SKYLAB CHAT

[Linda B]

Beautiful renders as always Dani. I love Fall! Sorry about Bertha.

 

[Terre]

Good morning. Nice finds and I agree with Linda on the renders.

 

[skylab]

Interesting work in progress....Mausel's Museum freebie combined with Poser Legacy T-Rex and StegoSkeleton. The T-Rex used to be included free in the Poser 7 Legacy Content, included also in Poser 8, under Poser 7/Animals/Dinosaurs/T-Rex Skeleton. The T-Rex was also included in Poser Pro 2012.

The museum includes the red ropes and display box. All that's needed is a slightly raised stand for the skeletons. It's better to check "not visible" for the P11 construct dome, as in this case it complicates lighting. It's a good idea to scale the museum up to allow for the height of the T-Rex. All the parts to the museum are separate, and may be scaled or duplicated as needed.

 

[skylab]

I was curious about the actual height of a T-Rex....since old black and white thriller movies can be quite misleading. Turns out they were only about 15-20 feet tall, and 40 feet long, with a 4 foot long jaw. This information from the National Geographic site helps with proper scaling in the scene.

FREE SCALING TOOLS FOR POSER SCENES

 

[skylab]

Freebie for kitty lovers, Khai's Cat Care Kit

 

[skylab]

Here we go, using DOA's 10 foot ruler, duplicated and stacked, we have the T-Rex just under 20 feet, in comparison to Andy, probably around 6 feet.

 

[skylab]

Poser original cat, with corrected walking pose.

 

[skylab]

And finally, some adjustments to the sitting dogs, and a walk and run for the Poser 8 dog.

 

[skylab]

Here are the Poser Legacy Pet Poses, zipped in a runtime folder and attached to this post.
I was hoping to get them completed in time for the Poser 11.2 release
If you have older versions of Poser, you can find these animals in the Poser 7 and 8 Legacy content.

 

[Linda B]

Thank you for that, Sky!

 

[skylab]

You're welcome Linda I like the effects in your render...some depth of field, and crisp colors

 

[Linda B]

 

[Terre]

Nice work Linda and Sky.

 

[skylab]

I forgot to mention that the Legacy Pet Poses above should be applied AFTER unchecking IK on the legs...for the original dog and cat (the oldest models), this means unchecking all four legs, the later models were just the hind legs. Having IK applied is what causes the unusual twisting and distortion of the legs.

 

[skylab]

This info may be of interest to Dani, or anyone who likes to do postwork. This is a link to free Photoshop style brushes for use in GIMP imaging software, a free clone of Adobe Photoshop. Also, this article demonstrates how to install and use Photoshop brushes in GIMP, as well as another list of free Photoshop brushes.

 

[skylab]

Since I've been using older versions of Poser lately, especially good old faithful Poser 2012, it might be possible to use some of Snarlygribbly's scripts again....I especially liked his cool Snow Machine, included in these free downloads.

 

[skylab]

Hey Linda....check your email

 

[Linda B]

Pink!

 

[skylab]

Feeling pinky this morning

Saw this video on the morning news....just adorable...haha.

 

[skylab]

Free RSR to PNG Converter for creating content library thumbnails for older Poser content. I used to use P3dO Explorer for this, so I'll give it a try.

Link to Renderosity Poser Technical Forum...requires sign-in to view. May come in handy as launch day for Poser 11.2 nears