Render your buys! Use buys from the current month and the previous month of sales

Gordig · July 3

Elor said:

It's clearly based on Kiki's Delivery Service, a movie by Hayao Miyazaki (itself based on a series of books), which, like most of Miyazaki's movies is worth watching even as an adult. If you have children, the French website I'm using to decide if I'm watching a movie with my nieces said it's fine if children are 6 years and more, but could also be watched with children slighty youngers, but not alone.

I exposed my nephews and niece to Miyazaki at a pretty young age, first with Totoro, then Kiki and Ponyo.

paulawp (marahzen) · July 4

Featuring a bunch of stuff I bought recently:

https://www.daz3d.com/5-stylistic-backdrops
https://www.daz3d.com/strolling-arm-in-arm-poses-for-genesis-9-and-8
https://www.daz3d.com/hs-dforce-mischief-maker-hair-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-street-outfit-for-genesis-9-81-and-8-male
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-strand-based-turbulent-warrior-style-ponytail-hair-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-casual-collection-for-genesis-9-and-genesis-8-females

columbine · July 11

As threatened elsewhere; apologies to all.

The figure is ... oh boy, this'll take a minute ...

80% Donnie 9 and chained sliders (but I backed him down to 80% from full, so his HD and proportions sliders stayed at 100%);

100% Base Feminine and its chained sliders;

20% Eleanor and her chained sliders because Base Feminine wasn't enough;

and, because it still wasn't quite the look I wanted, 30% Body Heavy, 40% Body Pear Figure, and 40% Body Voluptuous.

The surfaces are Eleanor's and because Feng gave her a skin that looks really, really corpselike in dim or default dome light, I've given her a reasonably bright off spotlight.

The background takes some explanation. As I noted in a different thread, I did a dystopian story recently with much more overtly political content than I normally do, and one of the key characters is President Fulmer. (Note: Fulmer is a fictional character who absolutely bears no resemblance to any real-world political figure and thus no real-world political comment is expressed or implied here.) Anyway, that billboard in the background that says "Fulmer Nation" is one of several I made for the story. Fulmer is NOT based on Donnie; I built him nearly two months ago. If I listed the kitbashing parts for Fulmer this post would be a page long.

Anyway, this is what I did for the last forty minutes instead of working on my current story like I should be doing.

acb · July 13

Punching a wheel

Tsuguko HD for Genesis 8.1 Female

paulawp (marahzen) · July 15

"Dropping Stuff" - featuring some new items I picked up mostly over the weekend:

https://www.daz3d.com/z-essential-bending-pose-utility-set-for-genesis-9-and-8-female
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-messyglam-beach-hair-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-ruffled-skirt-and-top-outfit-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/changeover-textures-for-oot-ruffle-skirt-and-top
https://www.daz3d.com/bw-beach-shades-set-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/exquisite-jewelry-for-genesis-9

Deserving mention - I bought these this spring, but hadn't tested/used yet:

https://www.daz3d.com/contemplation-pool
https://www.daz3d.com/collection-of-classic-bags-for-genesis-9-feminine

Hylas · July 17

https://www.daz3d.com/lori-hair-for-genesis-3-and-8-females

https://www.daz3d.com/color-shock

columbine · July 18

Who's the base figure there, Hylas?

Hylas · July 18

columbine said:

Who's the base figure there, Hylas?

Shape is Jorja by Rhiannon (some tweaks, a little bit of Tika 8 and Selah),
skin is Selah but with some major tweaks to the parameters.

columbine · July 18

As discussed elsewhere, the Monkey Queen.

The base shape has a chest that attempts to defy normal-looking breasts. The figure is not really supposed to have breasts and resists them hard. This version is 70% Monkey King (with Base Feminine, but it does very little) and 60% Zahara, plus 60% Zahara Curvy.

This is the middle color of hair/fur. I should have used the darkest color; it'd show up better here. The fur does quite well on the shape changes. It leaves bare patches at the end of each breast, so you can decide whether to deem that realistic or annoying.

The face is never going to get any softer, not unless you dial down the Monkey King shape to the point where why bother in the first place, so if your idea of a figure that reads "female" is one without strong angles in the face, this kit is not going to work out for you there.

