In this episode I'll show you what I currently know about rendering with volumetrics in Daz Studio 4.20, which was released to the public only yesterday. I'll show you the Ground Fog an...
2022-02-20 00:25:20 +0000 UTC View Post
In this stream excerpt I'll show you how I've put the finishing touches on my Alexia render. I wanted to replace the default orange material on the Strappy Top and add some earrings by Matty Manx. ...
2022-02-08 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I recently helped Camilla get started with animations in Daz Studio during a Twitch stream. It turned out really well and I thought I'd preserve and share it with you. I've tidied it up a bit...
2022-02-07 14:30:53 +0000 UTC View PostI had great plans for expanding my DAZ Studio 101 series over time, but as life happens I never got round to finishing it. Things move fast, and I feel I've literally missed the boat adding bits on...
2022-02-07 00:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised for all you German speakers out there, here are all 5 episodes of the Body Scans to DAZ Studio series in German. While it was fresh in my head, I thought this would make a nice test to ...
2022-02-05 02:44:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember the two Billboard Videos I've made recently? I've just premiered them on YouTube. Sometimes a video is ready, but I can't put it live because it's lacking a thumbnail - like in this case. ...
2022-02-03 01:38:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are two renders I've started this weekend during the Daz+ Live Stream. We let the audience vote which head scan I should convert into a portrait, and it was a close tie between Matthew (here s...
2022-02-02 04:45:55 +0000 UTC View Post
This a promo I've made for the series about R3DS Wrap on the DAZ Channel, I thought I'd show you some background screenshots I've during the workflow. I've added the hair, outfit and textures in DA...
2022-01-29 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a little animation practice I did the other day. Certainly not a masterpiece, but what I thought was remarkable was the speed at which I was able to throw this together. It took ...
2022-01-28 16:03:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I was doing some more testing in R3DS Wrap, this time with just a head scan from 3D.sk instead of a full body scan. This model is Orien, who is available 2022-01-27 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's an early access treat for an Artstation post - is that a thing? It is now!
This is a promo I've made for a live ...
2022-01-27 03:37:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This week EPIC had a free game on called Relitca. I liked the look of it and started streaming it on YouTube,...
2022-01-23 20:40:32 +0000 UTC View Post
This week I've been busy delving into Unreal Engine and was able to make the above image with it. It's certainly not a master piece, but it shows in principle that portrait lighting can be done, ev...
2022-01-21 18:40:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you how to create billboards with the Billboard Builder script by Code66. It's a special project for me, because according to the developer (Hi Totte 👋) I have inspired...
2022-01-19 15:59:05 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you how to create your own custom billboards with Photoshop. Any graphics application will work, as long as you can create a cutout opacity map with it (i.e. black backgro...
2022-01-17 15:46:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I have a freebie for you all today:
I've made these 5 additional glitzy glamour material presets for Chris Cox's stylish Vivian Pumps. I've made these in Substance Painter during a rece...
2022-01-13 17:56:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I've made an animation with this month's Winter Forest freebie from the Unreal Marketplace. I hadn't used Unreal Engine in over a year and wanted to know how much I'd remember, and prac...
2022-01-09 19:52:22 +0000 UTC View Post
In this workflow time lapse I'll show you how I've built this Sold Out Bear portrait. I did this after hearing that the NFP Project had sold out, and I wanted to commemorate the occasion. It ...
2022-01-06 03:09:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm currently working on a mini series for official DAZ channel, in which I'm explaining how to create a Genesis figure morph from a body scan provided. It's some serious magic, and I can't wait to...
2022-01-05 01:25:21 +0000 UTC View Post
My buddy Chris Cox modelled a new pair of shoes in Blender, for use in DAZ Studio. I really like his work and watching how his pr...
2022-01-03 02:47:51 +0000 UTC View Post
2021 was fantastic for me, I've met so many nice people, made some great industry contacts and had a blast learning more 3D tips and tricks along the way (because the learning never &nb...
2022-01-01 16:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Merry Christmas everyone!
I've put this little Synty Santa together yesterday and thought it would make a nice holiday greeting. It was quite a process to bring this little guy to live, inclu...
2021-12-25 18:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I've discovered that we can render images directly in Substance Painter using NVIDIA Iray! There's a wide choice of HDRIs and a ton of settings, including a one-click depth of field option (A...
2021-12-21 18:11:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I've shown this workflow time-lapse on the DAZ Stream this Saturday. It's a good example how a portrait com...
2021-12-21 00:26:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been inspired by some of the workflow time lapses I've seen around, and thought I'd make some of my own. I was working on a thumbnail image for the 2021-12-16 17:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I had a wonderfully productive stream this morning, in which I was trying to remember what I've recently le...
2021-12-12 23:16:27 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode I'll show you two ways of migrating and consolidating your Brush Libraries in Corel Painter. I've had as many as three versions on my various systems recently, with 30 custom brushe...
2021-12-08 16:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another exciting experiment for y'all: I've tweaked my Rover Animation with some super fancy AI effects courtesy of PaintShop Pro! I've just picked it up as part of the latest Hu...
2021-12-07 15:42:52 +0000 UTC View Post
I spent the whole day rebuilding my main rig, and aside from it being a lot of work, everything went well. Most of my apps are back in action, most of my data is saved in various cloud services, an...
2021-12-01 04:24:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there folks, today I have an early access video for you that is an enhanced version of a Twitch stream Nate and I did last week. Nate knows so much more about NFTs than I do, and this is a chat...
2021-11-30 14:05:17 +0000 UTC View Post