Create Custom Hair Morphs in Daz Studio with Blender
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 131 / System Requirements: Daz Studio, Blender
In today’s video we will be learning how to create custom hair morphs for almost any hair in your content library using blender. This tutorial will cover short hair, long hair, beards and which sculpting tools in blender can help you to create custom hair morphs.
Create Custom Clothing Morphs in Daz Studio with Blender
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 32 / System Requirements: Daz Studio, Blender
In today’s video we will be learning how to create custom morphs for any clothing item in your content library using blender. I will cover the exact process including which sculpting brushes in blender are the best for this process. We will also look at how you can have multiple layers of clothing with no poking.
Daz Studio Beginners Guide To Node Instances
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 50 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be looking at what node Instances are, the pros and cons and brief overview of 2 Daz Studio Plugins (Instances Plus and Ultrascatter Pro) that can enhance the existing node instances functionality inside Daz Studio.
Daz Studio Morph Tutorial using Blender
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 24 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be looking at how to create morphs for our Daz Studio characters using Blender. I will also be covering some tips and tricks regarding morphing inside Blender.
How To Create Unique Skins Using Geoshells Inside Daz Studio
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 15 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be learning how to create fantasy skins using geoshells and why I think geoshells are highly underrated inside Daz Studio.
The Power of Subsurface Scattering Inside Daz Studio
Skill Level: Intermediate / Views: 58 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video I will discuss what subsurface scattering is and how we can use subsurface scattering to colour our figures skin inside Daz Studio.
How I Created My Ultimate Yoga Poses Set
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 29 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video I will share with you my thought processes and methodologies on how I created my ultimate yoga poses set.
Using free Texture Haven textures for Iray rendering in DAZ Studio
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 23 / System Requirements: DAZ Studio
This tutorial teaches the basic steps to be able to use free textures from Texture Haven (https://texturehaven.com/) and using them as materials for rendering in DAZ Studio using the Iray render engine.
Daz Studio Lighting Tutorial – Catchlights
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 24 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
We all know that the eyes are the windows to the soul meaning you want your figures to look alive especially in portrait and glamour renders. In today’s video we will be discussing how to create those wonderful catchlights for your figures inside Daz Studio. We will go over 4 areas in this tutorial: 1) HDRI Catchlights 2) Plane Catchlights 3) Torus Catchlights 4) Cone Catchlights
Daz Studio Lighting Tutorial – Gel Lights
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 47 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be creating our very own gel lights and I will also discuss the variables you can use to create unique gel light patterns inside Daz Studio. Gel lights are great for creating unique portrait and beauty renders inside Daz Studio, making your renders stand out from the crowd.
Daz Studio Content Library
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 89 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be learning about the file structure inside Daz Studio, specifically, how the smart content and content library work. I will also be covering how to install 3rd party content and how to package your props for sale or sharing with other Daz Studio users.
Daz Studio Rigging – Free prop to functional prop
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 37 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video I will be showing you how I rigged this free backpack prop that I used in my comic book Tiger Dragon: The Rebirth. You will also learn advanced weight mapping and how to create your very own parameter slider just as the professionals do in the Daz3D store.
Head Split Deformer for Daz Studio
Skill Level: Regular / Views: 22
I created an update of my old Head Split D-D-Former Tutorial.
Daz Studio Indoor Lighting
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 32 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be looking at indoor lighting inside Daz Studio. We will cover 2 aspects of indoor lighting. The first aspect will be indoor lighting a room with windows and the 2nd aspect will be indoor lighting a room without any windows.
Beginners Guide To Rendering Times Inside Daz Studio
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 37 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be discussing what contributes to rendering times inside Daz Studio and I will also be sharing with you some of the tips and tricks I use to decrease my rendering times inside Daz Studio.
Daz Studio Bioluminescence Skin
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 70 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be creating Bioluminescence Skin using emissive primitives, geometry shells and the iray skin shader inside Daz Studio.
Daz Studio Strand Based Hair Tutorial
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 36 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be looking into a very free powerful feature inside Daz Studio called strand based hair. Now strand based hair allows you to create very realistic hair for your figures inside Daz Studio without any 3d modelling experience. You will also learn in this video how to create any type of hairstyle you wish to do so and create any colour combinations of that hair using the stand based editor inside Daz Studio.
Puppeteer Animation Inside Daz Studio
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 40 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video you will learn how to create animations using the puppeteer mode. You will also learn how to create animations using expressions, poses and dynamic cameras. I will also give you some tips and tricks to speed up rendering times for your animations and resolve common issues with the puppeteer mode.
The Importance of Lighting Inside Daz Studio
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 144 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s videos I will be discussing the importance of lighting inside Daz Studio and why lighting should be your number one priority inside Daz Studio. We will be looking at two of my very first scenes and adding lighting with the current lighting knowledge that I have.
Portrait Lighting Basics
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 71 / System Requirements: DAZ3D Studio, NVIDIA iRay capable video card
It was recommended I create a tutorial on portrait lighting. This tutorial will teach you the basics. You will come away with an understanding of the following terms and concepts: (1) Main Light (2) Fill Light (3) Kicker Lights and (4) Lighting Ratios It is recommended you know your way around DAZ Studio. I am using the latest release, 4.12 in this tutorial.
Daz Studio Donut Tutorial
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 31 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s video we will be using our current skills and knowledge to create this very donut right here. We will be creating our own texture maps, using the torus as our base for our donut, creating surfaces using the geometry editor, applying textures and creating icing using the iray shader and applying the finishing touches to our donut by adding sprinkles.
Film Noir in DAZ3D Studio
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 15 / System Requirements: DAZ3D Studio, NVIDIA iRay capable video card
The film noir era of movies created some great head shots of famous actors and actresses. From Bogart and Bacall and Lucile Ball to Vincent Price and many others. The black and white images ranged from provocative to frightening, and the mood was all created with light and shadows. In this tutorial I will walk you through creating a set suitable for film noir style portraits with no purchased assets -- just what comes with DAZ3D studio 4.12.
Daz Studio Iray Decal Node
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 34 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s videos we will be looking at the iray decal node. We will learn how the iray decal node works, how to apply our own textures and how to save the changes made to the iray decal node. You will also learn how to keep the iray decal node in position when posing your figures.
Daz Studio Layered Image Editor
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 38 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s videos we will be looking at the layered image editor aka L.I.E. We will learn how the layered image editor works, how to apply our own textures and how to save the changes made to the layered image editor.
Daz Studio Iray Render Spectral Setting
Skill Level: Beginner / Views: 135 / System Requirements: Daz Studio
In today’s videos we will be looking at the mysterious Iray Render Spectral setting inside Daz Studio. We will be finding out what the Iray Render Spectural setting does and how it affects the renders we create in Daz Studio.
