About me - karanta
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Welcome :)
In this lens I want to tell you a bit about me.
It's a bit difficult for me, because English is not my native language.
The 3D woman on my avator is Vicky 1 from DAZ3D.
And no - she does not look like me ;)
I'm using her as my avator for about 6-7 years now :)
It's a bit difficult for me, because English is not my native language.
The 3D woman on my avator is Vicky 1 from DAZ3D.
And no - she does not look like me ;)
I'm using her as my avator for about 6-7 years now :)
Content of this lens
- Who is "karanta"
- What does "karanta" mean?
- Renderosity
- Software
- Software I use
- Books I recommend
- Poser, Cinema, Illustrator, Photoshop
- Cinema, Modo and ZBrush
- Learning DVDs
- DVDs I recommend
- DVDs I recommend (2)
- Tutorials
- Daz, Renderosity and Content Paradise
- My stores
- If you like this lens...
- Lenses by me
- Interested in making your own lens?
- Want to say hi or give some feedback?
Who is "karanta"
My name is Kerstin and I am
- the wife of a wonderful husband
- the mother of a great son
- the daugther of a very beloved mother
(ok - that was the most important stuff :)..)
I live in a small village in Germany.
My main hobby is reading. I read nearly everything :) I prefer fantasy books, but even read some books my son has to read for the school. I have not so much free time for reading so I bought some audio books and when I'm painting something and don't have to pay attention to difficult things, I listen to those audio books :)
I also love to listen to music. I really like medieval songs from Lyriel or Steeleye Span for example. But I also like something like the music from Lord of the Dance or Poker face from Lady Gaga. The only thing I really dislike are german "Volksmusik" and german "Schlager". I don't know how to call those two music styles in English.
I'm working full time as a freelancer at home. It's nice to work at home - but usually my "working day" has seldem less than 10 hours or so. Often more.
Most of the time I'm modeling and making textures for Poser.I'm selling my products in several stores and I'm also doing commissioned work for DAZ3D and also for Smith Micro / Content Paradise .
But I also do a lot of graphic design.
Ok - I think this is enough about me :)
- the wife of a wonderful husband
- the mother of a great son
- the daugther of a very beloved mother
(ok - that was the most important stuff :)..)
I live in a small village in Germany.
My main hobby is reading. I read nearly everything :) I prefer fantasy books, but even read some books my son has to read for the school. I have not so much free time for reading so I bought some audio books and when I'm painting something and don't have to pay attention to difficult things, I listen to those audio books :)
I also love to listen to music. I really like medieval songs from Lyriel or Steeleye Span for example. But I also like something like the music from Lord of the Dance or Poker face from Lady Gaga. The only thing I really dislike are german "Volksmusik" and german "Schlager". I don't know how to call those two music styles in English.
I'm working full time as a freelancer at home. It's nice to work at home - but usually my "working day" has seldem less than 10 hours or so. Often more.
Most of the time I'm modeling and making textures for Poser.I'm selling my products in several stores and I'm also doing commissioned work for DAZ3D and also for Smith Micro / Content Paradise .
But I also do a lot of graphic design.
Ok - I think this is enough about me :)
What does "karanta" mean?
A lot of people asked me what this name means :)
To be honest - I have absolutely no idea *lol*
When I started working on Poser stuff - I had to register at Renderosity Art Community and
I was not aware that this fantasy name (easy to remember when I had to log in)
would be my vendor name later.
But hey - I've seen much stranger names during the time I'm doing this job ;)
After some time this name was pretty well known in the Poser community and I did not want to change it any more.
Well - so I'm now "karanta" :)
To be honest - I have absolutely no idea *lol*
When I started working on Poser stuff - I had to register at Renderosity Art Community and
I was not aware that this fantasy name (easy to remember when I had to log in)
would be my vendor name later.
But hey - I've seen much stranger names during the time I'm doing this job ;)
After some time this name was pretty well known in the Poser community and I did not want to change it any more.
Well - so I'm now "karanta" :)
Renderosity
Software
Lots of people asked me:
Which software do you use?
What can you recommend :)
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I can only tell you, which software I use. No idea if that's the easiest or best software you can use for that work.
At the moment I'm working with Poser 7 or Pro. I have nearly all previous versions down to Poser 4 (which is similar to Poser Artist)
For modeling, I'm using Cinema 10 but want to learn also Modo.
Sometimes I use ZBrush for making morphs and displacement maps.
For texturing I use only Photoshop CS3 and sometimes Bodypaint (which is included in Cinema 10).
