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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

Lighting with Reality and Lux


Another area where Lux shines is in the way it simulates light. To understand how light works, we can consider how a standard digital photo camera works. In real life light is emanated from a source, it hits objects nearby, and it's reflected by those objects. The light reflected bounces off other objects, and it becomes tinted based on the colors of the surfaces touched. Finally, the light rays reach the camera, they are gathered by a lens, and hit the image sensor where they will be converted to digital data.

The camera lens has an iris that works similarly to the human iris; it adjusts the aperture of the eye, the pupil. A smaller pupil keeps excessive light from hitting the retina. A smaller lens aperture does a similar job; it reduces the amount of light that hits the image sensor.

We know that cats can see in the dark better than humans can. The cat's eye has a higher sensitivity to light. In a similar way, the camera's sensor can be adjusted to be more...