Keith opened this issue on Jul 02, 2008 · 33 posts
Keith posted Wed, 02 July 2008 at 4:46 PM
Quote - That's what I mean. There should be no problems for someone to be able to read them.
I don't have PS but I have PSP, Painter and gimp and they all read PSD.
What I mean by file size was how big would the be to DL.
I had thought about suggesting the original working image, but on reflection I thought it wasn't useful. Size is one thing. The other is that while the method I like makes...what's the word...blatant copying, I guess, easier (since you can take off the tattoos or whatnot, stick your own on, and then try to flog it as an original creation), you're still dealing with jpgs or the like. An original psd would simply make it too easy.
On the other hand, the overlay method gives people a business opportunity. Say you want to do a neat Polynesian tattoo texture but aren't interested in the skin. You create a blended texture, but leave the skin texture node blank. That way the user can pick whatever texture they like to be used as a base. They don't need to load Photoshop, they don't need a third party program.