I highly recommend Daz Studio and use it to create all of my fantasy women art images. Why? Daz Studio is free and no drawing skills are needed. It is also a lot of fun and very addictive.
Daz Studio Dynamic Cloth (dForce) Tutorial for Beginners
A beginner’s tutorial on Daz Studio’s new dynamic cloth system – dForce. In this tutorial, I apply dForce to two pieces of V4 clothing, so that it drapes over a Genesis 8 Female figure. With dForce, I can not only use Poser dynamic dresses on Genesis figures, but also older V4 dresses that did not autofit well on Genesis.
Daz Studio Iray Tutorial for Beginners
This tutorial describes how I create a simple scene, from start to finish, for the Daz Studio Iray renderer. In particular, I discuss how to assign Iray materials, and how to create simple but realistic lighting in Iray with an image based light (IBL).
How to Create Fantasy Art in Daz Studio (for Beginners)
I have always loved fantasy art. I am not trained as an artist, but even as a Daz Studio beginner, I can use it to create cool looking art that I previously would never be able to produce. Here, I talk about my early experiences with Daz Studio, how I add fantasy figures and environments, how I set up some simple lights, and ultimately make my imagination real.