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How to find your way around a 2D texture for a modification

food.plus13food.plus13 Posts: 133
edited May 30 in Art Studio

 

Hi everyone, 

I'd like to make tan lines on the G8F 2D texture but it's not easy on a 2D texture.

Do you know if there are templates to do this?

Do you know a better solution?

Thanks

Post edited by Richard Haseltine on

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  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 7,022
    edited May 30

    Well, UV template is as same as the texture map you have but just in a different format. It's not easy to add tan lines on 2D texture map with an image editor, especially when tan lines cross the seams.

    So that's why we usually paint textures on 3D model with Blender or Substance Painter, etc, then bake the maps.

    If you know Blender, I recommend a free but pretty good add-on : https://github.com/ucupumar/ucupaint/releases

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  • FenixPhoenixFenixPhoenix Posts: 3,087

    Maybe this product is what you're looking for: https://www.daz3d.com/wet-and-tanned-skins-for-genesis-8-females

     

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 101,097
    edited May 30

    Merged threads and moved to Art Studio as it is not a Daz Studio application topic.

    Post edited by Richard Haseltine on
  • dtrscbrutaldtrscbrutal Posts: 515
    edited May 31

     For a single image it is not difficult to add tan lines in post work. I used the airbrush in GIMP on this image. Create a separate layer, paint in white, change layer attribute to addition, and reduce opacity to desired level.

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    Tan Lines.jpg
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  • food.plus13food.plus13 Posts: 133

    Great, thank you everyone

    @dtrscbrutal, What do you mean by “airbrush”?

  • dtrscbrutaldtrscbrutal Posts: 515

     GIMP has a selection of tools that mimic real world art implements such as a pencil or paint brush, etc. Airbrush is one of the available tools. Think spray paint can but with much more precision and built in fine adjustments. Airbrush is a great tool for creating soft edges and gradient color on an image.

  • food.plus13food.plus13 Posts: 133

    dtrscbrutal said:

     GIMP has a selection of tools that mimic real world art implements such as a pencil or paint brush, etc. Airbrush is one of the available tools. Think spray paint can but with much more precision and built in fine adjustments. Airbrush is a great tool for creating soft edges and gradient color on an image.

    Thanks for the explanation.. I believe Photoshop also has Airbrush?

  • dtrscbrutaldtrscbrutal Posts: 515

    I am sure that PS has an equivalent. I have not used that program in a very long time.

  • chris-2599934chris-2599934 Posts: 1,817

    This script is quite useful when making 2D maps on Daz figures, I used it when making the Geobra linked in my sig.

    https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts4/mcjtailorschalk

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