The Evolution of My Virtual Self
My virtual idol/modelling journey began in May 2021. At that time, I wasn’t even considering this path. I was looking for something to use to represent myself online. At first, I was considering games that allow character customization, such as Sims 4.
I don’t remember how I stumbled across Daz Studio. But it was free. Also, I felt intimidated at first because I knew nothing about 3d modeling, and I thought I would have to do everything from scratch. But then I noticed the official store, and another site, that offered characters and assets. Some were free, others cost money.
I started with a few free items, playing around, not even sure I would stick with the software. As I continued with it, I was drawn into it more and more. I began to realize this was what I wanted.
Soon after, I had an idea. Not only could I use this to create my online persona, I could become an idol. Self-proclaimed of course, but this could be fun. Even though I’m unable to speak or sing, I could be an idol to inspire others. I also decided to call myself a model.
My virtual persona continued to evolve as I learned some of the software, and as I found more assets to modify my look. My look changed often, especially during the first few months. It still changes recently, but it’s a bit more subtle as things stabilized.
The one constant to all this was the base model. It was based on the latest free character, called Genesis 8.1. That’s version 8.1 of a figure called Genesis. Genesis 8/8.1 has been around a few years. Here is a current render of my persona.
A couple of months ago, a new version was released, called Genesis 9. The collection of assets are much smaller at the moment, but a positive thing is much of the assets made for 8/8.1 work for version 9. So I can use my current clothing and hair for this new figure.
I’ve started working on my G9 look. I want to try to get it as close as my G8 look, but it won’t be a perfect match. Here is what I have so far.
As I look at this render, I quite like it. I may still make a few minor alterations, but it’s looking rather gorgeous. I need to get the nose graft containing the Bajoran ridges to match the rest of the skin color, and a few morphs, and a converter for earlier poses, and I should be about ready to transition to v-Seta 2.0.
