Even if it does do sketch, it’s very unlikely to match the quality of Poser’s FireFly-powered SketchDesigner module.Īs a tool for extracting Poser/DAZ content, DAZ Studio 3 is superior.

But then again, iClone 5’s toon/comic presets might be as bad as DAZ’s, and it may not even have sketch shaders and presets. It might even be potentially useful to help create 2D CrazyTalk Animator figures.īut if that’s all you want it for, then keep in mind that we might well get nice sketch and toon rendering with iClone 5 (due Q4 2011). Maybe even for CrazyTalk Animator backgrounds, using the toon rendering. Very useful if you plan to use Poser for its original purpose, artist reference images for making a figurative painting. But why might you want to spend even $20 on Poser, when DAZ Studio is free? It might be useful if you want access to Poser’s excellent sketch-like and toon rendering capabilities (the toon shaders are apparently included in Poser Debut, along with the powerful SketchDesigner for sketch renders).

At that sale price it’s really a “why not?” purchase if you don’t already have Poser. Poser takes some learning, and newcomers to Poser may be more comfortable with Poser Debut at a mere $20.

And also keep in mind that a great many Poser users still prefer Poser 6 - that’s why v6 keeps its used prices higher than v8 on Amazon, and it can no longer be purchased from Smith Micro. I see Poser 8 Standard at $100… but keep in kind that currently has Poser 8 at just $88.99 with free shipping. The Smith Micro store is having a big two-day Poser sale this weekend.

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