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Dawn 2.0 Underway
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eclark1894
Visionary
Any chance we can get flip flops too? 
Sandals.
A nice match-up for the belt.
Exactly
carmen indorato
Extraordinary
are you going to keep the sole this wide?
Agreed. I believe you have to be a DAZ PA to have access to their HD. But as far as normal maps that would be awesome. I've tried creating some in Modo but I don't have the graphics power to do anything of value to date. So on release we won't have any from HW. Perhaps a CA can do some? Wouldn't that be nice. Otherwise I could try some again later and see how we do.
No, I will fine tune the sole shape and bring it in closer to the foot for more elegance.
Personally i don't use DS at all. Not a fan of DS. I prefer Poser and ZBrush.
I know Modo have sculpting now that is pretty good so those can be used for the definition. In Poser one just subd the figure and use GoZ to make the HD maps.
I've only tried a couple of times with maps from ZBrush but I've never been very happy with the results so I just don't bother. Just use it to make clothing and morphs really. I know folks like Mec4D have had really good results from ZBrush for high detailed maps for her clothing and shaders but she's off the grid these days so no way to contact and ask for a tutorial!
The basic rule for making maps in Zbrush is that 1 pixel = 1 polygon. If you have a head with 60% UV coverage and you want a 4,096 x 4,096 map you need to have a resolution of at least 10 million polygons to get sharp results.
Plus, a good bump map, while technically very different to a normal map, can deliver an identical result when rendered.
Plus, a good bump map, while technically very different to a normal map, can deliver an identical result when rendered.
Aylaaenas_Evenwing
Adventurous
I agree. The problem with zbrush is that it is depended on the polygons when texturing. Subdivide your model 4 or better 5 times will help you definitely. If you want I can make a video tutor.
Also the better the uv the better the normal map.
Also the better the uv the better the normal map.
Aylaaenas_Evenwing
Adventurous
Also shaders are very important. I have a few tricks to make the normal map less harsh. In poser you cannot like in Daz studio change the parameter for normal maps. I also think it is a good idea to subdivide your model ( especially humans) to benefit from the extra details.
Aylaaenas_Evenwing
Adventurous
Chris, I created normal maps on a low to medium machine myself. I had only 12 gigs of ram and 2 gb gpu. It works albeit slower.
Recently I upgraded my rig. However it should be possible to create detailed normals on lower end machines. You just get more time for some coffee and cookies while you wait.
Recently I upgraded my rig. However it should be possible to create detailed normals on lower end machines. You just get more time for some coffee and cookies while you wait.
Aylaaenas_Evenwing
Adventurous
If you want I can make some basic normal maps for dawn 2 or dusk. So everybody can use them in their renderings. Also you an make wonderful bump maps out of normal maps.
