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DAZ Studio 4.0 QuickStart Guide
Table of Contents
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Installation ............................................................................................................................................ 2 UIOverview........................................................................................................................................... 5 In application video tutorials ............................................................................................................ 6 Base Genesis Figure.............................................................................................................................. 6 Add Clothing and Hair ........................................................................................................................... 7 Change Color and Shape ....................................................................................................................... 8 Edit the figure skin texture............................................................................................................... 8 Change the figures shape.................................................................................................................. 8 Fine tuning the figures features ...................................................................................................... 10 Pose, Light and Render....................................................................................................................... 10 Pose the figure ................................................................................................................................ 10 Lighting the scene ........................................................................................................................... 11 Rendering............................................................................................................................................ 12 Setting up the rendered image ....................................................................................................... 12 Conclusion........................................................................................................................................... 14

1. Introduction
If you are new to DAZ Studio 4, the QuickStart Guide will give you a brief overview of installing DAZ Studio 4.0, understanding the user interface, understanding the base figure, adding clothing and hair to the figure, making basic color and shape changes along with posing, lighting and rendering the figure in the scene. Content being used inthis QuickStart Guide is provided with DAZ Studio 4.0. To begin, let’s install DAZ Studio and begin having fun with DAZ 3D’s products.

2. Installation
During the installation of DAZ Studio 4.0 you will be shown several dialogs during the process. The default location for installation is always preferred. Here are the dialog boxes you will see during this process.

DAZ Studio 4.0Installation Welcome Screen

DAZ Studio 4.0 License Agreement, along with a second dialog for the Content License agreement

DAZ Studio 4.0 New Content Management Service Information

DAZ Studio 4.0 Installation Location The default location is always best for DAZ Studio 4.0

DAZ Studio 4.0 Installation Progress

When DAZ Studio 4.0 is installed on a PC, an icon will appear on your desktop. Tostart DAZ Studio 4, simply double click the icon and the application will open. For MAC, you will find DAZ Studio in the Application Menu.

The first time you open DAZ Studio you will need to Register the program, this is Free and can be done by selecting the “Register Online” Button. You will receive instructions as you proceed through this process. Select Register Online to proceed

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