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What Is Daz Studio?

by shibashake 11 Comments

Blonde haired sci-fi elf girl with sword, standing next to an owl robot. Fantasy sci-fi woman art. Daz Studio Iray image.

I highly recommend Daz Studio and use it to create all of my fantasy women art images. Why? Daz Studio is free and no drawing skills are needed. It is also a lot of fun and very addictive.

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.

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.

5 Ways to Create ‘Soft Lighting Effects’ in Daz Studio & Photoshop

by shibashake 14 Comments

Blonde fantasy art woman standing in front of a large stone statue with bones strewn on the floor.

Some key techniques that I use to add soft lighting effects to my Daz Studio images. Come see before and after images for each of the soft lighting methods discussed.

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.

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 to Add Glow to Daz Studio Images Using Photoshop

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.

Daz Studio Octane Postwork Tutorial

by Guest Writer 1 Comment

Comparison of our postworked image with the original render. The left half of our woman's face shows the original render and the right half shows our postworked version.

How to make Daz Studio Octane skin look even better through postwork techniques in Photoshop. This tutorial is for beginners.

Advanced Skin Material Settings for Daz Studio Octane

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Diagram showing the Daz Studio Octane scattering node settings for three different skin layers.

We discuss more advanced settings for skin materials in Daz Studio Octane. This includes sub-surface scattering (SSS) settings, glossiness, auto-material, and more.

How to Set-Up Camera, Lights, & Displacement in Daz Studio Octane

by Guest Writer 4 Comments

Screenshot of the Environment Map interface in Daz Studio Octane.

Beginner’s tutorial on how to set up simple lights, camera, and displacement maps in Daz Studio Octane.

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