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

May 25, 2016 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.

Filed Under: Daz Studio Tagged With: camera, daz studio, daz studio octane, daz studio octane tutorial, daz studio tutorial, displacement map, light, octane, octane camera, octane displacement, octane hdri, octane lights, octane renderer, octane shader, tutorial

Daz Studio Lighting – Beginner to Now

June 22, 2015 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.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-light, 3d-lighting, daz, daz studio, daz studio light, daz studio lighting, ds, ds light, iray, light, lighting, spotlight, tutorial, uber-environment

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