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3D-Art Contest Winners ~ January 2017

February 11, 2017 by shibashake 13 Comments

Qualifying item for Shiba January contest: Corbin by Silver

January 2017 contest winners announced! Some very awesome entries this month. We want to thank everyone for participating and visiting our contest gallery.

Filed Under: 3D Art, Art Contest Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-contest, 3d-art-winners, contest, contest-winners, digital-art, digital-art contest, vendor-contest, winners

Light Emitting Shaders and Surfaces in Daz Studio Iray

January 20, 2017 by shibashake 6 Comments

Sci-Fi girl in dynamic shouting pose with bright light emitting hair. Futuristic metal tentacles are around her.

We learn emission shader settings in Daz Studio Iray by applying it to hair. Light emitting surfaces are fun, add spice to our compositions, and help create dramatic lighting effects.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz studio, daz studio iray, daz studio iray tutorial, emission, emission color, emission shader, emission surface, emissive hair, emissive surface, iray, iray emission shader, iray shader, light emitting hair, light emitting shader, light emitting surface

3D-Art Contest Winners ~ December 2016

January 11, 2017 by shibashake 16 Comments

Qualifying item used Capricornia by Mada, Sarsa, DAZOriginals

Here are our December contest winners! Another great month of submissions and artists. Thank you all very much for viewing and joining in.

Filed Under: 3D Art, Art Contest Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-contest, 3d-art-winners, contest, contest-winners, digital-art, digital-art contest, vendor-contest, winners

Step-by-Step Daz Studio Post-Work Tutorial

December 18, 2016 by shibashake 19 Comments

Daz Studio Iray Asian woman pin-up with her eyes closed and holding strands of pearls.

A step-by-step postwork tutorial on my Asian Girl with Pearls image. Scene was created in Daz Studio and initial light layers were rendered in Daz Studio Iray.

Filed Under: 2D Art, Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-tutorial, daz studio iray post-work, daz studio iray tutorial, daz studio post-work, daz studio tutorial, iray post-work, Photoshop, photoshop tutorial, post-work, post-work tutorial, postwork

3D-Art Contest Winners ~ November 2016

December 11, 2016 by shibashake 13 Comments

Qualifying Item: Jack Tomalin's Rural Chateau Bundle Iray Addon

Some superb 3d-art images for our November contest. Great light, composition, expressions, camera-work, and much more.

Filed Under: 3D Art, Art Contest Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-contest, 3d-art-winners, contest, contest-winners, digital-art, digital-art contest, vendor-contest, winners

How to Add Glow to Daz Studio Images Using Photoshop

November 21, 2016 by shibashake 6 Comments

Screenshot of image after adding extra glow from our IBL layer.

Some simple steps on how I add glow to my Daz Studio images using Photoshop.

Filed Under: 2D Art, Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: add glow, add glow image, daz studio, daz studio tutorial, glow, glow daz studio, glow image, glow tutorial, Photoshop, postwork

3D-Art Contest Winners ~ October 2016

November 9, 2016 by shibashake 10 Comments

Qualifying item used Tatum Hair, Dolphin & Fantasy Wrap by DAZ Originals

A great month with some fantastic entries. See who won and join us in our November contest!

Filed Under: 3D Art, Art Contest Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-contest, 3d-art-winners, contest, contest-winners, digital-art, digital-art contest, vendor-contest, winners

Daz Studio Iray Skin Tutorial

October 19, 2016 by shibashake 11 Comments

Portrait of a lady with red hair and very blue eyes. She is wearing gold dragon jewelry with blue gemstones.

In this tutorial we explore Daz Studio Iray human skin settings. In particular, we focus on how to emphasize differences in skin hues, so that we may accentuate body shape and definition.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz studio, daz studio skin, ds skin, genesis skin, human skin, iray human skin, iray shader tutorial, iray skin, iray skin shader, iray skin tutorial, portrait, shader tutorial, skin shader, skin shader tutorial, skin tutorial

3D-Art Contest Winners ~ September 2016

October 8, 2016 by shibashake 16 Comments

Another great composition by first place winner mugzie101.

Winning entries for our September 2016 3D-Art contest. Thank you all for participating and sharing your wonderful creations.

Filed Under: 3D Art, Art Contest Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-contest, 3d-art-winners, contest, contest-winners, digital-art, digital-art contest, vendor-contest, winners

How I Combine Daz Studio Lights in Photoshop

September 24, 2016 by shibashake 11 Comments

Pin-up girl dressed in Native American headdress, sitting on a classic motorcycle.

Come see how I combine my various Daz Studio light layers in Photoshop, how I add color to lights, and how I modify light layers using Photoshop masks.

Filed Under: 2D Art, Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: combine lights, daz studio, daz studio iray, iray lights, iray tutorial, lights, Photoshop, photoshop tutorial

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