Photoshop CS and Poser
July 2009 Cover TutorialJuly's cover is a simple cover that makes use of the Gaussian blur feature and the 3D Model Aiko 4, V4.2 and their morphs. Aiko 4 and V 4.2 are two of the best 3D base models that you can buy from DAZ. The majority of the 3D characters that people create are made with Aiko 4 and V4.2. The best thing about these 3D models is that there is a lot of content variety for these characters. In this tutorial summary we will use the Aiko 4 model (with morphs) to explain how we created our July cover. We will explain how we used the Gaussian blur feature to create depth. You can visit our tutorials page for more detail information about the Gaussian Blur feature and how to create a soft glamour effect. In order to do this tutorial you'll need to be able to work in layers. To the left is a list of all 3D models and images that were used in making the cover. |
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| Step 1 : We created a unique character by using the Aiko 4 Base along with the V4.2 morphs and used the Luna Character skin as a finishing touch. The v4.2 Morphs have to be injected into the Aiko 4 Base in order to create your own character. You will still be able to use the Luna Character even if you don't have the morphs. |  |
Step 2 : Dress the character with Office Scrubs, Summer time Hair and posed the character using DM's Sisterhood Poses. We used 3 light sources for the light settings. We try to use a minimum of 3 light settings per 3D model that we use. We also work in layers so we had to render the character first with out the background. |
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| Step 3 : Clear the figure from the workspace or open a new workspace and add a background prop and render it. For our cover we used the Dream Home: Great Room model. The two 3D models were rendered independently of each other. It's not always necessary to render the entire scene together. Differences in image size can be fixed through Photoshop, Paintshop Pro or some other graphic editing software. | |
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Gaussian Blur
