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Subject: Mike's beardmap packs at DAZ, which one to get?

SimonWM opened this issue on Jun 25, 2002 · 7 posts
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SimonWM ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 10:15 AM · edited Fri, 29 November 2024 at 4:23 PM

Which beard map pack should I get Mike's 1 or 2. I own Michael 2 but I had the experience with the expressions that the Mike 2 pack wasn't as good as the first. Can anybody give me some advise in which one to get?

ronknights ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 10:24 AM

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The beard map packs actually replace Mike's head texture. If you have Mike 2, you want Mike 2's beard map pack. However, I have a better alternative: Anton's Fantasy Beard. This is fabulous. Here is an example. This is my current Gunfighter Figure.

gryffnn ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 11:50 AM

You may want something that has a transparency map, like Anton's. I seem to remember one at DAZ that didn't, just an ordinary texture map for the different beard morphs. Of course that might be fine, if you're not doing closeups, and the price was better for a lot of variety.

SimonWM ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 1:57 PM

Thank you, everybody. It seems like Anton's would be the best way to go. What I don't like about Anton's besides it being really pricey is the mechanical look of some of the stray hairs. The stray hair strands look kind of even spaced and unrealistic. Also can it do sideburns?

Mazak ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 3:13 PM

Attached Link: http://www.critical-depth.com/Reviews/daz3d/m2/m2-review.asp

Here is a review of Michael 2, M2 Texture Maps, and M2 Beard Mappak. Mazak

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Little_Dragon ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 5:09 PM

I agree about the spacing of the strands; it could use a better transmap, but I'm not really up for making one. And perhaps it is a bit pricey, but you get a lot for your money. The Fantasy Beard is very versatile.

Yes, it can do sideburns. In fact, Anton's Fantasy Beard comes with a full head of hair, which closely resembles his Full-and-Feathered hairstyle.

You can play around with the morphs and material settings to make different parts of the Fantasy Beard invisible. Some morphs pull parts of the mesh (like sideburns, mustache, or goatee) into the head where they can't be seen; in other cases, you adjust the transparency settings to get rid of entire sections.

If you want to mix-and-match the beard with a different hair prop, it's entirely possible. I've even used it on my female characters with the beard-portion made invisible, since I'm too cheap to buy the Full-and-Feathered hair.

Here are some images I've rendered of the Fantasy Beard:

Beard Length and Different Hair Prop
Balding and Goatee
Hair Without Beard (Female Character)


hauksdottir ( ) posted Tue, 25 June 2002 at 6:55 PM

Anton's beard does cost a bit more, but it includes a full head of hair, too! Lots of variations. :) Worth the money, especially if you are going to do closeups.

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