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​First to the book news! A PDF version of A Primer for DAZ Studio, 2nd edition is being sold at Renderosity.com through my new store there. New store? Yes well that is part of the new project news. I now have a store at Renderosity under the name of EmotionalOutlet3D.​After publishing the 2nd edition of A Primer for DAZ Studio I decided I'd like to...

Don't miss out on this sale - 40% Off the regular price. Learn 3D art and animation quickly and easily for under $10 US (per book)On sale now – "A Primer for DAZ Studio 2nd Edition"* (just released) and "Jump into Vue"**, the quick start books for 3D rendering and animation. Interested in getting into animation, digital game development, graphic de...

​It is finally here! The 2nd Edition of "A Primer for DAZ Studio". It was a bit delayed due to a broken bone which required surgery but as they say better late than never!The original edition was written before DAZ Studio 4.8 with the Iray render engine was released. This meant that some very important features of the current versions were missing ...

Filter Forge is used by thousands of digital artists worldwide. So what is Filter Forge? Filter Forge is a computer graphics software which lets the user add filters to an existing image, modify or make their own filter. Though it is often thought of as a "Photoshop" plugin, there is also a standalone version. There is an extensive library of ...

​Have you been on the fence about Vue? Well now is the time to look at the software again! E-on Software has a 30% off sale until October 10th, 2016. If you purchase Vue 2015 before that deadline then you qualify for an automatic upgrade to Vue 2016 when it is released. So far some of the new developments which have been hinted at, sound very ...

Before running out and buying a whole bunch of new shaders for Iray; a little tweaking can make your 3Delight shaders work quite well. I'm not going to get all technical on you, just give you some tips. Tweaking shaders requires a little trial and error to get them to where you, as the artist, wants them. There is no perfect formula and not all typ...

If you are competitive in nature, then you have probably already entered a render contest or two. Besides being fun, they can also be educational for a newer render artist. Even those not so new can benefit. There are lots of different render contests. Some may be specific for software, others may require certain products to be used in the image, o...

I am a big fan of Stonemason. Who is Stonemason? He is a DAZ3D Premier Artist who specializes in architectural 3d models. Ok that might be understating. Some of his latest offerings are HUGE scenes so get ready to give your computers a work out. Fortunately, Stonemason understands that not all of us have the latest and biggest systems so they are o...

Not everyone is 25ish and beautiful but in the 3D world it does sometimes seem that way! Look through the latest character releases at DAZ3D and you will see what I mean. Where are the average, the middle aged or the elderly? They can be hard to find. This is where aging morphs come in and DAZ3D's Zev0 has some fantastic morphing packages for aging...

Today we'll look at some fun products to "make up" your characters. First, I'm going to talk briefly about Merchant Resources. If a product is labeled as a Merchant Resource, it can be used to develop your own characters and materials which might eventually be offered for sale. If it is not labeled as Merchant Resource this would mean it is fo...

Continuing from our last post, in your image editor of choice add the new face map that you previously created. When working on any image it is always best to make the changes on layers, so add a layer. On this layer we are going to add some blush. So pick a colour you like for the blush and using a brush (a sponge or texture brush is good) start p...

Like many I buy at DAZ3D (and other stores) … a lot . But money doesn't grow on trees! Most characters come with materials such as skin mats, eye and lip colours, even tattoos and nail colours. But they may not always suit the look you are going for, which may leave you either searching through stores or you can DIY … Before going any further let m...

​DAZ3D's event of the year has started! The Premier Artist Festival offers some of the best deals of the year with brand new items being offered at up to 50% off,  steep discounts on Premier Artists' catalogs and some giveaways. Got lots of items in your wishlist? Keep an eye out because usually a couple of times during the sale most vend...

​In recent months the store RuntimeDNA merged with DAZ3D with many of the RDNA artists moving to DAZ3D along with their old and new products. Good news for DAZ Studio users as there have been some impressive new products available made available. With the writing of my new book, Jump into Vue, I had little time to play in DAZ Studio, though I was b...

When it comes to V4 materials it can be a bit more labor intensive getting them ready to use on Genesis 2 and there are some one click products which can make the job easier if you have a lot of V4 and M4 characters. Victoria 4 for Genesis 2 Female and Michael 4 for Genesis 2 Male will let you use textures, hair and clothing original designed for t...

Each new generation of Genesis brings improvements in the mesh, materials, etc. but what about those older much loved characters made for Genesis (1), Victoria 4 or Michael 4? Do you ignore them for the "shiny and new" without another thought? Actually with a couple of products you can transfer their morphs and materials for use on Genesis 2 figure...

In the previous post I discussed using the Look At My Hair (LAMH) tool in DAZ Studio. LAMH was designed for the render engine 3Delight but it can also be used with the Iray render engine.There are several DAZ3D vendors whose work I love and always try to add their items to my DAZ Studio Library particularly when there is a sale!  One is Stonem...

If you are an animal artist one of the drawbacks in 3D art is finding realistic animal models. The models themselves are hard to find but good texture maps and hair even harder. As a dog show person I can tell you hair can cover a lot of imperfections and this is the same in 3D. Some software comes with hair tools already installed but DAZ Stu...

​After about 8 months of working 7 days a week I finally published my second book, "Jump into Vue". Similar to "A Primer for DAZ Studio" it is a quick start book for the 3D software Vue which is known for creating beautiful images of terrains and landscapes. Getting some very positive feedback on the book. However just as I was nearing a self-...