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From V4 to G8
🕑 Added 2023-03-15 08:34:00 +0000 UTCHey, folks, it's yer Doc!
Well, not your ACTUAL doctor, that would be scary!
"Hmm. I see the rash, Mr. Smith. Might I perscribe transforming into a bus or perhaps having a sexy fight with someone?"
Anyways! - You might have noticed the difference in builds between the stuff I normally do, and the Overwatch images. This is because I typically use the Daz Studio "Victoria 4" as a base for all my models, but these Overwatch models were using "Genesis 8" as a base. --- In laymen terms, G8 is like, DECADES more advanced than V4.
I've been on the fence about changing over for a long time, obviously. I have all my style (from posing presets to lighting) wrapped up in V4, and to be honest, I nickname the G8 model "the queen of botox" because creating large and vibrant facial expressions with it feels like pulling teeth, no pun intended. The expressions sliders are so slight, but then again, there are MORE of them, so if you know where they all are, you can - slowly but surely - get some decent faces out of her, it just takes time.
So, I'm going to begin the VERY slow process of converting my characters from V4 to G8. In many cases this will be a complete re-build, as nothing is copy-and-pastable between the two bases.
The lighting won't change. There's a very specific reason I have my lighting the way I do, and don't worry about EMILY for now, I know how popoular she is, and I have no intention of touching her (or her cast) for now. What I'll do instead is go ahead with Emily Saunders 4 using the versions you all know, and making the G8 version halfway into production, then polling its usage with you guys for the future ES5.
Hope that's clear. So, the next Emily episode will use the usual models, and a vote will decide if they're all updated for the episode after.
As for every other project - this will NOT be a fast process. I barely have any clothes for the G8 model, so it'll cost a lot of MONEY to rebuild my OCs in G8! - But you'll also be glad to know that there's a lot more TRIBUTES coming you way, as there's some great pop-culture stuff available for the G8 model, and I was put on this earth to mess with 'em!
(Tributes will never be paid-content, I'm doing them for 1. funsies, and 2. they help with promotion, I guess. The only time they'll be behind a payway is here on Patreon because the site doesn't allow adult content in free posts!)
Anyway, slow progress, but progress none the less. Back to work, Dr. Slam - I've got a Finale to finish!
- Doc
Comments
Dr. Edgar Slam
Thanks, Jay :) - I love the idea of taking pop culture chracters and kinda doing the unexpected with them. :D The cross from V4 to G8 will take ages, but I'll take it stone by stone. Might start with Vizor, actually. Because Iron Belly will be VERY complicated to convert to G8. Damn me and my costumes!
Jerrie46
the Overwatch images looked pretty good.
