Character Design Models from Alternative Sources

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Character Design Models from Alternative Sources

• Using our resources wisely

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Maya!

• Alias is now offering free versions of Maya 7.x
  for download. (Mine is in progress.)
• They say this program is going to be as full
  featured as the real program well see.
• Anything created in this version can not be
  used in commercial programs.
• The program can be found at www.aliaswavefront.com
  under their media and entertainment tab.
  (Registration will be required.)

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Maya Models

• Character models for Maya are certainly available
  for download, but not in as large a population as
  in other programs, i.e. Poser and DazStudio.
• Poser and DazStudio are 3d modeling programs
  that, while not being as powerful as Maya in
  animation, nevertheless have gathered very large
  followings in the artistic community for their
  ability to render both animation and stills very
  well.
• Many regular people sell their own objects and
  textures they have made.

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Daz Models

• Pre-made
• Often available free
• Can be converted to Maya!
• When not available for free, may be purchased for
  very small amounts.

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Conversion methods?

• Poser can be converted via a program called
  trinity.
• Available on the web at trinity.rendermagix.com
• This will allow us to take the cr2 files directly
  from Poser/DazStudio and convert them into Maya
  without owning either!
• There are also methods to save in Poser and move
  into Maya, but this requires a purchase which is
  not needed.
• Trinity is a free conversion program.

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Poser vs. DazStudio

• Poser is a more powerful program than DazStudio,
  but Poser, unless they are running a special,
  costs 260 dollars or more.
• DazStudio, however, is a free program.
  www.daz3d.com
• There are many sites, www.daz3d.com ,
  www.runtimedna.com , www.renderosity.com ,
  www.contentparadise.com , which offer free
  models.
• All of this is well and good, but why would you
  want to import these characters?

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Movies!

• Though I still need to experiment, the movies Im
  linking to have all been made with the conversion
  utility listed earlier.
• Each one is using a basic character and something
  to match music. Im assuming the dialogue is
  using MimicPro, also available from Daz3d, though
  I have no proof. (This is the best for Daz
  figures because it is built into each one. )

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Enough of the Info!

• Though this is a still picture, all of the
  elements in it, (save hair and glow in postwork)
  are already 3d objects!

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More pics

• Dont forget the males! We need to have just as
  much texture and attention to detail in these
  characters as well.
• While we may not be able to render all of this
  detail, its easier to remove detail than attempt
  to add it where it did not exist!

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Start with the bases free at Daz3d!
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Each clothing set is made of multiple objects
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Even the Hair can be changed
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Since many of these are advertisements, you can
really see the detail
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A few more examples
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What about other objects? A boat.. Maybe?
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Check out the detail!
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Even More
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A final note

• Even if we dont wish to purchase commercial
  licenses on certain characters or to use what
  they have available, theres no reason not to
  learn from it.
• There is a ton of free graphical stuff available,
  if were willing to look for it!