jarod51 opened this issue on Aug 11, 2004 ยท 16 posts
randym77 posted Wed, 11 August 2004 at 8:37 AM Online Now!
Attached Link: http://www.enmeshed.com/shadermagic/archives/000219.html
Well, it's not really that easy. This is art, y'know? Takes practice *and* talent to make a really good picture. You can't tell by looking at the final product, but the person who made that picture you like probably tried several different poses, hairs, lights, textures, etc., until they got what they wanted.However, here are some tips. The link is to a tutorial on using Victoria 3 in Poser 5. Specifically, her skin textures. (I assume you bought her textures from DAZ, too?) The MAT files that come with her don't really work very well in Poser 5. (They are meant for Poser 4 and Poser Pro Pack.) Follow that tutorial, and your Vicky 3 will look much better. (It includes special Poser 5 MAT files you can download, too.)
If you have trouble posing the character, use the poses that come with V3. Or download free ones. I really like Firebirdz Caramel Kisses, available in free stuff here at Rosity.
Lights are another thing that make a big difference. Go to RuntimeDNA.com, and download some of their free light sets. You probably want to try one of the pinup sets first. Laroo's Pinup set is a good simple, and be used even without the Laroo figure.
And of course, download some of Koz's great free hair!
When you've gone as far as you can go on your own, post a render here, and ask for advice. People will offer tips on how to make it better. (Don't worry, they won't be mean about it!)