Apologies for mixing biomes/mythos ... she's a Chinese character in a South American jungle set wearing "Egyptian" clothing. But I wanted to pick some clothes for this that would let you see the fur.

columbine · July 18

Closeup of Monkey Queen so you can get a good look at the face. The 60% Zahara has barely affected her face at all. This is at a render subd level of 4, btw.

paulawp (marahzen) · July 21

"The First Rule" - featuring new items acquired in the last few days:

https://www.daz3d.com/meeting-room
https://www.daz3d.com/fe-wild-powerful-hair-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-hnc24-mens-summer-outfit-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/bruised-poses-for-genesis-9-masculine
https://www.daz3d.com/fpe-face-bruises-lie-and-morphs-for-genesis-9
https://www.daz3d.com/modern-style-rings-for-genesis-9

Matt_Castle · July 21

This is not actually the new Sweetheart Apron for Genesis 9, but the older Genesis 8 version, but it's a new purchase for me, so I figure it still counts.

In any case, I believe this is true to the way this apron was supposed to be worn:

Gallery Link

joanna · July 23

I got London in a bundle with her brother earlier this month for a really nice price, so I wanted to try her out. I threw in hair that I got last month, and then went searching for an outfit I haven't used before, though it's been in my runtime for nearly a year, so it doesn't count. Then there was some playing around in postwork and using some of Ron's stuff I haven't played with yet.

Used: https://www.daz3d.com/london-hd-for-genesis-9 and https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-feisty-feather-bun-hair-for-genesis-9. Gallery image here.

MelanieL · July 23

Old Japanese Temple

Recent purchase: Old Japanese Temple

columbine · July 25

Lady Goo gets her first outing.

I believe I have arranged everything in this image so that it does not violate forum standards. I hope so anyway. All the bits are concealed.

P.S. If her surfaces don't look quite like the store images, it's because she's wearing a moisture droplet geoshell.

P.P.S. There are four (4) Slime Attack props in this image. Collect them all.

Mechasar · July 26

columbine said:

Lady Goo gets her first outing.

I believe I have arranged everything in this image so that it does not violate forum standards. I hope so anyway. All the bits are concealed.

P.S. If her surfaces don't look quite like the store images, it's because she's wearing a moisture droplet geoshell.

P.P.S. There are four (4) Slime Attack props in this image. Collect them all.

My guess is that, in this way, she can choose calmly her favorite girl, can't she? :D The using of that geoshell as to simulate bubbles is brilliant, well done;)

acb · July 31

I got RawArt's Nosferatu Male for Genesis 9 and Nosferatu Female for Genesis 9 in may with exactly this scene in mind. And eventually I came around to actually make it ...

Dinner Date

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · August 7

Beautiful renders on this page, both the realistic and the fantasy** -- Love them all. I was going to name a favorite but can't.

** @Matt Castle is so prolific, that my brain now classfies centaurs as "Realistic."

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · August 7

ETA: The renders. For some reason they never iloaded.

And now for my latest.Perusing one of the late July/early August discount selections, I found some things I'd missed before, including some G9 aliens, Arcturian https://www.daz3d.com/arcturian-hd-for-genesis-9 & Sidra https://www.daz3d.com/dav-sidra-hd-for-genesis-9-feminine who are just chilling and hanging out

Once I bought Sidra I had to see what she looked like with eyes. So, has this species taken sexual dimorphism to an ocular extreme? Are they different subspecies or 2 different species? Is the geograft a symbiont or parasite? A crown or a cybernetic device or both? IDK...Dangnabbit Jim! I'm an artiste, not a xenobiologist!* Giving her eyes wasn't easy. I couldn't just add any G9 eye texture to Sidra's eyes even though they show in scene tab as visible bones. After deleting the geograft. I ended up loading EG Kin & making all but the eyes invisible, then I Grouped Sidra, Kin, and the eyes so those eyes would stay in place. If anyone knows a simpler way, please message me. Notes: 1. You will have to use DS search for the Sidra skins and apply/remove morphs; they don't show up under materials, even after I reinstalled the package. 2.The eyeless Sidra has Sidra feminine dialed down and G9 base male dialed up.

Acturian was way easier to work with. G3 Clothes autofitted easy, with hardly no adjustments. One of the easiest figures I've ever worked with. My only complaint is that is the Scene tab the figure is labeled G9 not Arcturian, but that's picky. I recommend both characters if you do SF.

