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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.

How to Create Realistic Skin in Daz Studio Octane

by Guest Writer 4 Comments

Asian woman portrait with realistic Octane skin shader. Rendered in Daz Studio Octane.

One big challenge in 3d-art is to capture the complexity of human skin and make it look more organic and less synthetic. Here, we take a deep look on how to set-up realistic looking human skin in Daz Studio Octane.

An Introduction to Daz Studio Octane

by Guest Writer 3 Comments

Fantasy art of a woman head to head and growling at a tiger.

The Octane renderer is fast and can produce great looking renders. Here, we give an overview of using Octane from within Daz Studio, along with the tools and settings you will need.

How to Create Frozen’s Queen Elsa in Daz Studio

by shibashake 4 Comments

Queen Elsa with ice wings and forming the heart or love sign with her hands. Magic or spell lights in the background and around her hands.

A fun tutorial on how to create Queen Elsa in Daz Studio. We describe how to manipulate clothing, hair, face morphs, facial expressions, and more, to enhance similarity.

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 to Save a Single Frame in Daz Studio

by shibashake 11 Comments

Catwoman sitting on a papasan chair with several cats around her. Moon in the background.

To facilitate sharing scene files, we may sometimes only want to save-out one or several frames in our Daz Studio scene. This tutorial describes a simple process to do this.

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 Lighting – Beginner to Now

by shibashake 13 Comments

Woman playing a wood harp, while a girl and animals sit at her feet.

One of the biggest thing that sets a 3d-image apart from others is the lighting used. Lights can add depth, change mood, create tension, guide the eye, and much more. In this article, I talk about my Daz Studio lighting journey. I describe all the different lighting setups that I have gone through, what I have learned from each one, and why I switched to something else.

Shiba 3D-Art Contest

by shibashake 140 Comments

Knight in armor shooting a steampunk gun at a dragon. Night scene.

Come join this fun 3D-art contest. It is easy to join, there are few restrictions, and we are giving away a bunch of Daz3D gift certificates for prizes. You can enter as many times as you like, and both old or new 3D-renders are welcome.

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