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Novica & Serene Night's Renders, Tips, Tutorials & Product Reviews Part 1

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    anikad said:
    The last one is a texture set.

    Noted, thanks :) If you see anything on sale you think is a good deal, feel free to mention :)
  • anikadanikad Posts: 1,919
    edited December 1969

    I'm currently trawling Morris' store so far I've picked up

    http://www.daz3d.com/femme-fatale which is a texture set for Hongu's bikini and the pose pack you've mentioned above. I'm debating some of his genesis characters.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/19756/P285/#336969

    Everyone take a peek at my Sofia renders- I found them :) Went back page by page!
    She is on sale. I'll edit and post the link here, I had added her to the other list but she's important enough to list by herself since I have examples for you. EDIT: She is pictured "out of the box." No adjustments made to Surfaces. She's gorgeous! I just noticed I used her in my signature banner, so obviously I like her a LOT, lol.

    http://www.daz3d.com/sofia-for-v42-and-genesis

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  • anikadanikad Posts: 1,919
    edited December 1969

    Ooh she's gorgeous. Must resist. I was going to pick up Artemis3d's Neve. Morgan reminds me of the princess from the Neverending story.

    For people who render kids, the sleeping cutie rock-it bundle from
    http://www.daz3d.com/sleeping-cutie-rock-it-bundle from silvant3d

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Okay- will show you the divisions you haven't seen on the Day Dreamer top- you can have separate colors for the sleeves. If you don't have Day Dreamer I would take another look. It also comes with pantaloons (pants) if I recall. They're like knickers, 3/4 of the way down the leg. Us old timers used to call them pedal-pushers! (Am I the only one who remembers that, lol?)

    One note- I got a PM a few minutes ago thanking me for the notes about the Flash Sales because they thought their pages weren't refreshing and they couldn't clear their cache (so were relying on me and others on the forum) - and in the course of the conversation, I found out the individual was going to Hot Promotions and not seeing the Flash Sale promos. Just in case, let's mention this here- to see Flash Sales- GO TO FAST GRAB or NEW RELEASES.

    If you are up around 1:15am Central Time United States, that's when the promotions usually change. And any glitches are then too. (I got the 58% instead of 51% on one of the new releases. Was it Gia? We all discussed it that morning as there was price confusion.)

    Going to do some funky ones now. Just wanted you to see you can do very simple, classic clothes with Totally Bazaar too. Let's head back to those gorgeous swimsuits, modeled by Chiara. Coming in a few minutes!

    Cassini /Totally Bazaar / Day Dreamer Outfit (Again Using Native American)
    NOTE THE SEPARATE SLEEVES option

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    anikad said:
    Ooh she's gorgeous. Must resist. I was going to pick up Artemis3d's Neve. Morgan reminds me of the princess from the Neverending story.

    For people who render kids, the sleeping cutie rock-it bundle from
    http://www.daz3d.com/sleeping-cutie-rock-it-bundle from silvant3d

    Great choices- I have both. I haven't gotten around to either of them yet so can't post samples.
    Neve is here: http://www.daz3d.com/neve-for-victorai-4-2-and-genesis

    EDIT: OMGosh, they have a typo in the LINK!

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  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,370
    edited December 1969

    You keep referencing Wind Dancer, but the images look like Day Dreamer. I think you've bought so much in the sales that you've confused yourself! What do you think?

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    I think I have a lot of editing to do, lol. That's what I get for trying to rush and shop before the sales end, render, and post at the same time. Will go back and fix- :) You're the official thread editor, ya know?

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,370
    edited December 1969

    Day Dreamer shoes are nice, too, because you can turn off the opacity of the ribbons in the surfaces tab and have a simple flat shoe.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    barbult said:
    Day Dreamer shoes are nice, too, because you can turn off the opacity of the ribbons in the surfaces tab and have a simple flat shoe.

    Wasn't as bad as I thought, I did start out with Day Dreamer and I switched to Wind Dancer as I was looking at the leggings when Serene Night and I were talking about Sheer Greatness, etc. I went with Day Dreamer as it was more casual as a total outfit. I can't see Wind Dancer strolling into Walmart, lol. (Well, nowadays it wouldn't surprise me...)

