What do you use DAZ for?

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  • RawArt said:

    echristopherclark said:

    RawArt said:

    I originally planned to use it to illustrate stories.....ended up making products    *shrug*    sometimes you just fall into paths in life

    Ooh, that's super-interesting. I don't think I knew that about you. Makes sense that you were interested in stories, given how distinct and great for storytelling your characters/figures are.

    Did you have prior experience in modeling? I've considered how I might recoup some of my massive monetary investment in Daz, and that is one thing I've considered.

    Modeling..no....I was (am) a graphic artist by profession and training, so I started with just doing textures...then grew from there, learning a little here and there

    And yeah...I love story telling. I drive my wife nuts because anything we watch (movies or tv) I constantly say "ya know the story would be so much better if they did this or that". So I rewrite everything I see (in my head) :P

     

     

    OMG - I am so glad I'm not the only one who does that sort of thing! I am constantly pontificating at my poor husband - who doesn't give a rip about art or writing stories - when we are watching TV miniseries, about how "narratively speaking, they are setting up blah blah blah for this character" or "that's not really a satisfying arc for that character" ...  

  • SapphireBlueSapphireBlue Posts: 963
    edited April 26

    I love this thread! Thank you to the OP for asking the question, so I can find out answers without sounding terribly nosy myself. laugh And thanks everyone else for sharing!

     

    It's great when people talk about their projects and we get to see all the different and creative ways people use DAZ stuff. The Art Studio threads are also great for this, and I love looking through those, as well as popping into links that people share to their sites and galleries and projects in their signature. 

     

    I downloaded DAZ and bought my earliest products to create references for my paintings. But after getting a few things, the sales and sheer volume of amazing assets got hold of me. I could quickly see the possibilities of creating a wide range of visual stories and (music) videos, that would never have been practical if I relied on drawing and painting, in traditional or digital media.

    At this point, I make short visual stories and music videos with DAZ renders. I also use DAZ for creating some children's books, which I previously did with traditional media. And DAZ doodling for no other reason than to relax and feel inspired is a great thing too! 
    One of the best things about DAZ is that I can tackle so many genres and styles. It's so versatile, especially with the help of a little postwork. I'm hoping to slowly incorporate a little bit of animation into my toolset as well.

     

    I Take Aim and Fire

    Night and Day

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  • FirstBastionFirstBastion Posts: 7,762

    Storyboards and graphic novels.

  • GhostofMacbethGhostofMacbeth Posts: 1,634

    I am an illustrator (among other things) and I started with Poser (no number at that point) in order to try and get reference so i could stop hoping up and down in the mirror and drawing with my left hand as I tried to get a pose. Yes, that was a ridiculous thing I had to do. later I started making things for references and I realized I might be able to sell them. So I became a an artist here at Daz, along with my illustration stuff (and day job). So, I use it for reference and to make money.

  • QuixotryQuixotry Posts: 912

    echristopherclark said:

    Quixotry said:

    I originally planned to use it as an art reference and to illustrate stories, but then realized that it is an expensive hobby to maintain, so started making poses to cover the costs. Now I also use Daz as part of my workflow in creating book covers on Fiverr. Some of the best examples with characters are probably the covers of Eight Sword Legend by C.R.R. Peyton and Shattered Rebellion by Jason Storm, where I used a Genesis 8.1 figure to create the main image and built the covers around that. In some cases, it makes it a lot easier to tailor a cover to the author's specific needs to use 3D either as a base or to fill in when they need something super specific that we can't find stock photos for. Daz assets are excellent for that.

     

    How hard is/was it to get into selling poses? I would really like to find a way to start recouping my expenses while I work on my longer-term creative work. Book covers are something else I should look at.

    P.S. I love the stuff of yours that I own!

    The main thing that was challenging was making sure that all the poses I wanted to submit were saved properly (because I wasn't sure if I had done it right and didn't know where to look for advice) and to test them out as best I could to be sure they worked as expected. Then it was a matter of making it sure that the promotional images were as good as they could be. Daz looks at the images first, or at least that's what they did at that time. I would encourage you to give it a try! This page is where you'd want to start to learn how to get started: Become a Published Artist

    P.S. Thanks! It's all fun to make, so thank you for buying and I'm glad you like it! :)

  • ArtAngelArtAngel Posts: 1,694

    FirstBastion said:

    Storyboards and graphic novels.

    Kudos to you. Ever read I do not like green eggs & ham? That's how I feel about storyboards. But my ending differs. I tried (because I feel they are a very important part of story structure) but for me it's a huge fail, cripples the flow, even for sci-fi and fantasy. Some people get writers block. I don't. But storyboards are like kryptomite to me.When I read that Christopher Nolan doesn't use them either, I felt leass inadequate and happily gave up trying. Great admiration for storyboarders. Should do, cant do. So . . . when, and where, can I buy one of your graphic novels?

  • EurocoinEurocoin Posts: 301

    Last few years I've been working with my personal animation learning project. I'm doing still renders from time to time, but I'm mostly focusing on learning animation.

  • MasterstrokeMasterstroke Posts: 1,985

    "What do you use DAZ for?"
    Don't know, maybe scratching an itch?
    Sometimes I feel like a crazy digital Frankenstein, trying to blow life into my creation. Still waiting for lightning to hit.
    And then what?
    Maybe creating that big story arc, that keeps circleing in my head for years now?
    Estimated production time 30 years, estimated life span left, 25 years.... yay
    live for the moment and keep rendering

  • SebastianusSebastianus Posts: 33

    Hi, all!!

    I use Daz Carrar 8 to create models and animete them for images, video and videogames.

    Here some samples:

  • valkanvalkan Posts: 21

    I stated writing 60 years ago after running out of books to read in both the children's and adult sections of my local library. I write almost exclusively for my own enjoyment, so stories tend to evolve rather than be planned.

    I had been interested in both Poser and iClone as toys, but got seriously into Daz during the lockdowns as relief from working very hard at home. I collected a ton of content from here and other sites and planned to use it to illustrate scenes from my stories.

    It has ended up as cross-polination. Sometimes I'll use a series of scenes to expand on an idea. Sometimes content triggers story ideas: "Lil Patch Girl" became MISSI, the Mobile Intelligent Security Systems Interface guarding a hidden alien base, which there are plenty of scenes to render. It is below the "Dream Home", which I'd already decided was a good base for the hero. A secluded cove accelerated a love-affair and also helped to define the topology of the region, which in turn led to a cliff hangar being turned into a base for submarines, which became a more important part of the story. An Ancient Aliens style Egyptian connection, has also influenced some of the sights the hero will find on his travels as well as some of the outfits.

    In general, I don't consider my work sufficiently finished to show it to others, because I still can't be bothered to get properly to grips with Lights and Cameras. For now the ideas are enough and I can refine them later if I want to. I did submit some more erotic stuff elsewhere, but mostly the only thing anyone else sees is the Birthday & Christmas cards I started sending online to relatives when the UK postal system became too erratic to use.

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 3,336

    I'm in it for the lulz. That wasn't the plan but that's how it is. *shrug*

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