There was a spate of sketchbook threads in the Poser forum recently, and I've enjoyed reading about the efforts of some of the big names in our field. I won't be starting a sketchbook thread, since I don't have anything as grand as a sketchbook - but I do have a big odds-and-ends box.

I haven't released much new stuff for a while. Things that have been announced on my site recently have been other people's work rather than my own. It isn't because I haven't been busy, but my work methods have changed over the years. Building my own Poser content is no longer such a big deal. I'll slap something together quickly, finish it only as far as necessary for the project I wanted it for, then chuck it into a metaphorical cardboard box. I realise that other people could make use of these things too, but very often the amount of work that it would take to finish the thing, or to explain how to use it, would be much more than that involved in making it in the first place.

Anyway, motivated by guilt, the upcoming season of goodwill, or whatever, I've decided to put a little effort into dusting off some of these forgotten projects and releasing them. They may not be to my usual standards, whatever they may be. There will be things like clothing for older characters (chiefly Victoria 3) that may not fit all that well; there will be props that you may have to put a little effort into working out how to use. I'm currently testing some additions to the QuickDress range which will be the first things released.

Subscribe to this thread and you'll be notified when something new is emptied out of my box. Use it in the spirit in which it is offered, ask for help if you need it, and above all... Enjoy!

Cool - thanks EnglishBob... subscribed

Please know this.  A lot of us do not know how to make things and we all have things that we have to work with and on, it is part of the art.  Any and all that you make and post will be most welcomed if not by all then by me.  So if it needs a little tweeking   all the better 'couse it will bring out the best is us.

thank you EnglishBob  I'm subscribed too

Added my subscription here!

I know all about the cardboard box. I have one too ;)

Can't wait to see!

Laurie

Good on y man...will keep watching..clear out the trash to make room for new trash...I do this often but my clearing mostly goes to the trash as the stuff in the box is mostly irrelevant by the time it hits cardboard....

Well, I think stuff that's not to your usual standards will be excellent by most everyone :)  Thanks in advance

Thank you, kind sir.

I'm subscribing for sure. Even the castoffs of the masters are better than what I manage! :P

:rolleyes:

A3QuickDress.zip (254KB) - QuickDress for Aiko 3, including a Realistic morph. 

G2FQuickDress.zip (238KB) - for the G2 females: P7's Sydney, Jessi G2, and Olivia. 

KQuickDress.zip (261KB) - for Kirwyn's K, or either version of KEZ. This one doesn't fit quite as well as the others; there's a very small pokethrough, but it's easy to fix.

Hopefully these should inspire further freebies - and so the joy keeps going around...

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You were too quick, PoppaC. Always wait for me to edit my post twice, then download. :D

The links are fixed!  

LOL. I may adopt that as my motto. :-)

The cardboard box is not metaphorical at all, by the way...  

OOOPss!!!;)>

The fault was all mine. Should have gone to bed an hour ago. ;-)

I did get them but so so so sad  we who only use DAZ3d cannot use them.  So I will hide in my sad lil puter and weep.  You did such a great job.  This why I wish someone would creat a "PLUG_IN" that would allow we poor DAZ3d artesr to work with shch great props

thank you

Thank you, and I'm subscribed.

Quote - I did get them but so so so sad  we who only use DAZ3d cannot use them.  So I will hide in my sad lil puter and weep.

I know you said you don't make things, and the QuickDresses wouldn't be any use to a DAZ|Studio user unless they were going to make their own conforming clothing. The QuickDress props themselves should work in D|S - it's just that the results aren't much use without further work. To be fair, the same is true in Poser, although there is less follow-up work required.

I build all my things in Poser, and only test them in Poser. However most of my existing downloads should work in DAZ|Studio. The exceptions would be dynamic clothing, and items that use Poser-specific materials (although the latter can usually be "fiddled").

A quick count reveals that six projects remaining in my cardboard box should be usable in D|S, three will need Poser, and two could be made to work in D|S after some fiddling about with materials settings. So don't be sad, there will be things that you can use... :)

Your kindness and understanding is most welcomed and I do look forward to all of your treets.  I will still get even poser stuff for one day someone will make a plugin that will allow DAZ3d user to have and use all the blessing you are offering

Thanks Bob!!  Checked in.

Perhaps some one can help by posting  how to turn off the highlighter in daz4.5 when the pointer is over a section   the entire part has the yukie orange  and for me it is very hard to see what I want to do, love to turn that off

Attached Link: bunting.zip (350KB)

It's time for something else. This is a string of bunting I made in response to this thread cough some time ago cough. :-)

According to the readme, it's a morphing string of bunting consisting of 24 flags, suitable for church fetes, used car lots, forum flames and celebrations of all kinds.

Each flag has its own material zone so they can be individually coloured to suit your own taste (or lack of it). There are morphs to adjust the amount of sag in the string, and to simulate the wind blowing from the front. Set the morph negative if you want wind from behind (ooer missus)(British humour - other nationalities may ignore this).

Some material files are provided:

• A set of individual characters which will work in Poser 5 or later. Select the flag in the material room, then apply a character from Morphography > Bunting > Make Your Own. Use ! Blank to return a flag to white. Repeat until happy. :-)
• Rainbow colours, a default all-white, and a few prefabricated messages which will work in Poser 6 or later. Select the bunting prop (any material), then apply the material from the Morphography > Bunting > Messages library.

The bunting itself will work in Poser 4 or later, although you'll have to apply the materials yourself, sorry.

