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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.

How I Combine Daz Studio Lights in Photoshop

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.

Top 5 Daz Studio Iray Essentials

by shibashake 11 Comments

Woman wearing red vintage swimsuit doing a sexy pin-up pose and smile on the beach.

Top 5 Iray products that I use in almost every one of my renders. These are the products that I am awesomely happy with because I keep using them time and time again. They significantly enhance my Iray renders and allow me to effectively use older Poser or 3Delight textures 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.

Water Shader Tutorial for Daz Studio Iray

by shibashake 11 Comments

Pin-up image of girl in swimsuit and beach hat, standing in water.

In this tutorial we focus on the three water shaders in Daz Studio Iray – water, water thin, and water dispersive. We also experiment with an underwater mermaid scene and water caustics.

Daz Studio Iray Tips and Tricks

by shibashake 13 Comments

Girl reaching upward for a flying bird (signifying knowledge, dreams, or more) while another holds her down to earth.

I am really loving the results that I am getting from Daz Studio Iray. Here, I talk about some of the useful Iray techniques that I have learned from the Daz3D forums, from talking to other Dazaholics, and from my own Iray experiments.

Daz Studio Iray Tutorial for Beginners

by shibashake 55 Comments

Realistic looking girl with a dragon tattoo on her back.

This tutorial describes how I create a simple scene, from start to finish, for the Daz Studio Iray renderer. In particular, I discuss how to assign Iray materials, and how to create simple but realistic lighting in Iray with an image based light (IBL).

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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?
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      - 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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