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Let's take this to another level. I added that second specular layer I was talking about, along with custom specular maps. Bam, that oily layer where different parts of her pop is added (face, breasts), and we instantly get a three-dimensional effect. I added a second ansitropic layer, along with pushing up the subsurface because all of a sudden the outer layers were making her a bit overly tan looking.

You work these skin layers like oil paints, you establish a base, and then you carefully add effects. A lot of times, and this is true with Studio, your lighting will determine how strong your effects can be, so a given skin will not work for all lighting types. You sometimes go back to an earlier layer to tweak, but not often, as the goal is to build upon things you already setup and are happy with.

Her nipples too, I knocked up the bump on those by four times to get that skin looking nubby and rough. Not too rough like sandpaper, but a nipple is a nipple, you know? I am at the point where I am rarely happy with what a set gives me, and I love to layer and tweak my skins. Sometimes you find things that you didn't realize were there, and a new side of the character comes out. I never really realized that Sylvie's breasts had this strong of highlighting until I found the maps and put them to good use. Of course, I am making individual decisions with each layer on what I like, so the skin and look is unique to me and has my touch, which is how I want it.

These decisions are the art of it all, and the part about 3d that I love. I don't really want to give up and use pre-canned iRay skins. Yes, those look awesome, but I like to mix my own paints, build my own skins, and come up with things that I can say are a result of my input, along with a little help from the original artist who made the mesh and the skin.

The rest? My art.

EDIT:
A link to the first try, for comparison:

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Description
Let's take this to another level. I added that second specular layer I was talking about, along with custom specular maps. Bam, that oily layer where different parts of her pop is added (face, breasts), and we instantly get a three-dimensional effect. I added a second ansitropic layer, along with pushing up the subsurface because all of a sudden the outer layers were making her a bit overly tan looking.

You work these skin layers like oil paints, you establish a base, and then you carefully add effects. A lot of times, and this is true with Studio, your lighting will determine how strong your effects can be, so a given skin will not work for all lighting types. You sometimes go back to an earlier layer to tweak, but not often, as the goal is to build upon things you already setup and are happy with.

Her nipples too, I knocked up the bump on those by four times to get that skin looking nubby and rough. Not too rough like sandpaper, but a nipple is a nipple, you know? I am at the point where I am rarely happy with what a set gives me, and I love to layer and tweak my skins. Sometimes you find things that you didn't realize were there, and a new side of the character comes out. I never really realized that Sylvie's breasts had this strong of highlighting until I found the maps and put them to good use. Of course, I am making individual decisions with each layer on what I like, so the skin and look is unique to me and has my touch, which is how I want it.

These decisions are the art of it all, and the part about 3d that I love. I don't really want to give up and use pre-canned iRay skins. Yes, those look awesome, but I like to mix my own paints, build my own skins, and come up with things that I can say are a result of my input, along with a little help from the original artist who made the mesh and the skin.

The rest? My art.

EDIT:
A link to the first try, for comparison:


Mature Content