An interesting new scene for DAZ Studio or Poser this week: the Roman Museum Hall. You can presumably also remove the Roman props and replace them with your own exhibits. A giant kitsch plushie or a Lovecraftian beastie spring to mind 😉
Category Archives: Poser
50% off at Teknology 3D
50% off the entire range on DAZ Studio and Poser content on the Teknology 3D store (excludes new releases).
Use code: bf2012 at checkout and save 50% off your order. Expires Monday.
I note that Teknology 3D has 3D merchant-resource clothing kits for 3D Universe’s Sadie and Sam. These work with Daz’s free Hexagon software, and look nicer and perhaps a bit easier to work with than their DAZ store equivalents?
40% off 3D Universe toons
A healthy 40% off all the 3D Universe (aka 3DU) characters and animals in the Cartoon Universe section over at the DAZ Store. Sale ends Friday.
Steampunkers and some types of webcomic-makers might like to note the rather nice toon steampunk-friendly sofa that’s in the (currently) $4.77 “Staci – Couch Potato” pack…
Renderosity Christmas Contest
Entries are open now for the Renderosity Christmas Contest. The 2012 theme is “Magical Holiday”…
Monstrous freebie
Cool free original toon sci-fi character, for Poser. Sam-anime…
Buried up to the neck in soil, and with a few leaves added, his eye and neck could also become a “mutant plant” character.
Octane for Poser/DAZ – videos
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A first look at the upcoming OctaneRenderer render plugin for Poser, showing the workflow…
It’s also coming for DAZ Studio 4.5 too…
Jack Tomalin 30% off
DAZ has 30% off today, on most of Jack Tomalin’s store on the DAZ Store (although not quite “entire”, as his excellent Bandstand is missing).
Poser SR3.1 released
Smith Micro has released Poser SR3.1, and also the PoserFusion 2012 SR3.1 plug-ins updates…
“Poser Pro 2012 Service Release SR3.1 – (Version: 9.0.3.23027, Released 10/11/2012)”
15% off coupon for Sale/Clearance items at Renderosity
Renderosity has a 15% off coupon for sales of $25 or more, from now through Friday 9th November 2012. Valid on Sale and Clearance items only.
3D Art Direct #22
The new issue of the DAZ Studio and Poser-friendly 3D Art Direct magazine is out now, for free. Great to see that the editors have given the cover typography and layout a more professional look…
New plugin release: Talk Designer Assistant 2 for Poser
Just released, the Poser plugin “Talk Designer Assistant 2” for Poser 9 / Poser Pro 2012, from Andre O’Brien at Anakele Vision and Design…
“make virtually any figure compatible with Poser’s Talk Designer” [Version 2] “now includes automated speech animation processing, for rock solid results without the need to download any further assistance scripts.” [and it] “allows characters with large amounts of facial morph dependencies (such as Michael 5, Tyler GND, and Miki 4) to work directly with Poser’s Talk Designer”
Update: said to work with Poser 11.
Accessories and extras for Lenore and the Raven
A little survey of toon items, that seem to fit with the new Lenore and the Raven characters for Poser. Some would need retexturing, to match Lenore’s distinctive goth colour-scheme:
* Black fur matte for 3DU’s Pocket Pets Toon Kitty.
* Zombie Alchemical Ingredient Sacks.
* A Gothic Bird Bath for the Raven.
* Morphing Gothic Window/Arch (with similar-looking skull to the skull which comes with Lenore).
* Toon Daisy for Poser (could be a cheerful comedic counterweight to Lenore’s gloom).
* DAZ Studio 3 ghost shader presets (turn Lenore into a ghost. Requires DS 3.1.2.32 or higher).
* Possible House Exterior.
Lenore launches
Loving the look of the new Lenore and The Raven for Poser, which currently have their launch-discounts applied. Perfect for a webcomic.
Suitably retextured in black/white, I’d say that the Waffling Shruggle would be a nicely matching “third character” for a Lenore-based comic strip. Godfrey Lil’ Death could also work.
Apparently, DAZ users should adjust Lenore’s skirt material to 99% gloss to get a better look in DAZ.
Cthulhu lowered
The DAZ Store’s excellent Cthulhu Rising is currently on a 40% discount, which brings it down to $20.97. That’s lower than the initial launch discount, if I remember rightly.
3D content survey: ‘bad hair day’ for Poser and DAZ Studio
Tired of ‘Barbie and Ken hair’ for your characters? Need a ‘bad hair day’? Here’s my survey of some of the wilder and weirder hair types available for Poser and DAZ Studio. I’ve left out the anime-style mega-bunches, the flower-strewn faery braids, and the neon punk-rock mohawks.
April YSH’s Calais Hair and Morphing Ruff…
One at Renderosity and Fire Goddess’s ShoXoloR MAT sets…
Nightflower Hair seems good for a 1950s high-camp Vampirella-style character…
Also look at the free Upside Down Hair and the free wild cat-woman hair.
Need a snake-haired Medusa, the “turn you to stone” woman from ancient myth? There’s Naga Hair, although it looks a little old now.
Looking much better and with fully posable snakes is the more recent The Gorgon Medusa for V4…
Weird fantasy hair for men seems much less common than for women. There are a few ‘bandana and pseudo-dreadlocks’ hippies, but the male hair I liked the most was Volg for M4 (although it’s rather Wolverine-like, as most sci-fi/comics people will spot instantly)…
Surreal Esidor Hair for Esidor Hair would go well with Venetian or feather masks…
Need something sparse and troll-like? MOST’s free Troll for V3 comes complete with hair…
That’s it! Hope you found your hair to dye for!