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The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4

By : Paolo Ciccone
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The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4

By: Paolo Ciccone

Overview of this book

„While 3D technology can be intimidating, DAZ Studio provides a perfect entry point for anybody interested in it. DAZ Studio is designed to empower the readers with tools to manipulate "ready to use" models and figures. With DAZ Studio, you can use thousands of pre-made 3D models and create fantastic scenes without any hassle. Embark on a journey through the amazing world of 3Ddesigning and create great 3D art with DAZ Studio. This book will show you the way!The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4 shows you how to effectively use DAZ Studio 4 from start to finish. This guide takes you on a fun journey into the world of 3D art with DAZ Studio. Using everyday situations and practical examples, this book leads you from understanding the basics of 3D to the exploration of all the relevant topics, including posing, lighting, rendering, and content installation. You will follow step-by-step examples that will show you how to create great 3D art with fun and ease.With a free download code for Dawn: the brand new and hugely anticipated 3D figure by Hivewire3D and two free environments by renowned 3D artist Jack Tomalin, this book is a must-read for all aspiring 3D artists.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Stepping into DAZ Studio


With DAZ Studio you can create 3D scenes filled with all kinds of objects, such as people, cars, buildings, animals, and plants. As the best way to learn is by doing, we are not going to spend any time at this point discussing 3D concepts and ideas. Instead, we are going to dive into the program and start doing something interesting with it.

Let's start!

Studio uses 3D assets

A program like Studio allows you to create a scene using 3D assets. Think of Studio as your own virtual, potentially infinite, photographer's studio. In it you can pose models, add objects, pose lights, and then take a photograph. While using Studio you pick from a library of premade 3D assets, such as people, clothing, cars, buildings, weapons, and so on. Once you select an object, you place it in the scene and change its place until you find an arrangement that works for the image that you have in mind. Throughout this book, we will see many different types of 3D assets. Some of these assets come with Studio; they are installed with the program so that you can start getting results within minutes after finishing the installation. Other assets can be added by either purchasing them or by downloading them from free repositories on the Web.

Note

Refer to Appendix, Installing DAZ Studio, for step-by-step instructions on how to install DAZ Studio on your computer.