First of all, thank you all very much for participating. We got over 40 comments, so we are very happy with the response.
Many of Fred Winkler Art’s products were cited as favorites, so as many have expressed, it is difficult to pick a favorite or even a small number of favorites because Fred is such a super-star! 😀
When it comes to 3D models the most often created are naturally at both ends of the appearance spectrum – beauties and monsters. And FWSA does both ends very well, , for example, Gillian HD for Victoria made very nice beauty renders, and the Incubus expansion for Sebastian HD made a good devil.
~~[Lyam]
From going over the comments, I would say that FW Alfred and his Finery and the Mermaid sets were probably most frequently mentioned.
In terms of future items, there were some common trends, including-
- More bundles that include character, hair, and clothing.
- More themed and fantasy characters, or characters of different ethnicities (including special skins and makeups).
- More stylized/anime-ish characters perhaps for Aiko base.
- More male characters, especially themed characters/counterparts and bundles.
In the future, I would like to see more makeup options for individual characters that are geared toward different looks as opposed to variations in color. This helps a character get more re-use, which adds value.
~~[Alex Ledante]
And the Lucky Winners Are …
Randomly drawn winners –
- 1st Place ($50 Daz3D GC) – Chelle the Cat
- 2nd Place ($25 Daz3D GC) – Sean Riesch
- 3rd Place ($15 Daz3D GC) – Holloko
- Extra Winners ($10 Daz3D GC) – Michael K. Eidson, Rob, Kenda
We will also be giving $10 GCs to Lyam and Alex Ledante for their wonderful comments!
December 2015 Daz GC Giveaway
There have been some great new releases on Daz3D recently, including some fun sales. My two recent favorites have got to be the NeoIndia Outfit and Hair Bundle and Wolf 2.0 by AM. In addition, Thanksgiving is just around the corner and Christmas is coming up so it seems like a great time to have a Daz gift certificate raffle! 😀
My Example Entry
My favorite products are Laguna-FWSA Indigo and Jade Mermaid Fantasy Bundle and FWSA Gillian HD. I love the two mermaid girls, and the fantasy skin texture is extremely useful. In addition to mermaids, I can also use it for other female fantasy characters, devils, imps, and more. For my more realistic looking compositions, I like using Gillian. She is beautiful, sexy, and looks great in a variety of outfits and hairstyles.
For the future, I would love to see more anime inspired characters, especially mature males.
Thank You All for Participating!
Thank you all for participating! We got some great comments, and had a lot of fun.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Fred’s new Egyptian Bundle! It is a themed mega-bundle with two characters, two outfits, hair, poses, and lights. Exactly what many of us asked for! So thank you Fred Winkler Art, SWAM, Fisty & Darc, Lilflame, Sabby, Sedor, and Sveva.
If you like creating images, we also have a monthly image contest.
My personal absolute FW-Fav is FW Oliver HD Megapack He looks so close to his TV idol. I use him very often in my renders.
There are more characters in that TV Show, especially more male characters, I would love to see like Roy Harper, Diggle or Barry Allen (Flash). Let’s see what we will get in the future.
I love the Fred Winkler Art catalog. I’ve licensed 61 FW models to date. My favorites (long list) are: FWEJ Sayuri, FW Cassie, FW Danika, FW Diana, FW Phoebe HD, FWSA Riva, FWSA Muneca HD, Maeki for Mei Lin 6, Amelie for Keiko 6 HD, FWSA Tiami for Callie 6 (what a doll!), FWSA Bonnie HD for Victoria 7, FWSA Kimmy HD for Teen Josie 7, and their latest, FWSA Octavia HD for Teen Josie 7 and Genesis 3 Female(s). In addition to rendering these characters as-is, I like dialing in multiple characters to create a unique character, and I find myself using the above-listed characters a good deal for that.
