Luxe Amelia - WIP (CLOSED)

I use this to go from G8 to G9, pretty sure you chould go the other way too... Very simple once you've things up.

https://www.unwrap3d.com/u3d/tutorial_uv_mapping_repaint_mesh3.aspx

Thank you so much, IB2024, for the suggestion. I’ll definitely give it a try. I attempted something similar with my Hanna character, porting her base shape from Genesis 8 to Genesis 9. However, when I realized I needed to repaint her entirely and couldn’t achieve an identical look, especially after discovering that my original Hanna Substance file was corrupted, I decided to pause that project.

I've got it for May 9 to convert her maps across from G8. It was the only solution I found that wasn't giving seams - particularly around the neck/shoulder areas, I'd really struggled there.

Thank you Pushee-Ri!

Thank you MKDAWUSS!

Hi, hi, hi

that's not even the worst part; they speak another language as well. It's neither English nor Spanish, and I can't even find a dictionary for it. On a brighter note, this one will be accompanied by her mother, which brings me some relief.

Hi, hi, hi.

How is Laura doing? Looking forward to see more pictures of her.

Just messing with the ears raally, still haven't started the sculpt yet.

That is a good thing. People, myself included, don't pay enough attention to those details. I always leave that for last when I'm already tired of the shape and want to finish it.

I love it! And your Shape Key action looks amazing

Thank you! I use shape keys a lot, and for other reasons as well. I'm very bad at backing up my files, but I've made creating shape keys a habit, and it saves my day every time.

What's important isn't the speed of the work, it's not a race against time, there's no deadline!
What matters is that you're happy with the result and that potential buyers like it too.
Yes, sometimes break down an open doors is good and doesn’t hurt the shoulder too much..

Thank you for your encouraging words, Guy! I truly appreciate them!

I am naturally slow, hi hi hi. But even at my turtle pace, this one is suffering a little more than usual.

Although unlike with Hanna, I made sure to target G8, not G8.1, when splitting the head and body morphs.

If I've followed the story correctly, Amelia will be for G8F and G9?
Good luck finishing this twin sister duo.

I admire your work because my attempts at Genesis morphs haven't exactly encouraged me to go down that path

Hi hi hi! Thank you DoroThee!

I am fascinated by the human form, especially the lips and nose. I regret that boys do not come easily to me. It might be my hand, but that is an area I have set as a goal for 2026 (not that I have precisely conquered the female form).

However, there is still a long way to go. I have not yet sculpted the high-definition details so that I can bake my normal map. I will try to make them look as close as I can for both figures too. Separating the mouth and eyes in G9 is great for this part of the process. It is still not flawless, but it requires less artifact fixing.

@Luxe

Hi, it's great to see and hear from you again. A month without " Hi hi hi " is tough... really tough

Good luck with your plans

hi hi hi!! Thank you Pushee-Ri! Nice to chat with you too

Wisdom tooth should be hidden, but once I work on her adult version, I will make a different set.

My teeth look a bit yellow, is that from smoking too much?

Google Translate changed the message; it's Amelia's teeth that I find too yellow!

Either way it still had me giggling thanks for that! Hi hi hi

Speaking of yellow, if you are into Blender, I recommend this one, studio light/basic_2.exr (MatCap material), over the rest. I used to use clay_brown a lot before, but this one gives you a better look at fine details, in my opinion, while sculpting.

No crown, no cavities, she's a dentist's daughter after all!

Thank you so much, Ted! Merry Christmas to you as well.

I already did another round for her skin. I almost discarded it all and started anewm hi hi hi. I will share once I am happy with it, but I'm super happy you drop by.

These aren't her final brows. I still need to do them.

What patience! More than 2 months on the same project, I can't do that!

To be fair, I did go for a while without working on it. I had too much work and the holidays, with the girls at home all day, hi hi hi. But I think I will be able to finish it next month.

The slow but sure 3D Artist Guild. I thought I was alone in this world. Hi, hi, hi.

I thought that in my Substance files, the beauty spot layer might have had some leftover or a strange stroke I hadn’t noticed I made. But no, it looks really good. And just in case, I erased the area around every beauty spot again.

I also tried removing the specular, normal, bump, and all the other maps until only the base color and translucency remained, and the rectangle was still there.

I’m wondering if it might be something within DAZ or NVIDIA Iray itself.

I also tried different blending modes, just for testing. Having the beauty spot layer multiply, for example. Same result. I can't see the square in the base or translucency maps.

Honestly, do you think many buyers will take such close-up photos?

