How to Create Frozen’s Queen Elsa in Daz Studio
One really fun thing that I can do with Daz Studio, is create images of my favorite tv or movie characters, and put them in my own story. I can pose them in whatever way I want, set the environment,...
View ArticleDaz GC Giveaway Winners Announced – February 2016
Many thanks to all of you for participating!One of the key things that struck me while going through all the comments, is that there are many great older hairs, that I should be using more of in my...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ January 2016
The December sale at Daz was truly EVIL this year! I was doing really well in the beginning, but then trouble started when they decided to make punches permanent. Suddenly, the ho-hum sale became a lot...
View ArticleTop 5 Fantasy Women Outfits for Daz Studio and Poser
Patron Freebie!!Tier 3+ patrons may download my Iray material presets for these five outfits here.These are my top five fantasy women outfits, that I use time and time again in my artwork. All five...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ February 2016
January was another busy month at DAZ3D with lots of deals, fun new releases, and over-spending my budget. The biggest news is probably the release of Daz Studio 4.9 and content encryption with Daz...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ March 2016
The biggest news last month was probably the RDNA merger with Daz. Here is a useful customer FAQ on the nuts and bolts of the merger. As with any real change, it comes with both good and bad. Where one...
View ArticleTop 6 Fantasy Art Environments for Daz Studio
I mainly do figure-based fantasy art, where the humans, animals, and creatures are the main focus of the piece. However, the environment is still important because it needs to complement and support...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Daz Studio Octane
This article and all of the images within were created by the very talented Brian Sains. Copyright © Brian Sains. Check out his gallery here. Why Octane?Why Octane?I started using Daz just under a year...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ April 2016
Wow! March Madness was just crazy good this year. There were a bunch of great items that I really loved and some terrific deals. We are also beginning to see a bunch of RDNA items appear in the DAZ...
View ArticleHow to Create Realistic Skin in Daz Studio Octane
This article and all of the images within were created by the very talented Brian Sains. Copyright © Brian Sains. Check out his gallery here. We will need a working version of the Daz Octane plugin...
View ArticleDaz Studio Lighting – Beginner to Now
I have gone through several big changes in my 3d-art lighting setup. Here, I talk about my Daz Studio lighting journey, from the simple headlamp to what I use in Iray today. I discuss why I made each...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ June 2015
Many thanks for joining our contest, whether as a participant or just to enjoy the show. There were many great entries in June, and the judges had a blast going through them all. Hope everyone had fun...
View ArticleDaz Victoria 7 – Good, Bad, or Meh
Ever since Victoria 7 was released, there has been a lot of chatter about her. This girl definitely made a big splash. The two key improvements of V7 or the Genesis 3 figure that I am most excited...
View ArticleHow to Insert Inline Images in the Daz3D Forum
Daz3D just updated their forum interface. As with most new things, it took me a while to get used to it, but now, I am getting to like the new interface.One of the first things that I had trouble with,...
View ArticleDaz Studio Iray Tips and Tricks
I am really enjoying the Iray renderer in Daz Studio. It is fast (with an nVidia card), and I like the results that I get. With the release of Victoria 7, there are now some really great Iray skins...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ July 2015
Wow! Some super duper awesome entries in July so you guys totally rock! The judges had a very difficult time picking just six, and there was a lot of griping and banging fists. In the end, everybody...
View ArticleWater Shader Tutorial for Daz Studio Iray
There are three types of water shaders that come with Daz Studio Iray – water, water dispersive, and water thin. I started learning about Iray water shaders by creating a very simple scene – just a...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ August 2015
Thank you all for participating in August and congratulations to all the winners of the August Vendor Awesomeness Contest!September is Published Artist month at DAZ3D, so we will be celebrating the...
View ArticleHow to Get Wet Skin in Iray
After seeing Dave’s wonderful wet skin image on the Daz Gallery, I was inspired to try creating a wet skin render in Daz Studio Iray.Creating wet skin involves three key steps- 1. Making the...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ September 2015
Some super great entries this time!September was Premier Artist Festival Month at Daz3D!! In celebration of PA month, we doubled the number of vendors in the September 2015 contest, as well as doubled...
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