How to Add Glow to Daz Studio Images Using Photoshop
Adding glow can significantly enhance a Daz Studio image. Glow helps to make our images look more realistic, by softening up our lights and simulating a natural atmosphere. In this tutorial, I describe...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ November 2016
Super loving Platinum Club month so far. Definitely not good for my DAZ budget, but some great deals and bundles. Wonderful stuff from RDNA at a greatly reduced price, some exciting PC+ new releases,...
View ArticleStep-by-Step Daz Studio Post-Work Tutorial
Post-work in the Daz Studio context simply means the work done after rendering. This could be anything from repainting the entire picture, to simply adding a signature. Because the term is so nebulous,...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ December 2016
Cannot believe that another year has almost passed! It has been a pretty stressful year for me but I do love the end-of-year holiday season. There are lots of Christmas decorations, both Huskies are...
View ArticleLight Emitting Shaders and Surfaces in Daz Studio Iray
One very interesting and useful shader parameter in Daz Studio Iray is Emission Color. By setting this value to something other than black, we can make any surface in our Iray scene emit light. Light...
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...
View ArticleDeviant Art Q&A with Becarra
You have just put the finishing touches on your latest Daz Studio masterpiece, now what?! How do you connect with other like-minded people? How do you get viewers, input, and followers?One great place...
View ArticleHow I Combine Daz Studio Lights in Photoshop
In the tutorial How I Light My Iray Scene, I describe the common lights that I use in Daz Studio Iray. I render each light into a separate layer and then combine those lights in Photoshop.Here, I...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ September 2016
Premier Artist month has definitely started out with a BANG at Daz-land with the release of Terradome 3 Iray. I have been waiting for this since I heard of the merger between RDNA and Daz. I am still...
View ArticleDaz Studio Iray Skin Tutorial
Making human skin look good can be very challenging. When I look at my hand, I see lots of different things. There are creases on my skin, I can see some of the veins and redness below, and the surface...
View Article3D-Art Contest Winners ~ October 2016
Wow! Another Premier Artist Month at Daz that leaves my credit card weeping. There were some truly awesome deals and some cool new releases.TerraLUNA 3 – This one has got to be my top favorite. I do a...
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