    Neat shoe idea! Would you mind checking and seeing if you got the Day Dreamer sash and scarf? I don't have them and I don't think I missed any files. They load in Smart Content and when I went to the show all products, everything is there but not those two things.

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    Chiara in her swimsuit wearing Arabian>Mushroom.

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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,654
    edited December 1969

    I have the scarf and sash with my daydreamer outfit. I use only product view did you see if it is there? I also like Autumn dreams. Very nice. My only complaint about daydreamer is the fit of the top. I wish someone would make a realistic undershirt bra morph.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    Next, head to the South Pacific group, using Blue and White Big Flowers.
    Coming in about 20 minutes.
    If you want tropical, the South Pacific ROCKS.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    I'll go reinstall after this is done rendering as I had done both the Product view and the click on > see other products that work with this option. The pants, skirt, shoes, and top- all there. I have had problems with V4.6 out the ying yang. It's hit or miss when things install, using the same method every single time. On about 60% of them, I always have to go to Content Database Maintenance and reimport metadata, etc.They are listed, but not showing up (and I use the ReadMes) Thank you so much for checking!

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Heads Up!
    It's been mentioned on the Pyrit Hair thread that I started in The Commons that PYRIT HAIR IS COMING BACK!
    Not showing up yet, pages are 404 Not Found. But for those of you who wanted it, you're in luck! (and frankly, with the "bugs" of the hair moving slightly, I would have scooped it up anyway before they took it off the market. As you recall I tested it on this thread and it was no biggie when I tried it. I think it moved more for other people though.)

    My very first render, Kaetl with the two dragons, is Pyrit Hair. Love it. There's nothing quite like it, but many are similar. Two that come to mind- Taylor Hair is longer, Gloria Short Hair is shorter. And there are different versions :) for Pyrit it seems. One says Genesis 2
    http://www.daz3d.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=pyrit+hair&x=-1109&y=-43

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Pictured is Chiara in her South Pacific "Blue and White Big Flowers."
    (Trim is a different one.)

    Coming: Staying in the South Pacific, will be Maori Weave Brown for the trim, with Golden Hibiscus pattern. Oooh la la!
    Reminder, these take 20-30 minutes or more.

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  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,654
    edited December 1969

    I did get an update yesterday to pyrit hair. Not sure what was in it though.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    First off, keep an eye on the Pyrit status because when you do a search for just Pyrit Hair, if the 404 Not Found comes up, note their is one FOR GENESIS 2. (Hooray, IF that happens!)

    Second- with this get $1 off thing- see if it's cheaper to buy bundles or buy each individual item- as Murgatroyd pointed out on the letter set, each one of those will take a dollar off, and it lowers the prices more than getting the bundle and with only $1 off. Good point Murgatroyd!

    Chiara in her newest bikini pattern. When I left for the barn I put the computer to sleep. Forgot I had Chiara going. (She pouted when I opened the computer back up.) I'm not fixing that funky little crinkly hair by her bangs because this is to show you the neat materials.
    I like this one! Remember, it's from South Pacific.

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    Coming Next- Egyptian Mingles With South Pacific!

    I think you'll want to note this combination :)

    South Pacific: Modern Brown Print
    Now, the dilemma is that nothing goes with it from South Pacific without it being too busy (IMO)
    A possible answer-

    Egyptian: Dark Green Embroidered Hieroglyphs!
    Then go to Diffuse and set the color to 210/210/210
    If you have it, try it :)

    And we're switching outfits. Pop back in about half an hour from now.

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Hot Cabana Wear
    http://www.daz3d.com/hot-cabana-wear

    South Pacific: Modern Brown Print

    Egyptian: Dark Green Embroidered Hieroglyphs!
    Then go to Diffuse and set the color to 210/210/210

    I likee. Keep that Egyptian one in mind because you can use that with almost ANY of the ethnicity patterns and just change the diffuse. I know it's going to be one of my most used.

    CLICK TO ENLARGE THEN CLICK AGAIN- LOVE THIS ONE!

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Next up- South Pacific Modern Pink with that same Egyptian print, modified in Diffuse. Another cutie I think! Just started it so it will be about 30 minutes.

