FightingWolf opened this issue on Aug 09, 2017 ยท 5 posts
FightingWolf posted Wed, 09 August 2017 at 1:12 PM
I'm trying to apply a texture to a primitive shape where half of the primitive shape is visible and the other half has a 50% transparency. Is this done with transparency maps or is there another option that can be done in Poser Pro 11?
Thanks
-renapd- posted Wed, 09 August 2017 at 1:17 PM Site Admin
It's done with a transparency map. Half your trans map will be white.. the rest gradually going to dark grey up to the point of transparency that you wish.
cschell posted Wed, 09 August 2017 at 1:30 PM
Yep, a transparency map would be the way to go... white is solidly visible and black is fully transparent/invisible and shades of grey give partial transparency, depending on how gradual you want the transition to be from visible to transparent. You'll want either full white/nearly black with the map slit 50/50, or a gradual fade from white to dark grey or black dependent on how transparent you want it to become and where...
FightingWolf posted Wed, 09 August 2017 at 2:28 PM
renapd posted at 2:12PM Wed, 09 August 2017 - #4311750
It's done with a transparency map. Half your trans map will be white.. the rest gradually going to dark grey up to the point of transparency that you wish.
Thanks I appreciate your help. Now all I need to do is create a thigh high sock texture and I think I'll be good to go. I'm 80% percent of the way to being really happy with creating textures for clothing. I must admit that it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I thought it would be a big pain to do, but I'm enjoying the little bit that I'm able to do.
FightingWolf posted Wed, 09 August 2017 at 2:35 PM
cschell posted at 2:31PM Wed, 09 August 2017 - #4311751
Yep, a transparency map would be the way to go... white is solidly visible and black is fully transparent/invisible and shades of grey give partial transparency, depending on how gradual you want the transition to be from visible to transparent. You'll want either full white/nearly black with the map slit 50/50, or a gradual fade from white to dark grey or black dependent on how transparent you want it to become and where...
Thanks.