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August 2020 - Daz 3D New User Challenge - Open Render Challenge

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  • margravemargrave Posts: 1,822
    edited August 2020
    Tirick said:

    The brightness on my main PC's monitor was a bit too high, so I've adjusted it against another monitor. Hopefully this will help make my images less dark overall. I've made some adjustments to the lighting position, and levels. Overall light levels are not as stark across the image. I also let this render longer over night, and once more applied a post render denoiser. Most of the noise was in the reflection and didn't look too bad but it only takes a few seconds to apply so well worth the extra step. The inline denoiser did not produce results I was happy with. I did make a minor change to her undershirt. The whites washed out with the new lighting angle so shifted to a grey. 

    Looks good. Just one thing stood out to me: are there two panes of glass in that window? Because it looks like the reflected person has two arms on one side of their body.

    You might want to delete one of them.

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  • TirickTirick Posts: 230
    edited August 2020

     

    margrave said:

    Looks good. Just one thing stood out to me: are there two panes of glass in that window? Because it looks like the reflected person has two arms on one side of their body.

    You might want to delete one of them.

     

    Yeah, I had thought of that. As far as I could tell that section is an enclosed block with a glass material. I could mess around with the mesh and delete the one, but at the risk of messing things up. I'm fine with the figure being indistinct, it was partly the intent (and why I didn't use more light or reflection).

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  • aprilshowers2065aprilshowers2065 Posts: 733
    edited August 2020

    Trying something a little whimsical for my entry #2; couple of characters from a story I'm working on. Feedback welcome.

    Title: Hatchling Hello

    Beginner

    Software: Daz3D, photoshop for noise clean up

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  • ekke2020ekke2020 Posts: 60
    edited August 2020

    Title: Desire

    Intermediate challenge

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/uploads/FileUpload/43/0dc43cbdcd279afd94efac6cdb46cb.jpg

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  • bookaholic121bookaholic121 Posts: 23
    edited August 2020

    In Your Arms

    Created with Daz Studio and Photoshop for a little postwork.

    I am very new to both programs so any advice would be helpful :)

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  • katywhitekatywhite Posts: 438
    edited August 2020

    Second and last entry:

    Title: Staged Beauty

    Software: Daz 3d studio, Photoshop (only to patch the noise - all effects done in Daz 3d)

    Beginner Challenge

    Feedback welcome - will upload to my gallery when all feedback encorporated. :D

     

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  • jecswpjecswp Posts: 24
    edited August 2020

    Hello, all

    This is my first entry into this month's Beginner Challenge.  I hope you like it and look forward to any tips and suggestions you may have.

    Title: On the Hunt

    Software: DAZ Studio 4.12 w/ Iray

     

     

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  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 5,944
    jecswp said:

    Hello, all

    This is my first entry into this month's Beginner Challenge.  I hope you like it and look forward to any tips and suggestions you may have.

    Title: On the Hunt

    Software: DAZ Studio 4.12 w/ Iray

     

     

    Very nice start! I like that the character has a personality and the work with the fog is very atmospheric. I would advise to give the head/face of your character a bit more light, (maybe use a spot light or an emissive plane out of camara range to light him up a bit like one little sunray coming through the fog, Gives the images a bit more contrast as well.

  • SmoerebroetSmoerebroet Posts: 31
    edited August 2020

    Hello,

    this month i'm back. Here is my entry. I think beginner is ok. I can't see a difference to intermediate.

    I call it Zomb'n Lick
    Well thats it.
    - Ultimate Zombie G3F with some tweeks in the surface
    - G8F a Mousso with some AFE,  Mable HD and Hala Head Veins
    - GodRay (i love it, and every time i use it, its different)
    - a IGLK light too
    - P8 from Turbosquid

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  • bookaholic121bookaholic121 Posts: 23
    edited August 2020

    Second Entry for the beginner challenge. I'm new to both programs so advice is appreciated :)

    Title: 020

    Made with Daz Studio, postwork with Photoshop

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  • EaldwulfEaldwulf Posts: 18
    edited August 2020

    Honestly, I'm not sure if I would fit into the Beginner challenge,or the Intermediate challenge.  I have never participated in this challenge before so I would classify as a Beginner in that regard, but I've been using DAZ Studio and Poser since I was introduced to Poser back in 2002 I think it was?  Although I mostly do things for my own enjoyment and to create portraits (and wallpapers) for TTRPG characters for myself and my friends...  So I'll let the mods make the call on that.  :)

    I was using a working title of Wierd West for this, but I never actually used anything that would be wierd, so more just The Old West.  Products used were DAZ Studio, Holt 8, Honni 8, Sedor's Iray Skies, Stonemason's The Streets of the Old West, and Gimp for minor postwork:

     

    The Old West

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  • jecswpjecswp Posts: 24
    edited August 2020

     

    Linwelly said:

    Very nice start! I like that the character has a personality and the work with the fog is very atmospheric. I would advise to give the head/face of your character a bit more light, (maybe use a spot light or an emissive plane out of camara range to light him up a bit like one little sunray coming through the fog, Gives the images a bit more contrast as well.

