Bring back Daz 3D!
I’m glad you’re beginning to introduce the 3D side back into your magazine. Not because of an interest in moving into 3D art as such, but because of the aid it can give when creating 2D paintings.
It’s interesting to see you cover ZBrush, but as much as I like it and would love to try it, it’s just too costly to buy. Add this to the cost of other art programs such as Photoshop and it’s not something I can justify the price of.
This is where Daz 3D comes in. It’s a free-to-use 3D program offering lots of 3D models for you to purchase at low cost, which you can then manipulate within the software. These models can be exported into ZBrush and Maya, but crucially can also be brought into Photoshop for painting over. So I’m a little puzzled that with this renewed interest in creating 3D art, you’ve not made mention of Daz 3D.
Please, if you can find the people who use it, can you cover some art projects that use Daz 3D as part of the workflow, as you once did back in the early days of your magazine Neil, via email
Claire replies Hello Neil, thanks for writing in. I do take your point, but not all of the software we feature is high end. We’ve featured the cheaper version of ZBrush – ZBrushCore – in the magazine before, have had workshops using the free version of SketchUp (not for a while, admittedly), and have featured less-expensive software such as ArtRage and Procreate. I will endeavour to think of tuition based on less-expensive software. From the previous feedback that we have got, I didn’t think that many readers used Daz 3D. Have I got this wrong? Please let me know!