Dawn 2.0 Underway

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

I will say this, I am looking forward to buying Dawn 2 so yeah, you've got at least one early yes to getting her. HOWEVER, I do reserve the right to get her based on what accessories I see offered for her. So that's why I'm so interested.

Carl, know you can model pretty well, have you tried modeling something like that? Maybe a good idea for the marketplace or a nice freebie.

 

[eclark1894]

Carl, know you can model pretty well, have you tried modeling something like that? Maybe a good idea for the marketplace or a nice freebie.

It's Earl, and I'm staying away from modeling clothes pretty much altogether.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

It's Earl, and I'm staying away from modeling clothes pretty much altogether.

LOL yeah my autocorrection acted up.

Why? I thought you modeled some pretty good clothes back in the day.

 

[Chris]

I think Dawn 2 will do good. I like the mesh much better than say la femme. I have a lot of plans for Dawn. Some never seen before in any store yet.

It is important to have a lot of stuff at the release date, but I think good promo renders are paramount. They sell the figure.

Agreed to everything you said.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

You see, if I look at the Daz website all their promo renders are very well done. They have a very high standard. I am not saying this is something we need, but maybe we have to strive for this. I am trying to come up with stuff to make this easier. I have that idea for over a year now. Maybe I should just try it lol.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

For instance the promos of all the beautiful animals on the hive are very well done promos. Maybe people can teach others how to make a good promo picture?

 

[KageRyu]

For instance the promos of all the beautiful animals on the hive are very well done promos. Maybe people can teach others how to make a good promo picture?

This is a good idea and I think we should break it out into it's own thread - possibly in the CA section of the forums. This was something that was sort of done back at RubtimeDNA. They even had a separate Promo QA check and group. Having places to share techniques and discuss promos could benefit many. I feel some of my more recent promos have been stale - but I have been very distracted lately.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

Maybe we can just create a thread. It is also informative for a newbie. It can even help them getting better at rendering.

 

[LisaB]

Maybe we can just create a thread. It is also informative for a newbie. It can even help them getting better at rendering.

If you want to create a thread in the 3D Content Development we can sticky it.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

If you want to create a thread in the 3D Content Development we can sticky it.

Very good idea, I will think about this on how to figure everything out.

 

[RAMWolff]

You see, if I look at the Daz website all their promo renders are very well done. They have a very high standard. I am not saying this is something we need, but maybe we have to strive for this. I am trying to come up with stuff to make this easier. I have that idea for over a year now. Maybe I should just try it lol.

Oh trust on this comment. I've got a few friends that are published artists there at DAZ3D and their standards for the promos are very very HIGH! They reject any renders that don't really show off the product to it's fullest. And with good reason but man I tell you, when I've spent MONTHS working on a project I try to do promo renders as I'm going along because the last think you want to have to deal with is another month of doing those. Renderosity is a tiny bit picky but NOTHING like DAZ3D!

 

[RAMWolff]

Maybe we can just create a thread. It is also informative for a newbie. It can even help them getting better at rendering.

Not a bad idea. Since switching to Poser I'm HORRIBLE at using the lighting system still. I have no idea how to really set up an HDR map yet and I really struggle with that. So I've been doing this a good long while but on the DS side so I'm an OLD NEWBIE!@ LOL

 

[Miss B]

I have no idea how to really set up an HDR map yet and I really struggle with that.

I use Snarly Gribbly's EZDome for HDRi maps, though Bagginsbill's EnvSphere works as well. In fact EZDome utilizes the EnvSphere (with BB's permission), and is really nice to work with.

You can grab it on his site here --> EZDome Script

You can grab BB's EnvSphere on his site here --> EnvSphere Script, though I think you'll like EZDome better once you get a handle on it.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

What i like about daz promos, especially the hair ones, is that they let you see an untextured render. I also like to work with beautyrenders ( thats rendering everything seperatly so you can blend it well, i think i read somewhere poser had this option too?) Maybe we have to dive in to this a bit deeper. Today i have a busy day lol, creating the universal normal maps for Dawn.

What i often see at daz, the promos that get me, are the ones that connect with me. No dead stares etc. And if there is a pose set, i would really like to see the interaction in different circumstances ( outside, inside etc).

Hmm lots and lots of stuff to think about lol. I will start a thread later today, and we will see, maybe we can collect examples of what one likes.

 

[RAMWolff]

Can you post the thread's link here Aylaaenas ?

Miss B. Yes, very well aware of those domes, have both but still not super happy with how the renders come out. Blurry allot of the times, nothing crisp and realistic. So besides the domes I need information about the material room and how to set them up to look their best. I have HDR maps anywhere from 1 to 16K. There is also the zoom factor in using them. In relation to the character everything in MOST of the HDR's render huge in comparison. I've found by reducing the size of the dome it sort of gets to where I want it to be size wise in relation to the Poser figures I have in the scene. THAT'S what I'm referring to. Blurry! Too large in how the HDR renders out!

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

Richard, it doesn't really matter how large the hdri is, it is about the captures. Iray can handle 29 maximum. It is also important everything is set up correctly for the hdri photography. The right time for the sun etc. It is not as easy as it sounds. Hdri should cast shadows and most simply don't.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

I will post the link yes, when I figure out how we can construct a good thread for this kind of thing.

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

Personally I like the naturelabs and naturelabsskeletonroom hdri. They are free and I use the reflect env one most often.

 

[RAMWolff]

Links?

 

[Aylaaenas_Evenwing]

Sure, you have to scroll halfway down the page to find them.

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