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Let’s introduce the two models that I will start my journey with.
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This is Victoria. She will be my female model and started life in Daz 3D. (Her full description in the Daz store is ‘Victoria 9 HD’)
This is Michael. He will be my male model and also started life in Daz 3D. (His full description is ‘Michael 9 HD’)
If you’re interested, the models arrive nude, but there is basic underwear available in the library. They come without hair, so I had to purchase them separately. Victoria’s is called ‘Glamorous Style Hair for Genesis 9’, and Michaels is called ‘Marty Mane Hair for Genesis 8 Male and Genesis 9’. (Genesis 9 has no male or female) I also purchased some heels for Victoria as she looked odd without them, barefooted on tiptoes. (‘HL Platform Sandal Heel Pump for Genesis 9’)
My models will not be posing in their underwear, so we need some clothing. This requires importing them into CLO 3D.
Mansplain: Exporting them directly from Daz 3D to CLO 3D is possible. I followed this guide:
https://support.clo3d.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360051704314-DAZ-Avatars-poses-in-Clo
However, that didn’t work well for me, so I decided to use the free ‘Daz to Blender’ bridge to go via Blender before going into CLO 3D. This produced something I can work with.
Here’s the link for the free store item, which also includes instructions:
https://www.daz3d.com/daz-to-blender-bridge
This method produces bald monochrome mannequins of Victoria and Michael. There are times when this can be useful when all you wish to focus on is the clothing, but if you prefer to work with the same photo-realistic model that originated in Daz 3D, you can follow this YouTube tutorial, which worked out okay for me:
https://youtu.be/WJjSunRXWI4?feature=shared
One bonus of this method is that the clothing you added in Daz 3D will also be ported into CLO 3D.
I did some research, and it seems my current role is wardrobe stylist.
This web page provides a solid explanation of this role:
I’m happy to work with that for now. I do intend to learn to draw to allow me to become a fashion illustrator, and I will be using Simply Draw on my iPad for the lessons. My art software of choice is Krita. I know many prefer Procreate on the iPad, and I do like working with the Apple Pencil, but Krita allows vector graphics to be mixed with raster images, and since I can’t draw a straight line to save my life, I need all the help I can get. I have a Microsoft Surface, which will provide my digital canvas. I also have a Wacom tablet, which will also be used. (Fibromyalgia dictates that I have many different options available to me to cater for my changing level of capacity)
Incidentally, Blender will be used to transport my models into Second Life. I will be using Bento Buddy for this, and it doesn’t work so well with Daz’s bridge into Blender, so a simple export is required before Bento Buddy can be utilised. That’s a little way off as yet. First things first, my models require some clothing. It’s a bit chilly around here!
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