Slightly early due to Christmas, here’s my regular monthly survey of what’s new and interesting for artists using Poser and DAZ Studio. As usual, freebies are only linked if they’re ‘commercial use’ for renders, or are so obviously fan-art that no-one would try to use them commercially. Also I’m not trying to cover the new G9 stuff for DAZ, though there is a bit of that here.
Science-fiction:
A lovely retro GT Skimmer flying car for Poser. “Scaled to Poser figures”.
Flitting alongside your flying car, probably some Animal Jah alien birds. Note sure how Avatar-alike they are? Could class as fan-art?
Your space-opera lead hero has arrived. The stylish and subtly stylised PN August for Genesis 9.
Cryopod 3D Asset for Blender. I had success in exporting this to .OBJ from Blender 2.83.
A free Hex Floor scene prop. Could also make a wall. See also the new Architectural Wall Panels.
A new Sci-Fi Holographic Chess Set.
Steampunk:
Fallen Angel metal wings for M4, V4, G8.
Steampunk Sound Blaster by Cybertenko. Looks fun. “Drop that maguffin, HPL, or I’ll serenade you with a blast of ‘Yes, We Have No Bananas’!”
The free Herr Doktor for Michael 3, a 1920s style doctor-surgeon. With clothing, gear and hair. Also suitable for steampunk.
A free Magnifying Glass.
Alpen Express. Could also double as an undersea viewing carriage, with a bit of a dieselpunk texture makeover.
Halloween:
Yes, there were a few latecomers to the Halloween party. Such as the free LaVampire for LaFemme for Poser.
MortemVetus’s The Witching Hour Poser props. Looking fairly old now, it has to be said… but also looking suitable for Poser 11’s Comic Book line-art.
EArkham’s ZWorld Orb Beast of Many Arms. The beast is likely to come through one of the new SY Magic Portals.
Zombie Run Poses for G3, currently free on the DAZ Store.
Halloween Outdoor Decor, with a nice scarecrow prop.
Toon:
Meshbox’s Professor Santa for Poser. The description is confusing and seems to have been partly copy-based from a ‘Bedtime Santa’ figure. Suggests Chunk may be needed as the base figure, but this is not specified in the dependencies listing.
A free Dody Morph Preset For Aiko 3. This was released a few years back, I recall, but is now on Renderosity.
The same maker also has similar free V4 and M4 presets.
Vest 021 for G3. The hat has possibilities, re: runtime-bashing a Moebius style comics character.
The free Christmas for Nursoda’s Fen character.
Storybook:
A free traditional elf outfit for K4.
Judith Christmas – Cap and Judith AddOns for La Femme for Poser. Requires Judith and La Femme (who ships free with Poser 11 and 12).
V4/A4 Ankle Boots. Generic stylish boots, suitable for a more modern type of storybook tale.
Free Lipstick stick.
A free Alphabet Locker in .OBJ format.
Characters, clothing and accessories:
The free Indiana Jones for Michael 3 for Poser. Plus accesories. And for accomanying ‘extras’ scene fillers, Agent Civil 1940 low-poly for M3.
El Mariachi Guitar Case and gangster add-on.
Free iRay Sequins Shaders and Satin Dot shaders.
Some new freebies for the new makeover for the old Antonia base figure for Poser, Toni-Sweater for Antonia and Dynamic Frost Dress.
Genesis 9 Clones for All. Autofits to send G9 clothes and hair back in time, to work on all previous Genesis figures.
Animals:
Songbird ReMix Ostrich Sulky, for your ostrich-racing fun. This is just the carriage (the ‘sulky’) and harness, not the ostrich. Though you can buy one of those as well.
Beyond the Pale, a white horse makeover for the Hivewire Winged Horse.
Nature:
Photo Props: Swirling Tornado Effect by ShaaraMuse3D.
A free wooden bench with snow, perhaps suitable for human / animal interaction scenes.
Flinks Rolling Hills – Ground Snow props.
Easy Environments: ExoPlanet VIII, which I suspect is an Avatar-alike scene.
Currently free on DAZ, Hanging Vines – Ivy Plants. In my experience, anything “ivy” sends render times into orbit, but maybe these will be different.
Historical:
Effigy Builder Bundle for Genesis 9. Figures to statues, using geoshells and ‘stone hair’. Might be combined with the Underwater Relics Shaders for iRay.
Ancient Roman Roman Artifacts III including a household shrine. Also a new Triclinium (ancient bed).
A free Mesoamerican Headress for G8, plus wearable presets. I’m unsure how authentic it is.
Bamboo Houses, also seen in the Florida everglades.
A free olde-time travelling wagon. He may be heading to The Sawmill.
Arah3D Holiday Hats Volume 01, in a European 1900s style, for G3, G8, G9.
The Paragon – Encore, a complete late 1920s / early 30s Deco nightclub. The same artist has earlier matching Deco items for sale. Looks superb.
Vintage 1930s/40s XI Microphones.
A detailed pre-war Fishing Boat, free in .OBJ format.
Universal Sailor U.S. Navy for G8M. A classic sailor suit.
A free 1960s type Carpet Sweeper Prop.
Free 1950s-70s type Cable Cars.
Sprinter, a sporty late 1970s car for DAZ Studio.
Scripts:
The free Genesis 1/2/3/9 pose converter for Genesis 8 script. Load anything that’s pose-tastic, to G8. Try it out with the free G9 Microphone Stand Poses 1-4.
You can also go the other way, with the free Genesis 1/2/3/8 pose converter for Genesis 9.
Spinaround for Poser 11. Automated setup of turntable renders.
Render Knight Script for Poser 12, to help out with the confusion many seem to feel when faced with the new Poser 12’s SuperFly (Cycles) settings. There are way more variables to consider in Poser 12. The basic thing to know is that “Branched Path” is for CPUs and does not play nicely with your super $1,000 graphics card — which may need something completely different.
Ok, that’s in. More in 2023.