Quote - Yes I think ice-boy is trying to create a map to modulate, specifically to decrease, the amount of AO that is applied.

To that end, ice-boy, you should not be putting black into the ears, if you're trying to make the ears less dark. That was your goal, right? You said the default AO calculation for the ears was too aggressive, so you wanted it to be modulated by a map that would prevent it from going too dark.

i didnt want to much AO behind the ear. in this map i tell poser that 100% AO is inside the ear.