Poser, DAZ Studio...general questions.

[graphicsfactory]

Hi,

Primarily I create screen printed t-shirt designs. More and more, I am asked to create designs that include people in specific "situations" or "poses" as part of a design. Depending upon the job, I often need to illustrate the figure. That is fine as long as I can find a picture that closely approximates what I need. But, sometimes my customer is looking for something very specific. And it becomes difficult to provide them with what they want.

I've known about Poser for a long time and recently found DAZ Studio. They seem to work similarly. For now, I am learning to "pose" the figures. But I have some questions that I hope someone here may be able to answer.

Firstly, I understand that I would need to purchase different "characters." Then, I would need to purchase clothes and accessories. But, I can't find what I need. I illustrate athletes, construction workers, office people, etc. But all I can find is "fantasy" and bikinis. Anyone have any idea where I can find what I need? Is this what is called "content?"

Also, aren't the "accessories" specific for each character?

How do you create the "environment" around figure? Is that also done in Poser or DAZ, or in another program?

What programs are the characters and content made?

I appreciate your help!

Thanks,
Mike

[Soquili]

Hi Mike,

Daz3D.com is where you can find many items like clothes, props, content, scenes, etc. http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/3d_models/0...cfm1lg5/?&_m=d

Some are free, some are as little as $1.00 and prices going higher.

There are also tutorials on the Daz site. There is a two part tutorials about modeling clothing using Hexagon 2 which is another Daz program.

http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/tutorial/tu...mol42/?id=1684
http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/tutorial/tu.../?id=1704&_m=d

I have not made clothing for Poser and/or Daz models. Mike Bailey, the moderator of this forum has created clothing. He can provide more details when he is on line again.

[Christine Farrelly]

Check out Renderosity.com where there is a large amount of FREE items - clothing, characters and props.

Other sites: RuntimeDNA, ShareCG, DigitalDesignsUnlimited and Content Paradise

You could of course pose the figure and then add clothing in a 2D program.

Christine

[graphicsfactory]

Thanks...I've bookmarked these sites.

Mike

[dnavarrojr]

Do these programs do animations too, or just poses for stills?

[Soquili]

DAZ Studio can do animations.

You can also use Bryce (another DAZ program) to create animations.

DAZ 3D software

[AngerfisT]

Do these programs do animations too, or just poses for stills?

Yes both does, sometimes alitlle limited but with a few plug ins and some time will do!