Get Started in 3D with Daz Studio 4![This 450-page eBook in PDF format was created for New and Inexperienced Users! Designed in DS 4.7, it covers every aspect of Daz Studio 4 you will need to know to begin creating your own great art work and animations. You will learn how to get around in the 3D space that is used by many of today's digital applications. You will learn how to load and pose figures, characters and props using pose controls and transform handles like move, rotate and scale. You will learn about the importance of good lighting in projects, and learn how lights can create shadows and darkness effects. You will learn how to modify surfaces of an object to bring it to life with spectacular color effects. ou will learn how to create textures on your models with included support files using Bump Map and Displacement Map techniques. You will learn how to use environment props to create a setting using skies, grass, trees and more that are perfect for your project.](products/tutorials/GetStartedIn3D_DS47/pix/3DStartDS47_200.png) Complete Guide for Beginners
| Mesh Modeling with Blender
![The intent of this tutorial (when completed) will be to provide a quick (speedy) intro to the basic features of Blender so that you can effectively use the Quick Start guide located in the tutorial and below to assist you when modeling your own 3D creations. In the meantime, you can download and use the following versions of the QRG for free.](catalog/TG_MeshModelingQuick_200.png) Quick Start Guide
| Draw Your Own ENGRAVED TEXTURES
![Draw Your Own ENGRAVED TEXTURES Step by Step Using Inkscape (2D Paint Program). Engraved textures can be used for many things in your artwork projects to enhance 3D props like clothing logos, business signs, marked vehicles, superhero symbols, or just postwork titles and descriptions. This fully illustrated tutorial will demonstrate step-by-step all of the tools and techniques required to create engraved textures from your favorite fonts and custom designs as well. This training covers creation of raised and embedded textures which can applied to almost any kind of background like stone, metal or cloth. The techniques covered include Basic Engraving, Weathered Engraving and Outline Engraving. As an artist, use this experience to develop and hone your drawing skills using the free Inkscape application so that you can express your artistic creativity more effectively. The techniques demonstrated throughout this training can be applied to other 2D paint applications like Photoshop and Paintshop.](catalog/TG_DYOEngravedTextures200.png) Develop Artistic Skills
| Create Your Own Rounded Web Buttons
![If you have a need for rounded buttons with text on your own website or in your own creations, you will find them very quick and easy to create using The GIMP. This short 10-minute vdieo will show you everything you know to get started right away.](catalog/TG_RoundedWebButtons_200.jpg) Pro-Looking Websites
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Ultimate 3D Toolkit for Beginners
![](products/tutorials/Ultimate3DToolkit_Beginners/pix/Ultimate3DToolkit_200.png) Get Started in 3D for FREE
| Simple Steps To Your 3D Success
![SIMPLE STEPS TO 3D SUCCESS, Tips for Success In 3D and CGI Industry. This guide was developed as part of our program to ease the transition of new or potential digital artists into the 3D industry for professional careers. Does the thought of all this 3D stuff have you wondering if there is anything you can do in 3D? Today 3D and computer graphics are used in many of the great films (not just animations) to bring movies to the big screen like never before. Not to mention those awesome console games and online gaming. With 3D it seems that if you can imagine it, then it can be created (at least in the virtual world of 3D). If you want to explore the possibilities of 3D for yourself, then you will need to become familiar with what 3D can do for you and decide if and how to become the next great 3D Artist. You will find information in this guide to help get you started by introducing much of the general information and questions that most people think about before beginning their own 3D quest. Our goal is to encourage each and everyone who reads this to enter some field in the 3D industry. You can read the topics and issues covered along with an overview preview showing the layout of all of the pages in the guide below. Just starting out and don't know where to begin or what to buy? TOPICS covered, To 3D Or Not To 3D; what can I do with 3D? Digital Graphics; exactly what is CGI? Tools & Equipment; what hardware do I require for 3D? Endless Apps; which platform do I choose for my 3D work? Best Fit; what personality type am I; Builder, Painter, or Producer? Build It Or Buy It; should I make it myself or pay someone else for it? Piecemeal Or Publication; should I research the subject or purchase tutorials? Honesty Is Not The Best Policy; OUCH! How will I live with myself? Low-Key, High Alert; Eyes Open, Mouth Shut! Ask For Every Penny It's Worth? Overpricing seems to be the trend. You Can Do It All Yourself! Or can you?](products/tutorials/Simple-Steps-to-3D-Success/pix/SimpleStepsTo3DSuccess_200.png)
