Cybersox13 said:

Well, the name IS appropriate here in my part of Texas (Houston), where most of the shops that sell "headshop" type items also sell naughty lingerie, uber-high heeled shoes for "dancers" and other forms of skimpwear. In fact, they're pretty much the analog equivalent of the DAZ store...

And are usually next to day care centers because Houston doesn't believe in zoning laws :)

Abalone LLC said:

HeadShop does quite a bit of "sculpting". Admittedly very experienced sculptors can do impressive sculpting - HeadShop is for the rest of us. It provides a very easy way to get good results in a short time.
Here are some Youtube "how-to" videos to provide an overview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7YbRsm8m9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIlrJUByJj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Yvd2DaiDg

Is it ever going to be available in the Daz3D store? I use a MAC.

Paradigm6790 said:

Hi!

Back in highschool I worked at a place that worked on a facial-recognition software that mapped faces to 3D heads. My job was to put weight points on critical areas of the face: tops and sides of the eyes, corner of the mouth, each peak of the lips, the eye brows, the nose, the ears... You get it.

Anyway, as others have said, the quality is very much based on the resolution. When I worked there, best results were a face dead on, blank stare, and the same pose from both sides. It's going to be a waste of time to try it unless you have all of these requirements.

This software was very, very expensive. But this was also ~9 years ago.

HeadShop does quite a bit of "sculpting". Admittedly very experienced sculptors can do impressive sculpting - HeadShop is for the rest of us. It provides a very easy way to get good results in a short time.
Here are some Youtube "how-to" videos to provide an overview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7YbRsm8m9I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIlrJUByJj8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2Yvd2DaiDg

Welp Facegen, Faceshop/Headshop, iClone and Poser faceroom basically do the same thing.
Poser uses a form of Facegen but it only works on its own included figures however in Poser you can swap heads and load the other expression variations as morph targets, you even if you have iClone 3Dxchange pipeline could export iClone heads and stick them on Poser characters and use the morph brush to shape the neck join but is an awful lot of fluffing around. Prob Simon your best choice as in iclone itself the head texture has a UV option for him.
None of these give as good a result as manually sculpting the mesh though.

IClone you would only be able to export a static mesh and facegen would be superior to it anyway
Faceshop now Headshop by Abelone is another choice but honestly hand doing it will prob give much better results be it with morphs or say sculpting base mesh with out changing vertex order in Zbrush, Blender or Sculptris, last two free first very expensive.

Abalone LLC said:

Abalone LLC said:

Enchanted Pixie said:

I bought this directly from Abalone's store and I am running into nothing but errors even following the tuts. I highly doubt they will give me my money back but I am not sure this worth what they are asking for it considering it does not do what it says.

Of course you can get your money back - we have 30-day money back policy.
But why not call for tech support first: 1-650-302-0894 (PST)
Laslo

Pixie,
I appreciate your call today. I further appreciate your remarks of continued loyalty to FaceShop/HeadShop and that you like our products.
The big missing link here is that you are trying to use HeadShop with DAZ Studio 4.8 Public Built, which is a beta product. Currently it creates separate folders that exist next to regular DAZ Studion 4.7 folders with the added moniker "Public Built".
I spent some time trying to figure a way around the issue and came up short. It is clear that DAZ built the beta with file structures that will be changed with the regular release.
My advice is NOT to attempt to use HeadShop with the beta software and wait for the regular release of DAZ Studio 4.8.
We will be happy to refund your money if you like - or alternately just use Studio 4.7 for the time being. (It is preserved and you will find it untouched in your Program Files/DAZ 3D folder.
Laslo

Thanks for posting the results ... always happy to hear of happy endings :-)

kbs_svask said:

where is this headshop 9 in daz studio site
i can’t find it
can anyone send me link
i want to try this
please send me link
i want it

AFAIK it is still awaiting release ;-)

where is this headshop 9 in daz studio site
i can’t find it
can anyone send me link
i want to try this
please send me link
i want it

Abalone LLC said:

Enchanted Pixie said:

I bought this directly from Abalone's store and I am running into nothing but errors even following the tuts. I highly doubt they will give me my money back but I am not sure this worth what they are asking for it considering it does not do what it says.

