King Bison Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 A few for a private game Taheiji Konoe Mascara Rojas Jr Free render based on El Gronda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisma Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 A few for a private game Taheiji Konoe Mascara Rojas Jr Free render based on El Gronda Wow! Konoe looks BAD ASS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SomeDude Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 I am not someone who makes renders, so you can take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt, but that is a great render! Since you said something about just starting to make renders earlier, how difficult is Daz to use as a beginner? I'm interested in getting started rendering, but I don't currently have the ability to get lots of assets from their store, and just from how great a lot of these renders are, I'm sure they are really hard to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I am not someone who makes renders, so you can take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt, but that is a great render! Since you said something about just starting to make renders earlier, how difficult is Daz to use as a beginner? I'm interested in getting started rendering, but I don't currently have the ability to get lots of assets from their store, and just from how great a lot of these renders are, I'm sure they are really hard to make. I have downloaded and installed Daz, looked at it for ten minutes, dragged a body randomly across the screen and given up more times than I care to remember over the years. Having said that this time it felt quite easy to get started, still early days of course. There’s clearly a huge support network of people who’ve been doing this an awfully long time to lean on. I think the main things it requires are patience (to find the right asset, tweak poses and faces, trial and error rendering) and getting those assets in the first place. I saw the sale was on yesterday or the day before and bit the bullet knowing that investing some money in it would make me put some more time into learning. I’ve probably spent £200 (Edit: on inspecting my bank account it's more like 400-500, help) or so on stuff in the store (and I really really need to stop for a bit now lol) so yeah I don’t think it’s cheap to get the higher quality stuff on the Daz store that will go a long way to making better renders, and I get the impression you definitely have to spend a lot to get a variety of hairstyles and if you care about them clothes. Also my computer is not bad and it’s struggling with some of these so I’d definitely download Daz and see how it copes with rendering free stuff before you commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavelleuk Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Great to see new guys creating renders, for what it's worth I think this one is fantastic! All of yours are really good so far, but she is a complete bad ass lol London and King Bison great as always! Good to see new guys creating renders, but made me think about some of the people missing, Cooldude? Esteel20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Great to see new guys creating renders, for what it's worth I think this one is fantastic! All of yours are really good so far, but she is a complete bad ass lol Thank you, really appreciate it. My laptop reached an ungodly temperature this morning and crashed trying to do a render, but if it’s still working I will run her through the new lighting when the cooling pad I’ve ordered arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Free render based on El Gronda Would also make for a great El Demonio alt. I already have a good one for him though, so this is going to be my Hijo del Mephisto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavelleuk Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Thank you, really appreciate it. My laptop reached an ungodly temperature this morning and crashed trying to do a render, but if it’s still working I will run her through the new lighting when the cooling pad I’ve ordered arrives. TBH I think the lighting looks pretty good...although maybe it'll be like when CreeperGav rerenedered some of his early ones and you can really tell the difference when you look at both together. Just an fyi, I picked out that render originally, but the freckled red head might actually now be my favourite haha. It's a good sign that you can do one render that looks like a bad ass, and another much more innocent, good range. Edit - just noticed you're a Leicester lad too, I'm from Loughborough, or as everyone calls it where I live now 'Roughborough' lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 TBH I think the lighting looks pretty good...although maybe it'll be like when CreeperGav rerenedered some of his early ones and you can really tell the difference when you look at both together. Just an fyi, I picked out that render originally, but the freckled red head might actually now be my favourite haha. It's a good sign that you can do one render that looks like a bad ass, and another much more innocent, good range. Edit - just noticed you're a Leicester lad too, I'm from Loughborough, or as everyone calls it where I live now 'Roughborough' lol Haha nice, I’m just the other side of Birstall so not far at all. My sister went to Uni in Loughborough, I gather it’s very easy to develop a drinking problem there from that experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavelleuk Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Haha nice, I’m just the other side of Birstall so not far at all. My sister went to Uni in Loughborough, I gather it’s very easy to develop a drinking problem there from that experience Ha yeah so many pubs and clubs in the town centre, and so many cheap drink deals for students. Ask her if she ever went to The Phantom, that was always the go-to cheap student place to drink when I lived there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esteel20 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Looks great. Do you have a link for the shoulder pads by chance or know what they are called in the Daz store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LoNdOn Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Looks great. Do you have a link for the shoulder pads by chance or know what they are called in the Daz store? Thanks. I want to say it was Barbarian Queen Outfit for either G8 or G3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Relit some of my earlier renders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esteel20 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Thanks. I want to say it was Barbarian Queen Outfit for either G8 or G3 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxofwhispers Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Dropping off a few more renders. So much good material by render-ers new and old. Great work, keep it up! Kalliope Woodchuck Devil's Daughter Christina Charlston Becca Barton Check out all of my renders and read a little more about my rendering process and ideas here on my render thread (which I haven't updated in a while). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Great stuff Box, just going through your thread and man I love that Amy St. James render so so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavelleuk Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Relit some of my earlier renders. Ok yeah that lighting is much better. Again - fantastic stuff. You second render is very Willr0ckesq, which is a compliment I promise lol Kalliope Woodchuck Kaliope getting some love!! All four are, unsurprisingly, excellent. I forgot to quote you, but King Bison those last three were great, you've been nailing it recently! Although, have you considered doing a Bret Heartbreak render? I don't think he has enough yet haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markw Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 Robin DaLay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeDude Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Robin DaLay And with that, I'm about to sign Robin DaLay. Incredible render right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockpuppet Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Thanks for your help folks. Sock I wouldn't say I'm desperately worried about realism, but I'm not sure what subdivision levels are or how to change them, can you elaborate please? Thanks for the tips Box, I used the undo button an awful lot on this one, not quite mastered having one set of eyebrows that aren't the default ones yet though Render 2 with Elianeck lighting and tried to tweak the stock expression and pose just a little. SubD divides the mesh into more surfaces, giving you a smoother, more detailed render. It's a requirement if you want to use the HD characters to their full potential. The downside is that it creates more polys and eats up more resources. To change it, select your character, open the parameters tab, select the all group and scroll down to the Render SubD Level slider. I usually set mine to 4, which divides the polys in the model 4 times. Your 2nd render looks good too. Elianeck's lights make a world of difference compared to the stock ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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