Has anybody tried to use a photograph as a body texture?

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Yes, using photos is a great way of texturing objects, people, just about anything infact. I have a large collection of photos that can be used for texturing your objects on my website. Not too many figure textures yet, haven't had a chance to upload them. Feel free to download what you like the look of and experiment.

several people use photographs to make body textures...Catharina Przezak is one of them and they make the most realistic textures around...:>)

Figure textures from photos need a lot of "touch-up" but it can be very rewarding. It is best if you can photograph the model yourself using fairly even frontal lighting with a little fill on the sides - and be sure to use a normal to slight telephoto lens at about navel level to minimize distortion. Also get close-ups in the same lighting of skin textures, hands etc to be worked in later. Once you have you photos and pieces in a paint program, You can use a deform tool to stretch the skin to roughly fit the map which should be on a separate layer for reference. Remember that there is progressively more stretching as you approach the sides. I usually do the "stretch" in 3 or more steps so it doesn't look too distorted in any given area. Of course air-brushing and smudging are also necessary. Working with existing photos of people can be frustrating because you rarely find a neutral pose that is evenly illumiated, but by using bits and pieces from photos , and creating a skin-like wash you can get some nice results. Both techniques need final blending at the seams - a clone tool helps match the various pieces at their joins. good luck - its a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.