1. get photoshop or gimp (http://www.gimp.org/)

2. load the skin files for v4 and get it to whatever color you want.

3. edit the lekku to match.

4. load it all into daz studio using the Surfaces tab

if you want some help, just pm me the requirements and ill see what i can do

thank you so much : D

does anyone know where to get  freebies that looks like the yukatas(?) and hakamas worn on Bleach?

"Remember that the floor grid in DS is just an indicator and not an object in the scene.  You need to have an actual ground plane or terrain, and at least one light set to cast shadows."

^this. also, in the settings for any light you put in the scene, try using deep shadow map (or rayrtracing if your comp can handle it) for better shadows

ok, heres a simple way to do it, so long as you dont care about posing the feet

get Wings 3D, or another modeling program, and load V4 as an .obj (youll have to export her from DAZ as an .obj first, though)

highlight everything but the feet and delete. export the feet (individually) as .obj's

re-load them into DAZ and position them where you want them.

now, if you want to be able to pose the feet, just load 3 V4's, hide everything but the feet, and reposition as necessary. This method is a little...cumbersome, though

basically put, i suck, lol

but im willing to make a few promo pictures. itd be good experience in not only making good pics to post up here, but also in how to set up scenes, lighting, etc.

""ok, i made a partial mask in DAZ studio, and then imported it to Wings to refine it

several hours later i find that any most of the modifications i make end up leaving holes in the mask whenever i import the .obj into DAZ.

like this:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii64/theboss42/HollowMask_HelpPost.jpg

in Wings, though, everything seems perfectly fine.

anyone know whats going on?

also, im trying to add eyeholes, but cant seem to find a way ;_;""

this

about that 20-40 minutes thing..

you DO know that a regular game usually runs at around 60 frames per second in order to look nice? other games run at lower speeds, but anything under 20 frames per second looks impossibly fast.  and i know, you said that this is going to be a movie, but games and movies are similar when it comes to graphical requirements.

now, 20-40 minutes at 60 seconds apiece is 1200-2400 seconds, and at, lets say 30 frames per second, comes out to 36000-72000 frames. frames as in INDIVIDUAL RENDERS.

so unless you want to spend a LOT of time rendering stuff that you might not use, id suggest rethinking about what you are going to do here

as for detailed models, just look around and youll find something. just about everyone else here has had to look for things by themselves. either way, good luck. youll need it

 basically, im looking for a hair prop that resembles the front part of sephiroth's hair (the bangs and back to the ears)

basically like this
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1693646&member

mitsu hair from DAZ can cover everything from the ears back, though

thanks for the links, guys : D

i already modeled a hat from some primitives. its not perfect, but it works, lol

if i can model a half-pipe (so as to not run into copyright stuff, lol) ill make another one so that i can put it in freestuff, if anyone is interested

ohhh.....thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you

this is going to be REALLY helpful : D

oh, thats nice.

thats VERY nice

ooh...can i get a notice when that one goes up? always looking for new stuff for renders

and thanks, EnglishBob. you just made my job a LOT easier

oh, i thought that it would come up as a separate file :l

thanks, really appreciate it : D

could you post up the black widow skirt somewhere?

i need it for a project and none of the provided links work : l