► PhilW

► Ringo Monfort

► Spheric Labs

► Tim Payne

|:| Shrouded In Mystery |:|

Another one for week 3. Uses Ron Deviney’s Steam and Smoke Backgrounds and brushes, Orestes Graphics’ Them Bloody Bones blood props items and textures, and can't see but also used ForbiddenWhispers & Syndaryl's Spooky Light Gels for DS - bloody hand (blended into the shrouded genesis/m4 skeletons)

I love how Carrara is of the nature where you can do nearly anything you need done in this field, directly within Carrara. But another part of Carrara's magic is how it can work with content made for other software, such as Poser and now, with version 8.5, Daz Studio. Some of us can use all the help we can get, either because of our time limitations or simply because we really want to direct more than create, or any number of other reasons. I know that many people, myself included, are always on the look out for helpful products that we can add to Carrara to make our lives easier and our experiences more fun, more productive, more artistic, and so on. I also get asked about where to find 'this' or 'that' that is either made for Carrara, or that includes files that work specifically for Carrara. So I've decided to create yet another index-styled list for use in helping myself and others find Carrara stuff - without having to rely on the Search feature here in the store. Sometimes we're not exactly sure what we're looking for, and would rather browse through various availabilities - perhaps for an idea on what to get in the future, or perhaps what to make for ourselves.

Such a resource will certainly require a good bit of updating to keep current with what's available. If you know of items either for Carrara or that come with Carrara settings for ease of use in Carrara, please post what you know in this thread to help out the cause and I'll do my best to get this main post updated. Since it is against the TOS of these forums to provide links to competitor store's sites or products, please respect this within.

We also have the wonderful Carrara Plugins FAQ & Information - By Jay_NOLA to help to find out more about plugins for Carrara. Thanks Jay!
► Carrara Plugins FAQ & Information - By Jay_NOLA
Jay compilled and organized a great measure of info regarding Plugins specific to our
beloved Carrara. FAQ, Information and Links to help you determine which are right for you. Thank You Jay_NOLA!

► Carrara Cafe List of Carrara Resources!

Plugins
► BVH/PZ2 Exporter for Carrara by Fenric
► Pose Helper for Carrara by Fenric
► Carrara Enhanced Remote Control by Fenric
► Pose and Shading Tools 2 by Fenric
► MDD File Format for Carrara by Fenric
► Posing Pack 3 by Fenric

► Advance Pack by Inagoni (set of 6 incredible plugins)
► ArchiTools for Carrara by Inagoni

► Luxus for Carrara by Spheric Labs

Shaders
► Props for Landscape Scenes: 15 Shaders for Exteriors by magaremoto

► Digital Painters Shaders by Ringo Monfort
► DP Veloute Materials For Carrara by Ringo Monfort
► DigitalPainters Shaders Vol II by Ringo Monfort
► DigitalPainters Shader Bundle by Ringo Monfort
► DigitalPainters Shaders Vol III by Ringo Monfort
► DP Ultimate Carrara Bundle by Ringo Monfort
► DP Carrara Master Collection Shaders by Ringo Monfort

► DeCarlo's BlueprintsEzine - Donation-Ware Shaders by Rebecca DeCarlo
____ Elven Silk shaders
____ Elven Stockings shaders
____ AcryLatex shaders
____ Natural Suede shaders
____ Buffed Leather shaders
____ Rough Leather shaders
____ Soft Leather shaders
____ SnakeSkin shaders
____ Super Shiny shaders

Hair
► Crista Hair by PhilW
► Paige Hair by PhilW
► Sidelong Hair by PhilW
► Dynamic Skye Hair by PhilW
► Addison Hair for Carrara by PhilW

► ModaCuts AtoE by DAZ 3D & AprilYSH
► ModaCuts Expansion Pack by Ringo Monfort

Models
► Destroyer HMS August by Phillip Drawbridge (Star Ship)
► SUB Mariner by Phillip Drawbridge (Submarine Vessel)
► Deep Space Heavy Cruiser by Phillip Drawbridge (Star Ship)
► AH-9200X - Fast Attack Aircraft by Phillip Drawbridge (Aircraft)
► HMS Fairborne by Phillip Drawbridge (Star Ship)

► Monolithic Supercomputers by Tim Payne

► DeCarlo's BlueprintsEzine - Donation-Ware Props by Rebecca DeCarlo
____ Dancing Moon Carrara Prop

Scenes and Scenery
► Studio Paris by Age of Armour

► Starry Sky for Carrara by Dartanbeck
► Carrara EnvironKit - Woodlands by Dartanbeck
► Carrara EnvironKit - Underwater Realms by Dartanbeck

