RELEASED Hivewire Big Cat Has Begun!

[Virtual_World]

Awesome textures Laurie!

 

[JOdel]

Cararra has a dynamic hair system too. But Cararra appears to be one of the things to be let slide while DAZ was obsessively focused on Studio and Genesis.

 

[Alisa]

Kitty!! So lovely!

 

[RAMWolff]

Yes, I have to admit those beards are pretty fantastic--though sadly they still look like twigs in Superfly. Poser's dynamic cloth is the #3 reason I could never switch from Poser to DAZ Studio (the #1 reason is that DS's UI makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever--but that's personally preference--and #2 is I absolutely love Poser's material room--it seems, in my extraordinarily limited experience, much more flexible and versatile than DS's). I have to admit that the iRay renders I've seen seem to have a bit of an edge over Superfly, though; Superfly seems to barely register bump maps and displacement maps, which are pretty integral for realism.

DS now has a dynamic cloth script that allows users to make things dynamic using the more limited dynamic cloth plugin that we were PROMISED a similar solution for but it never came. SO now a good person created a script that does what we have been wanting.

iRay has a very robust set of surface options and we do have a nodes room as well (an area I'm too scared to deal with) lol

 

[nDelphi]

On my computers LAMH is unstable. But a lot of other people have got it to work beautifully. When it works it comes out fairly gorgeous.

I have had plenty of issues with LAMH player. I recently took advantage of the March sale and purchased the full version. I did that because of all the talk about hair/fur for the new critters around here. I want to be ready and hope I have better luck with Iray.

 

[Zaarin]

DS now has a dynamic cloth script that allows users to make things dynamic using the more limited dynamic cloth plugin that we were PROMISED a similar solution for but it never came. SO now a good person created a script that does what we have been wanting.

iRay has a very robust set of surface options and we do have a nodes room as well (an area I'm too scared to deal with) lol

Of the three main PBRs you usually see, iRay definitely seems to produce the most consistent results over Superfly and Reality/Luxrender (no disrespect meant to either; I've seen great results from both and used both--but iRay seems to have an edge over them in terms of overall quality). I really am enjoying the learning experience of working with Superfly, though--having it natively within Poser is so much more convenient than Reality/Luxrender.

 

[Chris]

Some screen grabs of some of the 55 morphs that I'm creating for this Cat.

Curled Tongue

Cheek Full

Chin Forward

Chin Size

Ear Hair Variation

Ear Height

Ear Pointed

Ear Rounded

Ear Size

 

[Chris]

And more.

Fore Face Length

Jaw Line Size

Mouth Corners Down

Mouth Corners Forward

Mouth Corners Up

Muzzle Size

Nose Bridge Height

Nose Bridge Width

 

[Lorraine]

"Here, kitty, kitty!" Amazeballs

 

[Miss B]

WOW, those are fantastic Chris. I really love that curled tongue and the pointy ear morphs.

 

[Chris]

Still a few more.

Nose Height

Nose Rounded

Nose Size

Nose Width

Nostril Size

Tail Tip Full



More to come. Still need to create morphs for Brows, Eyes, more Mouth, Neck, Torso, Legs, Paws and Claws.

 

[Tiny]

It looks gorgeous! Great work Chris.

 

[Pendraia]

Wow...just wow!

 

[RAMWolff]

Looks so good Chris. YUMMY

 

[Lyne]

Oh my good gosh! Fantastic work Chris! Wow!

I have a request … that you might not have thought of - cats often express themselves by pricking their cheek whiskers forward… the whiskers stay in the normal straight (not drooped ) lines but they come forward … Think of how a horse who's very interested will "prick its ears forward" with intense concentration or focus ... Well cats can actually have their cheek whiskers come forward a bit when they are very focused in a positive way. AI'm not sure if there are any photos of this on the Internet and I can't do a search with my hand problem right now... It's just something I've read about and seen in my own cat . when heonce the food I have just opened out of the can and he's happy his whiskers come forward a bit I'm trying to think of what angle that would be …

Wait I did find something- on this page : Your Cat’s Whiskers
specifically :
Your cat’s whiskers can also reflect her mood. When the whiskers are hanging loosely on either side, she’s probably relaxed. When getting ready for battle or is frightened, the whiskers are flattened against the face to prevent damage to them. When on the alert or hunting, the whiskers are forward-facing to aid in prey detection.

so a whisker forward and a whisker back would be a wonderful addition

dances around with excitement over this kitty cat !!!

 

[Alisa]

Awe
some!!

 

[Desertsilver]

I am so excited for this cat! There is just nothing like it-!!!

 

[RAMWolff]

Kinda like Harry the Horse. Best of the best coming out the House of Hive!

 

[Miss B]

Best of the best coming out the House of Hive!

 

[Chris]

Oh my good gosh! Fantastic work Chris! Wow!

I have a request … that you might not have thought of - cats often express themselves by pricking their cheek whiskers forward… the whiskers stay in the normal straight (not drooped ) lines but they come forward … Think of how a horse who's very interested will "prick its ears forward" with intense concentration or focus ... Well cats can actually have their cheek whiskers come forward a bit when they are very focused in a positive way. AI'm not sure if there are any photos of this on the Internet and I can't do a search with my hand problem right now... It's just something I've read about and seen in my own cat . when heonce the food I have just opened out of the can and he's happy his whiskers come forward a bit I'm trying to think of what angle that would be …

Wait I did find something- on this page : Your Cat’s Whiskers
specifically :
Your cat’s whiskers can also reflect her mood. When the whiskers are hanging loosely on either side, she’s probably relaxed. When getting ready for battle or is frightened, the whiskers are flattened against the face to prevent damage to them. When on the alert or hunting, the whiskers are forward-facing to aid in prey detection.

so a whisker forward and a whisker back would be a wonderful addition

dances around with excitement over this kitty cat !!!

Thanks. I've added those to my short list of morphs left now. I still need to add in what Laurie comes up with.