I have also Painter 9 - but I only use it seldom. It's a great software, but not really the best for the work I do.
Several months ago I bought Illustrator CS3. I do graphic designs for my Zazzle shop with it and also use it for making brushes for Photoshop.
Of course I have a lot more "smaller" software I use, but I think these are the most important "weapons" in my arsenal ;)
Which software do you use?
What can you recommend :)
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I can only tell you, which software I use. No idea if that's the easiest or best software you can use for that work.
At the moment I'm working with Poser 7 or Pro. I have nearly all previous versions down to Poser 4 (which is similar to Poser Artist)
For modeling, I'm using Cinema 10 but want to learn also Modo.
Sometimes I use ZBrush for making morphs and displacement maps.
For texturing I use only Photoshop CS3 and sometimes Bodypaint (which is included in Cinema 10).
I have also Painter 9 - but I only use it seldom. It's a great software, but not really the best for the work I do.
Several months ago I bought Illustrator CS3. I do graphic designs for my Zazzle shop with it and also use it for making brushes for Photoshop.
Of course I have a lot more "smaller" software I use, but I think these are the most important "weapons" in my arsenal ;)
Software I use
Books I recommend
Below you will find some books at Amazon.
I own all the books you see there and those are books I can really recommend.
I own all the books you see there and those are books I can really recommend.
Poser, Cinema, Illustrator, Photoshop
Cinema, Modo and ZBrush
Learning DVDs
If you are interested in learning to use one of the software I mentioned above - I highly recommend trying your hands on video courses on DVD.
I have a lot of them. They are not cheap but I never regretted buying them.
You can just sit and look how something can be done. And sometimes (not always) it's easier to understand some things when you see them in a video instead of trying to understand a text in a book.
You have the possibility to buy such DVDs at Amazon for example.
An other possibility is to Lynda.com. They have a very large ammount of online videos. You can buy a memberships for a month for $25.
That sounds cheaper than the DVDs you can buy - but have in mind that you can only have a look at those videos online. You can not save them.
I have a lot of them. They are not cheap but I never regretted buying them.
You can just sit and look how something can be done. And sometimes (not always) it's easier to understand some things when you see them in a video instead of trying to understand a text in a book.
You have the possibility to buy such DVDs at Amazon for example.
An other possibility is to Lynda.com. They have a very large ammount of online videos. You can buy a memberships for a month for $25.
That sounds cheaper than the DVDs you can buy - but have in mind that you can only have a look at those videos online. You can not save them.
DVDs I recommend
DVDs I recommend (2)
Tutorials
- Gingham Texture Tutorial
- For beginners, very easy.
Daz, Renderosity and Content Paradise
I am selling at the following stores and I also do commissioned work for Daz and Content Paradise (Smith Micro).
My stores
Direct links to all of my stores
- My Renderosity Store
- 3D & 2D stuff
- My Content Paradise Store
- 3D & 2D stuff
- My Daz store
- 3D & 2D stuff
- Karanta's Digital Designs
- Print on demand
- Karanta's Cards & Card Templates
- Print on demand
- Karanta's Stamps
- Print on demand
- Karanta`s Shirt Designs
- Print on demand
- Karanta's Designs for Kids and Babies
- Print on demand
If you like this lens...
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- Modeling Poser Clothes
- Progress of modeling a little clothing set for Kali.
Interested in making your own lens?
Want to say hi or give some feedback?
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lollyj
Apr 15, 2012 @ 11:32 am | delete
- Nice to meet you and learn about your life and interests.
You're very talented.
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itsmuzza2011 May 17, 2011 @ 3:40 am | delete
- i love the things you do and ill give some of the things you do a go, using the programs you recommended , great lens about you and im a big fan of yours
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RobGrawberger Jan 12, 2011 @ 11:57 pm | delete
- I is very interesting to read about you and your talents Karanta, and all the great software ideas. Thanks for sharing.
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karanta
Nov 14, 2010 @ 3:51 am | delete
- Hi Lillian :) I just had a look at your new shop. Very cool to see you back :)
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YURdigital Nov 13, 2010 @ 8:53 pm | delete
- Hi Karanta!
I enjoyed reading more about you on your page. Very cool. Clint and I are back in action. You can see what we're up to at www.yurdigital.com
Best wishes,
LillianH
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Hi :)
My name is Kerstin and I live in a small village in Germany. I'm married and have one son.
I'm working full time as a freelancer - modeling...
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