► the Corner in Box by GKDantas

► Country Lane by Howie Farkes
► Country Lane Hedgerow by Howie Farkes
► Country Lane - Bundle by Howie Farkes
► Country Lane 2 by Howie Farkes
► Country Lane 2 - Autumnia by Howie Farkes
► Country Lane 2 - Bundle by Howie Farkes
► Country Lane - Super Bundle by Howie Farkes
► Secret Lake by Howie Farkes
► Secret Lake Seasons by Howie Farkes
► Secret Lake - Bundle by Howie Farkes
► Maple Meadows by Howie Farkes
► Stoney Creek by Howie Farkes
► Stoney Creek Beechdale by Howie Farkes
► Stoney Creek Sprucevale by Howie Farkes
► Stoney Creek Bundle by Howie Farkes
► World Gardens Japan by Howie Farkes
► World Gardens Japan Seasons by Howie Farkes
► World Gardens Japan Bundle by Howie Farkes
► World Gardens Byodo In by Howie Farkes
► World Gardens Maze by Howie Farkes
► Forest Drive by Howie Farkes
► Valle Alpina by Howie Farkes
► Darkwald by Howie Farkes
► Noble Pines by Howie Farkes

► Props for Landscape Scenes: The Beach by magaremoto
► Hi res Spherical Sets by magaremoto

► Picnic Table and Fire Pit Grille by mmoir
► Stone & Boulder Pack by mmoir
► Replicator Grass Pack by mmoir
► Dining Room Table & Chairs by mmoir
► Old Country Houses by mmoir
► Old Country Houses Xtension Pak by mmoir
► Carrara's Mystic Gorge by mmoir
► Carrara's BMF Landscape Pack by mmoir
► Carrara's BMF Winter Pak by mmoir
► Carrara BMF Clouds and Tropics by mmoir
► Carrara's Waldon Park by mmoir
► Carrara's Island Butte Cafe by mmoir

► Tectonics Evolved Vol 1 by Orestes Graphics
► Tectonics Evolved Vol 2 Sci Fi by Orestes Graphics
► Tectonics Evolved Vol 3 Fantasy by Orestes Graphics

► An English Village by PhilW
► Carrara Fantasy Village by PhilW

► Orange Street by 3DAGE

► Carrara Vista In the Clouds by 3D Celebrity

► RADIUS by 3DLust
► Sirius Labs by 3DLust

Plants/Plant related
► Real Leaves 1 for Carrara by GKDantas
► Real Leaf 2 MegaPack by GKDantas

► Arboretum Volume 1 by Howie Farkes
► Arboretum Volume 2 by Howie Farkes

Atmospheres/HDRI/Clouds/Skies
► Atmospheric Clouds HDRI Pack One by Dimension Theory
► Atmospheric Clouds HDRI Pack Two by Dimension Theory
► Luminance Lighting Pack For Carrara by Dimension Theory
► Cloud Nine Atmospheric Clouds For Carrara by Dimension Theory
► Cloud Nine Lighting Solutions by Dimension Theory
► Cloud Nine - Clouds and Lights Bundle by Dimension Theory
► Cloud Nine 2D Cloud Domes by Dimension Theory

► 8 Atmospheres and Clouds for Carrara by magaremoto

► Carrara CloudDomes by PhilW
► Carrara Realistic Seas by PhilW
► RM Realistic Sky Presets by Ringo Monfort

► Carrara Skies Volume 1 by Tim Payne
► Carrara Skies Volume 2 by Tim Payne
► Carrara Skies Bundle by Tim Payne
► Carrara Skies Lightdomes 1 by Tim Payne
► Carrara Skies Lightdomes 2 by Tim Payne

► HDRI Celestial Skies 1 by 3DLust

Lighting
► Lighting 2 Life Light Gels for Carrara by Dimension Theory
► Neon Glow Lights for Carrara by Dimension Theory
► Winter Gels For Carrara by Dimension Theory
► Gel Master Pack For Carrara by Dimension Theory

► GI Dome 1 by GKDantas
► GI Dome 2 HDRI by GKDantas
► GIDome Portraits by GKDantas
► GIDome Holes Full by GKDantas
► GIDome Ultimate by GKDantas

► Lighting Presets for Architectural Visualization by magaremoto
► Lighting Presets for Interior Visualization by magaremoto

► Carrara Portrait Studio by PhilW

Character Shaders
► Carraracters Delphinia by Dimension Theory

► the SSS by GKDantas
► Toon Generation 4 by GKDantas
► GKD Skin Ultimate (V4) by GKDantas
► GKD Skin Ultimate M4 by GKDantas

► Bright Eyes for Carrara by PhilW

► DP - Carrara Shaders For Aiko 5 by Ringo Monfort
► Carrara Skin Shaders For David 5 by Ringo Monfort
► DP Victoria 6 Carrara Shaders by Ringo Monfort
► DP The Girl 6 Carrara Shaders by Ringo Monfort
► DP Gia 6 Carrara Shaders by Ringo Monfort
► DP Genesis 2 Female(s) Shaders Bundle by Ringo Monfort
► DP Teen Josie 6 Carrara Shaders by Ringo Monfort

