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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

Avoiding common mistakes


Creating a convincing pose is a matter of caring for small details. It is a painstaking job of making subtle adjustments. One way of identifying those adjustments is to use a human reference and study each element of the body accurately. Taking photos of ourselves with a camera phone can be a great way of obtaining references for natural poses.

Keep a level head

There are some common pitfalls that can make our pose to look unnatural. The position of the head is one of those. If we take a look at photos of people involved in activities such as surfing, we can see that we humans try to level our head as much as possible. The head just doesn't stick out from the shoulders in a perpendicular fashion. To illustrate this point, let me show you an image of the model with the chest positioned almost at the right angle, but with the head unchanged from the default position.

There is an unnatural stiffness to that head. Just a little bit of rotation and side-to-side bend makes...