what is the contest dropbox thing? ive been tryign and someone else has been trying and animations won't upload

Thanks for hearing me out, appreciate it :)

Will the new texture converter be more affordable for the hobbyist?  I got the paint program back when it was still blacksmith 3D suite... but back then had no tutorials and I couldn't figure it out.... and  upgrades were too costly..... and get more so for me. 

Well i stopped getting notifications... >_<

Yep, its more difficult for Daz Studio users to get Poser...for sure. 

Quote - Artificial shaders lock you in.
Artificial shaders look artificial.

That makes really.... no sense to me at all.  

3D is artificial.  Everything we do is artificial. We can make things look as real as possible, we can calculate the math to get as realistic results as possible... but no matter what, all of it is only an artificial approximation of life.  A very fun, very versatile, very addictive approximation, but there it is! ;)

A shader is a shader is a shader.  All equally "artificial" but that's the way our art works.   And it gives us all the space we need for all the range of artistic abilities and styles-fantasy, comedy, toon, impressionistic, and so on- without being limited to only one definition. :)

Sorry for being less chatty...been having a lot of bad weather and just got power back after the typhoon.  Whew, hot tropical weather and no air conditioner..... 

1. Calida3D's velvet shaders, she has them in HSS and SSS versions, and a smooth as well as a crushed velvet. 

2. Fisty's Sparkle and velvet shaders

3. Velvet preset from Fabricator, displacement turned down.

I use Fisty's sparkles and velvets a LOT as well as Calida's very versatile velvets. 

3 velvet shaders I use in Daz Studio, from left to right:

1. Calida3D's velvet shaders, she has them in HSS and SSS versions, and a smooth as well as a crushed velvet. 

2. Fisty's Sparkle and velvet shaders

3. Velvet preset from Fabricator, displacement turned down.

I use Fisty's sparkles and velvets a LOT as well as Calida's very versatile velvets. 

Let's see....

Dawn is great with DS dynamics. No issue.

I haven't posted pics in the Rendo gallery for years. >_< 

I could make Daz content but I can't make poser... Poser people can get Daz for free, but its not the same for a Daz Studio user, who may not be able to afford the version of Poser to work with Dawn.  So not every vendor will be able to support both platforms, but may try to find a partner.  

V4 has many Poser only items that make me wish I had that and  had poser!

V4 has many Daz only items that make me glad that I have Daz Studio :)

Dawn will be much the same- plenty of opportunity and delights for all of us.  The more we give the more we'll all get back. 

I'm impressed with Hivewire, the folks are so friendly and open and try to take our suggestions and desires to shape their figure Dawn.  I've never personally experienced that before.  Yes, with individual people and vendors before. But with an entire store... I'm really excited. 

I think Hivewire will be great.  I think Dawn will be fantastic. I think the future will be as bright as we can make it, as fast as we can make it happen, and wildly crazily confusingly enthusiastically fun. :)

Just remember, we all have different styles, different preferences.  Square hands, poser skin, DS skin, higher breasts lower breasts, eye spec, skin spec, leg length finger length..... Dawn can't be everyone's expectation at the same time, but we can make her into what we need, and she's the figure that can meet those expectations. 

I'm falling asleep as its 6 am so pardon any uninelligable incoherence please! 

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Quote - How to find out about the proportions of her hand. Could somebody who has her pose her so that the heel of her hand is at her chin, fingers pointing upward. They should just touch the hairline, or a little bit lower on her forehead.

LOL seriously? I don't think that's for everyone, after all some people have short fingers and some people have long fingers. My fingers reach my eyebrows.  Small hands. My music teacher told me to never try to play piano. HEH.

May I just clarify, it seems like the freebies for this are rather presets, if you will, because they require (at least the ones I saw?) that you have bought a version of the clothing already.... Right?

Quote - > Quote - Site's not up yet, it's still July :) 

are you one of the creators?

Referencing the facebook announcement. I don't know when the store will actually open, but last I knew, they said that the store was not up yet and they are working to have it up and running before Dawn's release. The announcement was just posted that Dawn will be out in August, a month away, the store will surely be up by then! 

Site's not up yet, it's still July :) 

Quote - another fun render from one of our testers (DAZ Studio default render)

Oh that is just GORGEOUS!!! just the kind of teaser we're all begging for!!! :D please keep 'em coming!

In a culture where men often value a woman more for her looks than her work ability... where a woman is told "come to work wearing makeup and pretty clothes" and men don't have to do anything special, looks wise.... studies show that women who are more physically attractive get more job offers, better treatment, etc....

its a bit sad, and i know, its not like that every where, and not e very guy is like that... but its also true that women also tend to judge other women pretty harshly too. I've been told that NOT wearing makeup to work is highly unprofessional.  

There's a lot of pressure out there for  women to be "perfect" despite the varying definitions of it. 

That aside, I love Dawn, can't wait to see more.... she's "perfect" to me! :) So excited to see what other "perfect' shapes she can have :P 

Quote - > Quote - > Quote - > Quote - btw Matrix03, what is your rendering program of choice? :)

poser pro 2014

 

Aw, my hair only works in DS... sorry :(