Thanks knittingmommy. That is most generous of you. I have all the figures from Michael 2, Victoria 2 through Genesis 3. Plus I have that GenX package you mentioned.

Normally when I use David 3, I load him, and then load the full body morphs and the face morphs. I use some of the body morphs, and then depending on what the scene needs, I will apply some of the face morphs. So what do I need to do? Write down what morphs I typically use? Or save the character out with the morphs applied? I'm probably only using a handful of morphs at any given time.

I didn't notice that you character was an albino. I just noticed that he had a really toned body and that he had really white hair!

Thanks again.

Because we can't list a product more than once as a favorite, I'm doing this to assist you (and me, lol.) On the first page, first post, I have the Summary post for the month, which lists all of us, and a link to our post with the products we chose. I will add a link to this post and keep a running list for you of what you've chosen. I'll add this to the first page too. So remember, you can only use a product ONE TIME as a favorite. I'll alphabetize it for each of you so you can quickly scan and see if your product you want to mention is already there.

THIS LIST NOW INCLUDES YOUR PICKS FROM May. (the *May is to help tell me I've got your most up to date choices)

Barbult:
200 Plus Head and Face Morphs for Genesis 3 Male(s)
Darius 7
Elijah 7
FWSA Halina for Kalea 7
Harpsburg for Daz Studio
Toon Generations Toon Mega Bundle (Gen3M/F) 
Deathbycanon: 
Diesel
Dominator Planet
Staff Pack
Divamakeup:
Gwennili HD (V7) 
Minnie Bow Hair
SF Ball Joint Doll (Gen3F) 
Star 2.0
Urban Sprawl 2 The Big City
DonovanColbert:  
Aiko 3 Pro Bundle
Big Bill Truck
Melody for A3
Rundown Bedroom
Ultragenesis Faces of G

Dreamfarmer  
DA Blue Bell Woods
LIE Makeup Presets (Gen3M)
Realistic Grass Evolution

Ice Dragon Art: (*May)
Ahmad For Genesis 3 Male
Alien Metals-Iray Shaders
Aran (Gen3F)
BOSS Pro Light Set for Portraits and Promos
Damon (Gen3M) 
Death Stalker
Forest Daphni (V4)
FSL Elements of Magic
Iray Ghost Light Kit
Iray HDR Space
iReal Animated Butterflies and Wisps
Jepes Body Jewels 3 (Gen2F)
Legends Altar  (Note the link is legends-alter. Daz screwed it up) 
Minotaur 6
Muelsfell Atlantis Armour
Robbus Goblin
Sickleyield's Dress Rig
Skin Builder 3 For Genesis 3 Females
Sorceress (Gen3F) 
The Pharoahs of the Sun Dress Children of Aten 2 Texture
V4 Skins Batch Converter to Genesis 2 Female(s)
Water Dragon

Isidorn: (*May)
Arkangel
Careless Braid (Gen3F) 
Droid
Easy Environments: Snowy Mountains
EJ Narumi (Gen3F)
Fast Fog Iray
IDG Iray FX Props and Shaders
Impossible Objects
Kawaii Dreams Outfit (Gen3F) 
Kimo 7
Kobold Woodlands Spirit
Mullet Hair 80's Style
Solitaire by Meipe
SY Confetti and Nature Effects
Tube Socks (Gen3F) 
Z Creepy Manner-Morph Dial Expressions for Clarice 
Zombie Walker

Jakiblue:  (*April)
Beddy Bear
Ceridwen and Fantasy Skins (Gen3F) 
GDN Kelly (Gen3F) 
Go Go Outfit (Gen3F) 
Modern Bathroom
Mst Mai (Gen3F) 
Myrtle for Star 2.0
Sand Serpent Outfit (Gen3F)
Slide3D Goth Boots
Star 2.0
Super Sleeky Hair
Tail Gunner V3
Toon Generations 2 Essentials for Genesis 3
Vagabond (G3F) 
 

Knittingmommy  (*April)
FirstBastions Highland Lakeside Cabin and Dock
Iray Clouds
iReal Animated Butterflies and Wisps
Mariposa for Genesis 3 Female and Genevieve 7
Sketchy- Toon Edge and Art Style Shaders for Iray
Tonal Rage- Tone Mapping Kit for Iray
War Bird Outfit and Poses

