Genesis 2 Female Iray Based Characters.
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Hi,
Can anyone suggest, if there are any characters from Genesis 2 which got Iray based Materials like skin, Makeup, Eye details etc.
Thanks
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Don't think there are any since IRAY was a genesis 3 deal. You can use GF3 and GF8 skins on GF2 with this product https://www.daz3d.com/genesis-3-uvs-for-genesis-2-female-s
You could also use https://www.daz3d.com/n-g-s-anagenessis-2-revolution; it works on all Genesis figures, and is my go-to.
There is only a small handful of G2 characters that have Iray mats. There is no perfect solution to converting the 3DL mats over to Iray since they dont have some of the extra maps that Iray ready characters come with.
My product here - https://www.daz3d.com/resource-saver-shaders-collection-for-iray - has a Genesis 2 Iray converter that will work but as stated, you will probably need to tweak the surfaces depending on the chatacter you use. There is also a Genesis one that works with M4 & V4 mats since they share the same surface names.
The only one that I have in my collection is Quinn for Genesis 2 Female - she has both 3DL and Iray materials.
For other G2F characters, I use the Iray Smart Converter and Advanced Skin Managers for Genesis 2, though I tweak the SSS and translucency settings that it gives me to something I prefer. It's worth looking at G3 and G8 skins that you like, examining what settings are used in the skin shader, and copying it over to whatever G2F skins you adapt. By definition, any G2F iray materials will have been produced in the infancy of Iray - PAs have learnt a lot since then.
There are a couple of iray skins here: https://www.daz3d.com/ig-iray-essentials-victoria-6-michael-6
IG had a freebie pack for Aiko, Darius, Gia, Gianni, Girl, Lee, Lilith, Mei Lin, Monique, Olympia, and Stephanie a couple of years ago, but it's not available in the store. Only a few worked, most had missing texture file errors and CS was no help.
But the ones that worked were great! You could click on them in "figures" in smart content and they would load like any figure, but with iray materials already applied.
Found the description:
"The 2015 Christmas Giveaway items are offered as free items from the DAZ PA (Premiere Artist) Community. Each item is offered for 2 days only. These items are not made by, or supported by Daz 3D. They're free, but you're on your own when working with them. Enjoy your freebies, and happy holidays!"
So yeah, some didn't work and no support.
Do you know which ones worked? And, can they be used without the actual characters? I don't have Gia or any of those other characters. Curious.
Dana
The former freebies are available from IG's Deviantart page now.
I don't know if they work without the originals, as I have all of them. They have their own thumbnails in Smart Content, clicking on them loads the character with iray skin.
If I recall, Giselle, Olympia, and Lilith textures are missing, as are all of the HD textures.
Do you have a link to the DA page? The DA search is as bad as DAZ forum's.
Never mind, found it!
Okay, I just looked. The mats are available in the Content Library and can be used with any G2 figure. I also located them at DA here:
https://www.deviantart.com/inaneglory/gallery/
They're free, if you download them, consider buying one of IG's DAZ store items, it's the polite thing to do.
(And well worth the money!)
They Need Base Figure.
Thanks to all of you for your support
I only have one G2F with Iray, it's Sabby-Bunny for Genesis 2 (by Sabby at Renderosity). Though I picked up this character because she came with G8F morphs too. She uses Victoria 5 UVs.