Thank you for purchasing this product I hope you enjoy it. 



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Product Name: Saffron for Lisa's Botanicals Signs of Spring

Contributing Artist: Napalmarsenal


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Required Products:

Signs of Springs by Lisa's Botanicals from HiveWire 3D  

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Required Software: Poser or DAZ Studio 
Minimum required version of Poser: 10
Minimum required version of DAZ Studio: 4.10

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Installation Instructions:

Poser User: Unzip the zip-file directly into your Poser Runtime. 
DS User: Unzip into your DS Library directory.
Mac: Extract to a temporary directory then copy the files over to your Poser installation, remote Poser Runtime, or DS Library directory.

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Where I can find this product in Poser: 

Materials are in \Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LB_SignsofSpring\Napalmarsenal\Crocus\Saffron\FireFly\
             and \Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LB_SignsofSpring\Napalmarsenal\Crocus\Saffron\SuperFly\

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Where I can find this product in DAZ Studio:

Materials are in \Props\Plants\Lisa'sBotanicals\SignsofSpring\Mats\Napalmarsenal\Crocus\Saffron\3DL\
             and \Props\Plants\Lisa'sBotanicals\SignsofSpring\Mats\Napalmarsenal\Crocus\Saffron\Iray\

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Important Notes:

Grab these textures for the crocus models in Lisa's Botanicals Signs of Spring, to melt the winter snows and bring a delightful breath of spring into your renders.

The crocus is one of the first flowers to emerge in the spring. It is often referred to as the light bulb flower because it looks like a bright light bulb until the petals unfurl into the cup-shaped flower. It is no wonder it has a reputation as a symbol of cheerfulness and glee, as it brings the landscape alive with color after a long winter.

"Across the ages, and across all time...
Beneath the winter snows, the crocus flower waits
To fulfill its promise to spring.

Then, it finally will have the chance to hold the loving
Sunlight captured in its tiny heart.
For spring was always there, and called it forth,
In softness or in strength, it always called,
The key that let the pent up joy and happiness burst forth.
The flower knows spring was once there before, and it loved beneath the equinox moon and setting sun near the tall pine trees.
Through darkness and through frost it loved the warmth of spring's embrace.

Mere flowers can but love for a season, and measure time not in years, hours, or even days, but in moments.
Between humans love is felt beyond reach or reason.
And allows us to experience true joy from the well that springs within our hearts beating as rhythm running thunder in our very souls.
All we have to do is listen to our hearts and perhaps not so much with our heads."

-Anonymous-

According to Greek legend, Crocus was the name of a Greek noble youth who feel deeply in love with Smilax, a beautiful shepherdess. When the gods forbade his marriage to Smilax, poor Crocus killed himself in deep sorrow. Upon discovering his death, Smilax was heart-broken and could not stop crying. The Goddess Flora took pity on the distraught Smilax and turned them both into plants. Crocus was turned into the crocus flower while Smilax was turned into a vine. It is said that the Greeks used the vines to weave together garlands of crocus flowers as wedding decorations.

Revitalize your renders with 32 new flower textures and five new leaf and stem textures.

Presets are included for DAZ Studio Iray & 3DL, and Poser Superfly (requires Poser 11+) & Firefly render engines.

What's Included & Features

    Materials (.mc6, .duf))
        All options available for DAZ Studio Iray & 3DL, and Poser Superfly (requires Poser 11+) & Firefly render engines
        32 Petal Materials
            Ard Schenk (white and periwinkle blue veined)
            Artabir (golden yellow, medium yellow and white veined)
            Bavella (violet blue, medium violet, and white)
            Beiberstein (deep purple, medium purple and White)
            BlueBiflorus (blue and white stripes)
            BluePearl (white with violet blue accents)
            Dorothy (medium pink and purple)
            Duchellus
            Firefly
            Goldilocks
            GrandMatrie (medium purple and white veined)
            Graveolens (deep purple and medium purple)
            GypsyGirl (deep purple and fuschia)
            I'mSoVain (deep fushia purple and white veined)
            JeanneD'Arc (medium pink)
            LilacFire (pale pink, medium purple, and dark purple)
            NeonLights (deep rich cornflower blue and bright medium cornflower blue)
            Olivieri (pale lavender and white veined)
            PickWick (hot pink, medium pink, and white)
            PinkBiflorus (medium pink and white striped)
            PrinsClaus (pale lavender with darker lavender edges)
            Romanticus (medium burgundy, medium pink, and white)
            Roseus (medium lavender pink)
            SaffronMist (golden yellow and white)
            Sativus (violet blue and hot pink)
            SnowDrop (white)
            StarryEmpire (deep rich violet purple)
            Tammsin (medium golden yellow, dark golden yellow and white)
            Triflora (deep rich blue, medium violet and white)
            Vernus (pale pink and dark pink stripes)
            Yakarius (pink and yellow)
            Zenith (golden yellow) 
        5 Leaf and Stem options
            01Leaves - dark green with striations
            02Leaves - bright spring green with striations
            03Leaves - dark and light olive green wth striations
            04Leaves - celery green with striations
            05Leaves - medium bright green with brown striations 