Llynara:  (*April)
Body of Light
BOSS Pro Light Set for Portraits and Promos
Centaur 7 (G3M) 
DA Real World Lighting
Digivault's Stardomes
Elijah 7
Evan (G3M) 
First Light Skydome and HDRI
FW Noah HD (Dante 7) 
FWSA Taia HD for Victoria 7
Iain (M7)
Legends (Gen3M) 
M3 High Fantasy Character and Clothing Bundle
Mariposa for Genesis 3 Female and Genevieve 7
Skadi for V4
The Shader Plan - Iray Satined Textiles
Toon Generations 2 Megabundle (Gen3)
V3 High Fantasy Character and Clothing Bundle
Vega for V3
Wear Them All Autofit Clones Expansion (G3M/F)

Luci45:
Fantasy Creature Creator HD Morph Pack (Gen3F)
Legacy UVs for Genesis 3: Michael 4
Low Poly Lightning Bugs
Wild Borders

MelanieL:  (*April)
Brett (Dante 7)
Country Ford
Dale (G3M) 

Novica: (*MAY)
Ancient Temple Courtyard
Bella Donna Poses Chaise, & Shaders
Clown Wigs (Gen3M/F)
Costume Jewelry Shaders for Iray
Desert Villa
Dmitri
Esprit d'Autrefois
FW Carson HD for Michael 7 and LI Carson Whiskers
FWSA Grace HD (V7)
Gentle Paladin
Greek Houses
Hat and Hair Helper for Genesis 3
Hidden Burial Ground
Hinata Dress (and Textures) 
Honey Bolt
Iray Ghost Light Kit 2
Iray Glassworx
Isidora Dress
Mace for Genesis 3 Male
Makoa for Kimo 7
Rundown School Classroom
SC Alice for Genesis 3 Female
Sexy Skinz Lace Bodysuits (Gen3F)  
Wasteground Vignette
YK Faith (Gen3F / Josie 7) 

RGcincy:  (*May)
Ancient Ruins
Animation Four Wheeler Template
Coast Guard Cutter
Collective3D Baseball Field
Factory Warehouse
FirstBastion's Mid Forest Vale
Iray Ghost Light Kit
Iray Ghost Light Kit 2
Job Site Scaffolding
Medina Cityscape Generator
Nimos Coach
Nimos Transit Bus
Nyarai for Genesis 3 Female
On The Shore
Peaceful House
Sawmill
SC Alice for Genesis 3 Female
Shaded Sanctuary
Step Van Bundle
The Briefing Room
Tithe Barn
 

I'm also thinking that Chace Hair for G3 and G2, here in the store, might do well and I already have it.

I have tried to style hair as displayed in marketing image attached but she ends up bald in various spots and looks worse than a cancer victim undergoing kemo. After tearing my own hair out for 3 hours I decided to partake in rum and sevens. Shortly therafter, a little bird tweeted, "Try a second hair prop to cover the bald spots". To which I readily replied, "Jolly good." Me, I had no luck whatsoever, AND no matter wtf I did the Mohawk looked like someone had taken a lawn mower to the back of her skull but left the blade a tad too high ... spents hours styling temples, hairline and crowns etc to no avail. So far not a wise purchase. Hunted everywhere for solutions and came up empty. So mate if you bought this I suggest you have a rum or two. Savvy?

@ArtAngel  What figure were you using and which styling sliders?  Did you make sure that the hair was parented to your figure?  I tried it last night and got the attached example.  No postwork.  That's a straight out of the box render on the hair in Iray.  I've attached a screenshot of the sliders I used to get the look.  As you can see, I only moved the ears slightly in the Fit morphs in the one screenshot and the other screenshot has the morphs for the Style that I used to get the look in the picture.  Other than that, it's parented to the G3F figure which in this case is FW Nadine HD for Victoria 7.  I haven't found the combo to get exactly that look, but close without looking like a cancer patient.  Also, DAZ has a great return policy.  If you purchased within the last 30 days, you can return it.

I'd be happy to help you figure it out if you decide to work on the hair.  You can upload a screenshot of your attempts to my Lab thread so we don't take over Ice Dragon Art's thread if you'd like so we can figure it out.

I don't know how else to contact you.

I absolutely love your work, especially your poses!

Can you please do an add-on for your G3 retail uniform shirt?  Many public safety 9-1-1 centers have similar uniforms.  Can you convert (or let me know how I can convert) one of the emblems to a "9-1-1 Public Safety Communications" emblem.

Now, about your poses, awhile back, DAZ3D had a contributor named 3Don or Don, who did some excellent poses for earlier Victoria and Michael figures. He did pose packages for law enforcement, military , lifeguard and medic/nurse poses.  Could you do pose packages like these, for the G3 figures?  This is important to me,d as I am a retired 9-1-1 operator, and enjoy creating images for public safety profressionals.

Thank you in advance!

