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The Complete Guide to DAZ Studio 4

By : Paolo Ciccone
Book Image

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

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Another tool available for animation is the aniMate plugin. aniMate takes a higher level approach to animation by providing blocks of premade animations that can be dropped into a specialized timeline. This timeline runs in parallel with the Studio timeline, but is dedicated to the handling of aniblocks, as the elements of aniMate are called.

Aniblocks apply a complex animation sequence to a character. For example, there are aniblocks that move a character form standing to sitting down. Other aniblocks provide running sequences, fighting moves, or runway walks.

Aniblocks can be placed one after the other on the timeline. They can be spliced, inverted, slowed down, and accelerated. The software comes with a few premade aniblocks and more can be bought at the DAZ store. Many aniblocks provide rather natural and convincing movements, and the software performs quite well.

The danger in using this kind of approach is that the movements of the figures can look canned. If we repeat the same...