Oh, well, I started another thread over at Renderosity on the Poser 12 board, bemoaning the lack of ability in Poser to change ethnicities of the figures. At least in previous versions of Poser we were able to have a variety of figures. So far, I've ended up bemoaning the loss of the Face Room, which, sadly, wouldn't have worked on Dawn 2 anyway, which is why I asked about the variety of ethnic groups with Dawn 2.
As a long time Blender user, I'm familiar with the Principled BSDF node, but certainly would like to know it better.You're welcome, I understand the power of the principled node. I got chapter and verse on it before I ever saw it thanks to Deecey singing its praises. And in looking at it, I have more respect for the photoreal shaders that phdubrov made and their usefulness.
Most of what I do works fine on the physical surface node, but I repect the power of cycles.
We can't make all varieties of ethnic groups for the release as it would be not possible and very costly to have all the characters including their skins . Not to mention how many extra months it would take . So one thing at a time, it is all coming in its own time . The base right now is most important and needs to be perfect as everything else will depend on it . Sit tight and have a little more patience ! It will be worth it, I promise !
Thank you , there is really no more difference between both software since I am using the same HDRI light and materials , Poser12 is just much sharper in details , that's all . I will post comparison in my workshop thread tonight.
but the quality speak for itself ..
It is not much about Daz Studio or Poser anymore as they do not render , it is about PBR rendering with Iray & Cycles engine , and if you follow the book you get same results with the same materials . The shader I am using in Poser 12 is based on Disney “principled” BRDF same they using in Arnold in Maya and Blender . If you use the maps and values in each program using this shader you will get same results . Simple is beautiful !
I only render with Cycles in Poser 12 and Cycles nodes or with Iray in DS with MDL nodes , not using other software for rendering . The shaders are there already and ready to use not need to build anything . All you need is just to setup the values correctly or mix them together . My shaders presets are very simple since all values I have inside my textures . "Follow the book of PBR rules " and things gonna be simple for you, especially in Poser. There is no rocket science to have perfect looking materials that looks always great no matter what light you used.
THAT, Cath, would be wonderful! There's a vendor at Renderosity, who's products look wonderful, but he doesn't include the lights he uses in his promos, and I find that soooo disappointing.