Debbie

I think we are heading towards Victoria 8. Maybe a few more female figures, then V8 is next up. 

I think V8 will be out with the next major DAZ release – DAZ 5;  perhaps a year, 1½ year from now.
And

v8 will released this year 

That is very likely, because I'm just starting the move to G3. 

Good timing, cheaper etc. :)

Left image is Belle6 textures on G3; right is same textures after using NGS2 (they were tweaked to get the paler skin).

I used a texture transfer tool from that other place. I've not transferred the shape, but that is shown above.

I like pale textures; it suits the stylised characters I create, so Belle6 was a great starting texture.

That looks great, thanks for helping me with this process.  Can you tell me the name of the texture transfer tool?

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/blacksmith3ds-texture-transformer/101170/

I believe I can link it as it is a specific request.

You will need additional packs to get G2F as well. You will also need to transfer the textures to G2F base before you transfer them via the blacksmith tool; it can take some time to do all the different processes - just a wee warning.

The other tool available here is perhaps easier to deal with, but I don't like the work around it has - although the affects are impressive. You might want to see if the alternative available here suits you more.

http://www.daz3d.com/legacy-uvs-for-genesis-3-victoria-6

I'm not sure if that is the one you need, but it is related; perhaps someone else can advise you for sure.

Hey everybody...long time no art! Here's one I've actually been working on for months...since the last time I posted here, in fact, although this is the first time I've shared it. Definitely the biggest and most challenging 3D project I've worked on (takes a while to fully render, too...about two whole days). No postwork...all the effects (smoke, fog, lightning, tears, blood/bruises, dirt, body hair, etc.) were done in Daz Studio, thanks to the help of fine products by Sickleyield, smay, SimonWM, Orestes, V3Digitimes, Exnem, ThePhilosopher, and MindVision G.D.S.

The character's name is Geanna (she's a customized Victoria 6 HD). She belongs to the same world as most of the other characters posted here (Daran, Mirian, Tse Lien, Elivia, Maaku, Bromodan) but earlier in time...to them, she's a historical figure of some importance. At the moment, she's going through a painful and pivotal episode in her life...and her actions from this point forward will reverberate throughout the Kingdom of Lorania. More on that when I post the final version to the Gallery.

I use Depth of Field in my renders so often that it's sort of become a crutch...I decided to do this one without, and to use lighting, composition, and fog rather than DOF to focus the viewer's eye.

Not sure I'm quite ready to call this one "done." It probably could use some postwork...or else some lighting tweaks...to make everything "pop" a bit more. Tough to balance aesthetics and realism...fog tends to make everything look a bit dull. What do you think? Feedback and suggestions welcome.

Title: This Is My Fight.

Please don't post to bump threads.

Yes, reisntalling the base Victoria 4 package will give the batch file and won't affect saved scenes.

I think we are heading towards Victoria 8. Maybe a few more female figures, then V8 is next up. 

I think V8 will be out with the next major DAZ release – DAZ 5;  perhaps a year, 1½ year from now.
And I really hope they do an effort with it, not rush it out as with V7, wich really felt more like a V6.1 than a new generation + that it in quite few ways was a step backwards from V6, with lesser material zones and even lesser abilities to conform and so on.

What I hope to happen with the 8 characters is a clear improvement:
* Male and females released together and working better together

* A return to more materal zones and more possibilities to shaping and modelling both face and body including abilities to hide finger- and toenails like with Gen 4, flattening ears, nose, female breasts and so on, so that it looks more realistic beneath tight clothes.

* More realistic expressions

* Attached male geneticals

* More options when it comes to aging and youth shapes

* Better autofit controls

* A possibility to use with poses from older versions

* A possibilith to use with UV-maps from older versions

I think we are heading towards Victoria 8. Maybe a few more female figures, then V8 is next up. 

Cant wait :D 

Daz offers the Island Warrior Outfit for Genesis 3 Male, which is, obviously, the outfit that Dothraki men wear in HBO’s Game of Thrones. I would also like to see the outfit for Dothraki women for G3F. Renderosity offers the Desert Queen product, but it’s an old version of a Dothraki woman’s outfit for Victoria 4. I would like to see an Iray version of it. What do you think of this suggestion? 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VRdaQdqjNA4/U7rDzG9HCKI/AAAAAAAAA_k/G6IU82z17uc/s1600/%252350.png

I think we are heading towards Victoria 8. Maybe a few more female figures, then V8 is next up. 

Some characters are called "HD" that don't seem to be HD. However other characters definitely are. If you turn up the "SubD" you can really get those HD details to show up much better. 

Take Gwennili HD or Victoria 7 for instance. Here is the comparison of what she looks like with a SubD of 1 versus a SubD of 4. 

