I'd like to get an idea of exactly how photorealistic a human rendering one can make with poser figures. is there one work in the galleries that stands out as the best example of photorealism? I don't expect necessarily that the final render/raytrace would be done in Poser, but I would like to see only ones that use poser figures for the base human geometries (victoria, michael, steph, etc..., with or without modifications and morphs). Thanks, -Adam

Check it out...

Steffy's Asia
http://www.renderosity.com/softgood.ez?ViewSoftgood=2693

Blackhearted's Aeris
http://www.renderosity.com/softgood.ez?ViewSoftgood=8017

There are other great textures out there, it's just that these two artists have impressed me!

Jazz

Steffy's new textures are VERY GOOD! http://www.zs3d.com/prodhomebig.asp?id=1&add=2

Don't forget Syyd Raven's work. Her renders of Kane and Dragonessa are incredible.

I have to throw in my 2 cents in support of StefyZZ's work. There are some wonderful figures available here - I've bought and use them regularly. But for totally lifelike figures, I don't think anyone comes close to Stefy's work. John

Another 2 cents for StefyZZ. Her textures make you think that the mesh is nothing more than a canvas for the texture, and her's are simply the best.

I think that StefyZZ textures and models are the best by far, specially the new ones. But they are expensive(the work is excellent, supreme quality, so I think that is worthy!). I did two renderings in my gallery with them (saur's gallery here). Byme Me Ok also has very good photorealistic textures with very good prices. You can see the product in the Market Place her. They are many others are are very good but these two are my favorites. Check!

BTW, StefyZZ site is at: www.zs3d.com

Throw Neftis's casual or Very French hair on that girl and you'll have it. Emily

I keep noticing that one thing is often lacking in the 'photorealistic' figures people create, and that's the fact that our human skin colour varies quite widely over our bodies. Get naked and look in a mirror - unless you're a nudist or something, parts of your body will be practically white compared to others. I'm not just talking about sharply defined, just-after-a-day-spent-sunbathing tan lines... but those parts of our bodies that get more exposure to sunlight are darker than those that don't. It's surprising how many otherwise wonderful Poser figures don't quite demonstrate this. The first pic I saw of Stefy's Asia was well posed and well lit - so perfectly done that I was almost ready to accuse the creator of trying to pass off a real woman as a poser model!! In retrospect, Asia's slight tan lines were an important part of the illusion.I think it was the first time I'd seen that on a Poser model.

So, was the question about most realistic renderings, or who makes the best texture maps for Poser renders?

Well, I guess both are important. I think my question got answered really when I went to zs3d.com, and saw stefy's "breath generation" series of textures. The sample renders of these are thusfar the most photorealistic poser work I've now seen. -Adam

you can have the best lighting, the best radiosity, and the most expensive renderer in the world, but without realistic texturing, you'll just get something that looks as plastic and lifeless as it really is. A good texture is what makes a render photorealistic. Poser's renderer is not the most advanced in the world, but textures like the breath generation and high quality models like the millenium figures ( and it doesnt make a difference what anyone says about DAZ, the millenium figures are still considered high quality models ) can make even poorly rendered scenes lifelike. Personally, as far as rendering goes, I find that Brazil renderer or FinalRenderStages using a millenium figure with the Edo texture are almost impossible to distinguish between an actual photograph.

Yeah, Brazil is good.