aspiring3D opened this issue on Sep 24, 2010 · 12 posts
aspiring3D posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 9:41 AM
Hello,
I am nearing completion of the Poser Tutorial Manual.pdf that comes with Poser, and in the mean time have collected links to a huge list of random tutorials on Poser.
The many tutorial links I have found have a wealth of info, but I am hoping to study methodically.
So my question - have any of you found tutorials that are organized into a methodical study guide that will cover most aspects of Poser?
Thanks!
SamTherapy posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 9:55 AM
Doc Geep's tutorials are some of the best - and most fun - you'll ever see. Some people find the layout a little too busy for easy comprehension but if you stick with 'em and get used to the style, there's a wealth of information to be found. Search for "geep" on the forum and hunt for links to his externally sited tutes. I don't have the link to hand right now.
IMO, the single most important thing to learn with Poser - before anything else - is installing and organizing content. If you get to grips with this, you'll have a good basic knowledge of the different file types, what they do and how to use them. It's amazing how many people get into a tangle with this at the start.
Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.
hborre posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 10:11 AM
I agree with Sam, Dr. Geep does make learning the fundamentals fun. I don't know if you have checked out Acadia's tutorial list at the top of the Forum, but it is wellworth perusing once you have a grasp and understanding what Poser is all about.
And definitely organize your content from the beginning. It becomes a nightmare once you get started and realize that your conten is not as intuitive as you would like it.
aspiring3D posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 10:23 AM
WOW. I just took a look at Dr Geeps site. OMG that man has more energy than I think I would have in 10 lifetimes. Just looking at the detail in all those tutorials makes me wonder how much coffee this guy must consume....lol.
Anyway thank you. I noticed that the Geep's tutorials seems to stop at Poser 6. No doubt there is a wealth of relevant info in the older ones though.
I will be checking the tuts on this site of course.
For organizing material - I have one external runtime folder that I point downloads at which have exe's that create runtimes... That seems to work really well with the Poser's Library. What I don't yet have a handle on is manually placing downloaded files that don't build runtimes...oh well. With time...
geep posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 10:52 AM
Attached Link: Poser 8 anyone?
Um, ............... excuse me? ... :biggrin:
And ..... yes .... we consume lots and lots of that coffee stuff. 
cheers,
dr geep
;=]
Remember ... "With Poser, all things are possible, and poseable!"
cheers,
dr geep ... :o]
edited 10/5/2019
aspiring3D posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 11:41 AM
Hi Dr Geep,
Thank you but - the link(s) above only seem to yield a jpg- where is the link to the actual Poser 8 Tutorial? I went to your site and looked through the Poser University directories 1-16 and did not see Poser 8. I also tried to register on your site (thinking that was the issue) - 3 different browsers yield this error:
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Kalypso posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 1:09 PM Site Admin
Don't click on the image but on the link provided above the image. It will take you to the thread where Dr Geep has been posting the Poser 8 tutorial :)
jerr3d posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 1:26 PM
Attached Link: DAZ artzone wiki poser tutorials
Been doing Poser about 10 years. About the time you think you got a handle on it a new version comes out with a bunch of new features to learn.
aspiring3D posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 1:42 PM
Whew. ok I think I understand. Dr Geep's Poser 8 are tutorials still in work - the only part of 8's tutorial available right now is what is shown in the link. Doh. I was looking for a whole full blown course like Bob has for the previous versions.
I'll look forward to diving in to what we have so far, and thanks a ton!
ShawnDriscoll posted Fri, 24 September 2010 at 6:12 PM
Quote - Hello,
I am nearing completion of the Poser Tutorial Manual.pdf that comes with Poser, and in the mean time have collected links to a huge list of random tutorials on Poser.
The many tutorial links I have found have a wealth of info, but I am hoping to study methodically.
So my question - have any of you found tutorials that are organized into a methodical study guide that will cover most aspects of Poser?
Thanks!
Practical Poser 6 explained to me how to create my own figures for Poser 6. The same writing has continued on in the Practical Poser 7 and 8 books. Just the owner of Poser has changed. The books add to what the Poser Tutorial Manual.PDF explains.
Teyon posted Sat, 25 September 2010 at 9:24 AM
Attached Link: http://poser.smithmicro.com/tutorials.html
We also have a bunch of tutorials on our site. I often wonder how many folks look at those based on some of the threads here though.
aRtBee posted Sun, 26 September 2010 at 12:27 PM
hi all,
After say 10 years of fiddling around (and gathering about 30Gb of content), I just restarted my serious Poser interest, so I can share my route. I will turn my experiences into a tutorial series or alike, but I'm not there yet.
At first, please note that Poser is just a tool (it cannot make good final results on its own), and it's a Virtual Portraying Studio. So I first dived into a bunch of professional guides on portrait and product photography, studio lighting, posing and makeup (for fashion models), and so on. Just study photo's and images that stand out, from 20th century Playboy to recent 3D contests and gallery high-scores. What makes images end up high while others don't? And I started to organize my content using P3dO, recommended especially when you like to use the same library structures for Poser, DAZ Studio, Carrara and so on.
Then I started with just creating my studio, finding out about Camera (DoF, focal settings) and Rendering, including render passes (RDNA Advanced Render Settings are very recommended) and all the tricks of Postwork..
Then I dived into lighting, the photographers way. So now I know how to do softboxes, ringflashes and Rembrandt lighting in Poser, and when and how to apply IBL, IDL and especially: when not to. Recently I sorted out Materials and Nodes, including making proper metals, velvets and skins, and using Photoshop for skin complexions and refined clothing details. Next thing is to figure out how those materials behave when transferring stuff to DAZ Studio, Carrara, Bryce and Vue.
In the meantime I did Poses and Animation, worried about conforming and dynamic cloth, and took care of Hands and Expressions.
To my experience, What to do is more complicated than How to do it in Poser. And IMHO it does not make real sense to understand lighting from a Poser point of view without having an idea about the photographers vision on this. Getting a good workflow up is another thing. I still see people trying to make a 5 min animation in one long shot, from one Poser file. Very clever but not good, if you know what I mean.
Regards
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Usually I'm wrong. But to be effective and efficient, I don't need to be correct or accurate.
visit www.aRtBeeWeb.nl (works) or Missing Manuals (tutorials & reviews) - both need an update though