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Optimizing Your Sci-Fi Scene Building with Kibaretto and Petipet

Dartanbeck has put together this tutorial especially for sci-fi scene builders, storytellers, and Daz Studio enthusiasts! In this in-depth session, you'll follow along with Dartanbeck as he guides you through a curated showcase of iconic sci-fi content from legendary creators Kibaretto and Petipet—while revealing essential workflows to optimize, convert, and animate these dynamic assets inside Daz Studio.

If you're new to sci-fi worldbuilding or a seasoned artist with a growing content library, this tutorial is packed with practical insights for bringing timeless 3D assets into the Iray era and beyond.

What You'll Learn:

Methods for upgrading legacy Poser-based sci-fi sets and vehicles to Iray while preserving visual continuity and performance. Practices for organizing your Daz 3D Library for rapid access and scene assembly, with custom material presets, icons, and reusable subsets. How to enhance emissive materials and lighting setups for interiors, vehicles, and props—achieving cinematic glow effects tailored to your storytelling. Tips on modular environment building with collections like Skybridge, Alpha Base, and Futura Ground Base, allowing for scalable and immersive scenes. Techniques for posing characters, managing scale, and integrating legacy poses with modern figures, including Rosie 8 and Genesis models. Animation insights, including camera pathing, silhouette showcases, and previsualization strategies to help turn your scripts into effective storyboards. A full creative walkthrough of sci-fi storytelling with product ecosystems, combining environments, vehicles, and creatures into cohesive narrative worlds. Featured Content: This tutorial highlights and demonstrates a great collection of powerful assets from Kibaretto and Petipet, including: - Starhawk, Thunderbike, Vanguard, Astro Master, Super Stinger, Shuttle Star, and Future Car - Power Star series, Command Deck, and SkyJet with compatible outfits - Alpha Base, Futura Ground Base, Station X, Battle Towers, Skybridge, and Watchtower - Petipet's alien worlds and creatures with creative posing and environmental setups Why This Tutorial? - Get inspired to unlock the full potential of your sci-fi library - Build cohesive, reusable scene elements for faster future projects - Learn real-world workflows directly from an experienced artist and animator - Elevate your renders with optimized lighting, materials, and scene structure Product Details: - Length: Approx. 1 hour and 43 minutes - Format: HD video tutorial (MP4) - Software: Daz Studio 4.x (with Iray) - Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced (but beginners will also gain insights!) About the Presenter : Dartanbeck

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Dartanbeck began his digital art journey creating game tiles for tabletop fantasy games and soon became a texture artist for 3D game characters, earning several Hall of Fame awards. This led to his passion for digital animation, which he's pursued ever since. As a Daz 3D Published Artist, Dartanbeck has released multiple environment kits for Carrara, designed for animated movie makers, along with two character animation packs.

Currently animating with Daz Studio and Carrara, he enjoys sharing his workflow to help others succeed. His toolkit includes plugins for Daz Studio, Carrara 8.5 Pro, PD Howler, Affinity Photo, DaVinci Resolve, HitFilm, and Magix MusicMaker Premium. Based in a small Wisconsin fishing city, Dartanbeck also works in custom stonework and is a performing musician.

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