Jean-Luc_Ajrarn – G2 Wear Explosion
To take Dave 71’s G2 Wear to new levels, Jean-Luc Ajrarn has created some very impressive new fabric choices for the G2 Wear outfits. Sporting 7 dress materials, 5 tank top materials, 5 short materials, and one additional sandal material, the G2 Wear Explosion lets you really customize the look of your characters.
Check out this and other add-ons at: Jean-Luc_Ajrarn's storefront.
MindVision GDS – Bullet for Terai Yuki 2, Dark Embrace 2 for V3, M3 Beach Wear, Breathless for JessiG2, Poser Indoor Creation Kit
The folks at Mindvision GDS span possibly the greatest amount of territory of any single add-on creator, from clothes for almost all of the Daz and Poser models to customizable indoor sets. I found their packs to be very professionally created and very realistic.
For Daz models, they have an option for “Superconforming” expansions for their costumes. I at first was perplexed as to why they were selling these upgrades separately until I started playing with them The Superconforming expansions for their Daz-designed costumes allow you to adjust the body type of your actor or actress after you’ve dressed your character and, by and large, the costume will automatically adjust to fit. (I say by and large, because not every morph available is included with these super conforming costumes and there was some minor tearing with extreme body changes.) This is an awesome option which I wish more costume makers would incorporate. (That or someone needs to come out with a “Superconforming” Python mod script that would copy all chosen morphs from the body to the clothing without requiring magnets.) Unfortunately, the Superconforming option is not available for the G2 models, although most of the G2 costumes will allow you to manually morph the costumes in relation to the Ultimate Body Morphs made available by RuntimeDNA.
Perhaps their most unique offering is the Poser Indoor Creation Kit, which basically gives you a huge number of indoor architectural pieces which can be assembled sort of like digital legos to make any type of indoor scene. (Additionally, they offer special expansions for things like the Gym or other specialty locales.) This can be very useful for animation but, with careful rendering, could allow you to create 3D backgrounds for greenscreening live actors.
To see more of what Mindvision GDS offers or to pick up any of the things mentioned here, go to: Mindvision GDS' Storefront
RebelMommy – True 2Life Eyes for Sydney and G2 Jessi
RebelMommy creates improvement add-ons for Poser. This collection of 42 different eye colors is designed to help with super-realistic renders by giving you eyes that are just as realistic. With a great variety of colors, this package is a great addition for animating photo-real G2 females.
Check out this and other improvements designed by RebelMommy , go to: RebelMommy's Storefront.
Traveler – Forest Primeval: PaleoBotanicals & Naturals Plants
If you’ve ever wanted to make an animated version of Jurassic Park or just add some prehistoric foliage to the background of a film you’re doing, then Traveler is the 3D artist that you want to check out. In addition to his massive Forest Primeval: PaleoBotanicals collection, he sells a number of natural plants, vines, and other organic scenery for your backgrounds.
For these and many more improvements to your Poser arsenal, check out Traveler's Storefront.
With that said, we conclude our little look at just some of the add-on options available to make Poser 7 an amazing animation and rendering tool for digital filmmakers.
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