In fact i mostly use old posette cause she's the only one light enough for the work i do (besides my own meshes) I only occasionally use V3 (and now V4) where I need to do close up shots or something.

So i dont really care how awesome (or crappy) V3/V4 is or whatever. And DAZ certainly dont pay me a single cent that i would need to 'defend' their products.

But i absolutely do not like misinformation or attempts to push an agenda down everyone's throat. Something that too many people here with axes to grind like to do. And I will always be opposed to such attempts.

If that makes me a troll, then so be it...

And yes, you have a nice day as well :)

So prove me wrong... lets see a pic of a real person that has the same proportions as that troll you posted. I will be happy to apologise if you do.

So, will that be ketchup or mayo with them hats ?

Quote - Sorry, but my proportions are correct for a REAL eight year old child and not the artistic ideal that Loomis promotes. Seven head units are correct for an adult woman or man.

err so every last anatomy textbook on the planet, every art instructor, every DVD is wrong when it says 8 heads is the ideal human proportion, and you, an anonymous guy on a site with not even a portfolio is right eh ?

I'v heard of arrogance, but that takes the cake.

Sorry buddy, but i will stick to people who do indeed know what they are saying, not a short person fetishist like you, no offense.

Actually you'v taken it too far, and your mesh has the proportions of an 8 year old dwarf. Which is exactly why i posted that ref pic, cause it's quite easy to go wrong in this sort of thing if you don't know what you are doing.

Not a rating as such (personally i like and use XSI and poser for most things) but you can get a nice overview of all 3d apps here:

http://wiki.cgsociety.org/index.php/Comparison_of_3d_tools

So your morph needs to reflect this ratio correctly, or it will just look like a scaled down person, not a young one.

Quote - You may use the standard Daz V3 morphs, magnets, external modelling app, or any combination to achieve a resemblance to the photo.

You should indicate if displacement maps are allowed or not, cause with those one can literally turn either of these figures into a much higher quality one. May be an unfair advantage.

Doesn't C4D have some sort of shrink wrap tool ? That takes one mesh and 'wraps' it around another ? Most modllers have this, i use it all the time in XSI and it works nicely for clothes.

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Cold light on an already cool skin is not a good idea IMO. You want to give her warmth and personality, not turn her into a vampire. Warm lights, with warm colors are the key. You can add cool blue/green lights for contrast, but keep them subtle, and use them for fills, not the primary light.

Also in general, portrait lighting is all about going for a well defined mood and fitting everything to that mood. eg ask yourself what the goal of your pic actually is. ie are you just doing a neutral 'hang on the wall' style portrait, or are you trying to capture some particular emotion or what. Your colors and lights should reflect that. Harsh shadows, strong specular/reflections, strong contrast are things to avoid. And be creative with the pose and expression. A bland smile or a direct 'staring at the viewer' pose is not necessarily the best approach.

Thanks for the pic, that's really nice work !

But she does seem to have issues with her eyes, or at least they look very strange to me. Kinda interesting body though, so maybe i will get her anyway lol.

Does anyone have any good renders of her ? Cause those promo pics are terrible. I don't want to spend money on a figure that doesn't even seem to have eyelids.

Since Intel are big proponents of the whole DRM thing and Apple are already doing something similar in iTunes, Mac users aren't exactly safe either. They may even be more at risk, since they generally care much less about the technicalities of their OS.

Either way, you can bet that the film/music conglomerates will not let any of us, Mac or PC, get away with freedom for very long.

Quote - and, well, I have not had these issues after I configured it correctly,

The problem isnt the teething hardware/software troubles that Vista is having, cause those will go away soon enough as companies release better drivers and MS release service patches.

The real problem is that Vista has very draconian DRM services that are open for abuse by anyone that feels like it. So eg if tomorrow DAZ, eF or other merchants feel that their software/content aren't being protected well enough, they can start adding DRM keys to whatever they sell. If they do this, it will mean that every poser user that buys their content will face the exact same horrible DRM measures that video/audio users are facing now.

So your content wont work on anything but poser, you will not be able to edit or load poser meshes for reference on anything but poser, you will not be able to hand edit any poser file, you will not even be able to view any customised poser meshes on the latest large format displays. And if you do manage to do any of these things (even if it is all innocent), Vista will invalidate your keys, disabling not only your content, but also your graphic card drivers, your copy of poser, and any other software you may have been using to edit. And then it will not enable them again till you to buy/get a new set of keys for stuff you have already bought once.

This is exactly what happens in the case of HDTV video/audio on Vista right now, and it will happen the same way for any other DRM protected stuff running on Vista. It's a merchant's wet dream of course, but i'm pretty sure most users will not be happy, not that anyone ever listens to users.