Helping 3D Artists
| Mastering Blender Step-by-Step Fully Illustrated
![](products/tutorials/Mastering_Blender/pix/MBfB2_200.png) Create Your Own 3D Models
| Pics, You're Perfect for DS4
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One-Minute Morphing DAZ Studio Figures
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Morphing Genesis-2-Figures DS 4 & Sculptris Alpha 6
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Create Your Own Characters
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Morphing Genesis Figure DAZ Studio 4 & Hexagon
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Create Your Own Characters
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Morphing Genesis-2-Female DAZ Studio 4 & Hexagon
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Create Your Own Characters
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PrimitiveBeginnings Making Of Safety Cone
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Common Morphing Mistakes with Daz Figures
![Common Morphing Mistakes with Daz Figures by Winterbrose Arts and Graphics, This fully illustrated guide lists five common mistakes artists make when creating morphs for Daz characters like the Genesis and Genesis 2 figures. The items listed will save inexperienced users many unforeseen problems and may save you countless hours of re-working your project. Includes link to video version to see exactly what is being discussed.](products/tutorials/CommonMorphingMistakes/pix/CommonMorphMistakesDazFigures200.png) Avoid These Pitfalls
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Morphing Genesis Figure DAZ Studio 4 & Hexagon
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Sell or Share Your Creations
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Morphing Genesis-2-Female DAZ Studio 4 & Hexagon
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Sell or Share Your Creations
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Where Did It Go? Finding Your Content in DS4
![](products/tutorials/Where_Did_It_Go_DS46/pix/Coverpage_200.png) Looking In The Right Place
| Create Your Own Base Model Rocketship Using Only DS4
![](products/tutorials/PoP_Rocketship/pix/PoPRocketship200.png) Discover Primitives
| Groups, Gaggles and Crowds for DS4
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Create Your Own Masses
| There and Back Again DS4 Exporting/Importing 3D Models
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Exchange Models Between Apps
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Kut-Outs for Kids for DS4
![](products/tutorials/Kut-Outs_for_Kids_DS4/pix/Coverpage_200.png) Do-It-Yourself Paper Dolls
| Organized Content DAZ Studio Edition
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Novice-n-Newbie Training
| Intro To Poses DAZ Studio Edition
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Novice-n-Newbie Training
| Postwork: Text Overlays Any 3D Software
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Novice-n-Newbie Training
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Breaking Into 3D DAZ Studio & POSER Editions
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Insider's Guide Q&A
| Avatar Creator: Custom Characters DS4
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Create Your Own Avatars
| Mastering Blender for DAZ Studio Users
![](products/tutorials/Mastering_Blender/pix/image001_200.png) Create Your Own 3D Props
| Studio*Master: Advanced Posing for DS4
![](products/tutorials/StudioMaster_Advanced_Posing_DS/pix/S-M_AdvancedPosingDS4_200.png) Create Professional Poses
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Secret of 2.5D Revealed DAZ Studio Edition
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Learn the Gamer's Trick
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The Beginner's Guide to Starter Essentials for DS4
![Are you new to DAZ Studio and the wonderful world of using 3D modeling to create fantastic artwork? Don't get disappointed and throw your hands in the hair. Grab a copy of this tutorial to take you step-by-step from nothing in the viewport to how to use the variety of items available in the Starter Essentials bundles for Genesis, Genesis 2 Female and Genesis 2 Male to create your very own scenes. Don't be afraid of all the power that DAZ Studio offers! Hit the ground running by learning what you need to get started without the need to buy anything else. Once you know what you are doing, nothing will be able to stop you. This guide is fully illustrated in PDF format covering everything from installing the Starter Essentials manually or with DIM to how to find all that wonderful content included for free from DAZ3D.](catalog/TG_TBG1_StarterEssentials_200.png) Easily Create Scenes
| The Beginner's Guide to Posing Models in DS4
![](catalog/TG_TBG2-PosingModels200.jpg) Easily Pose Characters
| Geo-Grafting Preparation with Daz Studio