*Disclosure: I have a BS in Zoology but haven't thought this through yet

The Aliens Are Hanging Out!:
Zelara 8 https://www.daz3d.com/zelara-8
Glow-Fi Bodysuit G3 https://www.daz3d.com/glowfi-bodysuit-for-genesis-3
Wasp https://www.daz3d.com/the-wasp-class-space-fighter
Barbarian Landscape https://www.daz3d.com/warrior-couple-and-landscape--genesis-8

The Aliens Are Chilling!:
EG Kin G9 (eyes) https://www.daz3d.com/eg-kin-for-genesis-9
FH Scifi Window https://www.daz3d.com/fh-sci-fi-window-vignette
ArtemisX G1 https://www.daz3d.com/artemisx-for-genesis
GIS Emperor G2M https://www.daz3d.com/gis-emperor

miladyderyni_173d399f47 · August 7

Also, a closeup of Sidra with eyes. The little metallic gewgaws at the temples are neural implant props from the Artemis X for Genesis set. I've used the clothing before but never noticed the implants so just had to add them in. They worked out very well. I did have to parent them, if I remember. The whole outfit autofitted easily with only a few minor adjustments, mostly due to the Sidra morph I think. The G2M outfit I used in the other piece also autofitted well, although making the coattails behave was a pain, because of course I forgot autofitting strips out posing bones/morphs

Hylas · August 11

https://www.daz3d.com/wolfie-and-sly-fox-for-genesis-8-male
https://www.daz3d.com/hfs-ultimate-shapes-for-genesis-8-male
https://www.daz3d.com/briar-bramble-and-bean-for-genesis-8-male

I always kinda wanted a Furry character in the style of Micah or Lycanthropos, but for G8M. The awesome sale today let me pick up 3 products that had been low-key on my radar, and this is what I've come up with so far. There's some wonkiness around the ears because the HFS Ultimate Shapes head morph clashes a bit with the Wolfie and Sly Fox geograft. I hope I'll be able to solve that with Shape Splitter, but that's a project for another day.

joanna · August 11

Hylas said:

I always kinda wanted a Furry character in the style of Micah or Lycanthropos, but for G8M. The awesome sale today let me pick up 3 products that had been low-key on my radar, and this is what I've come up with so far. There's some wonkiness around the ears because the HFS Ultimate Shapes head morph clashes a bit with the Wolfie and Sly Fox geograft. I hope I'll be able to solve that with Shape Splitter, but that's a project for another day.

Awesome work! I love experiments like that.

Matt_Castle · August 13

The sales told me I had to render zombies at school.

Gallery Link

(Admittedly, I already had most of this, but I'm aways on the look out for new backpacks, which are a somewhat rare resource for Daz, so the SE Cute Backpack was quickly added to my cart this morning).

AlmightyQUEST · August 13

Linday's recent Wet and Dry Summer Bundle had me feeling inspired.

Other recent releases featured include Thomas 9, Jepe's Omni Body Hair for G9, SVM's 3-in-1 Swimwear Set, and Faber Inc's Black-Out Imperial tattoos (a few months old now, but still relatively recent).

Click for full size.

Gallery link.

Hylas · August 13

AlmightyQUEST said:

Linday's recent Wet and Dry Summer Bundle had me feeling inspired.

Other recent releases featured include Thomas 9, Jepe's Omni Body Hair for G9, SVM's 3-in-1 Swimwear Set, and Faber Inc's Black-Out Imperial tattoos (a few months old now, but still relatively recent).

Click for full size.

Gallery link.

great render!

Elor · August 13

Ivar 9 was nice enough to appear with one of his cheapest bundle in my Lightning Deals during the couple of days with high discount on DOs (and it was the bundle I liked the most not that I would have complained if he appeared with his Mega bundle of course ), so here he is in action, borrowing Van Helsing 9 wardrobe to hunt a demoness, Tara 2 by @Kayleyss, which is wearing another 'buy' from last month (the hair, one of the nicest recent bi-weekly freebie ).

‘So far, so good…’ he thought, in a middle of a deadly fight.
Sure his right arm was hurting like hell (how unfair was it for demons to have a tail on top of everything else?) and he was not happy to lose his hat, but otherwise, what was so wrong about his situation?

Being crushed to death by magically enhanced muscles?

Being propelled to air by powerful wings?

Nah, all he had to do was stick the landing and everything will be fine…

Easy peasy, right?