john_wft opened this issue on Feb 17, 2006 ยท 9 posts
AntoniaTiger posted Sat, 18 February 2006 at 4:28 AM
Remember that the current DAZ figures have compatible UV mapping, so a texture for Aiko 3 can be used with Vicky 3. There are differences in the material zones, with Aiko 3 having legs divided into several sections, but that's not difficult to sort out manually, with the copy and paste options in the Materials Room. The sale will last at least until mid-March, so you've time to look around and try things. RuntimeDNA has some useful P5 and P6 sets which will let you adjust the tone of a texture, though you don't get a realistic difference between palms and the rest of the skin on the darker tones. Keep an eye out for the British 3D graphics magazines, as they have free CDs which can include Poser content. I think you'll get more out of working on using face morphs. I see a lot in galleries, here and elsewhere, which have an obviously standard Vicky 3 face. Body morphs and clothing can be more of a problem. I bought PhilC's Wardrobe Wizard, which can make a huge difference to your choices. Even if you don't convert from one figure to another, it can handle fitting clothes to a morphed figure. It's worth keeping track of PoserPros, as they have occasional buy-one-get-one-free offers. The list of potential free items includes some seriously good character/texture sets. For some types of clothing, instead of worrying about bits of a figure poking through you can just make parts of the body invisible. Boots, for instance. It's actually something some clothing sets do.