► Free Carrara A3 V3 Procedural Skin Shaders by evilproducer

► Free Carrara V4 Procedural Skin Shader and hair by evilproducer

Character/Figure Accessories
► Professional Video Camera by Age of Armour
► Swashbuckler Boots for V4 by Age of Armour
► Swashbuckler Boots for M4 by Age of Armour
► Skulduggery by Age of Armour (M4, V4 & Kids 4 Halloween Makeup & Acc)

► dB Animation Kit 1 for Millennium Dragon 2 by Dartanbeck

► Dragonfly AMU by 3DLust

3D Painting
► Scratches Brushes for Carrara by GKDantas

► DigitalPainters 3DPaint Brushes by Ringo Monfort
► DP-3DPaint Brushes Bundle by Ringo Monfort
► DP 3DPaintBrushes III by Ringo Monfort

Learning Material
► Learning Carrara 8 Hosted by Phil Wilkes - by Infinite Skills
► Advanced Carrara Techniques Hosted by Phil Wilkes - by Infinite Skills

Looks to me like it is that morphing cliff pack, but possibly turned around so the scalloping is facing away from the camera. Try to imagine the view at the top right of that promo image turned around 180 degrees.

Also, you could PM Orestes and ask him what he used. I've seen him here on the forum, so PMing him might be the way to go to be sure of what he used in that promo.

|:| Death Rider |:|

I believe this is week 3. Uses Ron Deviney's Steam and Smoke Backgrounds from brush set and Orestes Graphics' Them Bloody Bones blood props items purchased on 9/19.

Week 3 Contest Entry

Used from PA sale: Aspen for Gia ( Morris), Orestes Plants Vol 1 (Orestes Graphics)

Visiting an Old Friend

Santos had been retired long ago, when he no longer were able to run the track, he now lived out his life in a big and lush field together with other horses also retired from the work. And even if it had been years, Annie still took every time she could to visit her old friend, bringing apples and other treats to the old and proud stallion.

Jabba101 said:

Tundra Tower...
Orestes' Torprin Tower with DraagonStorm's snow shader applied to it, sitting atop one of Stonemason's Winter Terrains
Rendered in DAZ Studio 4.6 using LDP-R

The storm is closing in, so pray the keeper of the tower will grant you shelter :ohh:

Nice one Jabba

midnight_stories said:

Wow the MDB is a huge tip never would have thought of that in a million year has solved some other problems I've had with displacement map.
Thanks !!!

Exactly my thoughts! Orestes not only solved the problem but he also gave a tip i have never heard before which is certainly made my day! :)

Tundra Tower...
Orestes' Torprin Tower with DraagonStorm's snow shader applied to it, sitting atop one of Stonemason's Winter Terrains
Rendered in DAZ Studio 4.6 using LDP-R

The storm is closing in, so pray the keeper of the tower will grant you shelter :ohh:

Thanks, Orestes Graphic. Have this item on my future purchases list. (Bought the Gardens of Posidon Bundle today.) I use both Poser and Daz. Very useful information here. I can see why people prefer to only use one. The differences are interesting.

Orestes Graphics said:

Ok, just to illustrate, your problem is in fact Min displacement Bounds. First image (bush01_0min) has Min Displacement Bounds (or MDB for Short) at 0. Note jagged shadow terrors, and unshaded areas. Ne second image has MDB set to 1. Issue gone.

MDB doesn't seem to effect render times any that I could ever tell, so I might be a good idea to set your 'preferred state' render settings to MDB of 2 for whenever you launch Poser, and never have this happen again. And I can't tell you how many times I had to re-render something because I forgot to set MDB before final render; this could fix that too..XD

(edited to actually add the pictures. Duh..lol)

thank you so much David! i appreciate it!!!!! :)

Dang, am I good or what- (lol)
I decided to splurge (have been a good girl and not bought anything on some of the days even though items were wishlisted for awhile, or under $5 on others) so I did get up to $61. plus change. I managed to get one order to $30.94, just 94 cents over the requirement of buying $30 worth. If you want to hit that combination and get $5 off ($25.94 would make each one of these about $8.65 apiece!) then this is that combination to get you slightly over that $30 mark.

I'm still not buying characters (have enough) or even hair, mostly going with sets, props, brushes, tutorials.

Orestes plants, Torprin Tower, and Magic Effect Brushes For Photoshop (look at the thumbnails!)
http://www.daz3d.com/magic-effects-brushes-for-photoshop

Day 20
Orestes Graphics

Torprin Tower
http://www.daz3d.com/torprin-tower
Orestes Plants Vol. 1
http://www.daz3d.com/new-releases/orestes-plants-vol-1