Surely you’ve heard the acronym CGI before. We’re guessing that’s why you’re here. Maybe you just got out of a movie, and one of your friends made a comment on how poor the CGI was. This may have left you wondering, what is CGI, anyway? And, what does CGI stand for? Well, simply put, CGIContinue reading “What is CGI, Anyway?”
Tag Archives: Digital Art
Finding a Job With Your Digital Art Skills
Many artists dream of monetizing their work. Just imagine: quitting your 9-5 and working for yourself as an artist! For some people, though, an even better dream might be converting your 9-5 with all its great benefits into an opportunity to do digital art every day. Finding an entry-level digital art job can be difficult, butContinue reading “Finding a Job With Your Digital Art Skills”
How To Stay Motivated and Finish Your Digital Art Projects
You’ve got skill. You’ve also got passion, drive, and creativity which fuels your amazing digital art projects. Well, at least until you lose all motivation and leave a project unfinished, rejected, and forgotten, as you move on to the next thing that suits your fancy. For some artists, finding the motivation to finish projects canContinue reading “How To Stay Motivated and Finish Your Digital Art Projects”
Back to Basics: Modeling a Blanket and Pillow Using Cloth Simulations in Blender
We have a lot of cool props and items you can find in our Daz store, many of which feature lifelike wrinkles and flowing cloth materials. But sometimes, we want to take the difficult path of modeling props ourselves. If you want to improve your basic skills as a 3D modeler, learning more about physicsContinue reading “Back to Basics: Modeling a Blanket and Pillow Using Cloth Simulations in Blender”
When to Make the Jump to Full-Time Digital Artist
As artists, making a living wage with our talent and artwork is a common dream many of us share. While we all make art for different reasons, there are likely a fair number of similarities: personal enjoyment and fulfillment, scratching that creative itch, and expressing our personal beliefs, ideas, stories, and imagination. At Daz 3D,Continue reading “When to Make the Jump to Full-Time Digital Artist”
The Best Computers for Digital Art on a Budget in 2022
If you’re into computer hardware, you’ve probably heard of the chip shortages that have been plaguing the computer industry and driving up the prices of some hardware. For digital artists, having the right tools is crucial, if not extremely valuable in terms of quality of life improvements. This is especially true for Daz Studio usersContinue reading “The Best Computers for Digital Art on a Budget in 2022”
Getting Your Feet Wet: Rendering 3D Water in Daz Studio
Creating realistic 3D liquids like water can be challenging, especially for beginners. There are a variety of tools that can help you do this, but today’s post will focus on how to simulate water in Daz Studio. Water and liquid can interact with light in beautiful ways. Liquid also has a unique way of moving,Continue reading “Getting Your Feet Wet: Rendering 3D Water in Daz Studio”
Is Converting My Digital Art Into an NFT a Worthwhile Investment?
The hype around NFTs is real and showing consistent growth. With everyone from huge brands to independent artists hopping on board, some posting impressive results to boot — should you, too, hop on the bandwagon and start converting your digital art into NFTs? In this post, we want to cover many of the most commonContinue reading “Is Converting My Digital Art Into an NFT a Worthwhile Investment?”
The Diigitals and Daz 3D Release NFTs of Shudu
We are proud to announce the launch of one-of-a-kind NFT digital assets for the first-ever digital supermodel Shudu in partnership with The Diigitals. This exclusive NFT Shudu collection will be available starting March 30, 2021 on OpenSea NFT platform. A percentage of the proceeds will support Black Girls Code, a not-for-profit organization working to increase the numberContinue reading “The Diigitals and Daz 3D Release NFTs of Shudu”
NFT and the Future of Digital Content
NFTs are going viral! Back in 2017, CryptoKitties launched as a digital trading game where you can breed your own unique cats on the cryptocurrency platform Ethereum and was one of the first NFTs. Fast forward to 2021, an NFT of a collage of 5,000 photos by artist Beeple sold for $69 million! The popularityContinue reading “NFT and the Future of Digital Content”