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Adding Fur in Carrara Pro
Have you ever rendered a creature and thought, 'this would look so much better with real hair'? You can of course postwork hair in Photoshop, but if you have access to a 3D programme that can do it for you (like Carrara!), you can get even more realistic results with very little effort.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Jan 23, 2013 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 59 times
System/Software Requirements: Carrara Pro (v7 used, but applies to later versions too)
in Carrara
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Poser Lighting 1
Here's a lighting tutorial for Poser using just a single spotlight. Topics Covered *Creating a Spotlight *Adding Soft shadows *Attenuation *Volumetric Lights and Fog
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Oct 18, 2012 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 321 times
System/Software Requirements: Poser (any version)
in Poser -> Lighting
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Postworking 3D Renders
What you do to your render when it comes out of the render engine may be what sets your image apart from all the rest. It's where you define your style. Take command of your post-processing tools and make it pop! This is a selection of hints and tips for using Photoshop to edit your images. It covers, Masks, Blending Modes, Adjustment Layers,Liquify Tool and Brushes.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Oct 18, 2012 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 269 times
System/Software Requirements: Photoshop
in Adobe Photoshop -> Layers
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Detailed Skin in Poser
A quick tutorial giving some ideas on adding detail to dull skin textures in Poser. It covers adding bump and specularity, and using HDR lighting to improve your renders.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Oct 18, 2012 / Skill Level: Intermediate / Viewed 367 times
System/Software Requirements: Poser (any version)
in Poser -> Materials
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Simple Dynamic Cloth in Poser
This is a quick-start guide for setting up dynamic cloth in Poser. It covers clothifying objects, and how to drape them over other objects.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Oct 18, 2012 / Skill Level: Intermediate / Viewed 314 times
System/Software Requirements: Poser (any version)
in Poser -> Dynamics
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Easy Depth of Field in Poser
This is a quick-start guide for anyone who wants to have a go at rendering in Poser and getting those nice blurry focal effects you see everywhere these days. It covers setting up focus distance, fStop and pixel samples - all you need to get nice depth of field effects in Poser!
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Aug 4, 2012 / Skill Level: Regular / Viewed 410 times
System/Software Requirements: Poser
in Poser -> Rendering
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White Skin for Undead Characters
Can't quite get your vamp skin white enough without making them look like they've been emulsioned? Here are a few tips and tricks, mainly covering some lighting and postwork options to consider when working with very pale-skinned characters. I've referenced Poser and Gimpshop in this tutorial, but the techniques would also apply to Daz|Studio and Photoshop / Gimp.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Aug 28, 2011 / Skill Level: Intermediate / Viewed 215 times
System/Software Requirements: Poser / Daz and Photoshop / Gimp
in Lighting Theory
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Adding Fur to Creatures in Carrara Pro
Have you ever rendered a creature and thought, 'this would look so much better with real hair'? You can always postwork hair in Photoshop, but if you have access to a 3D programme that can do it for you (like Carrara Pro!), you can get even more realistic results.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Mar 28, 2010 / Skill Level: Intermediate / Viewed 210 times
System/Software Requirements: Carrara Pro
in Carrara
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Ten Top Tips for 3D Renders
This is intended for artists within the Poser / Daz community, and others who use premade models to make character-based artwork. It's essentially a list of common rendering / composition pitfalls that I've managed to fall foul of myself over the past few years. I hope that by flagging them up and suggesting ways of getting around / away from them, it might help others manage to avoid them.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Sep 9, 2009 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 832 times
System/Software Requirements: Any 3D posing and rendering software
in Composition
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Tweaking your renders with Photoshop's 'Liquify' Tool
Did you ever spend ages setting up a picture, then wait hours for it to render in your favourite software, only to find when it comes out the other end that it's not quite how you wanted it? Photoshop's Liquify filter is a quick and easy way to tweak and improve your images. This tutorial talks you through the basics of Liquify and shows how it could be used.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Feb 15, 2008 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 657 times
System/Software Requirements: Photoshop
in 2D Graphics
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Modelling a 4 poster bed in Carrara
How to make a 4 poster bed in Carrara. This tutorial covers vertex modelling and spline modelling. Carrara 6 was used for this, but the techniques are the same for all versions.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Oct 13, 2007 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 499 times
System/Software Requirements: Carrara (any version)
in Carrara
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Modelling a goblet in Carrara
How to model a goblet using Carrara 5's vertex modeller.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Aug 30, 2007 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 605 times
System/Software Requirements: Carrara (Version 5 used, but applies to all)
in Carrara
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3D Set Modelling with Primitives
You don't have to have fancy software or even a great deal of knowledge about 3D modelling to create your own sets. Because it's easy to scale standard primitive shapes in 3 dimensions, you can create convincing looking set pieces with very little effort. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a set of pillars on a plinth using only cylinders, spheres and cubes.
By: seedydeedee [homepage] / Posted: Aug 28, 2007 / Skill Level: Beginner / Viewed 756 times
System/Software Requirements: Any software that can create Primitive shapes
in 3D Modeling
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