    @Linwelly - Thank you for your advice.  I gave it a shot and I really like how it turned out. So here's v2.

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  • watchdog79watchdog79 Posts: 1,026
    edited August 2020

    Phew! I almost didn't make it in time.smiley

    Title: Thought I couldn't hear you over the thunderstorm, little bugger?

    Beginner challenge

    Software used: Daz Studio 4.12 (no postwork)

    Gallery link with a list of products used: https://www.daz3d.com/gallery/#images/1073206

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  • AZDigitalArtistAZDigitalArtist Posts: 789
    edited August 2020

    "Roar" - Internediate Contest.   I just love AM's Smilodon!!!

     

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  • davidjones8418davidjones8418 Posts: 167

    Beginner Challenge

    Title: Accident

    Software: Daz Studio 4.12 w/Iray

    First entry ever so hopefully this is the right way to do it!

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  • skinklizzardskinklizzard Posts: 218
    edited August 2020

    I got distracted with other projects, so only really got back to this now

    I played around with the lighting and contrast using canvases for each light in the scene.

    Intermediate Challenge

    Dungeon Delve:

    Daz studio 4.12
    Photoshop for post compositing of canvases

    also additionally tried a black and white version:

    So these will likely be my final entries.

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  • ralbright65ralbright65 Posts: 2

    Title:  Come on in, the Water's fine...

    Software: DAZ Studio 4.12 w/Iray 

    Postprocessing: Adobe Photoshop (Noise reduction, minor levels adjustment, some vignetting coz 'why not'

    First Entry.  I've been usingDAZ studio for two months.  The subject is my favorite blue tiefling character.

    Products used: CJ 8 & Victoria 8, World Gardens for Japan, Skin Builder 8, Universal Horns for Genesis 8, dForce Jay Hair

    Things I learned: Cameras and DOF, custom skin!, mesh lighting, geoshells with opacity/bump maps (Thanks to thinkdrawart for his excellent tutorial)

     

     

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  • sueyasueya Posts: 832

    Reposting the final version of my image.

  • SaphirewildSaphirewild Posts: 6,668
    edited August 2020

    I have a big question, How do I switch on the mirror in this render?

    Everything else turned out great like the glass and the windows but the mirror is always turning out black!

    Done in 3Delight and using AoA Lighting

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  • Daedalus-7Daedalus-7 Posts: 198
    edited September 2020

    Sorry for the last minute entry, but I wanted to make a proper entry #2, and since something came to mind, and it turned out pretty interesting (or at least I hope so!), here it is:

    ENTRY #2 INTERMEDIATE: Allure

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  • L'AdairL'Adair Posts: 9,479

    This challenge is now closed.

    Thanks to everyone for participating!

  • Limitless XLimitless X Posts: 10

    so who won?

  • watchdog79watchdog79 Posts: 1,026
    Limitless X said:

    so who won?

    It takes a few days. Maybe a week.

  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 5,944
    Saphirewild said:

    I have a big question, How do I switch on the mirror in this render?

    Everything else turned out great like the glass and the windows but the mirror is always turning out black!

    Done in 3Delight and using AoA Lighting

    @Saphirewild for reflections to be shown properly in the render, in  the render settings "sampling" the Max Ray trace depth needs to be at least 1 I usually have it at 4, plus of couse it needs something to reflect. I have that room and the wall oposite of the mirror is rather bland.

    btw here is something I made about mirrors in 3DL back in the day: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/969541/#Comment_969541

  • DAZ_ann0314DAZ_ann0314 Posts: 2,847

    Generally we have till the 10th to announce the winners. Generally though we get it up before then but in this specific case it will probably be closer to the 10th smiley (most of the time we tend to post the winners somewhere between the 5th and 10th)  smiley

  • DAZ_ann0314DAZ_ann0314 Posts: 2,847

    August 2020

    Showcased Participants for the August Beginners "Open Render" Challenge
     

    jecswp

     

    Alias52

     

    aprilshowers2065

     

    Showcased Participants for the August Intermediate "Open Render" Challenge
     

    skinklizzard

     

    HenryHo

     

    Ealdwulf

     

    New User Welcome
     

    Tirick

  • DAZ_ann0314DAZ_ann0314 Posts: 2,847

    Congratulations to the Showcased Artists as well as to all who participated. Everyone did a really amazing job and all the artwork was wonderful! heart

  • watchdog79watchdog79 Posts: 1,026

    Congratulations to the showcased for the achievement, to the others for courage, and to everyone for amazing artworks.yes

  • TirickTirick Posts: 230

    Oh, awesome, thank you! Congrats to everyone, there were so many fantastic renders in this contest!

  • aprilshowers2065aprilshowers2065 Posts: 733

    Thank you so much! Congrats everyone, the renders here were fantastic!

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