3dcheapskate opened this issue on Nov 07, 2012 · 14 posts
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 07 November 2012 at 10:07 PM
Three ‘Smart+’ shield props for Poser and DAZ Studio, based on photographs of historical S.E.Asian punch-grip shields from various Thai palaces, temples, museums, and private collections.
There’s a single texture for each shield in both ‘new’ (as in the main promo) and ‘worn’ versions.
Why ‘Smart+’? Well, it’s like a smartprop, but it works with 28 figures…
Tested in DAZ Studio 3 and 4, and Poser 6, 8, and 9 on a windows PC.
(compatible with the ‘PropGoto+’ DAZ Studio/Poser scripts from my S.E. Asian Duel)
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 07 November 2012 at 10:07 PM
Using The ‘Smart+’ Shield Props In DAZ Studio
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 07 November 2012 at 10:09 PM
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 07 November 2012 at 10:09 PM
By the way - the textures at present are basic diffuse and specular only. I’m still working on a DAZ Studio ‘Simple Dual Material Shader’ specifically for this shield, and I’ll be releasing it soon, along with a Poser equivalent - fingers crossed!
I’m also working on several additional designs for the faces of the shields, all based on historical examples - I’ll be releasing them soon as well
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
luckybears posted Wed, 14 November 2012 at 6:54 AM
Thank you. I will be using these as wall decorations. I'll PM you when I upload the image.
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 14 November 2012 at 8:48 AM
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Thu, 15 November 2012 at 7:02 AM
Quote - Thank you. I will be using these as wall decorations. I'll PM you when I upload the image.
They say that great minds think alike - I had the same idea! (see the post above). Looking forward to seeing your render.
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Fri, 16 November 2012 at 11:49 PM
Textures And Shaders For South East Asian Shields
One new texture for each shield, plus very basic Poser/DAZ Studio shaders that allow you to easily change the design, wear pattern, and colours.
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 21 November 2012 at 9:32 PM
I've also included a couple of fixed/updated versions of some previous masks, textures and shaders.
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 21 November 2012 at 10:09 PM
Each shield in this image is the same model with different overlay masks (i.e. shield designs), different diffuse/specular colours for all three layers, and the same wear pattern mask.
I'm quite pleased with how this is going - once I get the reflection and bump added to the shaders I think I'll have reached my goal for this little project.
(I've already released a prototype of the DAZ Studio version of the full shader as the 'SDMS Shader (beta)' freebie, and I've got a more-or-less working Poser version too - some question threads about this will be appearing soon)
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 9:12 PM
So with the original shield download and the three add-on texture downloads that's a total of five different designs for each of the three shields. Each design has both 'new' and 'worn' versions, with both Poser and DAZ Studio materials. There's also a greyscale mask image for each design to allow you to use them with the shield shaders I included (for changing the colours, etc).
(P.S. I forgot to include a link for the previous batch in the last couple of posts, so here it is - Six Textures For The South East Asian Shields )
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 9:19 PM
P.S.#2: That's the majority of my source photos of Asian shields used now. I’ve got a few more photos, mainly round shields - but the images are mostly very small (as mentioned at the bottom of this blog post). So that's it with the S.E. Asian shield patterns for now (although I will do the ones from my remaining source photos at a later date).
Regarding the shield shaders: I’ve got the final version of the Poser one more-or-less ready, so I should be releasing that soon-ish. A DAZ Studio version (based on my SDMS beta) should follow that.
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Tue, 25 December 2012 at 7:49 PM
N.B. Poser ONLY! A DAZ Studio version will follow, but no ETA yet.
For more info (screenshots of the shader network) see the ShareCG page.
You'll probably need to play around on the Advanced tab of the material room to get things looking how you want. The shader network should be pretty intuitive, but there's some hints in the readme. I can add more info on this thread if anybody wants?
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).
3dcheapskate posted Wed, 02 January 2013 at 8:48 PM
For more info (screenshots of the shader network and surfaces tab) see the ShareCG page.
You'll probably need to adjust values on the surfaces tab and play with camera angles and lighting to get it looking how you want, but it's more-or-less how I wanted it now (although the reflections seem to be non-existent, compared to the Poser shader promo?! I'll have a look at that)
The 3Dcheapskate* occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.
*also available in ShareCG, DAZ, and HiveWire3D flavours (the DeviantArt and CGBytes flavour have been discontinued).