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SKYLAB CHAT

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Here is a P11 superfly re-render, after using D3D chrome and porcelain superfly mats as a replacement.

Nice place for bug pool parties and water slides :)

backyard-retreat-p11-superfly-chrome-added2.jpg
 
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Time for me to head back to my other workstation and put my feet up....I've reached a place to pause and ponder the next step...and I also need to set up the Lucas violin and drum scenes.


:bee:
 
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For my wishlist...the last plug-in allows for text-to-speech, and even talking animals :) Will have to do a "send a sale" happy dance in advance for this one...haha.



 
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More iray info, especially about handling graininess in image.



...and a basic explaination of how a light dome works, which would apply to both Studio and Poser:

 
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DS animation using Puppeteer, similar to framing poses like I described in Poser animation.



Parenting the camera.

 
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Using the Face Transfer tool for creating custom characters :)



Creating a fly-through animation.



Making changes to character in Blender, and importing back into Studio. Also, in second video, WP Guru mentions his recovery from cancer :)


 
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Lighting, fog, and render settings for the above man and monster beginner project in Blender 2.80



Quick Start guide to sculpting in Blender 2.80



 
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Sculptris beginner demonstration, navigation and how to change the interface background, creating and painting a toon-style head.

FREE PIXOLOGIC SCULPTRIS (Will install on Windows 7, but program folder then has to be copied over to Windows 10 in order to function)



...another beginner Sculptris demonstration, using a background image in order to create model shape....well worth viewing :)



...painting in Sculptris, simple demonstraton, how to choose color and apply color.

 
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And finally, a demonstration of mesh lighting in Studio, which is similar to what Seach does in Poser, with light emitting objects.

 
Linda B

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Looks like lots of watching tonight! Maybe I'll finally learn how to do things the right way the first time instead of stumbling around like I usually do.

I can't seem to get fully awake today. More coffee! :coffee:
 
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Oh, wish I could have a cup too....I miss my morning coffee.

After viewing some of the tutorials, I had to take a break and at least try the one on painting in Sculptris. I never realized that quite a lot could be done in it with color. This is certainly no masterpiece, either with sculpting or painting, but just an attempt for a few minutes to learn how to control the color choices...so I deliberately picked a difficult task to try it out...a tiger face.

This would have been a lot easier with a graphics tablet...drawing with a mouse is like drawing with a bar of soap :) Dani would probably be really good at stuff like this.

tiger--sculptris.jpg
 
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