Creating missing textures/surfaces

jwcjaygaines

In the last few days, I've begun to understand the importance of having ALL the correct maps for my models when importing from Daz to Blender. However, some of the models I've purchased from outside of the Daz store are missing some textures. This means when I import the finished model into Blender, they don't have that "realistic" look that the others do. For example, I downloaded the Tommy and Joel Miller models from Patreon, but they only come with Diffuse maps for the entire body, and (if I remember correctly) a Normal Map for the head. Specular, Bump, and Normal I can probably substitute out for another one from my Daz library (Tommy looks really similar to Holt 8). The big one is the Subsurface Scattering. Is there a way to create one in an outside program using the Diffuse texture? I'm highly proficient in Photoshop, as that's where I got my start in the world of computerized art. I just need to know if it's possible, and if so, how to do it. Maybe desaturate the image by 50% and then add a pinkish tone or something. Any help would be appreciated!

crosswind

More or less you're right. Some opions for making Translucency map: 1) Desaturate diffuse map to some extent and add some Curves to it; 2) Paint with brushes to add some subtle change - brighter leads to more translucency. 3) Use shader nodes in Blender to set and bake a Tranlucency map.