    Textures (.jpg)
        32 1024 X 1024 Pixel Petal Maps
        1 1024 X 1024 Pixel Stamen Map
        5 1024 X 1024 Pixel Leaf and Stem Maps
        All textures come with bump, specular and displacement maps. 

Poser Users: 

If the bump is set at default for light sets such as Fabiana's Warm'NSoul Lights, an odd shadow effect may appear in the throat of the flower or on some flower petals. To correct this, try centering the light source, dial down the bump setting to zero, or unplug the bump map. This should correct the issue.

For FireFly renders, the Poser default light setting soft left or soft right tends to work best without causing dark areas in the flower bowl. 

If the flowers have dark centers, try tilting the prop slightly towards the light source, or hitting with a spotlight.  

Tips for Product Use:

For best detail results in renders, use Subdivision settings for Poser and Daz Studio.

Poser 
1.  Select the figure you wish to subdivide
2.  Go to the Figure option on the top menu bar
3.  Select Skinning Method
4.  Click on Poser Unimesh
5.  In the Parameters Tab, go to Subdivision Levels
6.  Slide the Render and Preview bars to 1 or 2. You might try experimenting to see which you like best

Daz Studio
Make sure proper materials are selected for Iray or 3Delight before rendering.
1.  Go to the Scene tab
2.  Select the item you wish to subdivide
3.  In the drop-down menu on the Scene tab, select Edit > Geometry > Convert To Sub D
6.  In the Parameters tab,  click on "Mesh Resolution"
7.  Slide the Render SubD Level (minimum) bar to 2
8.  Select Sharp Edges Edges and Corners under "Edge Interpolation"

Special thanks go to Grim-Red and Pommerlis for helping test textures and providing renders in Daz Studio and Poser.

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Files Included in the Product:

Poser Version:

\ReadMes\Napalmarsenal\
Saffon for Lisa's Botanicals Signs of Spring ReadMe.txt

\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LB_SignsOfSpring\Crocus\Napalmarsenal\Saffron\FireFly\
01Leaves.mc6
01Leaves.png
02Leaves.mc6
02Leaves.png
03Leaves.mc6
03Leaves.png
04Leaves.mc6
04Leaves.png
05Leaves.mc6
05Leaves.png
ArdSchenk.mc6
ArdSchenk.png
Artabir.mc6
Artabir.png
Bavella.mc6
Bavella.png
Beiberstein.mc6
Beiberstein.png
BlueBiflorus.mc6
BlueBiflorus.png
BluePearl.mc6
BluePearl.png
Dorothy.mc6
Dorthy.png
Duchellus.mc6
Duchellus.png
FireFly.mc6
FireFly.png
Goldilocks.mc6
Goldilocks.png
GrandMatrie.mc6
GrandMatrie.png
Graveolens.mc6
Graveolens.png
GypsyGirl.mc6
GypsyGirl.png
I'mSoVain.mc6
I'mSoVain.png
JeanneD'Arc.mc6
JeanneD'Arc.png
LilacFire.mc6
LilacFire.png
NeonLights.mc6
NeonLights.png
Olivieri.mc6
Olivieri.png
PickWick.mc6
PickWick.png
PinkBiflorus.mc6
PinkBiflorus.png
PrinsClaus.mc6
PrinsClaus.png
Romanticus.mc6
Romanticus.png
Roseus.mc6
Roseus.png
SaffronMist.mc6
SaffronMist.png
Sativus.mc6
Sativus.png
SnowDrop.mc6
SnowDrop.png
StarryEmpire.mc6
StarryEmpire.png
Tammsin.mc6
Tammsin.png
Triflora.mc6
Triflora.png
Vernus.mc6
Vernus.png
Yakarius.mc6
Yakarius.png
Zenith.mc6
Zenith.png