As for what I’d like to see in the future from Fred Winkler Art, i’d love to see some FW Aiko-based characters. Assuming there will be an Aiko 7, maybe FWA could bring out some characters for her.
All the products are amazing n high quality but my fav is http://www.daz3d.com/laguna-mermaid-fantasy-pack-for-genesis-3-female-s . I love the colours n the style. I adore http://www.daz3d.com/fwsa-indigo-hd-for-victoria-7 , she is exquisite,not only as a mermaid but as a fairy or just a stunning girl-next-door type, very versatile.
I would love to see a frosty character in the future, maybe a frost mermaid.
My favorite is LYFW Adrienne HD for Victoria 6.
There are a few similar items out there, but this one is my favorite for sure.
The android lines are beautifully drawn, especially the hands and some really cool nail and make-up options that are outside of the box and make this character stand out.
Future? I would love to see another version of this.
I also love the shapes of the Effie character for Aiko 6. Almost a toon/human hybrid which I also enjoy working with. Anything a little different with their attention to detail would be bought and appreciated.
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I love all your products. But I have to say that “Travis” is my favorites. The skin color is superb. I say this because trying to replicate the wide range of African Americans colors is not easy. I have seen others, but I found them to be too shiny. They lack that natural sheen.
What I would like to see is an African American male that have a range of color, choices, and the ability to body morph. Yeah, that would be sweet.
My favorites are some of the less traditional characters that are offered. It seems many vendors offer various Caucasian characters, but FW offers other options as well. For example, FW Lucille (http://www.daz3d.com/fw-lucille) is a beautiful character. FW Keshi (http://www.daz3d.com/fwsa-keshi) is an Indian character that is unique, complete with henna options. FWSA Wachiwi (http://www.daz3d.com/fwsa-wachiwi) is a Native American character unparalleled in the Daz world. Each of these is versatile for historical, fantasy, and contemporary renders that will offer an international flavor to the scene.
For the future, I would like to see male counterparts for all of these characters. Hispanic, Indian, and Native American male characters are absent as options. Other nationalities (male and female) would also be most welcome. I am confident FW would make some fantastic characters that would fill these gaps.
Yeah! Thanks for hosting these contests!
You are very welcome. Hope you will join our new contests! 🙂
FWSA Camile HD for Bethany is probably my favorite. I’m tired of the waif physique.
I’d like to see more and different body shapes for both genders.
I agree with the waif figures. Need more models with meat on the bones, lol.
Like others have said it is tricky to pick a best product from so many good characters. Here are a few of my favorites:
http://www.daz3d.com/fwsa-xiao-mei (very beautiful character)
http://www.daz3d.com/elisse-hd-for-victoria-7 (very beautiful, and also one of the few V7 based characters that does not look like V7)
http://www.daz3d.com/fw-alfred-hd-for-michael-6 (I like the bundled facial hair, looks so much better than a painted on beard)
I also own a lot of your PC+ characters, as they are amazing value for the price.
As a suggestion for the future it would be more characters that look significantly different from the base character they use, or maybe better would be characters that just use base Genesis 2/3.
I like this new character Octavia, she’s beautiful, by Fred Winkler Art, Sabby, and SWAM for the excellent hair!
Also like the outfits from Aeon Soul.
FWSA Octavia HD for Teen Josie 7 and Genesis 3 Female(s)-Octavia Hair for Genesis 3 Female(s) and Genesis 2 Female(s)-Pyrit Hair for Genesis 2 Female(s) –
Wow it is really hard to decide on just one! they are all fabby!!!! will have to make tough choices!!
I love FWSA Indigo and Jade Mermaid Bundle….i love how it goes into fantasy and realistic both at the same time!
I love Fred Winkler Bambi as she looks so innocent and reminds me of Tinkerbell and all her friends
I love FW Naida and Nalin MerFolk bundle as it gives you the opportunity to use awesome fantasy that you can’t find many other places
Hopefully there will be more Christmas stuff in time for those of us who don’t own any