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STARTUP : 12 Vital Tips in Getting Started with DAZ Studio
SESSION 1 ALREADY BROADCAST
Catch up on the session 1 recording and Join us for SESSION 2 of this course
This course explores the learning of DAZ Studio for new users, with the objective of visual storytelling.
If you’ve had a story in your head for years (perhaps decades) and have always wanted to illustrate it, you may have considered using DAZ Studio.
This virtual studio has everything at your disposal to illustrate your characters – in any scene you can imagine. With tens of thousands of supporting assets, there’s an unlimited set of possibilities to create your visual stories.
But there is a learning curve to go through. Have you had these types of questions when beginning to learn with DAZ Studio?
- Where do I start?
- How do I create dynamic poses for storytelling?
- How do I apply clothing and props?
- How to avoid the most common 3D artistic mistakes?
- How do I use my virtual camera effectively?
- How can I improve lighting in a scene?
- What render settings should I use?
- How do you organise so many assets?
Drew Spence has logged hundreds of hours using DAZ Studio to illustrate volumes of comics, including “Force Six The Annihilators”. All of the questions above and more were experienced by him during his DAZ Studio learning journey.
In this two part webinar series, Drew provides his insights and learning journey in overcoming the most frequent hurdles in using DAZ Studio for storytelling. Save time and money by utilising a more efficient workflow and getting more out of your DAZ store purchases.
This course explores the learning of DAZ Studio, looking through the lens of an artist that tells dynamic stories.
In this webinar class you will learn:-
- The beginning of Drew’s journey with DAZ Studio
- Drew’s first struggles with DAZ Studio : only know what you need to know
- Drew’s first (disastrous) renders and what he’s learned since
- Winning with the virtual camera
- Lighting tips and shortcuts
- Render settings that work
- Creating a learning diary
- Posing – Drew’s two greatest mistakes to learn from.
- Applying clothing
- Characters interacting with props
- Scene optimisation tips
- Mindset : Overcoming the artist’s hurdle of perfectionism
Who is this Course for?
- Digital artists who are just getting started with DAZ Studio or who are in their first year of learning.
- Illustrators wanting to learn DAZ Studio for visual storytelling
FREE for Visual Narratives Academy Members
This course is FREE if you are a member of the Visual Narratives Academy.
The Academy helps you develop your story ideas to fully rendered sequential artwork. It is a unique on-line group of artists refining their skills to produce rich and fulfilling narratives.
We specialise in teaching the use of 3D character software DAZ Studio and Poser at the heart of the workflow and then using Photoshop (or GIMP) for postwork. Our professional mentor artists coach you the use of supporting applications for further postwork effects, layout and framing of your stories. You’ll be surprised at how many cost effective resources are available!
The main Academy Benefits include a 7 module learning path, exclusive VIS News magazine, a coaching group and a $1300 tutorial library.
Click HERE to learn more about the Academy
Main Session 1 (already broadcast)
Date : Saturday 18th July
Time : 20:00 BST (London) / 12:00 PDT (Los Angeles) / 15:00 EDT (New York)
(includes free Introductory session running from 20:00 BST to 20:30 BST)
Duration : 1.5+ hours
- Three expectations of an artist beginning with DAZ Studio
- How did Drew get started?
- “I can make a comic book”
- Album covers
- The first 10,000 hours
- The first 7 struggles with DAZ Studio
- The virtual cameras
- Lighting
- Manipulating figures
- Applying clothing and poke through
- Dealing with props
- Render Settings
- Scene Optimising
- The number one hurdle for digital artists and how to overcome it
- Recommended mindsets for new DAZ Studio artists
Main Session 2
Date : Saturday 25th July
Time : 20:00 BST (London) / 12:00 PDT (Los Angeles) / 15:00 EDT (New York)
Duration : 1.5+ hours
- Learning from the first ten (disastrous) renders
- The four most valuable tips of what I’d tell my past self
- The PC+ club
- Building and organising the content library
- Build your own tips and tricks guide
- The top problems new users face when illustrating a comic
- Use a script or living document for visual storytelling
- Phrases
- Content
- Location
The PREMIUM ticket includes:-
- Bonus webinar tutorial : Foundations and Essentials for DAZ Studio
- On-line exercises to reinforce your learning from the webinar recordings, as part of the Digital Art Live learning framework.
About the Presenter Drew Spence
