Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: VSS Skin Test - Opinions

bagginsbill opened this issue on Apr 23, 2008 · 2832 posts


operaguy posted Mon, 28 April 2008 at 7:26 PM

Frickin' unbelievable structure.  Staggers the mind.

BB I can tell you that yes, you ARE acheiveing a sense of "presence" , based on that last render and leaving out the hair, which is not your fault. I can't wait to tap into this, either with your VSS or PoserPro. Basically, this could be the equivelent of 'character animation' for texturing.

The hair is going to be a problem, because "The Presence" calls for close-ups and invites the viewer into the being of the character, thereby putting more pressure on the hair.

With regard to raytrace and cast shadows with hair, I have found "visible in raytrace' to cost more than 'cast shadows.' Obviously, however, if the only kinds of shadows cast in your scene are raytrace, and you make the hair invisible to raytrace, you won't get any shadows.

For a still, a composite render plus postwork might have to come into play.

I can't tell you how many hours I've spent with the Poser Hair Room attempting to get realism up close. It is so, so tough.  Yet, with medium and long shots in animation, I can get good results.

The opposite is true with Carrara; you can REALLY get great hair with a still closeup; but it is gigantically FUBAR for animation, the worst.

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