its pretty common to use that as a base model. I started with a Daz3d genesis8 base model. Its a bit long, but if creating characters is your goal, its a good base to start with. This was my workflow/assets/tutorials followed. I had some background in 3d programs from architectural view, but not much from character creating. I started creating a new character in blender without paying a dime (I just didnt wanted to spend money on learning a program as a hobby, not knowing how long I would be interested in it) a couple weeks ago, and should finish somewhere next week. Others with more experience like myself would say, continue with blender, if nothing else, it is one of the most powerful tools to keep under your belt if not for its amazing flexibility and ability to adjust and customize characters beyond any other program (I also find the animation system way easier and the rendering higher quality and in less time, and further modifications can further improve speeds). I mostly use daz for prototyping or if I want characters that are easier to swap in and out (avoiding topology issues from custom character models), many users will recommend using daz due to being easier and more about productivity, how it saves time to spend a bit of money, and while nothing is inherently bad or good, I know for a while I could not spend money so I explored options.

feel free to ask me any questions related to blender most other users use Daz, and I think Papa Ernie is one of the more pro daz users/guru, he's around here a lot. as you may be able to guess, I am one of the more active blender users on these forums, or at least in the development sub sections. So the character is uv mapped and has good topology, however, as far as I know blender uv mapping isn't nearly as good as Maya's and doesn't do characters very well, so I have swapped over to a workflow that uses paid for daz character and morphs to do the initial character design, and move everything to blender for its higher flexibility.

If you go to the nsfw smut base, and use the very flexible build a bod file near the end of the list, it is very customizable, but it is actually a daz model exported with the default body shaping addon. Some stuff at blender market, but mostly paid for stuff, I also use CG trader and Turbo squid if I want to buy stuff.

(site was originally posted at these forums, neat fact )

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