15% off the Poser/DAZ content at YurDigital. Coupon code NBS42012 Expires 7th May 2012. They have some lovely steampunk items.
Willows in the springtime
Need a convincing springtime willow-tree, with fresh green leaves? France has a freebie tree for Poser and DAZ…
Templum, issue #1 – out now
Templum is a new digital arts magazine, now inviting submissions for the second issue. Quite painter-y, but probably open to those who overpaint their Poser/DAZ renders.
Micheal 5 – out now
Micheal 5, the new Genesis-enabled version of Micheal for DAZ Studio, has just been released.
DAZ to Blender – new pipeline tutorial
Send your DAZ Studio characters to Hell Blender, with a brand new tutorial and pipeline overview researched and written by Jon Hallier. The Blender guys are of course working on the free Make Human software, which is current stuck at alpha 0.6. But until Make Human becomes usable, Exporting DAZ Studio 4 figures to Blender
(More)…
Adobe opens pre-orders on CS6…
Adobe has just opened pre-orders for their CS6 range, to be shipped on Monday 7th May 2012. These include Photoshop CS6 and CS6 Extended (for 3D work) of course, and also their excellent DTP software InDesign and the video editor Adobe Premiere Pro. Also a couple of names new to me: Adobe SpeedGrade (colour grading
(More)…
Four-page Sixus 1 interview
Out now, a new issue of the free online magazine 3D Art Direct (#16). Inside is a four-page interview with DAZ/Poser character creator Sixus 1…
DAZ to Unity – detailed technical overview
DigiTech has posted a lengthy new whitepaper/tutorial on pipelining customised character assets for the popular free Unity game engine, based on DAZ Studio exports… “This tutorial presents an asset pipeline, and design and code analysis information, to support the character customization workshop project download [available] for Unity game engine. [...] The character customization workshop provides
(More)…
DAZ Training videos page – links fixed
A global search-and-replace operation had messed up the links on my DAZ Training Videos page. Apologies for that. All fixed now.
New Nursoda female figure – freebies
Any new standalone figure from Nursoda is welcome. They are always of excellent quality, and have immense amounts of character. So it’s great news that he’s just launched another excellent characterful older female character called Aina… Nursoda’s freestuff website has also updated with a fab set of free poses for Aina and his popular Hein
(More)…
Freebie – superhero jaw for Micheal 4
New and free on Share CG, an excellent-looking superhero jaw for Micheal 4, as a Poser morph… “This is a stand alone heroic jaw morph for DAZ‘s M4.” Note that there’s currently a big firesale on M4 stuff generally, in anticipation of the release of M5.
Done to a T
Rampa has posted a file that gives a better starting t-pose, for use in exporting FBX characters from DAZ Studio to iClone using the new 3DXchange5 Pro.
Micheal 5, almost ready for release
DAZ‘s Micheal 5 character is almost ready for release, to join the existing Victoria 5 as DAZ’s flagship male/female characters. This is a preview of what he’ll look like…
How to paint hair in Photoshop – free 35 min video tutorial
Hair taking too long to render? Damage Inc. has just posted a new free 35 minute video tutorial on how to add hair to your DAZ/Poser render, by painting it in with Adobe Photoshop…























