Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction x
Chapter 1 Poser and Photoshop Interface Overview 1
System Requirements for Poser and Photoshop 2
Understanding the Photoshop CS4 Interface 4
The Tools Bar 4
The Drop-Down Menus 11
The Palettes 12
The New Adjustment Layers 14
CS4 3D Engine 19
Modifying Textures in Photoshop CS4 22
3D Lighting Capabilities in CS4 28
A Quick Look at Bridge 35
The Poser Pro Interface 52
Poser's Layout 52
Material Room 54
Camera Views 59
Character Display Style 63
Camera Views for Selected Body Parts 65
Basic Posing Concepts 67
Posing with Inverse Kinematics 72
Posing with Presets 77
Basic Poser Lighting Techniques 78
Various Helpful Poser Presets 80
Body Morphs in Poser Pro 87
What You Have Learned 91
Chapter 2 Creating a Profile Carved in Stone 92
Creating the 3D Head in Poser 94
Integrating the Head into the Digital Scene 104
Setting Up Lights in Photoshop's 3D Layers 107
Completing the Landscape 112
Creating Moss with a Paintbrush 118
Applying the Moss 122
Adding the Finishing Touches to the Scene 127
What You Have Learned 131
Chapter 3 Posing and Perspective 132
Creating the Initial Landscape 134
Creating the Light Goddess in Poser Pro 139
Adding Texture to the Figure 149
The Camera's Focal Length...A Brief Description of Perspective 155
The Camera's Focal Length: Its Vanishing Point and Perspective Lines 156
The Camera's Focal Length in Poser Pro 158
Integrating Poser and Photoshop 160
Adding More Lighting to the Light Goddess 165
Give the Goddess Wings 168
Adding the Finishing Touches 173
What You Have Learned 179
Chapter 4 Using the Nodal Texture Engine 180
Creating the InitialPoser Figure 182
Editing Textures via Nodes 185
Exporting the Poser Model 190
Creating the Environment in Photoshop CS4 192
Import the 3D Model 197
Creating the Chiseled Out Effect 201
Creating the Foreground Character 208
What You Have Learned 217
Chapter 5 Advanced Nodal Texturing in Poser 218
Creating the Landscape and Chamber 220
Making Further Modifications to the Glass Tube 233
Creating a Character in Poser Pro 236
Saving Your Poses for Future Use 242
Poser Pro's Advanced Nodal Texture Engine 244
Adding Other Nodes to Selected Channels 254
Applying Photographic Images to Individual Channels 258
Using the Nodes to Create Bump and Luminosity Effects 261
Adding the Finishing Touches in Photoshop 267
Fine-Tuning the Character 267
Fine-Tuning the Backdrop 275
What You Have Learned 283
Chapter 6 Image Based Lighting in Poser Pro 284
Creating the Basic Pose 286
Understanding How Image Based Lighting Works 291
Applying IBL to a More Practical Image 297
Creating the Landscape in CS4 306
Finalizing the Detail in the Background 321
What You Have Learned 327
Chapter 7 UV Mapping in Poser Pro 328
Creating the Basic Pose 335
The Face Room 339
Integrating the Side View Into the UV Map 357
Adding Detail Back Into the Image 374
Creating the Bump and Diffuse Maps 380
What You Have Learned 387
Chapter 8 HDRI Lighting 388
Sculpting the Head 390
HDR and Photoshop 394
Matching the Focal Length of the Lens in Poser and Adding HDR Lighting 397
Creating the Scene in Photoshop Using an HDR Image 401
Editing the Texture Maps in Photoshop 416
Adding Some Finishing Details 428
Altering the Texture on the Clothing to Look More Futuristic 437
Fine-Tuning the Clothing in CS4 441
Adjusting the Surface Quality and Painting on the 3D Object 447
What You Have Learned 453
Index 454
