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Club Updates 2008:

D-Form Video Tutorial, with Steven Magyar

Date added: Dec 15 2008, Format: WMV, dur: 25 min, size: 75.5 Mb

 

Ever wondered what the mysterious DAZ Studio D-Form plug in does? Steven Magyar explains the basics and gives an in-depth practical example on V4. Poor lady - she never saw THIS coming! 

 

Play D-Form Video

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Making of "Spaceship Fly-by", ebook by Michael J. Ambruso - part 2 of 2

Date added: Dec 1 2008, Format: PDF

 

Second part of Michael AmbrusoŽs making of ebook. Time to animate, render and edit! 

 

Open ebook (0.9 Mb)

View WMV Animation

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Light Dome PRO 2, Sunset Sky Pack

 

Date added: Nov 15 2008, Requires Light Dome PRO 2

 

Three gorgeous sunsets from Michael Ambruso to spice up your Light Dome PRO 2 sky folder!

 

Download LDP 2 Sunset Sky Pack (7.4 Mb)

Animation Basics: Rolling Ball, video tutorial

Date added: Nov 1 2008, Format: WMV

New to animation in DAZ Studio? Steven Magyar guides you to make a rolling ball, complete with the mathematics behind the roll itself.

 

Play Rolling Ball Video

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Animation Basics: Timeline, video tutorial

Date added: Nov 1 2008, Format: WMV

DAZ Studio timeline explained. Video tutorial by Steven Magyar.

 

Play Timeline Video

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Project 05: Texturing a Vase

Date added: Oct 22 2008

 

With all parts of the DAZ Studio series of tutorials about Realistic Texturing released, Steven Magyar now guides you to make your own set of textures.

 

Go to project page

Photorealistic Texturing, video tutorials part 3 - video 6, 7 and 8

Date added: Oct 15 2008, Format: WMV

Want to make your objects look more real? Find out how to alter UV maps, adjust textures and finetune surface settings in DAZ Studio.

 

Play Video 6 (27.2 Mb)

Play Video 7 (18.4 Mb)

Play Video 8 (14.9 Mb)

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Making of "Spaceship Fly-by", ebook by Michael J. Ambruso - part 1 of 2

Date added: Oct 1 2008, Format: PDF

 

Follow behind the scenes of the great animation done by Michael Ambruso, for the promotion of the Dynamic Lens Flare for DAZ Studio. 

 

Open ebook (3.6 Mb)

View WMV Animation

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Photorealistic Texturing, video tutorials part 2 - video 3, 4 and 5

Date added: Sept 15 2008, Format: WMV

Want to make your objects look more real? Find out how to alter UV maps, adjust textures and finetune surface settings in DAZ Studio.

 

Play Video 3 (22.6 Mb)

Play Video 4 (28.5 Mb)

Play Video 5 (23.8 Mb)

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"Mimicking Radiosity in DAZ Studio", ebook by Waldemar Belwon

Date added: Sept 1 2008, Format: PDF

 

Radiosity or bouncing light calculations are available in more expensive 3D software packages. However, you can easily mimic that using a few well placed spot lights in DAZ Studio. Find out how!

 

Open ebook (2.9 Mb)

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Making of "Song of the Deep", ebook by Michael J. Ambruso

Date added: Sept 1 2008, Format: PDF

 

Follow the steps taken, when the beautiful render, "Song of the Deep" is carefully crafted by Michael J. Ambruso.

 

Open ebook (3.8 Mb)

Download Photoshop PSD project ZIP (6.5 Mb)

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"DAZ Studio for beginners", video tutorial 11 + 12

Date added: Sept 1 2008, Format: WMV

New to DAZ Studio? These informative videos with Steven Magyar are a great start!

 

Play Video 11 (Finetuning a scene)

Play Video 12 (Rendering)

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Photorealistic Texturing, video tutorials part 1 - intro video and video 1 + 2

Date added: Sept 1 2008, Format: WMV

Want to make your objects look more real? Find out how to alter UV maps, adjust textures and finetune surface settings in DAZ Studio.

 

Play Intro Video

Play Video 1

Play Video 2

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"Natural Posing", ebook

Date added: Aug 15 2008, Format: PDF

 

April 2008 Gallery Contest winner Derek Shield has written an ebook about making natural looking poses in DAZ Studio. See for yourself how you easily can tweak poses into a more natural state.

 

Open ebook (1.7 Mb)

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"DAZ Studio for beginners", video tutorial 9 + 10

Date added: Aug 1 2008, Format: WMV

New to DAZ Studio? These informative videos with Steven Magyar are a great start!

 

Play Video 9 (Scene and props)

Play Video 10 (Finding and fixing small problems)

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"Composition in 3D - Advanced Techniques", ebook

Date added: July 15 2008, Format: PDF

 

Stop wondering how to create well balanced images, with this deep analysis ebook! Explore advanced techniques that will help you in creating better images. 22 pages, 19 images and tons of tips & tricks!

 

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"Making of Asia", ebook

Date added: July 1 2008, Format: PDF

 

April 2008 Gallery Contest winner dtshield has made a tutorial that reveals how his image was done.

 

Open ebook (0.6 Mb)

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"DAZ Studio for beginners", video tutorial 7 + 8

Date added: June 15 2008, Format: WMV

New to DAZ Studio? These informative videos with Steven Magyar are a great start!

