Hi all,
By now many of my longer-running readers would probably be wondering where went all the promises of easily-made but professional looking art. So here is one for you guys.
The following picture was made in about 30 minutes and required very little skill on my part.
Yet I must admit that I really quite like it. The character is Asype, the Western Pilot of Shade. He is a mean spirited and sinister old sorcerer who wishes the downfall of Eastern Pilot Verdant. You may recognise that I used him in my last image called Distractions.
I used DAZ Studio and inserted the Generic (and free) Genesis figure. I then used DAZ Studio’s shaping mechanism to morph the Genesis figure midway between its normal shape and a purchased shape called Mr Hyde. The Mr Hyde preset shape is by artist Smay and cost me about $16 Australian. I find the full preset a bit too strong, but this mid-way is rather satisfyingly nasty. Here is a screenshot of what the shaping tab in DAZ Studio is doing:
Next I used my favourite Darkon suit by Mec4D to




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Wow I’ve never even heard of DAZ. Your art is cool and I really appreciated your comments on your eye condition and pursuing art for its own sake and the satisfaction it brings – I’m slowly learning that. Also, you should see the movie “Tim’s Vermeer” – explores questions of technology and “authenticity” in art- making. Plus it’s funny!
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Cool. I just did a search on Tim