Deecey: ah, I see. I don't have P5 yet - still on P4 Pro Pack. Thanks for offering, though :-) -Mike

Dash: that's a great idea! I've been using Photoshop and layers constantly as I've been working on a new face tex - funny that I didn't think of using it for this... I will definitely give it a shot! Deecey: I think it would be possible, but just to clarify: do you mean a shot of the eyewhite texture file itself, or a shot of the eyes as they appear in a render? Either one should be doable...please let me know! Thanks! :-) -Mike

Deecey: thanks for the quick reply. Interesting...you wouldn't happen to remember the correct setting, would you? Just wonderin'...thanks again! -Mike

Thanks for the kind words, Kristta. Han and Leia with kids - sounds like it could be a very interesting image :-)

At TygerCub's suggestion, I went back and looked at the image size for the head tex. It's only 1500X1500. I decided to go for broke - I'm now working on a 4000X4000 head tex! It's going to take a while - stay tuned for updates! :-D -Mike

Oops, I spoke too soon. Don't know why not, but it's not working...maybe I'm just trying too hard, I don't know... -Mike

Engelken: I think this might be just what I've been looking for! Thanks! :-) -Mike

Thanks for the replies! randym: the Photoshop flip works, but only if the face in the image is wholly symmetrical. The one I'm trying to do this with isn't, but I'll definitely keep it in mind for other renders.

Lord Lucan: that's a very intriguing idea. I'm not really familiar with creating morphs. How would I go about doing that using Poser 4 Pro Pack for Mac? Can it be done? I don't really have any other programs I can use to flip stuff with.

Thanks again :-) -Mike

Hi, artnik. Thanks for the tip. You're quite right about the nose, of course. I have managed to get the tip of his nose to slant (maybe that's part of why the resemblance is better from the tip of the nose down), but I've been having trouble getting the rest of the nose to follow suit. Any suggestions about which dials to use to "break" the nose correctly? -Mike

Thanks for all the comments! Let me see if I can answer in order...

TygerCub: You're definitely right about the texture. I've got a very high res texture for the face, but it needs cleaning up. The body tex is based on Kane, but the Kane tex (believe it or not!) is not hi res enough for what I'm trying to accomplish here (either that, or I'm just not using it right). I'll probably bite the bullet and work on an all-new body tex at something like 4000X4000 (or higher?!?!?) soon. That's going to keep me busy for a while! :-)

Shadownet: Hmmmm, you're right. I think it's mostly the eye shape - I've been tweaking it for ages, and it's hard to get just the right HF squint (it's almost as distinctive as Clint Eastwood's). The HF factor is more noticeable with the hat off, as I've duplicated his forehead lines, but I definitely need to keep working on those eyes...maybe some work on the temples too (no pun intended!)

Kristta: re Han Solo - sure, why not? :-)

Jaybutton: yeah, that's the one thing I still haven't figured out on Black Eyes/Actual Eyes. I had veins in his eye whites, but then they disappeared! I wonder how that happened...any suggestions, anybody?

Casette: No, no, no - Alan Alda! :-D

-Mike

I too would love to see a "true" A-2 flight jacket. I only created my texture for Mike's Dress Shirt because there wasn't a real A-2 clothing item available. That was 14 months ago, and, as far as I know, there still isn't one. I'm still working my way through Poser, and I don't know how to create a jacket in another program. It would be great to see one available for M1/2 as well as M3. Paging PhilC? LittleDragon? Anybody? ;-) -Mike

Never thought about it before, and I'm not at all sure I'm happy to associate this with Robert Blake, but there is something of a resemblance, I admit. Blake's face is fatter and rounder, though, I think. Still, interesting... -Mike

Boy, I'm glad I'm not the only one who is having this. My "Indiana Jones" jacket texture for Mike's Dress Shirt jumped from 948 downloads to over 5200!

I knew DAZ just released their Indy-like Relic Hunter, but I couldn't picture 4000 people suddenly needing my texture all at once!

Oh, well, - so much for my delusions of grandeur! :-D

-Mike

Catlin - thanks! This is basically the figure I've taught myself everything with - Poser, Photoshop, texturing, etc. It's been a lot of fun watching her develop :-) -Mike