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How to Save a Daz Studio dForce Frame as a Morph

by shibashake 15 Comments

Girl with pink hair, pink dress, and pink petals blowing in the wind. Daz Studio dForce Iray picture. Fantasy Art.

This tutorial describes how we can save a Daz Studio dForce frame as a morph. Once we have it saved, we can reuse it whenever we want, without having to rerun the dynamic cloth simulation. We can also combine it with other morphs.

Why Is There Noise in My Daz Studio Iray Render and How to Remove It

by shibashake 8 Comments

Sexy Fantasy woman with horns, standing in water, surrounded by skulls. Fantasy art. Daz Studio Iray image render.

One very common question I get about Daz Studio Iray is why is there so much noise in my Iray render and what can I do to remove it? This tutorial explores the source of noise in our Iray images, what type of scenes produce more noise, and how we can reduce this noise without losing image quality.

Daz Studio Dynamic Cloth (dForce) Tutorial for Beginners

by shibashake 23 Comments

Sexy darked haired fantasy woman sitting on the floor with lace dynamic cloth draped around her. Night time fantasy art scene with fireflies.

A beginner’s tutorial on Daz Studio’s new dynamic cloth system – dForce. In this tutorial, I apply dForce to two pieces of V4 clothing, so that it drapes over a Genesis 8 Female figure. With dForce, I can not only use Poser dynamic dresses on Genesis figures, but also older V4 dresses that did not autofit well on Genesis.

Daz Studio Iray Sunlight Tutorial

by shibashake 4 Comments

Woman in red shirt lying or sleeping on a very large clock with light and shadow patterns from the Iray Sun. Red petals are strewn about her.

This tutorial explores Daz Studio Iray sun settings. We also discuss how to combine Iray sunlight with a softer environment map to get a better balance of light and shadow.

Light Emitting Shaders and Surfaces in Daz Studio Iray

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.

Step-by-Step Daz Studio Post-Work Tutorial

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.

How I Light My Daz Studio Iray Scenes

by shibashake 19 Comments

Woman wearing a veil and sari, with interesting ruins in the distance.

I describe the three main classes of lights that I use in my Daz Studio Iray scenes. These include an image based light, three mesh lights, and a volumetric light.

Recent Posts

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Recent Comments

  • Side by side face comparisons of out-of-the-box Millawa 8 face and skin and multiple tweaked Millawa 8 face and skin.Making Skin Pop with the Daz Studio Iray Uber Shader – Part 2
    • MILT51
      - Wow!!! You are truly a very talented (gifted) artist. I love these tutorials #1 & #2, I never thought ...
    • Adil
      - Hi,I hope everything is good at your end. Please if you can help me with light scene duf file for ...
    • jane
      - I can not write 0.24 or 0.24 after 0. doesnt work. would you share your settings?
  • Duality of life and death represented by a day of the dead girl with black flowers and butterflies on her headdress surrounded by skeletons. Gothic fantasy woman art. Daz Studio Iray image.What Does Our Art Say About Us?
    • Plaiades
      - Dear Shiba,i am a long time admirer of your art and have missed you in the DAZiverse. Over a year ...
  • Side by side Victoria 8.1 face comparison of Daz Studio's PBR Iray Skin Shader and the Iray Uber Shader..Making Skin Pop with the Daz Studio Iray Uber Shader – Part 1
    • Foxy
      - Hi, can you save your settins and share with us?

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