Forum: Poser 12


Subject: Realistic shaders for V4 & M4 Superfly?

JAFO opened this issue on Jan 24, 2022 ยท 5 posts


JAFO posted Mon, 24 January 2022 at 4:12 AM

Can anyone recommend a good set of realistic Superfly materials for V4 & M4 that are reasonably priced? While there are a few beautiful promo renders in the marketplace, I cant find anything that comes anywhere near what I'm looking for, its hard to tell what is a render and what has been enhanced with some kinda foo-foo magic post effect. I do lengthy animations and really need shaders  that render well with no need for enhancement in post.

I've tried EZskin to enhance standard materials, and while I can get improved results, they're still lacking. .. Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated.


Y'all have a great day.

Y'all have a great day.


hborre posted Mon, 24 January 2022 at 8:28 AM

What do you mean by 'lacking'?  Some users have been complaining about the specular values in EZSkin 3 but there are workarounds.  There are some older texture maps when enhanced will do a superior job.  However, there isn't a one-fits-all solution without experimenting first; a skin shader that looks good in a sunlit environment may not look good in a nighttime setting.  The same can be said about what type of shot you will be using in your animation, portrait closeups, or medium- to long-range shots.  Your requirements and shader setup will be different.


JAFO posted Mon, 24 January 2022 at 4:53 PM

Thanks for your reply hbore. My scenes tend to be late evening  to night-time, with the bulk of the lighting being HDRI, usually night skies with a low intensity point or mesh light (shadow disabled) somewhere off camera in the direction of main source providing a hint of specular highlight(as you probably know SSS is pointless in low-light environments without a little 'boost',and rim-lighting doesn't make sense in these environments). I'm using Poser12 Optix now, previously Vray in Max. I've always wanted to create content exclusively in Poser, but before Optix  5-10,000 frame animation was totally insane. Does EZSkin 3 work with P12? Most of the Python scripts I've tried wont run in P12, I've only been running P12 about a month, and must confess I've been out of the loop for quite some time....Life y'know . It's a steep hill to climb but I'll eventually get there, one small step at a time....


Y'all have a Great Day.

Y'all have a great day.


JAFO posted Mon, 24 January 2022 at 5:07 PM

Wish they gave more time for edits....My Shots usually start out medium to long range, being gradually drawn in to up-close( gotta show off all that work that went into creating a detailed set)


Y'all have a Great Day.

Y'all have a great day.


hborre posted Mon, 24 January 2022 at 5:37 PM

You are correct, most Python scripts that worked in P11 will no longer work P12.  There is a newer version of EZSkin 3 that works with P12 and it can be found here.  Check out the thread on the P12 PrincipledBSDF shader node, excellent examples of using Cycles for the Superfly render engine.