Comments on: Daz Studio Lighting – Beginner to Now

By: shibashake

shibashake — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 06:33:46 +0000

In reply to Kit Olan. Same thing happened to me, so we can be dumb arses together. :D I am glad it is all worked out now.

By: Kit Olan

Kit Olan — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:05:13 +0000

Yep, you helped and I thank you for that. I did not know there was a headlamp on the camera. Things are better and I no longer have to sit there like a dumb arse trying to figure out where the hell is that light coming from.

Kit

By: shibashake

shibashake — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 01:14:07 +0000

In reply to Paul. With Iray, I just manually turn the lights off and on. I tried using canvasses once, but didn't like some of the limitations. Not sure if they have updated it.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:12:27 +0000

This was great reading as are all your tutorials.Do you have a tutorial that deals with “How to” actually render the different light layers? Are they just multiple renders with lights on or off each time or do you use the canvasses feature?
Only using Iray here btw.
TIA. 🙂

By: shibashake

shibashake — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:33:03 +0000

In reply to damian. Thank you so much for your wonderful message. It is very greatly appreciated and made me do a happy dance. :)

By: damian

damian — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 23:03:04 +0000

Thank you for all your tutorials. Lighting was my downfall and you have helped. I am working on making outfits in marvelous designer off of real clothes I have made. Is there any way I can contribute money to you for your tutorials? I have a question but prefer to ask by email. Thank you Damian

By: shibashake

shibashake — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:21:19 +0000

In reply to James. Thank you James. I haven't done any video tuts yet. Have been thinking about trying it out, but time is always an issue. :)

By: James

James — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:24:19 +0000

Hi, I love your art! Do you have any video tutorials on YouTube?

By: Raj

Raj — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 21:49:31 +0000

Really like your posts, this and others, and was hoping you could give me some advice.

I’m still fairly new to 3d and I’ve struggling with a scene today and wondering whether to buy a course or keep youtubing?

My scene uses stonemasons contemporary living environment + hd genesis 3 model.

Bottom line, the lighting is really an issue … I have quite a bit of experience with “real” studio lighting, but 3d is throwing me curve balls.

The major problems I ran into were:
1. When I add a Reality Mesh Light to the scene, my model seems to get overlit relative to the textures in Contemporary Living

2. If I try switching the Mesh light with a “Sun” light or a “Top Mesh Light” (which I back up a lot), suddenly renders take forever (seems that distant lights are killing performance but I’m not sure)

3. The lighter wooden floor in that environment seems to get nuked out relative to all the other furniture and I’m not sure how to adjust (glossiness?)

4. Finally I went back to working without contemporary living, just using mesh lights, primitives and the same hi def model “Chiyo” and I’m getting more promising results again. But of course they’re a little less dramatic that using a cool environment 🙂

Hope this gives you and idea Is it worth buying a course? Is this bundle any good:
http://www.daz3d.com/i-love-ds-lighting-4-in-1

Any advice?

By: shibashake

shibashake — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 06:28:43 +0000

In reply to Rafael.

🙂 Such a wonderful comment. Thank you.

We also have a contest, so if you have the time, join in on the fun!
http://thinkdrawart.com/3d-art-contest