Of course you can get your money back - we have 30-day money back policy.
But why not call for tech support first: 1-650-302-0894 (PST)
Laslo

Pixie,
I appreciate your call today. I further appreciate your remarks of continued loyalty to FaceShop/HeadShop and that you like our products.
The big missing link here is that you are trying to use HeadShop with DAZ Studio 4.8 Public Built, which is a beta product. Currently it creates separate folders that exist next to regular DAZ Studion 4.7 folders with the added moniker "Public Built".
I spent some time trying to figure a way around the issue and came up short. It is clear that DAZ built the beta with file structures that will be changed with the regular release.
My advice is NOT to attempt to use HeadShop with the beta software and wait for the regular release of DAZ Studio 4.8.
We will be happy to refund your money if you like - or alternately just use Studio 4.7 for the time being. (It is preserved and you will find it untouched in your Program Files/DAZ 3D folder.
Laslo

where is this headshop 9 in daz studio site
i can't find it
can anyone send me link
i want to try this

A very basic guide for getting a face texture onto a template; getting the base skin colour texture to match; seams, etc.

Tools used: D/S with a plugin for Headshop [aka Faceshop] [other similar programs that plant the face texture onto a template would work too], and an image editor that works with layers [i.e. GIMP, Corel's PSP, Photoshop, etc.]. One would also need a face texture image ;-)

DA Link

Zev0 said:

Patience55 said:

Last I checked the plugin for Facegen was only about $100, and nothing can be done with trial files. [big mark on forehead]

Headshop 9 was submitted to the store awhile back so hopefully one day that will be available. Might be worth waiting for.

I just smoothed out the mark:) Well when I used to use it:) 1 min job in zbrush.

tsk, tsk, hehehe ... and after all that trouble that they went in to put it there lol ...
I wish they could do something about the round eyes, or have they? I haven't checked recently.

kmiteff said:

Even with Face Gen Modeller and the plug in, I would still have to work on the textures. I don't want to spend $400 at this point and look to another 4 or 5 hours of working on texture and model modifications if someone already has the skills and the tools to do this. If I get 0 interest, then I will obviously proceed in that direction.

That's actually why I was thinking you might like to wait for Headshop, gives a nice head start [no pun intended] for creating decent textures.

n.b. The Facegen plugin is only about $100, don't have to buy the rest for it to work as it only works with Genesis last I checked.

We're not trying to discourage you, if somebody has the skills and wants the job, that's great. We are trying to make alternate suggestions as often such requests can have hefty price tags esp. for exclusive rights [which is totally understandable but artists need to eat too].

No matter which program a face texture is started in, they all end up being worked on some more in an image editor.

The other place to look for $help is over at sharecg.com.

The other thought is basically, are you sure need a "new" model? With all the morph options one can often dial in very close to recognizable people. If you post a low-res image [if it's okay with your contact of course], people might be able to make some more suggestions and/or know better if they could morph a head for you.

Patience55 said:

Last I checked the plugin for Facegen was only about $100, and nothing can be done with trial files. [big mark on forehead]

Headshop 9 was submitted to the store awhile back so hopefully one day that will be available. Might be worth waiting for.

I just smoothed out the mark:) Well when I used to use it:) 1 min job in zbrush.

Last I checked the plugin for Facegen was only about $100, and nothing can be done with trial files. [big mark on forehead]

Headshop 9 was submitted to the store awhile back so hopefully one day that will be available. Might be worth waiting for.

I try to do upgrade from FaceShop8 to HeadShop9.
But I can not use HeadShop9 now.

I use 32bit Windows Vista, but I find HeadShop9 installer is 64bit application.
Then HeadShop9 installer can not run on my PC.

I rent Desktop Cloud with 64bit Windows, and run HeadShop9 installer.
Then I move files/folders to my PC, and try to run, but run FaceShop8.

I sent mail to vender, then get reply mail attached zip file.

I restore zip file, and store files/folders to place by vender message.
I try to run HeadShop, but error message appears then stoped.

I am to become busy on business, give up to continue to solve the issue
to be functional HeadShop9 on 32bit Windows Vista.

Not to be easy to upgrade from 32bit Windows to 64bit Windows.
I hope HeadShop9 MacOS10 version.
64bit application can run easily on MacOS10.

Hiroaki Kira

Abalone LLC said:

jimlin said:

Will the upgrade from FceShop 8 to HeadShop 9 now on sale at Abalone LLC be for sale in the DAZ shop

Yes, HeadShop 9 is a DAZ Studio 4.7+ compatible plugin

Charlie Judge said:

Curiously, it looks like Faceshop is no longer available in the DAZ store; but Headshop hasn't been released by DAZ yet.

Well, Charlie, you be the Judge:-)
We submitted on 2/25:-(
Hopefully soon...

Curiously, it looks like Faceshop is no longer available in the DAZ store; but Headshop hasn't been released by DAZ yet.

jimlin said:

Will the upgrade from FceShop 8 to HeadShop 9 now on sale at Abalone LLC be for sale in the DAZ shop

Yes, HeadShop 9 is a DAZ Studio 4.7+ compatible plugin