Poser is a 3d-character animation and design tool for digital artists and animators. From an included collection of human and animal models and props, this program enables you to create movies, images, and posed 3D figures. With Virtual Training Company's Poser 3/4 tutorial, this application becomes easy for any user, artist, or animator to master. Author Matt Neutra starts with the basics of Poser and then takes you further using various case and animation studies. To begin learning, click on any of the sections below.
Introduction
Introduction Whats New In Poser 3 Follow the Manual Interface Overview
Application Overview Menu Overview Document Window Camera Controls Light Controls Document Display Tools Editing Tools Parameter Dials Numerical Entry with Parameter Dials Liaries Palettes Animation Controls Dot Tool Interface Summary Poser Basics
Setting Up Document Window Settings Placing a Figure Make Custom Figures Delete Figures & Custom Liary Working in the Studio Posing Hands Paste into Background Hide and Name Figures Displaying Guides Save Open Close Quit
Case Studies #1
Intro Case Study 1
Make Angry Sitting Guy
Add and Pose Second Figure
Place Hair Props
Change Lighting
Position the Camera
Add Background and Render
Posing in Detail
Intro to Posing in Detail
How Posing Works
Figure Hierarchies
Setting Figure Height
How To Select a Part
The Edit Tools
Symmetry, Drop to Floor & Auto Balance
Posing Hands
Face Posing
Body Shaping
Props
Props Intro
Hair as a Prop
Add a Default Prop
Import Props
Replace Body Parts with a Prop
Cameras and Lights
Intro to Cameras and Lights
Ten Camera Types
Save Camera View in Liary
Set Camera Preferences and Name Camera
Camera Controls
Light Controls and Saving Lights
Shadow Settings
Case Studies #2
Case Study 2 Intro
Place Props and Figures
Add Hair
Pose Figure 1
Pose Figure 2
Pose Figure 3
Change Lighting & Camera & Render
Animating Your Figures
Intro to Animating Figures
What You Can Animate
Creating Animations
Setting Up Animation
Import AVIF or Background
Using the Timeline
Recording Key Frames
Add & Delete Keyframes
Intro to the Animation Palette
Using the Animation Palette
Retime Keyframes
Keyframe Interpolation
Change Keyframes on the Graph
Add an Animation to Liary
Animation Study 1
Animation Study 1 Intro
Place Character & Props
Rough out the Animation
Detail the Animation
Animate the Camera
Animation Study Summary
Animation Study 2
Animation Study 2 Intro
Create Walk Path
Create Walk
Save Walk
Surface Materials
Intro to Surface Materials
Apply Bump and Texture
Setting Object Color Settings
Rendering
Intro to Rendering
Setup Render
Screen Render
Rendering to a File
Render Animation
Poser 4 Addendum
Intro Movie
Conforming Figures & Clothing
Conforming Figure Example
Bendable Props
New Lights
Magnet Deformer
Wave Deformer
Morph Face And Ethnicity
Morph Target General
Using External Morph Targets
Copy Cut Paste
The Sketch Designer
Rendering Sketch Designer
Hierarchy Editor
The Grouping Tool
Using New Poser Features Example