The Dark Side 01 by GrandmaT
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I have a confession. I have gone to the Dark Side (Daz Studio). When they gave the V7 Pro Bundle as a freebie over Black Friday weekend I grabbed it and downloaded Daz Studio to experiment. I have been working with it and find it so much easier than it used to be, but the render times are really long on my anemic system. The three images I posted tonight are some of my first ones. Of course lighting is a problem again and finding things in the Library is a real challenge, but all in all, I am enjoying a lot of the features. My biggest problem is not having access to the gazillion items I’ve amassed in my Poser Library over the years. I know there is a way to get at least some of them into the Daz Library but I haven’t figured it out. I’ve tried to find tutorials and asked in the Forums, but no one understands the profound ignorance I have with the “behind the curtain” works of this program. If any of you have the patience to work at the Moron level of instructions, I would really appreciate a step-by-step lesson in how to import items or runtimes or whatever. I have several things (like SAV’s hair items) that have Daz Friendly materials for but don’t know to transfer them since they are in Poser format (.obj, .cr2, etc.). Hope you enjoy the new images.
DAZ
Great Room
Krayon hair
Holiday cactus/esha
Freebies
Ginger – Vykohria
Papasan chair, nail colors – AllenArt
Simple dress – AuraDragon
Huge Hoop earrings –Fisty
Comments (33)
Very beautiful!
I read your request for assistance when you first posted this, and I wanted to say: Oh, am I the wrong guy. I don't even know what "runtime" means. And "shaders"---which Mike (Faemike) always talks about: I haven't got a clue. So transferring daz to poser, and vice versa? I'm the wrong dude, but I hope you found someone to help...Also I don't know what the "Dark Side" is, but it doesn't matter: I really like this harshly lit woman---I mean she's in shadow, but there are these heavy lights out of frame, which are shining on her from at least two angles, and creating a harsh cold white light on the walls behind her, and two sets of shadows. They make this look like photographers have entered her home, and are trying to do a 'shoot' with her---and she's not altogether thrilled with the idea, lol. A fascinating complex moment, and the light is really arresting. Plus her pose is complex too; she looks like she's holding her chest as if to say, "I'm not sure I want to be here..." A really enticing image.
For a first experiment with Daz this is an excellent render. The lighting really is quite well-done. Give yourself a pat on the shoulder. :)
Sorry for my long absence, by the way. All sorts of personal problems to deal with (though nothing too serious). Hope all's been well!