 

Play Video 7 (MATs & poses)

Play Video 8 (Multiple figures) NUDE CONTENT

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Project 04: Lighting The Hangar

Date added: June 12 2008

 

Time to put all your knowledge to the test! In this project, we will create a moody and mysterious light set for Nightshift 3DŽs "The Hangar".

 

Go to project page

Basic Studio Light Set for DS - Advanced Version

 

Date added: June 1 2008, Requires Daz|Studio 2.1

 

The Basic Studio Light Set got more fancy! Five presets and additional five UberSpot presets. Cast some new light on your characters!

 

Download Light Set (0.4 Mb)

"The Magic Of Layers in DAZ Studio and Photoshop", ebook with project files

Date added: May 22 2008, Format: PDF + PSD / JPG / DAZ files

 

If youŽre looking for more control and spending less time with your 3D graphics - then this ebook is for you! Complete with PSD project files, original JPG high rez renders and DAZ Studio scene file (without props).

 

Download Package (60 Mb)

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"DAZ Studio for beginners", video tutorial 5 + 6

Date added: May 15 2008, Format: WMV

New to DAZ Studio? These informative videos with Steven Magyar are a great start!

 

Play Video 5 (Creating a scene and setting environment)

Play Video 6 (Cloth and hair)

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"Rendering Natural Looking Hair in DAZ Studio", ebook

Date added: May 1 2008, Format: PDF

 

Having a bad hair day? Well, no more! Michael J. Ambruso explains how to obtain natural looking hair in DAZ Studio. Detailed ebook in PDF format..

 

Open ebook (5.6 Mb)

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"DAZ Studio for beginners", video tutorial 3 + 4

Date added: April 25 2008, Format: WMV

New to DAZ Studio? These informative videos with Steven Magyar are a great start!

 

Play Video 3 (Finding and installing content)

Play Video 4 (Creating a scene / Navigation / Backdrops)

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"Displacement Maps in DS & Photoshop", video tutorial

Date added: April 15 2008, Dur: 27 min 46 sec

 

Displacement maps - what are they anyway? Learn all about them and see how easily you can alter the V4 face with sci-fi robot extensions and add extra details to props, characters and buildings.

 

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"DAZ Studio for beginners", video tutorial 1 & 2

Date added: April 15 2008, Format: WMV - NUDE CONTENT

New to DAZ Studio? These informative videos with Steven Magyar are a great start! These two videos are open to the public for free.

 

Play Video 1 (What is DAZ Studio & GUI overview)

Play Video 2 (Content Library overview)

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"Paint Clothes Like The Pros Vol 2", ebook

Date added: April 1 2008, Format: PDF + Photoshop color swatches and Poser / DS poses - NUDE CONTENT

 

The well known and established Photoshop artist, Addy - reveals her secrets when it comes to painting clothes. The package also contains Poser/DS poses and Photoshop swatches.

 

Download Package (7.9 Mb) - NUDE CONTENT

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Project 03: Da Face

Date added: March 15 2008

 

Time for a real challenge! Take the face of any character, add a pose / expression and lights. Do you see a dramatic scene with a monster or a beautiful portrait?

 

Go to project page

"Global Illumination in Carrara 6", ebook

Date added: March 15 2008, Format: PDF

 

Carrara 6 offers more advanced lighting options than DAZ Studio. What is GI anyway - and how can you use it to really make your renders stand out? Ebook by Thomas MacCallum.

 

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"Lighting The Face", ebook / video tutorial

Date added: March 1 2008, Format: PDF + Quicktime video

 

Is there a simple, yet powerful approach to lighting a face? In this detailed ebook along with 16 min speechless video tutorial, youŽll get all the answers and learn two different styles in DAZ Studio. DS scene files included. (Without V4 character)

 

Download Package (84 Mb)

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"Rendering Natural Looking Eyes in DAZ Studio", ebook

Date added: Feb 15 2008, Format: PDF

 

They say the eyes are the windows of the soul. In this ebook by Michael J. Ambruso, youŽll discover how they can become the soul of your DAZ Studio renders.

 

Open ebook (1.1 Mb)

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white ROOM - display room for DS

 

Date added: Feb 1 2008, Requires Daz|Studio 1.8

 

Use this fancy white room to display your characters or props and make them look good!

 

Download ReadMe file

Download Prop

Monthly Gallery Contest

Date added: Jan 25 2008

 

Submit your art to the DL gallery album, and win up to $18 in Daz Gift Certificates! A total of $55 Daz Gift Certificates are given away each month!

 

Read Rules

Go to Contest Gallery

"Rendering Natural Looking Skin in Daz Studio - part 2", ebook

Date added: Jan 15 2008, Format: PDF

 

Part 2 means more advanced settings and the use of third party tools like PwSurface. Can it get any better? It sure can! Michael Ambruso shows you how in this detailed ebook for Daz Studio.

 

Open ebook (5.4 Mb)

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Project 02: The Stick Guy

Date added: Jan 6 2008

 

How can light be used to help reflect different moods? How can posing a simple figure without a face and any texture - still create a feeling?

 

Using only a plane, a simple spot light and the Stick Guy from 3D Universe, your job is to express many different feelings!

 

Go to project page

dROOM - displaced ROOM for DS

 

Date added: Jan 1 2008, Requires Daz|Studio 1.8

 

In need of a cool prop to place your characters in? Or want to explore the fantastic world of displacement maps? dROOM is a surrealistic box room, with displacement maps added - to create the distinctive pattern. It comes ready with lights - ready to render. And rendering goes fast - as dROOM renders without shadows.

 

Download ReadMe file

Download Prop

 

 

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