Messing around with a retro 50's series of scenes using V3 and V4. Want to make some eyelashes that are a little fuller and more even looking. IE: I guess some what of a false eyelash look that women used back then.

In preparing to try to paint my own transmap of the eyelashes, I am confused. In both V3 and V4 there are 2 sets of transmaps of each eye. Meaning instead of being 4 or upper and lower, right and left. There are 8. 2 upper right, 2 lower right, etc. What I think is the main upper right doesn't come in as thick as painted. It's like it wants the second one the goes with the upper right to look thicker.

Can someone explain to me what each of these are or do and why. Understanding what is going on might make the process a touch easier.

thanks

Not really able to help with your specific question, even though I have made several transmaps for V3 lashes.  I just painted them until they looked OK.

IMO, you should try loading your transmaps as textures to see how they look without transparency.  That may give you a better idea as to what's happening.

I think Sam has the right idea. Make a test image based on the lash template. Make each of the 8 sections you mentioned a different color. Then apply this map to the diffuse channel of the lashes material and see where each color turns up on the model.

Well that's exactly what I started to do. Experiment with the 4 different areas. But I was puzzled why when I brushed in what I will call the main eyelash area and made it thick, it didn't translate to the actual eyelash. That there is some interaction with the smaller peices somehow. Will be back at it latter this morning with more experimenting and see if I can figure it out.

thanks