    Edit: Here it is :) Did a closeup so you could see the detail in the Egyptian. Color in diffuse: 247 / 12 / 255 fushia/pink.
    Will make it go purple.

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited December 1969

    Okay, in another thread, Svark, Jaderail, and jestmart are going to enlighten me as to what the heck that square is under the light setting. We are discussing "group" vs "null" so follow this thread as they clue me in. And yes, I'll be putting the link in my links section because I know I'll forget this within a week. If you want to provide input, please do it on that thread instead of here so other newbies can see it. :)

    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/27057/

  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Saucee Top
    http://www.daz3d.com/saucee-outfit

    The Saucee top is another one with excellent split sections- the trim is separate from the rest of it, as is the bow.

    In case you're interested:
    Saucee Top 1:
    Egyptian: Gold Jewels Scale 2
    Egyptian: brown is Pale Hieroglyphs again (another one to use a lot with the Diffuse to change colors)
    green trim: from a normal distance, the olive seemed better than a greener green. 128 / 128 / 0
    purple bow: 128 /67 /90

    Saucee Top 2:
    Turkish: Turkish Print Rose Cream
    Egyptian: Pale Hieroglyphs again for the hanging bottom- Diffuse to make it gray/black 112/112/112
    pink bow: 149 / 95 / 95
    trim-golden brown 164 / 138 / 85. Zoom in you'll see this color is the little hearts :)

    Saucee Top 3:
    TIP: for trim, just use the same pattern and tile it smaller. (and see how the white lines up with some of the large pattern white where they meet?)
    The print is South Pacific, using the same Egyptian hanging bottom. The teal Diffuse for that was 0 /128 /128
    teal bow: 0 /56 / 56
    trim: teal- same as the hanging bottom (1 /128 / 128)

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Reminder: these only show how your figures will look at World Center. Just because a light is bright yellow, doesn't mean it won't do wonderfully for a scene.

    3D Universe Toon Donkey (Lights)

    Corral Set
    Lights:
    10 Distant
    Nine out of ten are black are blackish blue, with one white light.


    Woodland Realm: Playset One
    28 Distant Lights
    4 Spot Lights

    Woodland Realm: Playset Two
    Same results

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    DAZ Dimension Lights 1
    http://www.daz3d.com/daz-dimension-lights-1

    These are long render times so will only be able to post 2-3 at a time.
    Some of the settings: the shading rate is .30, pixel filter is 8, bucket size 32, pixel samples 11

    01
    Lights:
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 100% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    02
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 light peach 100% intensity, 115% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    DAZ Dimension Lights 1
    http://www.daz3d.com/daz-dimension-lights-1

    03
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 50% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    04
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 100% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    Here are a few interesting links on UberEnvironment2 that I am reading.

    Making and using your own hdr image for UE2
    http://forum.runtimedna.com/showthread.php?45437-How-to-use-UberEnvironment2-with-your-own-HDR-pictures&p=511581#top

    High Dynamic Range (HDR) image
    http://gl.ict.usc.edu/HDRShop/

    When I googled render settings for UE2, these came up. I haven't looked at all of them yet. But this first one looks interesting! It references Adam's thread so I won't re-post. It's already in my links section anyway.
    http://myuksoft.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=759
    http://www.omnifreaker.com/index.php?title=UberEnvironment2
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/2784/
    https://helpdaz.zendesk.com/entries/22131881-Beginning-Help-with-UberEnvironment-2
    http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/26287/

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    DAZ Dimension Lights 1
    http://www.daz3d.com/daz-dimension-lights-1

    05
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 95% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    06
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 60% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    DAZ Dimension Lights 1
    http://www.daz3d.com/daz-dimension-lights-1

    07
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 80% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    08
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 75% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    09
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 95% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,895
    edited August 2013

    DAZ Dimension Lights 1
    http://www.daz3d.com/daz-dimension-lights-1

    10
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 100% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    11
    Lights
    2 Distant, including UE2 white 80% intensity, 100% intensity range, occlusion with directional shadows

    12
    Lights


    EDIT: Gone for four or so hours. Will resume and finish set 1, then do set 2 :)

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