How to Create Your Own Virtual 3D Model

Several companies, such as My Virtual Model, specialize in creating virtual 3D models. These give the appearance, to varying degrees of accuracy, of a man, woman or child standing or walking about in different types of clothing. Several programs on the market, such as Poser and Daz Studio, can help you make your own model. This tutorial will show you how to do this using the basic Daz Studio. There are countless clothing add-ons you can buy for Daz figures, as well as plug-ins that let you modify the style and textures for the ones you have. These can be found at sites like Daz3d or Renderosity.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Daz Studio

1. 

   Open Daz Studio. Go to the Daz figures folder on the left and select a Daz figure, in this case V4. From the preview area below, drag it onto the scene.

2. 

   Go to one of the clothing folders, and drag some clothing items, one by one, onto the figure.

3. 

   Go to the folders, find an appropriate hair prop, in this case the Glamourhair, and drag it onto the model.

4. 

   Click on the Pose/Animate tab just under the menu. Make sure the Powerpose tab is clicked on at the right.

5. 

   Use the Powerpose buttons to move the corresponding body parts of the figure. Continue doing this until you achieve a pose you are happy with. Click on the Render tab just under the menu.

6. 

   Go to the menu, click on Render, then Render Settings. In the dialog that pops up, click the Image File button, browse to where you want to save the file, and name it. Then click Render. And that's it. You should now have a saved PNG of your posed model that can be used for print graphics or for your website.

Resources

• My Virtual Model
• Daz3D
• Renderosity