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Using the DAZ Studio Bridge

and

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended’s 3D Tools



For this tutorial you will need:

DAZ StudioDAZ Studio Bridge

Photoshop CS3 Extended

Before We Begin:

As rule of thumb, it’s a good idea to be sure you are always using the latest versions of the software. As of now, theversions are as follows:

DAZ Studio – Version 2.1.1.13DAZ Studio Bridge – Version 0.9.5.0

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended – Version 10.0.1

What is a 3D Bridge?

In simplest terms, the bridge between Photoshop and DAZ Studio is much like a regular bridge in that it provides an easyway to transport your content from one application to the another and back again. In this case, the bridge is used to

transport models and 3D elements from within DAZ Studio to Photoshop so that the models may be modified, combined,and used as a resource in your Photoshop documents.



Getting Started:

OK so now it is finally time to start! We will begin our adventure into the wonderful world of combining our 2D and 3D workin Photoshop CS3 Extended. To begin, open Photoshop Extended and select File – Automate – DAZ Studio Bridge. This

will initialize DAZ Studio and open the bridge between Photoshop and DAZ Studio.



Once DAZ Studio is initialized, a new window showing the DAZ Studio 3D Bridge Options will also be visible. This is whatyou will use to transport your 3D objects between the applications. From this window you can also Close DAZ Studio,

Preview Your Image, Render to a New Layer, Import your Current Scene into Photoshop, Import and Export Image Maps,or Close the window. If you would like more information on what these options do, please read the 3D Bridge Help PDF for

more information.



Once inside DAZ Studio, you set a scene as you normally would with whatever models, textures, lights, and cameras youwould like. Keep in mind that you will be taking the scene into Photoshop once done so the more items in your scene, themore memory intensive the process is. If higher polygon counts are troublesome in DAZ Studio or Poser on your current

system, you should try using singular items or items with lower polygon counts to see how your system handles.



Once you have everything posed and setup in your scene the way you want it, go back to your Photoshop CS3 Extendedwindow and select Import Scene to CS3 from the DAZ Studio 3D Bridge Menu Window.



A dialog box will appear in DAZ Studio asking you whether you want the maps for the items resampled and if so what Maxsize you want them to be as well as whether you want to Export your Lights and Cameras. Resampling the textures to

lower resolution may help those with less RAM and those on slower systems so keep that in mind if you are having issues.

Once you have selected the options you want, simply press Accept and your 3D scene will be transported into Photoshop.



Your scene is now loaded into Photoshop CS3! If for some reason you need to import the image maps or wish to changethe maps used, at this point you can use the Import Maps command to do so.

OK, so now you have a model in Photoshop and I bet you’re wondering…what can I do with it?



Photoshop CS3 Extended gives you the ability to do numerous things with the model once in Photoshop, such as thefollowing:

1. Move both the object and camera around in the scene including moving around the object in 3D space like you would inany 3D application.

2. Alter the textures or create new textures and see the changes live3. Change lighting and render styles4. Add layer styles



To view the 3D Tools, simply double click on the 3D Objects Layer Preview and a new toolbar will open with options foryou to use to manipulate and modify your 3D object.

If you would like to modify the Objects Textures, simply double click on the Texture layers beneath the object layer.



From Left to Right the Icons are as follows:

1. Edit the 3D Object2. Edit the 3D Camera3. Return to Initial Object or Camera Position*

4. Orbit the 3D Object or Rotate the 3D Camera*5. Roll the 3D Object or Camera*6. Drag the 3D Object or Pan the 3D Camera*7. Slide the 3D object or Walk with the 3D Camera*8. Scale the 3D Object or Zoom the 3D Camera*9. Numerically Edit Object or Camera Position and Settings*10. Views such as Front, Back, Top, etc11. Delete the Currently Selected View12. Save Current View13. Lighting and Appearance Settings14. Cross Section Settings15. Animation Tools such as Play16. Cancel Transformation17. Confirm Transformation

*(Please note that items 3 through 9 change depending on whether Object or Camera are selected)

For this tutorial, I decided to make some changes to the snowman’s textures to show how you can change or createtextures in Photoshop Extended.

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When creating or modifying a texture one thing that can be very useful is the objects templates. To load a template onto itscorresponding layer to help with placement, simply go to File – Open and search for the appropriate template. Once open

in Photoshop, check to be sure the image size of the template is the same as the texture and resize as necessary and thensimply press and hold Shift while Dragging and drop the texture into the texture window*. Pressing and holding the shift

key ensures that the layers will line up perfectly as long as both the texture and the template are the same size.

*(If you do not have the texture window open simply double click on the texture layer to open it as stated previously)



If you wish to see the template applied to the 3D model to help with lining things up, while the texture window is selected

(should be brighter then the other window), simply go to File – Save and your template will be added to the model.



Now that you can see the template you can add details to your textures or create new ones. In this case, I added a fewbuttons to the snowman’s torso area and saved the texture to apply the changes.



Next I opened and added the template (using the previous steps) to the head map for the snowman and added some rosycheeks and again saved the modification so it updated on the model.



I also decided to modify his brown eyes to make them an icy blue by using the circle marquee tool to select the iris andthen the hue and levels options under Image – Adjustments.



Next I decided to modify the scarf texture by added a filter to it to create the illusion of fur.



Finally I opened up a file I had of the snow background and shift dragged it into the scene, turned him using the 3D ObjectManipulation Tools, added a drop shadow and then used Layer – Layer Style – Create Layers, and then used transform to

cast it on the ground…



And here is the final results…I can save the file as a PSD and come back later to modify it including all the textures andthe 3D Object if I chose, I can Save for Web, Animate it or whatever else I wish at this point :O)



Just for fun I repeated the steps and added the tree in as a separate 3D object that I can also modify and reposition asneeded.

THE END :O)

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