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3D-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...
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Water 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...
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3D-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...
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How 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...
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3D-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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Top 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...
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An 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...
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3D-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...
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How 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...
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Past Patreon Rewards
Evergreen Tier 4+ Patron FreebiesMy Daz Studio Iray light rig and render settingsShiba Glow + Orton EffectScene & PSD Files for Iray Wet Skin TutorialScene & PSD Files for Iray Lighting...
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How to Set-Up Camera, Lights, & Displacement 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. What I want to achieve here is to give you the ability to...
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3D-Art Contest Winners ~ May 2016
My favorite April item has got to be Mei Lin 7. Luckily, March Madness was extended, so we could get her packages at a pretty good price. I don’t have her HD add-on yet, but I am definitely going to...
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Advanced Skin Material Settings for 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. Sub-surface scattering (SSS)In the introduction to this...
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3D-Art Contest Winners ~ June 2016
How time flies! We started this contest a year ago, and we are so happy with the wonderful entries we get every month. Thank you all for joining in, visiting our contest pages, and sharing your...
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August 2016 3D-Object Freebie
We are giving out our first 3D-object freebie, which is a cool side head-piece (shown below). In the image, I combined the original textures of the head-piece with the wonderful Bone and Fantasy Scale...
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Daz 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...
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3D-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...
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Daz 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...
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How 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,...
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Daz 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...
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