It hasn't been tested in DAZ|Studio; the basic prop should work, but again the materials will need applying manually.

Because the flags are single sided, bunting with a message shouldn't be rendered from the back - you'll see the characters in mirror image. Plain colours are fine, though.

nice one, the bunting

Nice - thanks :)

Thank you :)

Attached Link: mattress.zip (382KB)

Next up is a mattress prop with various morphs, mostly intended to give the impression (pun intended) of the surface being squashed by someone sitting or lying on it.

A filthy, disgusting texture is included suitable for use in any kidnapper's lair / drug abuser's squat / doss-house / etc...

I hope Laurie can forgive me for what I did to her pretty floral tile. :-)

Great Prop and it works in DEZ3d and all the morphs as well   thanks once more for you hard work

Quote - it works in DEZ3d

Good news, and thanks for letting me know.

Preparing the next release now, and just paid the hosting bill so Morphography will continue for another year. :-)  

Thanks :)

Attached Link: weskit_V3.zip (593KB)

This project has been around - not since the '60s, but at least since 2008 when the Nancy Boots for V3 were released. I used it in the publicity shot for the boots, and in other pictures since then. All I can say is that I meant to release it as part of a complete outfit that was never finished.

The Weskit is made to conform to V3, but could probably be parented to other figures after scaling and moving since it isn't close fitting.

All morphs are best controlled from the BODY actor. There are fairly primitive morphs to open the front a little, but these will be unconvincing if over-used. Thickness brings the lining closer to the figure, while Inflate puffs out the outer surface for a sort of down-filled effect; that is, if you think it suitable for winter wear...

The Weskit was assembled in Poser 7, so you will see a warning if you load it into a previous version; this can safely be ignored. To the best of my knowledge it should work in all versions from Poser 4 upwards, and also in DAZ|Studio although I haven't tested it.

The default textures (included in the zip) are shared with the Morphography Jean Skirt, so if you've previously installed that you may get a file conflict - this can safely be ignored.

once more a very warm thank you and it fits V4.1 just as well in DAZ3&4

Very pretty - thanks!

Just subscribed, thankyou for all of the above

For years I've been using TrekkieGrrrl's Morphing Sheet for plenty of various non-bed-related things, and I bet your mattress is just as handy ^.^ I'm subscribing to the thread with huge THANKS for all the stuff collected from you through my Poser time. Totally love you and your skills, man! hugs from wintery Poland

Attached Link: ripples.zip (466KB)

However it works quite well for still images and I've used it that way several times.

The refractive water material will not work in DAZ|Studio, but I'm sure that equivalent water materials are available.

Quote - For years I've been using TrekkieGrrrl's Morphing Sheet for plenty of various non-bed-related things, and I bet your mattress is just as handy.

This is exactly the sort of thing I had in mind when I started this thread, so go for it - and if you come up with some interesting use for anything here, please share it!

And thanks for the hugs from wintery Poland. Just what I needed. cough :D

Thanks!

The next couple of projects will probably take longer, so I thought I'd issue teasers. :)

There will be three different versions, to give the alternative sleeves shown here.

The belt is included, BTW.  

The dress will be dynamic, and I've made a morph for a more Twiggy-esque '60s look. The go-go-boots will conform to V4.  

Oooh.  I like the sweater, Bob.

Looking great!

Thanks! I'll edge the sweater up the priority list a little, foxylady. There's just some joint parameter work left to do, I think.

...and maybe some morphs.

...and some material work...

:lol:  

What a clever solution you devised!  In case anyone reading this who has not yet grabbed this goody, 'Bob made 45 morph zones, 5 across its width and 9 along its length.  With this arrangement, one can "depress" the appropriate areas where you position your figure.  You are NOT limited to specific reclining poses.

A smart alternative when you don't want to struggle with "dynamic cloth" or "magnets".

Sincerely,

Bill

Cool work Bill, and thanks for showing me! Glad you could make use of it and that you appreciated the morph system. I wanted something that could be laid on, sat on, or jumped on at will. There are dynamic solutions about, but they can be tricky to use. This is close enough for jazz in the majority of cases. ;)

I didn't do anything more to the sweater, unfortunately; but posting the work in progress for the '60s dress did make me realise that the shape was wrong for the period. ;)  

LOL, that WAS a shape then.  I think I recall Twiggy wearing something just like it...

EnglishBob, thank you for all the freebies over the years.  Plese sign me up for future release--particularly of dynamic clothing.   I love using it but can't figure out any of the modeling programs.

Thanks for reminding me - I need to get back onto this at some point. :)

Attached Link: toastyV3.zip (8.1MB)

Stand back, everybody. Give the patient some room. I think they can be revived. Nurse! Charge the paddles! CLEAR!

fzzzt!

All right, this is getting too silly. Time to stop messing around and post this a) while there are still some people left using V3 and b) while it's winter and the thing might be slightly topical (apologies to my readers in the Southern hemisphere).

Anyhow - here's a long, polo-necked sweater for DAZ's Victoria 3 figure, to help keep her warm in winter. If you prefer skimp-wear it will also make a nifty minidress. :) A low-slung belt prop is also included, smart propped to the selected figure's hip. There are three versions to cater for long sleeves, pushed-up sleeves and rolled up sleeves as shown in the picture.

I've also included a handful of utilities - Python scripts and poses - which may be useful to anybody still using generation 3 figures.

Above all, have fun!