Hi,

I have been using Poser 6 for awhile and have face_off's real skin shaders.  They work great for portrait work as they allow for making real skin easily. 

I just bought Carrara and wondered if there is anything like a real skin shader for this program.  I love they way that the lighting and cameras work, but I have a little difficulty getting the Poser model's skin to look as good as when I use the Real Skin Shaders.

If anyone has any ideas, or knows of a plug-in that will do something similar, please let me know.

Thanks,

Fyre

I'm curious if importing the PZ3 file into Carrara will show the face_off real skin in Carrara?

nope, shaders are different between the 2 programs

if you want an exact transfer of the math, so the shader is the same, i made a thread around
February, but then the differences in the render engine still make the end result different

i created several skin shaders in c5p that are comparable to realskin, and IMO look better
but never got around to doing anything with them

For some reason I thought they were texture maps.  I have a method of making Carrara skin at http://www.shonner.com/drafts/carrara_skin_tutorial_a.htm if you haven't tried mine yet.

Thanks for the information!

I have seen both of your posts in searching this particular issue.

Shonner, I was talking about using shaders with texture maps.  I do like the effect that I get in Poser 6 and wondered if I can achieve the same effect easily in Carrara.  Unfortunately, although I hate to admit it, I am lazy.  That's the lure of the Real Skin Shader by face_off, it is very easy to use.

Thanks for the help, both of you.  If you think of anything else, please let me know.  Until then I will have to buckle down and see what I can do.

Fyre

If you send your email address to me at www.brimar@jbr.com.au I will send you a copy of the (Photoshop)SkinLab2. It's 14MB

I'll bite. What is SkinLab2?

It's a very big Photoshop file with LOTS of skin image layers which you can mix/match to suit. Hairy skin, freckled skin,white,brown, p[ink skin etc.

Hi bwtr,

Any chanche I could get a copy of SkinLab2 (please..)?

The link provided above ( www.brimar@jbr.com.au ) doesn't seem to work  Page does not load at all). 

Thanx,

yvan_c

It's my web site. If you message me on that I will have your email site to return the file on. (you should not have difficulty as it's a pretty well used site.)

It's a big file remember.   Brian 

I don't know if I'm missing something but the link doesn't work...

Yvan.

Hi BTWR, Is skin lab something that you made or is it a product? I'm unfamiliar with it. If it's an actual product, do the licensing rights allow free distribution. I just want to make sure that nobody get's in trouble... :-) Mark

Would this thread be a good place to share experiments? I've seen several people working on SSS with skin. It seems to enhance renders. I've messed myself with differentiation using a fake fresnel, adding a slight glow, and using procedural bump. I'd be interested in hearing from various people what they've been doing with skin.

How about this.
SkinLab: http://www.lavers-place.co.uk/freestuff2d.htm
Brushes: http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=31082

Hmmmmm, not on thosee servers anymore - at least not when I visited.

Not one of my MANY good days I am sorry to say!  20 years too old to be still on the computer at midnight last night.

Firstly,how the www. was put in by me heaven knows.  My EMAIL site brimar@jbr.com.au.

I thought I got SkinLab1 then SkinLab 2 via Renderosity but I can not find (FREE)

Try me again at the  email site. Sorry

I saw it.

I see the link is broke. Well it worked a few months ago. Cause that's where I got it. It really isn't that great anyway. Might be a helpful learning tool.