\Runtime\Libraries\Materials\LB_SignsOfSpring\Crocus\Napalmarsenal\Saffron\SuperFly\
01LeavesSF.mc6
01LeavesSF.png
02LeavesSF.mc6
02LeavesSF.png
03LeavesSF.mc6
03LeavesSF.png
04LeavesSF.mc6
04LeavesSF.png
05LeavesSF.mc6
05LeavesSF.png
ArdSchenkSF.mc6
ArdSchenkSF.png
ArtabirSF.mc6
ArtabirSF.png
BavellaSF.mc6
BavellaSF.png
BeibersteinSF.mc6
BeibersteinSF.png
BlueBiflorusSF.mc6
BlueBiflorusSF.png
BluePearlSF.mc6
BluePearlSF.png
DorothySF.mc6
DorthySF.png
DuchellusSF.mc6
DuchellusSF.png
FireFlySF.mc6
FireFlySF.png
GoldilocksSF.mc6
GoldilocksSF.png
GrandMatrieSF.mc6
GrandMatrieSF.png
GraveolensSF.mc6
GraveolensSF.png
GypsyGirlSF.mc6
GypsyGirlSF.png
I'mSoVainSF.mc6
I'mSoVainSF.png
JeanneD'ArcSF.mc6
JeanneD'ArcSF.png
LilacFireSF.mc6
LilacFireSF.png
NeonLightsSF.mc6
NeonLightsSF.png
OlivieriSF.mc6
OlivieriSF.png
PickWickSF.mc6
PickWickSF.png
PinkBiflorusSF.mc6
PinkBiflorusSF.png
PrinsClausSF.mc6
PrinsClausSF.png
RomanticusSF.mc6
RomanticusSF.png
RoseusSF.mc6
RoseusSF.png
SaffronMistSF.mc6
SaffronMistSF.png
SativusSF.mc6
SativusSF.png
SnowDropSF.mc6
SnowDropSF.png
StarryEmpireSF.mc6
StarryEmpireSF.png
TammsinSF.mc6
TammsinSF.png
TrifloraSF.mc6
TrifloraSF.png
VernusSF.mc6
VernusSF.png
YakariusSF.mc6
YakariusSF.png
ZenithSF.mc6
ZenithSF.png

\Runtime\Textures\Napalmarsenal\SignsOfSpring\LB_Crocus\Saffron\
ArdSchenk.jpg
Artabir.jpg
Bavella.jpg
Bieberstein.jpg
BlueBiflorus.jpg
BluePearl.jpg
Bump.jpg
Bump2.jpg
Dis.jpg
Dis2.jpg
Dorthy.jpg
Dulchellus.jpg
FireFly.jpg
Goldilocks.jpg
GrandMaitre.jpg
Graveolens.jpg
GypsyGirl.jpg
I'mSoVain.jpg
JeanneD'Arc.jpg
LeavesCR01.jpg
LeavesCR02.jpg
LeavesCR03.jpg
LeavesCR04.jpg
LeavesCR05.jpg
LeavesCR05B.jpg
LeavesCR05D.jpg
LeavesCR05S.jpg
LilacFire.jpg
NeonLights.jpg
Olivieri.jpg
PickWick.jpg
PinkBiflorus.jpg
PrinsClaus.jpg
Romanticus.jpg
Roseus.jpg
SaffronMist.jpg
Sativus.jpg
SnowDrop.jpg
Spec.jpg
Spec2.jpg
Stamen2.jpg
Stamen2B.jpg
Stamen2D.jpg
Stamen2S.jpg
StarryEmpire.jpg
Tammsin.jpg
Triflora.jpg
Vernus.jpg
Yakarius.jpg
Zenith.jpg

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DS Version:

\ReadMes\Napalmarsenal\
Saffron for Lisa's Botanicals Signs of Spring ReadMe.txt

\Props\Plants\Lisa'sBotanicals\SignsOfSpring\Mats\Crocus\Napalmarsenal\Saffron\3DL\
01Leaves.duf
01Leaves.png
02Leaves.duf
02Leaves.png
03Leaves.duf
03Leaves.png
04Leaves.duf
04Leaves.png
05Leaves.duf
05Leaves.png
ArdSchenk.duf
ArdSchenk.png
Artabir.duf
Artabir.png
Bavella.duf
Bavella.png
Beiberstein.duf
Beiberstein.png
BlueBiflorus.duf
BlueBiflorus.png
BluePearl.duf
BluePearl.png
Dorothy.duf
Dorothy.png
Duchellus.duf
Duchellus.png
FireFly.duf
FireFly.png
Goldilocks.duf
Goldilocks.png
GrandMatrie.duf
GrandMatrie.png
Graveolens.duf
Graveolens.png
GypsyGirl.duf
GypsyGirl.png
I'mSoVain.duf
I'mSoVain.png
JeanneD'Arc.duf
JeanneD'Arc.png
LilacFire.duf
LilacFire.png
NeonLights.duf
NeonLights.png
Olivieri.duf
Olivieri.png
PickWick.duf
PickWick.png
PinkBiflorus.duf
PinkBiflorus.png
PrinsClaus.duf
PrinsClaus.png
Romanticus.duf
Romanticus.png
Roseus.duf
Roseus.png
SaffronMist.duf
SaffronMist.png
Sativus.duf
Sativus.png
SnowDrop.duf
SnowDrop.png
StarryEmpire.duf
StarryEmpire.png
Tammsin.duf
Tammsin.png
Triflora.duf
Triflora.png
Vernus.duf
Vernus.png
Yakarius.duf
Yakarius.png
Zenith.duf
Zenith.png

\Props\Plants\Lisa'sBotanicals\SignsOfSpring\Mats\Crocus\Napalmarsenal\Saffron\Iray\
01LeavesIR.duf
01LeavesIR.png
02LeavesIR.duf
02LeavesIR.png
03LeavesIR.duf
03LeavesIR.png
04LeavesIR.duf
04LeavesIR.png
05LeavesIR.duf
05LeavesIR.png
ArdSchenkIR.duf
ArdSchenkIR.png
ArtabirIR.duf
ArtabirIR.png
BavellaIR.duf
BavellaIR.png
BeibersteinIR.duf
BeibersteinIR.png
BlueBiflorusIR.duf
BlueBiflorusIR.png
BluePearlIR.duf
BluePearlIR.png
DorothyIR.duf
DorothyIR.png
DuchellusIR.duf
DuchellusIR.png
FireFlyIR.duf
FireFlyIR.png
GoldilocksIR.duf
GoldilocksIR.png
GrandMatrieIR.duf
GrandMatrieIR.png
GraveolensIR.duf
GraveolensIR.png
GypsyGirlIR.duf
GypsyGirlIR.png
I'mSoVainIR.duf
I'mSoVainIR.png
JeanneD'ArcIR.duf
JeanneD'ArcIR.png
LilacFireIR.duf
LilacFireIR.png
NeonLightsIR.duf
NeonLightsIR.png
OlivieriIR.duf
OlivieriIR.png
PickWickIR.duf
PickWickIR.png
PinkBiflorusIR.duf
PinkBiflorusIR.png
PrinsClausIR.duf
PrinsClausIR.png
RomanticusIR.duf
RomanticusIR.png
RoseusIR.duf
RoseusIR.png
SaffronMistIR.duf
SaffronMistIR.png
SativusIR.duf
SativusIR.png
SnowDropIR.duf
SnowDropIR.png
StarryEmpireIR.duf
StarryEmpireIR.png
TammsinIR.duf
TammsinIR.png
TrifloraIR.duf
TrifloraIR.png
VernusIR.duf
VernusIR.png
YakariusIR.duf
YakariusIR.png
ZenithIR.duf
ZenithIR.png

\Runtime\Textures\Napalmarsenal\SignsOfSpring\LB_Crocus\Saffron\
ArdSchenk.jpg
Artabir.jpg
Bavella.jpg
Bieberstein.jpg
BlueBiflorus.jpg
BluePearl.jpg
Bump.jpg
Bump2.jpg
Dis.jpg
Dis2.jpg
Dorthy.jpg
Dulchellus.jpg
FireFly.jpg
Goldilocks.jpg
GrandMaitre.jpg
Graveolens.jpg
GypsyGirl.jpg
I'mSoVain.jpg
JeanneD'Arc.jpg
LeavesCR01.jpg
LeavesCR02.jpg
LeavesCR03.jpg
LeavesCR04.jpg
LeavesCR05.jpg
LeavesCR05B.jpg
LeavesCR05D.jpg
LeavesCR05S.jpg
LilacFire.jpg
NeonLights.jpg
Olivieri.jpg
PickWick.jpg
PinkBiflorus.jpg
PrinsClaus.jpg
Romanticus.jpg
Roseus.jpg
SaffronMist.jpg
Sativus.jpg
SnowDrop.jpg
Spec.jpg
Spec2.jpg
Stamen2.jpg
Stamen2B.jpg
Stamen2D.jpg
Stamen2S.jpg
StarryEmpire.jpg
Tammsin.jpg
Triflora.jpg
Vernus.jpg
Yakarius.jpg
Zenith.jpg