Hi all, I have been using the search engines only to turn up no viable information on this, so I was hoping someone could shed light on this for me; or, more especially, direct me to a good tutorial.

I have noticed that many of the new 3D models for DAZ Generation 4 figures and up seem to have special..."SSS" shaders and the like applied to them. Upon examining their materials in the Materials room, I have observed that they have elements such as "Blinn".

I am only familiar with traditional material values such as diffuse, specular, ambient, etc.

Can anyone shed light on how these shaders work or how they are applied, or perhaps direct me to a good tutorial?