wolves in action

[tysie]

lol
i just purchased bryce (poser) so the zabrak and wookies will be

[Hunter]

Nah...not with Bryce will they be...! If you intend on using Poser, do let me know (Bryce I got figured out, but Poser giving me a few fits!)...I'll trade tips with you, and might be willing to open up my library to you...I am currently holding right around 53Gig of material for Daz, Poser, and Bryce.

With Poser, its possible, but to date I am still running into texture issues. Bryce, when used with Poser, is usually designed to create backgrounds and scenes...Working with both at the moment and if my timetable continues as it has, I will have a fully articulated and textured Wookie in a few weeks. Zabrak I am not bothering with as they really are of no interest to me, but Wookies should be upcoming.

In the meantime, I have been putting together some random images and will post some of them soon enough.

[tysie]

sweet ty hunter
i'm currently having trouble getting started, there were no real directions for it and i cant get the clothes to fit correctly atm.

don't worry about the zabraks i'll figure them out some day lol.
(if i ever get started )
btw your pics are awsome great job.

Tysie - Jedi Knight

[Hunter]

Ok...first: What are you trying to get the hang of: Bryce or Poser?

Bryce isn't all that hard...It's all a matter of fitting your head around "planes" and "angles" and not numbers. The only problem I have with Bryce is you can do beautiful images with it, but after that, its really not much use for anything else. Just about the time you feel you are on top of it, the realization comes that the ride is over and you have pushed about as far as your interest willl allow...but it does really allow some awesome scenery and background images.

Poser sucks!!!! Its a tough thing to use...! If you are intending on using it and didnt get you hands on the 300+ page manual, go take all the CD's out in the front yard with a shotgun and start shouting "Pull!"...trust me, that will be about the most fun you'll be having with Poser.

The concept of "being forgiving" is totally alien to Poser and until you get the 500+ basics down, its a very frustrating learning curve. The controls are very "non-windows" (i.e. somewhat aggravating!) and it is a memory-hog on almost any system, but once you can get down most of the "basics", it allows for alot of interesting images (as you can see from some of my later works.)

Plug away at a couple of images...then post them or email them to me...generally, once I can see what you have done, I can tell you for the most part what you need to do to make them "right"...for instance, the clothes not fitting right could be one of several things you need to do different, and I could probably tell you the right path by looking at a jpeg you send or post.

[tysie]

ty hunter. i am working wit bryce atm. i kinda figured out the scenery a little. the people and clothes is a allitle tough atm tho. i cant get them to go onto the person well enough. ie: looks good on front but back has shoulders showing through the shirt.
ill pot my first try.

[tysie]

here is my first 2 tries

[Hunter]

Okay...first: Your appear to not be using Poser. Those look like DAZ3D figures. I could be wrong....if you are using DAZ, let me know...its a much easier, and somewhat more limited, but GREAT program! I still use it to make fast productions...just cant actually design and create in DAZ, but once you have an item, its fully usable with DAZ. (Lighting effects are difficult to manage in DAZ3D also, but not impossible...)

Second...To show an image, you want to render it first, then save the render, then make sure when you want to load it up to a website, you dont use "Thumbs" links...the ones you posted are thumbs and are impossible to see the detail necessary to see what you might need suggestions on. Render them again, blow them up to an image usable on forums,and let me see what ya got...!

Lastly...until you have the clothes and props linked and conformed properly, dont pose the figures at all...almost all the props and clothes (and hair, etc) are defaulted to the characters base pose and you'll be really challenged to fix it if you move the character before establishing the base for the prop/cloth.

[tysie]

i am using daz, that is where i purchased the bryce. i tried to use the render and all i could get is that size pic atm. i'll try again hehe.

[Hunter]

Alright...the reason you're only getting the small thumbnails isnt from the rendering...its from the saving of the file. What you want to do is first render the image, then "save last render". That will make the rendered image into a saved JPEG (actual size).

It appears from your image, that is a "Dynamic" cloth and not "Conforming", meaning, when you move the figure, the outfit will not move along with it and it isnt posable outside of actually using Poser. Thats one of the down-sides to using DAZ3D, but theres also not much out there now that isnt "conforming". If at all costs avoid "Dynamics"...they are just not very "usable" in DAZ3D. Trust me when i say here, no matter how cool the outfit looks, if its Dynamic and you are using DAZ, any attempt to use the outfit will result in your figure having almost "robotic" poses in order ot make the suit fit. In Poser, Dynamic clothes allow for really amazing realistic movments and lighting options, but honestly, it can take hours to get a Dynamic cloth to look just right!

Make sure when you are using props/clothes to sue the "fit to" button to attach them to the figure...that will allow you to pose figures without too much worry on most outfits-minor adjustments are almost always necessary, but at least the cloth moves naturally with the figure.

[tysie]

wow this is a little tough lol
there is no fit too button in the area the guide is saying it should be. the guide says it should be in the general section (where all the sizing and movement stuff is), should be the last option in the general section. not there