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....

 

Once in a while I look around,
I see a sound
and try to write it down
Sometimes they come out very soft
Tinkling light sound
The Sun comes up again

 

 

 

 

 

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

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

Thank you, kind sir.

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

Welcome, subscribers! What a lot of you there are, to be sure, and thanks for the kind words. As promised, I'm going to kick off with some QuickDresses. I made these a while ago but they never turned out right. Now, going back to them, and intending to release them in whatever half-functional state they may be, they ended up working better than they ever had before. These probably count as proper releases, not odds 'n' ends. Isn't that always the way?

: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!  

> Quote - ..clear out the trash to make room for new trash...

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.

Eternal Hobbyist

 

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)

Happy Thanksgiving!

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

Eternal Hobbyist

 

Nice - thanks :)

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

Thank you :)

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Attached Link: mattress.zip (382KB)

Happy Monday everyone, and thanks for all the thanks!

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 :)

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

Attached Link: weskit_V3.zip (593KB)

Greetings box-lovers. Today we have a sort of waistcoat / bolero for DAZ's Victoria 3 figure, in a style which I remember fondly from the '60s; but as they say, if you can remember the '60s you weren't really there. ;-)

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!

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

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

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Attached Link: ripples.zip (466KB)

Herre's something else that didn't quite turn out right. For some reason, the reflections are screwed up in ways which I don't think are connected to the way the UV mapping inevitably gets distorted as the morphs operate. In hindsight it might have been easier to make an animated displacement map, but Firefly has issues with displacement and reflections, and my modelling skills are better than my displacement map making skills. :)

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!

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

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

This one has been floating around for ages, but it's winter-time again - and Victoria 3 needs to keep warm just like everyone else.

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

The belt is included, BTW.  

 

The only part of this project that I found in my odds 'n' ends box was a reference photo of the dress - but I felt inspired to go ahead and make it anyway, while I was in a making things mood.

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!

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

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:  

 

 

EnglishBob, I downloaded your morphing mattress and used it to replace the one that's part of XCalPro's "classic" Trek recovery bed.  I also used it for the pillow.  The glittery fabric may obscure it, but I did "depress" the areas where the hapless security guard's body intersected with the mattress geometry.

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

Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"!

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. ;)

The holidays are over, and sad to say I haven't got much further with the projects illustrated above. I'm also working on Lyne's Giraffe, which is approaching useability.

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...

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

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)

> Quote - I'll edge the sweater up the priority list a little, foxylady. Posted Fri, Dec 21, 2012

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!

Attached Link: mattress2.zip (470KB)

Here's a little something else, for those of you who've downloaded the morphing mattress and need some help figuring out exactly which dial to move - assuming you don't like trial and error very much. :)

Just apply this image to the mattress, and voila. You will probably get best results by turning off texture filtering. Replace the original texture before rendering, of course...

I should say, click on the image to get the full size version before saving. Oh, you knew that, too. No worries, then.

If you prefer, there's an updated version of the mattress which includes the above, along with material files to apply the maps.

Thankyou

Thanks for both of these!

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

Very nice sweater, thanks!

Attached Link: 7segmentProp.zip (78KB)

Here's a morphing prop representing a single digit seven segment electronic display. Obviously it can be repeated to create a multi-digit display such as a clock or evil genius' count-down timer. :)

There are poses which set the digits 0-9, so you won't have to know which segment is which (they're named a to g in accordance with the normal practice), and also MAT poses and material files to set the segment colour. Note that the MAT poses may not work in Poser versions above 4, but you can of course use the material files.

I've set the lit-up segments to use the ambient channel, but if you have the ability to use an object as a light source then that should give more realistic effects.

Cool - will be handy. Thank you, and welcome back ^.^

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Very cool - thanks!

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

Attached Link: SimonG2mask.zip (112KB)

Time to drag the box out from under the bed again. I made this simple hoodlum's hood to fit Simon G2 - my go-to man when I want a simple hoodlum. :)

I posted it in response to a request thread in the Poser forum - don't tell the mods, but I'm cross-posting it here in case y'all haven't seen it and might find it useful for something.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

Thank you! :)

Subscribed! And I will be back when I am on my own pc and can actually grab some of this stuff!

Thank you, English Bob!

If I had a nickle for ever time a woman told me to get lost, I could buy Manhattan.

Owing to recent changes in policy at Renderosity, there can be no more posts in this thread.

Owing to the ongoing lack of ebot functionality, there should be no more posts in this thread. Is there anybody out there?

Owing to a general tail-off in my freebie production, there is probably less need for posts in this thread anyway: but in case I should want to announce anything in the future, it will most likely be at RDNA's Community Showcase forum.

Oh great. Post formatting is broken again.

This is fun - I haven't gotten any forum ebots since months - now I get ONE - for a message that says the thread is closed partly to that lack of ebots ... giggles

Haha, another visitor summoned by the failing e-bot

I haven't been getting e-bots, although I've been subscribed for years; I just happened by.

I myself have been posting freebie links with impunity over in the Poser Forum, but I really can't comment otherwise, since impersonating a moderator is forbidden under the TOS...

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EnglishBob posted at 2:50PM Thu, 18 February 2016 - #4255699

Is there anybody out there?

Aha, it seems there is - but of course I didn't get any ebots to let me know about it. You know when you laugh so much you start crying? I've been round that loop so many times I'm getting dizzy.

giggles with Kerya...well sort of.

I'm out here....

Cheers,
Alisa

RETIRED HiveWire 3D QAV Director

If you're out there but nobody gets an ebot, are you really out there? Ooh, wibbly-wobbly existential stuff...

Hi everybody. I feel like one of the naughty kids at the back of the class. That's a novel experience for me. :)

I think I've finally worked out where all the ebots are going... read this post ;o)

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'there is nothing left to discuss' - indeed. You heard it here first. I disagree, naturally. :)