![This tutorial in the Studio*Master series provides insights and detailed step-by-step instructions for each task that you must perform to prepare models within Daz Studio for geo-grafting. What is geo-grafting? It is the process of 'appending' additional mesh models like horns or tails to existing mesh models like Genesis, Genisis 2 Female or Male, and Genesis 3 Female or Male figures.](products/tutorials/StudioMaster_GeoGraftingPrep_DS47/TGM-00041_200.png) Create Custom Appendages
| Naked No More for Daz Studio
![Have you ever wished that when the default figure auto-loads at DAZ Studio start up that it would not be naked? Or perhaps starting up DS with no figure at all? Or even better yet, how about starting up with a base scene? The technique discussed herein can be applied to DAZ Studio to custom fit it to your needs. We will demonstrate how to change the default figure or scene that is loaded when you start DAZ Studio. In instances where you do not want to use it, start a New scene.](catalog/TG_N3-NakedNoMore200.png) Custom Startup Scenes
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Draw Your Own STONE TEXTURES
![Stones can be used for many things in your artwork like houses, walls, pathways, cliffs, caves, or just stones in a field. This fully illustrated tutorial will demonstrate step-by-step all of the tools and techniques required to create a single stone or group or stones. This training covers creation of both simple and complex stones, along with how to blend stones together and even create seamless stone textures. It also includes a complete section on detailing your stones to obtain the perfect look every artist desires. As an artist, use this experience to develop and hone your drawing skills so that you can express your artistic creativity using the free Inkscape application.](catalog/TG_DYOStoneTextures200.png) Develop Artistic Skills
| How To Draw SANTA's HEAD
![Get into the holiday spirit by drawing this classic bust of the well-known gift giver referred to as Santa Claus. This fully illustrated tutorial will demonstrate step-by-step all of the tools and techniques required to create the holiday themed Santa Head image. As an artist, use this experience to develop and hone your drawing skills so that you can express your artistic creativity using the free Inkscape application.](catalog/TG_DYOSantasHead200.png) Develop Artistic Skills
| Texture Tiling Made Easy for Daz Studio
![Have you ever wished that when the default figure auto-loads at DAZ Studio start up that it would not be naked? Or perhaps starting up DS with no figure at all? Or even better yet, how about starting up with a base scene? The technique discussed herein can be applied to DAZ Studio to custom fit it to your needs. We will demonstrate how to change the default figure or scene that is loaded when you start DAZ Studio. In instances where you do not want to use it, start a New scene.](catalog/TG_DSTextureTilingME200.png) Apply Materials to Props
| Clip, Crop and Scale Stock Images and Graphics
![Clip, Crop and Scale Stock Images or Graphics Resources using The GIMP. Often we just need an image to enhance a project for the web, a tutorial, or other important media. The reason that stock photo and resource images exist in the first place is that not everyone has the time, money or energy to become a professional level digital photographer and graphics artist. There are many sources of free imagery available online that can be used for both personal and commercial projects. The GIMP is an awesome image editor that features professional level features available in other paid products like Photoshop. This video will demonstrate how to use some of those tools to clip, crop and scale images that you have downloaded into something you can incorporate into your projects.](catalog/TG_GIMPClipCropScale_200.png) Adjust To Your Projects
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Convert DAE to DUF for Daz Studio
![](catalog/TG_Dae2Duf200.png) Create DS Props
| Create Genesis 8 Female Avatar for Marvelous Designer
![Create MD6 Avatars from DS4 Characters Genesis 8 Female (G8F). This tutorial includes Plain Text version, Standard PDF version, and MP4 Video Version (1600x900) demonstrating how to create an avatar for use with Marvelous Designer 6.5 from Daz Studio 4.9 with the latest Genesis 8 Female figure released by Daz 3D.](catalog/TG_Genesis8FemaleMD6Avatar200.png) Create DS Avatars
| SCRIPTING Made Simple Intro to Daz Scripting
![ave you ever wanted to create your own code )program) for Daz Studio? If so, then check out this introduction to Daz Scripting for beginners available from Daz3D.](catalog/TG_SMSv1-IntroductionToDazScript200.jpg) Write Code for Daz Studio
| Organize Daz3D Content On Your Local Machine
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MODELING Made Simple for Daz Studio
![](catalog/TG_ModelingMadeSimpleDSv1-200.png) Create Static Models
| POSING Made Simple for Daz Studio
![](catalog/TG_PosingMadeSimple200.jpg) Create Your Own Poses
| INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY for Daz Studio Renders
![](products/tutorials/Increase-Productivity-DS4-Hardware-Acceleration/IncreaseProductivityDS4_200.jpg) Enable Acceleration
| FUNCTIONALITY DS Commands Functions
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