Studio*Master - Create Avatar Characters for Social Media

Do you have that perfect image in mind to represent your persona but just can't figure out how to make it? This tutorial will guide you step-by-step through the process of creating your very own character avatar for use in Forums, Texting, Skype, Instant Messaging, Chat Rooms, Online Gaming and more.

Everything from rough sketch through post work; covers topics like finding content, applying accessories, simple posing and lighting, background design, and sizing your design for where you will use it.

This 88-page fully illustrated guide is provided in standard PDF format and tailored for anybody to use DAZ Studio for creating personal or business avatars for your networking and social media needs.

Topic Overview:

* Overview of Avatars covers these topics:
o Categories/Types
o File Formats
o Dimensions/Sizing
o Borders
o Components
o Detail Loss
* How-to configure DS and find content
* Render Configuration
o Settings
o WYSIWYG
* Character Design
o Themes
o Styles
o Load Characters
o Apply Clothing
o Apply Hair
o Posing
o Lighting
o Load Accesories
* Rendering Scene
* Post Work
o Layered Image Project
o Rename Layer
o Add Backgrounds
o Add Text
o Add Border
o Scaling
o Saving AVATAR

NOTE: Designed using DAZ Studio PRO version 4+ with Post Work Techniques Demonstrated with The GIMP, but easily replicated in Photoshop.

Please note that this training was developed with Daz Studio 4.9 and may differ from future releases/versions of Daz Studio.