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The Beginner's Guide to Lighting and Renders for Daz Studio

Winterbrose A&G

Winterbrose A&G

Inspired

TBG3 Lighting and Renders​
Are you having difficulty getting lights added to your scene? Or are your renders coming out dark, drab and lifeless? Turn on the lights in Daz Studio and create some cool artwork! Grab a copy of this tutorial to take you step-by-step from using the default lighting for preview mode to what types of lights are available and how to use this variety to highlight and add shadows to any of your characters in your rendered scenes. Don't be intimidated by the powerful features of Daz Studio; harness them and expand your own potential! Lighting is often overlooked but is one of the most important aspects to giving renders of your final scene the look and feel that draws in the viewer. Come out of the dark and into the light and nothing will be able to stop you. This guide is fully illustrated in PDF format covering everything from the types of lights available to rendering your scenes.
* Tutorial Overview:
- 75-Pages Fully Illustrated
- Popular PDF Format
- Step-by-Step Instructions
* Getting Started:
- Preparing Daz Studio Layout/Style
- Loading Genesis figure
* Loading Lights into Scene:
- Distant Light
- Spotlight
- Point Light
- Linear Point Light
* Using Light Presets:
- Uber Light Sets
* Lighting Parameters:
- Transforms
- Point At
- Color and Intensity
- Shadows
* Rendering Your Scene:
- Output Dimensions
- Render Destination
- Render Engines
- Lighting Models
 
Winterbrose A&G

Winterbrose A&G

Inspired
You're quite welcome, and very good timing.
We were wondering about any further postings after the initial Starter Essentials being questioned as "outdated" even though it was free.
We sure hope you find something useful in this and the other tutorials in "The Beginner's Guide" series...
 
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