Cheap 3D Figure Modeler
June 7th, 2006 | Published in Out Loud
I found this great free 3D figure modeling program the other day. It’s called Daz |Studio (http://www.daz3d.com/) and so far, I’m loving it.
I just wanted something to use as a digital mannequin to help me model figures for some drawings that I’m doing. I tried Poser, but I couldn’t figure it out. Why is it that so many 3D programs have to create some original “artistic” user interface? I honestly don’t care what your program looks like, I just care if it’s easy to use and produces good results.
Maybe I got lucky, but I found Daz pretty intuitive. The interface is more like a typical PC/Linux style program (I’ve used Lightwave in the distant past, and it kinda reminded me of that). I was pretty easy to just knock about, clicking things and stumbling upon their functionality. In maybe an hour over the course of a few sessions playing around, I think I have the basics figured out, and have already created a useable rendering.