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Did you ever have the perfect character in mind, but had trouble finding just the right outfit?
Costume creation, using Daz 3D assets can sometimes be as easy as grabbing a product or two off the shelf and it all just works.
But the more we get used to Thinking Outside the Box, the easier the entire experience becomes.
The outfit Rosie's wearing in the image on the left is made up of customized elements from the products on the right
In the new course Wardrobe Wonders, led by Dartanbeck, we’ll dive into various methods of costume creation, from simple texture edits to advanced mesh modifications.
Dartanbeck will help you practice thinking out of the box for making the most of wardrobe!
Whether using tools like the Geometry Editor, Hexagon, Mesh Grabber, or Fit Control, you’ll discover how each offers a distinct approach to mesh alterations, allowing you to find the one that best fits your personal style and skill level.
The same can be said for material changes – we can go into an image editor and make custom maps, or simply grab a shader preset from our library. Tweak our own shaders or borrow them from other products for use on something entirely different.
Learning to translate clothing across different Genesis generations (we’ll teach you how to do that) opens up a world of possibilities, allowing us to find just the right look for our characters. By combining the techniques we’ve discussed, this process becomes even easier and more enjoyable.
With an enormous selection of costumes available for Daz 3D figures, you can create stunning looks that work beautifully, regardless of the generation of your specific character.
dForce can provide yet another whole world of flexibility to how we think about costume design. We’ll explore dForce for many situations to get just the right attire that bring our stories to life.
We’ll take a look at a range of case studies and discuss how they were created and why – along with starting from scratch and building a brand new costume with our story in mind as we go.
Get Ready to Make Your Characters Stand Out with Wardrobe Wonders!
Start Date : Saturday 7th of September
Duration of sessions : 1.5+ hours
Session 1 : Saturday 7th September
Session 2 : Saturday 14th September
Session 3 : Saturday 21st September
Session 4 : Saturday 5th October
Session 5 : Saturday 12th October (VIP Session)
Expand your costume range by utilizing Clones and maximize the potential of your Daz 3D assets.
Create unique outfits by kit bashing and using various Daz 3D products creatively.
Customize costumes through shader presets, custom texture maps, and geometry editing tools like Hexagon and Mesh Grabber.
Enhance your designs with advanced dForce techniques for realistic and dynamic clothing.
You have a specific character in mind but struggle to find the perfect outfit.
You’re looking to elevate your costume design skills and explore new creative possibilities.
You want to make the most of your Daz 3D assets by learning advanced customization techniques.
You’re eager to bring your character creations to life with standout, personalized costumes.
4 week course starting on Saturday 7th of September
Expanding our Costume Range through the use of Clones – Get a Lot more Bang for your Buck
Buying for our characters – A Brief Exploration of utilizing the Daz 3D store as the Great resource that it is
Kit Bashing Costume Creation Techniques – Utilizing various products to make a complete outfit
Dartanbeck’s Costume Design Philosophies
Costume Editing – Using Shader Presets
Costume Editing – Creating Custom Texture Maps
Costume Editing – Altering the look through Geometry Editing – Fit Control
Costume Editing – Altering the look through Geometry Editing – Geometry Editor
Costume Editing – Altering the look through Geometry Editing – Mesh Grabber
Costume Editing – Altering the look through Geometry Editing – Hexagon
Creating our own, custom morphs for our attire
Costume Editing – Custom Morphs – Dealing with Specific Situations
dForce Case Studies and practical considerations and settings
Making It Your Own – Saving your customized work
Dartanbeck started his Digital Art journey painting game tiles for tabletop fantasy games and became a texture artist for 3D game characters, earning several Hall of Fame awards. This fueled his passion for creating digital animations, which he has pursued ever since.
As a Daz 3D published artist, he has released environment kits for Carrara software and two character animation packs. He currently animates using Daz Studio and Carrara, sharing his experiences to help others succeed.
Living in a small Wisconsin fishing city, Dartanbeck enjoys the changing seasons, wilderness, custom stonework, and performing music.
Weekly live training and coaching.
Belong to a close-knit group of artists
A private chat group and forum to keep the class connected every day
Recognition of your progress and improvements
Weekly challenges to help your strive and grow throughout the course
The group will run from Saturday the 7th of September at 20:00 BST (London) with a session on each subsequent Saturday. Each week we’ll have a Zoom webinar meeting (up to 1.5 hours) composed of training , coaching and follow up. The topics of these training sessions will be based on the above, but we’ll pay special attention to coaching you through your sticking points. We’ll provide you with challenges each week and. In our live meetings everyone will share wins, goals, and challenges to get support, accountability, and feedback from the group and guidance from us.
Any time you need some input or encouragement, you can turn to the private forum on a daily basis to connect with other group members. We’ve found that the private group forum area is a powerful connecting tool to keep the conversation going between the weekly meetings. This extends the benefits of the coaching group beyond the live sessions.
The VIP add on a bundle of extra value
Texturing Clothing and Props Expert Guide by Esha (worth $168)
Software required for this course:
Substance Painter: available on Steam as a one-off purchase or from Adobe on a monthly subscription. A 30-day trial is also available.
Photoshop: used to create and tweak maps.
Daz Studio: textured models in this course are shown and manipulated in Daz Studio as the target application.
Learn the Power of Texture Mapping: Learn how to enhance your 3D models with professional, photorealistic textures that make your creations stand out.
Master Industry-Leading Tools: Discover how to efficiently use Substance Painter and Photoshop to create stunning, market-ready textures with a streamlined workflow.
Achieve Professional Results, Effortlessly: Gain expert insights and techniques that allow you to create high-quality textures without needing deep technical knowledge or spending hours on minor details.
Beginner-Friendly, Expert-Guided: Perfect for beginners, this course will guide you through the entire process, even if you’ve never used Substance Painter before.
Exclusive Content and Hands-On Learning: Get hands-on experience with Esha’s Adventure Hunter Outfit and props while mastering texturing in Daz Studio, Photoshop, and Substance Painter.
Additional teaching session by Dartanbeck
Wearables pack of Dartanbeck’s custom costumes
What a Fantastic place to learn, share and absorb anything and everything Art!
Led by Paul Bussey, this fantastic place has a beautiful forum with an endless supply of topics - and we can join courses and training, or just hang out with the group and discuss and enjoy art!
