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Light Emitting Shaders and Surfaces in Daz Studio Iray

January 20, 2017 by shibashake 6 Comments

Sci-Fi girl in dynamic shouting pose with bright light emitting hair. Futuristic metal tentacles are around her.

We learn emission shader settings in Daz Studio Iray by applying it to hair. Light emitting surfaces are fun, add spice to our compositions, and help create dramatic lighting effects.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz studio, daz studio iray, daz studio iray tutorial, emission, emission color, emission shader, emission surface, emissive hair, emissive surface, iray, iray emission shader, iray shader, light emitting hair, light emitting shader, light emitting surface

Step-by-Step Daz Studio Post-Work Tutorial

December 18, 2016 by shibashake 19 Comments

Daz Studio Iray Asian woman pin-up with her eyes closed and holding strands of pearls.

A step-by-step postwork tutorial on my Asian Girl with Pearls image. Scene was created in Daz Studio and initial light layers were rendered in Daz Studio Iray.

Filed Under: 2D Art, Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: 3d-art, 3d-art-tutorial, daz studio iray post-work, daz studio iray tutorial, daz studio post-work, daz studio tutorial, iray post-work, Photoshop, photoshop tutorial, post-work, post-work tutorial, postwork

How to Add Glow to Daz Studio Images Using Photoshop

November 21, 2016 by shibashake 6 Comments

Screenshot of image after adding extra glow from our IBL layer.

Some simple steps on how I add glow to my Daz Studio images using Photoshop.

Filed Under: 2D Art, Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: add glow, add glow image, daz studio, daz studio tutorial, glow, glow daz studio, glow image, glow tutorial, Photoshop, postwork

Daz Studio Iray Skin Tutorial

October 19, 2016 by shibashake 11 Comments

Portrait of a lady with red hair and very blue eyes. She is wearing gold dragon jewelry with blue gemstones.

In this tutorial we explore Daz Studio Iray human skin settings. In particular, we focus on how to emphasize differences in skin hues, so that we may accentuate body shape and definition.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz studio, daz studio skin, ds skin, genesis skin, human skin, iray human skin, iray shader tutorial, iray skin, iray skin shader, iray skin tutorial, portrait, shader tutorial, skin shader, skin shader tutorial, skin tutorial

How I Combine Daz Studio Lights in Photoshop

September 24, 2016 by shibashake 11 Comments

Pin-up girl dressed in Native American headdress, sitting on a classic motorcycle.

Come see how I combine my various Daz Studio light layers in Photoshop, how I add color to lights, and how I modify light layers using Photoshop masks.

Filed Under: 2D Art, Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: combine lights, daz studio, daz studio iray, iray lights, iray tutorial, lights, Photoshop, photoshop tutorial

Top 6 Fantasy Art Environments for Daz Studio

April 9, 2016 by shibashake 12 Comments

White haired fantasy girl being embraced from behind by a smiling horned Devil. Red portal with glowing letters in the background.

My top six picks of fantasy art environments for Daz Studio. Come check out the many magical scenes that we can create with these fantastic figures and props for Daz Studio.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: art daz studio, fantasy, fantasy art, fantasy art daz studio, fantasy art environments, fantasy art scenes, fantasy women, fantasy women art, top fantasy environments

Top 5 Fantasy Women Outfits for Daz Studio and Poser

February 23, 2016 by shibashake 6 Comments

Fantasy angel in bone armor, with red wings, standing and looking up, while the wind blows.

My top five fantasy women outfits. These are the outfits that I use time and time again in my fantasy renders and artwork. Here, we focus on outfits made for Victoria 4, but that still works well with Genesis 2, Genesis 3, and Daz Studio Iray.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: fantasy, fantasy armor, fantasy art, fantasy outfit, fantasy warrior, fantasy women, fantasy women art, fantasy women outfits, girl gun, top outfits

How to Create Frozen’s Queen Elsa in Daz Studio

January 13, 2016 by shibashake 4 Comments

Queen Elsa with ice wings and forming the heart or love sign with her hands. Magic or spell lights in the background and around her hands.

A fun tutorial on how to create Queen Elsa in Daz Studio. We describe how to manipulate clothing, hair, face morphs, facial expressions, and more, to enhance similarity.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz studio, disney, elsa, fan-art, frost queen, frozen, iray, queen elsa, tutorial, winter lady, winter queen

Top 5 Daz Studio Iray Essentials

December 9, 2015 by shibashake 11 Comments

Woman wearing red vintage swimsuit doing a sexy pin-up pose and smile on the beach.

Top 5 Iray products that I use in almost every one of my renders. These are the products that I am awesomely happy with because I keep using them time and time again. They significantly enhance my Iray renders and allow me to effectively use older Poser or 3Delight textures in Daz Studio Iray.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz iray, daz studio, daz studio iray, ds iray, iray, iray essentials, iray products, iray shaders

How I Light My Daz Studio Iray Scenes

November 15, 2015 by shibashake 19 Comments

Woman wearing a veil and sari, with interesting ruins in the distance.

I describe the three main classes of lights that I use in my Daz Studio Iray scenes. These include an image based light, three mesh lights, and a volumetric light.

Filed Under: Daz Studio, Iray Tagged With: daz studio iray, daz studio iray tutorial, featured-article, iray, iray lighting, iray lights, iray tutorial, light daz studio, light iray

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