Now I'm a DAZaholic too :)

[Klooless]

<p>After playing around with DAZ for a couple of months, think I have finally have a pic I'm willing to show off.  Sorry it's so big, I just couldn't seem to get the code right to make it smaller.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Sadness5-16-09.jpg" width="800" height="800" /></p>

[Seidhkona]

<p>Lovely!</p><p>The trick to a smaller image is to click the "HTML" button. Then in the HTML, an image looks like this:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: courier new,courier; color: #00ff00;"><strong><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Sadness5-16-09.jpg"></strong></span></p><p>To get a pic the size you want it, you just need to tell the HTML code the size, so for instance:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: courier new,courier; color: #00ff00;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Sadness5-16-09.jpg" width="600"></span></strong></p><p>would give you this:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Sadness5-16-09.jpg" width="600" /></p><p>You can also wrap an image in a link, which allows people to click on it to view the full-size version. That looks like this:</p><p style="padding-left: 30px;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: courier new,courier; color: #00ff00;"><a href="</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: courier new,courier; color: #00ff00;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Sadness5-16-09.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ness5-16-09.jpg</a>" target="_blank"</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: courier new,courier; color: #00ff00;">><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Sadness5-16-09.jpg" width="600"></a></span></strong></p>

[Hamervelder]

<p>Not bad at all.  I like the pose, and the outfit suits the mood.  If I may make a couple of suggestions though:</p><p>Human emotions are generally very subtle.  Look at how people express sadness, dismay, etc. Our facial movements aren't as dramatic as those typically found in DAZ studio's animation, or those in other suites like Poser.  Also, maybe take a look at your lighting.  It's a night scene, so the lighting probably should be darker.  Also, the main source of light -- in this case -- the moon, is coming from behind your character.  Therefore, most of your light should be striking her back and right side, leaving the front of her body, especially her face, in shadow.  I think you'll find that you get a much more expressive image if you tweak the lighting just a bit.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Klooless]

<p>Thanks Hamer for the feedback, I have noticed that shaders and lighting are my biggest areas for improvement. </p>

[Klooless]

<p>Latest creation  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/SunnyontheHighSeas.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[Hamervelder]

<p><cite>Klooless@Nektulos wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Thanks Hamer for the feedback, I have noticed that shaders and lighting are my biggest areas for improvement. </p></blockquote><p>They're <em>everyone's </em>biggest areas for improvement!  Your last shot looks pretty good, I think.  I'd suggest (if you can afford it, and have the PC for it) looking at LightDome Pro.  It's made strictly for reproducing outdoor lighting effects, and let me tell you, it's <em>fantastic!</em>  You don't have to change any settings at all.  Just select the type of lighting you want from the available presets, and LDP does the rest.  It's the closest thing I've seen in DazStudio or Poser to achieving the quality of lighting that you can get in higher-end rendering such as with 3d Studio Max or Maya.  IIRC, LDP is about $30, but well worth it, IMO.  A good render -- such as your last one -- can become phenomenal with a good lighting package.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Klooless]

<p>Thanks for the feedback, Atelos.  I did purchase LightDome LE, but really haven't seen much difference.  Looks like I may have to fork over the money for LightDome Pro after all.  In the meantime, here's another.  I call this "An Unexpected Encounter"</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/AnUnexpectedEncounter-1.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[Klooless]

<p>This is one of the Furies in my guild.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/kuari603/Nana-1.jpg" /></p>