Hello guys, I'm starting a VN using Ren'Py. And I'm wondering if do you think that Daz3d is the best program to generate characters, scenes (sexual and non-sexual), scene backgrounds or do you think that there is an another easier/optimal program to do that.
Three things to have in mind:
- I don't know how to draw.
- I have very good programming skills
- I don't care if i have to spend time learning how to use Daz3d or similar.
I will appreciate any type of constructive criticism.
Thanks.
I'm just thinking out loud here, not a game developer, just a hobbyist
you can look at this thread to get an idea what you can do with Daz, you can get going with it pretty quickly, but then some stuff is pretty awkward to say the least (and you'll have to spend some $$ on addons to make life less miserable in Daz), other things are lacking, and Daz itself is getting quite outdated, you have to keep in mind that the primary reason for its existence is to sell you 3d stuff from their marketplace, their recent big launch, the G9 figure, seems to be quite a big flop
Blender might be a better software to focus on, it is developing in a very rapid pace, since they focus on the software to make things, not trying to sell you stuff, but you'll still need figures, clothing etc, some people here make pretty good renders in it, something you'd need Daz+PS to do, since Daz simply doesn't have the tools to do certain things
spend some time on youtube watching photography videos to get some sense of composition, lighting, what looks good, then look at the artistic drawing stuff (not for purpose of drawing, but general education), color theory, watch some Photoshop channels, lots of great info out there, and only then get Daz and start playing with things, because if you start with Daz, you'll simply won't see mistakes because you'll have no knowledge of them, and once you'll start to learn, you'll have to back and redo your early work for the game, if you had started on it already
