Alessandro Mastronardi's blog

INFINITO plugin for Daz Studio!

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:42:14 +0000

Hi, please check out my sub-blog at infinito.alessandromastronardi.com and see the awesome preview of the INFINITO plugin for Daz Studio!

Crocodilia 1 on sale at a special price !

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:00:24 +0000

Crocodilia 1: Alligator, Caiman is finally available at a very special price: grab it here ! http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=13010

Alligator and Caiman high-res renders

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:46:32 +0000

Here are two renders straight out of Daz Studio, with no postwork. Be sure to click on the images to display the full size versions (3000×23000 pixels).

Caiman test render

admin — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:48:58 +0000

I’m quite close to ending beta-testing the Crocodilia I set (which will include the alligator and caiman). Here is a DS render of the caiman model…

Crocodylia I set

admin — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:24:39 +0000

I will release both the Alligator and Caiman models (which belong to the Alligatoridae family) in a product called Crocodylia I. Here is a quick test render showing the 3 different color schemes available for the alligator: black, grey-blueish, dark grey. Click on the image to display it full size.

Alligator 3D model: first test render

admin — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:36:13 +0000

I finally assembled and rigged the alligator model, and texturing is on finals: here is a first, quick render done in Poser, with the ‘gator lurking in the water …

Daz Studio 3/4: render hangs at “compile shaders” ?

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:10:09 +0000

This is an annoying bug affecting mostly OSX versions, and it’s still under investigation by the folks at Daz. When you render a scene, if you get DS hanging at “compiling Shaders” (see image below),

just hit cancel and follow these instructions:

1) select an item surface and open the Shader Mixer.
2) there (see image below), click the Surface Preview button: the compile shader popup window will appear, saying “compiling shader x/y”. If it hangs, press cancel and then click the Surface Preview button again (but usually you need to do that only once), until the shader compile operation gets finally completed. When that’s done, you can close the Shader Mixer, and now you can finally render the scene.

Alligator 3D model

admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:05:27 +0000

I’m currently working on a alligator 3D model, completely built from scratch in ZBrush and Lightwave. Base mesh is done, and I think I will need another couple of days of sculpting, before I can start the final stage of texturing the model.
Here is a screenshot taken in ZBrush, and also a turntable animation. More updates to come …

New Poser/Daz model under development: Tenochtitlan

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:05:42 +0000

I recently watched some documentaries about the Aztec, and I was very intrigued about their civilization and how the capital city, Tenochtitlan, was depicted. It is said that when the “conquistadores” arrived there, they thought they discovered paradise.
I started searching all possible references about this amazing city, and started to model it, beginning from the Templo Mayor. The Templo Mayor is quite ready (click the screenshot below to see a larger version), besides some minor adjustments, and the ornamental statues and pottery which will come later.
There are about other 20 large buildings to model before Tenochtitlan is completed, so stay tuned and follow the development !

Ursus Arctos available at DAZ store !

admin — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:16:58 +0000

The development of the Ursus Arctos product is finally completed. I spent last two weeks doing some fine tunes and corrections to the body shape, adjusting some areas of the fur and checking joints and rigging functionality. The Ursus Arctos is now finely tuned for both Poser and Daz Studio, and comes with several morph, poses, two fur color schemes that will allow to change the body shape and aspect of the bear, thus representing also the Grizzly and Kodiak Ursus Arctos subspecies. Included also a fully rigged salmon !
The product is avaiable at Daz Store: http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=12051