But it's true that it shows you're pushing the details to a point I hadn't imagined!

That is a great point. I sometimes obsess over little things like this, and I just cannot get past it until I fix it You should see me doing the dishes, hi hi hi

That's the thing about higher resolutions - they expose those tiny details lower ones miss.

Oh yes, MKDAWUSS, absolutely.

Here is what I did to fix it, or rather, to make it work. Instead of simply using the translucency weight value slider, I created another map with the approximate value I had been using, and then layered the beauty spots on top to mask those areas so they would not be included in the Translucency/SSS pass.

The transition feels a little too harsh however, but this was a test, I'll refine the new map a little more.

I'm going to give Genesis a telephoto lens for next Christmas so they can take close-ups of the beauty marks

Hi, hi, hi! :D

I think that if it looks great up close, then you are safe and need not worry about your lens distance.

It's been a rough winter (picture # 3), hi, hi, hi

Hmm...

Stop making Amelia cry, the skin around her eyes is red from wiping away her tears

Hi, hi, hi!

Since it will take some time for her G8 version to be completed, I will initially release her package as a G9-only package. Once the G8 version is finished, it will be added as a free update, so everyone who purchases the G9 version will also receive the G8 version when it is ready.

Please note that this applies only to her young character. As you all know, I am no longer combining young and adult characters in the same package to comply with the guidelines, so the adult version will be a completely separate package.

Her G8 skin will be a little different. I am hand-painting that one as well, and I did not quite match the HD lip details exactly. I tried as much as I could, but it is not identical.

She's looking awfully cute so far. Good work!

Thank you so much, Bobb

Cute.

Thank you very, very much, render user004!

Je trouve que la peau de G8 est un peu plus rose que celle de G9 qui est plus jaune. Mais ést-ce si grave ?
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I find that G8's skin is a bit pinker than G9's, which is more yellow. But is that really so important?

Oh yes, great observation, Guy!

I am really thinking hard about this one. It is the same PBR material. In theory, the colors I use are identical for the base color and the material. The material values are identical as well. I know I made a mistake somewhere. I just cannot figure out where. I do know my rough map and specular maps are wrong (they differ in intensity), but I do not think that causes the pinker skin. It might be that the mistake I mentioned, which I have not found yet, is combining with or affecting the translucency map.

When I say the same, I mean every layer I use in Substance Painter, I tried to do it identical for her G8 skin.

SELECT * FROM skin_table WHERE color = "to pink"
:-=

Hi, hi, hi, hi!

CASE IF color= "way too pink" THEN G8 ELSE G9 Group By Amelia

They are still not good enough

Third round incoming.

To me (and maybe just to me) she looks a bit cross eyed.
And she needs to smile, young ladies should always be smiling. How about a puppy...that'll bring out some giggles and nice smile.

Hi Bob. You are absolutely correct. Great calls. I will get her a puppy!!

I still need to do her JCMs. Her current smile (base G8 smile dial) does not look like her. She is not ready. Right now I have completed only her base shapes (Natura, Skinnier, teen, etc.) and moved on to do her skin and other textures and features like her eyebrows, to look somewhat close to her G9 counterpart.

I redid her shot, but this time using Look At Me, versus winging it.

Yup, here stare looks more natural now...at least to me.
Good go.
Went out for a run.....ok a jog, at my age I don't really tun anymore...and had to stop for two dogs that where being walked to scratch them because of course, no dog EVER gets enough scratches.

Hi, hi, hi. Amelia should get a boxer, because they are puppies almost all their lives.

By the way, my gym friend is 75, and I remember around six years or so ago her saying something similar about trying to keep up, she doesn't anymore. Keep jogging but mix it up with a daily routine. Thirty minutes tops is all your body needs and not just cardio. I think cardio is overrated, strength is better for your bone density, and muscles too.

Old is one of the only words that breaks the spirit.

*chuckle* One of the dogs I see regularly is a boxer named Kona. She's crazy strong and her wagging tail stings a bit when it hits your leg.
I bit off topic but, I may be old, but I'm like...cool old! There's a popular meme out by Dick Van Dyke where he states all the reasons he's exercised through various stages of his life. He says that in his 90's, exercise is an act of defiance (he just turned 100), I like that! Last year I peddled (no electric bike shit here!) 12,373 kms for the year. I'm hoping to be able to do an imperial century (160 kms) on my 70th birthday in March (17th) but this winter is very cold and snowy so I may have to settle for a run...er...jog.

"cool old!" Love it!