I’ve finished what I think of as the “First Stage” of my attempt to create stockings that are painted onto a figure’s texture map. Over the next week I hope to refine the image, so it looks better in close-up, and add a few realistic touches, like wrinkles at the heel, ankle, knee, and top welt. I’ve experimented a bit with Bagginbill’s amazing stocking shader, which creates a very realistic sheen, but unfortunately it seems to cover the entire leg and not just the stocking. I’m going to look at the nodes in the Material Room—something I know nothing about—to see what I can do there. Or I may try to add the sheen in Photoshop, and see if it translates well into Poser. I figure I’ll have more specific questions to ask next week, so I’ll be looking for your help again.

Meanwhile, here are a couple examples. I also did a seven second video, just for the sheer pleasure of not having to worry about poke-throughs. You can see it on the opening page of my personal website ( http://dnstuefloten.com ) if you want to look. I’ll have more complex examples later, after I get this thing refined. I’ll also make my  Photoshop file, with all its layers, available if anyone wants to use it…..Don

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