DAZ - image composition helpers (Phi Grid etc) ?

[kaboomer69]

Are there any plugins for DAZ Studio which add more guides for the viewport?

In addition to the Thirds Guide, I would love to have a Phi Grid and possibly more like Diagonal, Center Lines etc.
I'm aware that we can just render with the camera zoomed out and crop afterwards, but with render time being a precious resource I would rather frame the shot perfectly in the viewport.




On a sidenote - is there any way to replace the RBG color picker with an HSL widget?
I know that we can enter the HSL numbers manually, but a 3-slider widget would be so much better.

 

[dave619]

idk but there is VisualMenus on daz 3d search it on here

 

[kaboomer69]

idk but there is VisualMenus on daz 3d search it on here

Thanks, looks useful but doesn't have something like that.

 

[dave619]

ok nps

 

[OhWee]

I know that some people make a big deal about this, but other than maybe offsetting characters slightly off center, I don't bother with this too much when doing game renders. Some of the images where I just 'centered' the characters that I've shared around here have garnered the most likes in my image portfolio, and I didn't do anything special...

For porn images, people are usually more interested in the amount of nekkid detail they can make out, than if it meets some golden ratio rule or somethihg. So if you are looking to win image contests, yeah this is all fine and good. But if you are generating a series of renders for the story, seeing the gal's curves, nekkid bits, etc. will score you more points with your audience.

My point here is, while it's good to be mindful of these ratio concepts, don't let it limit your creativity, and focusing on what your audience wants may be a more worthwhile time investment.