Gwennili's feet with a SubD of 1:

Gwennili's feet with a SubD of 4:

Someone pointed this out in the sales thread- Fisty and Darc (FWSA) is part of Fred's (one of the discounted stores in Elijah today), and so if you get Elijah Pro Bundle, and Build Your Own Flash sale (3 things) the prices really drop. (About $3.50 - $3.85 for characters.) I recently showed you Monika, that bundle with the dress goes down to $9.78, FW Sushmita for example is $3.91    I know most of us have already shopped the  Build Your Flash Sale, already made the decision on Elijah, but passing this along because if it's within 30 days, you can do a different combination, get a better price- and get store credit. I already have so many of FWSA it isn't worth it for me personally. 

If you manage to find something you like in the new Mars items, you can (or could earlier) get another stacking discount on FWSA items because they were part of the associated PA sale. The Monika bundle was down to like $4.19 when I checked out.

Why are Genesis 3 figures similar? Like I've seen products that are supposed to be a different character but they look almost exactly like Victoria 7 or Michael 7, like the only difference might be the eyebrows or something. I don't get why they are being called different names when they look almost the same. V4 on the other hand look realistic and/or different like I've seen MDD's products and also the Metropolitan Collection. Genesis 2 also has more real varieties. Another thing is expressions, Genesis 2 has that non robotic expressions, I rarely see expressions for Genesis 3 that can express emotions, I only mostly see sexy or modeling expressions. I hope in the future Daz and PA's could make different looking characters, it would really sell. Just my observations.

Ideally, the HD morphs would actually show additional detail at higher mesh resolutions, but sadly, that is not always the case. Early on, Felicity HD for V6 was released. Investigation showed that her rendered "HD body morph" was identical to the regular V6 body morph. There was no extra visible detail rendered at all, regardless of mesh resolution setting. I was told by CS that if the artist uses the HD morph tool to create the morphs, they may be advertised and sold as HD morphs. I hope that by now the situation has improved and morphs sold as HD provide better results than that early product. If you don't see HD results in the product you purchased, you may return it within 30 days of purchase. Your satisfaction is guaranteed, as long as you test it and make your return decision within 30 days.

Someone pointed this out in the sales thread- Fisty and Darc (FWSA) is part of Fred's (one of the discounted stores in Elijah today), and so if you get Elijah Pro Bundle, and Build Your Own Flash sale (3 things) the prices really drop. (About $3.50 - $3.85 for characters.) I recently showed you Monika, that bundle with the dress goes down to $9.78, FW Sushmita for example is $3.91    I know most of us have already shopped the  Build Your Flash Sale, already made the decision on Elijah, but passing this along because if it's within 30 days, you can do a different combination, get a better price- and get store credit. I already have so many of FWSA it isn't worth it for me personally. 

I have two HD characters in my library, and somewhat randomly, decided to render them out with flat gray shaders (no bump, normal or displacement maps), on level 1 and level 4 subdivision. I couldn't see a difference. I thought HD meant modelling you can't see in the viewport, done at level 3 or higher. Does the HD detail on PA characters come from maps? If not, was I doing something wrong? One character (LY Jessinia HD) doesn't have an HD settling labels, the other one (Brooklyn HD for Victoria 7) does. In both cases, I used the Iray version. 

I don't use Brooklyn that much, but I use a character based on LY Jessinia all the time and have no complaints on the photorealism the model (combined with Mei Lin skins) provides. But I'm a bit baffled at what makes her HD.

It sounds as if you need to reisntall Victoria 5, not Geensis Starter Essentials - unless another morph is triggering the Victoria 5 shape indirectly.

Since it's manually isntalled it won't show in Smart Content, or the Products or Categories lists in the Content Library pane. You need to look in the Content Library under Daz Studio Formats>My Library>People>Victoria 4>Dynamic Clothing>FlaredDress.

Note that if you are using the clothing on a Genesis figure it won#'t AutoFit to convert - instead you will need to use an animated drape:

1. Open the Timeline pane if it isn't
2. The arrow on the Timeline should be at the far left
3. Pose the figure to fit inside the clothes
4. Move the arrow on the Timeline to the right
5. Apply the final pose - don't worry that it now sticks through the clothing
6. Drag the arrow on the Timeline back to the left
7. Make sure the figure is still fitted inside the clothing
8. In the Dynamic Clothing pane set the drape type to Animated, then drape the clothing

I should add, that after my tranfered morph is complete, I can delete the face and body dsf that GenX creates and my normal Victoria 4 slider returns and in perfect working order with the new morph.