Castle Poser http://www.castleposer.co.uk Infomation and tutorials for E-Frontier's Poser en-gb Sat, 07 July 2007 17:00:00 GMT Fri, 28 September 2007 21:30:00 GMT Granite Videos http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/granite_video.html Video showing the granite node Fri, 28 September 2007 21:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/granite_video.html Material Room Tutorials Wood Video http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/wood_video.html Video showing the wood node Sat, 07 July 2007 17:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/wood_video.html Material Room Tutorials Example Material - 1970s Carpet http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_carpet.html A new sample material that produces a pattern similar to the colourful carpets of the 1970s Wed, 15 May 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_carpet.html Sample Material Anisotropic Specular Highlights http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/specular_anisotropic_samples.html The start of a look at the Anisotropic Specular node Fri, 23 March 2007 09:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/specular_anisotropic_samples.html Material Room Tutorials The Skin Node http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/skin_basics.html A series of tests using the Skin Node Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/skin_basics.html Material Room Tutorials Negative Lights http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/lights_negative.html Diffuse only lights allow you to create lights that don't create highlights Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/lights_negative.html Lights Specular only Lights http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/lights_specular_only.html Specular only lights create nothing but highlights Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/lights_specular_only.html Lights Diffuse only Lights http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/lights_diffuse_only.html Negative lights allow you to darken parts of your scene Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/lights_diffuse_only.html Lights The Edge Blend node in reflections http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/edge_blend_reflections.html A look at how the Edge Blend node performs in reflections. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/edge_blend_reflections.html Material Room Tutorials The Edge Blend node and colour rounding http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/edge_blend_colour.html A look at how the Edge Blend node combines with the colour maths round function Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:30:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/edge_blend_colour.html Material Room Tutorials The Edge Blend node http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/edge_blend.html The Edge Blend node - despite the name, this node actually looks at the angle between the surface and the camera, and lets you pick one colour for areas that face towards the camera and a second colour for areas that do not. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/edge_blend.html Material Room Tutorials Absolute Maths Function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_abs.html The Absolute maths function and how to use it to add extra detail to a node. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_abs.html Material Room Tutorials Sign Maths Function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_sign.html The Sign maths function, and how to use it to test values. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_sign.html Material Room Tutorials Smoothstep Maths Function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_smoothstep.html The Smoothstep maths function, and why you don't need it! Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:45:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_smoothstep.html Material Room Tutorials Square Root Maths Function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_square_root.html The Square Root maths function and some suggested uses Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:45:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_square_root.html Material Room Tutorials Collision Detection http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/collisions.html How to use Poser's collision detection feature to help with posing Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/collisions.html Posing Metal Grid sample material http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_grid_floor.html A sample material based on a sine wave, cut off at the top and bottom to create a grid Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_grid_floor.html Sample Material Padded cushions sample material http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_sofa.html A sample material based on two sine wave, combined to form padded cushions Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_sofa.html Sample Material Cosine maths function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_cosine.html A look at the cosine maths functions and some potential uses within Poser Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_cosine.html Material Room Tutorials Sine maths function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_sine.html A look at the sine maths functions and some potential uses within Poser Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_candy_stripe.html Material Room Tutorials Trigonometry http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_trig.html A gentle introduction to trigonometry, intended as an introduction to the sine and cosine articles Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_trig.html Material Room Tutorials Candy Stripe sample material http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_candy_stripe.html A return to our collection of sample materials. This time we produce diagonal stripes, partly using the step function Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/material_candy_stripe.html Sample Material Step maths function http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_step.html A look at the Step maths function, a useful function that can be used to create black and white masks Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/maths_step.html Material Room Tutorials Shader Node Vocabulary http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/nodes_vocab.html Back to basics, with an explanation of the vocabulary used to describe shader nodes Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/nodes_vocab.html Material Room Tutorials How to blur an picture using the material room http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/shader_blur.html How to blur a picture in the material room 5 Oct 2006 20:00:00 GMT http://www.castleposer.co.uk/articles/shader_blur.html Material Room Tutorials