Build-A-Babe Skin Texture Merchant Resource
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Wow! This looks good! :D
I hope there will be a Build-A-Boy version! ;)
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I would be very interested to see if anyone can use this in GIMP as I don't have Photoshop. I know the PS actions wouldn't be a go, what about all of the other parts?
I've opened psd files in GIMP, so those will work fine.
I use Paint.Net myself. So, I'm curious as to see how these would work in my corner as well.
I'm wondering if all that folder structure would still work in GIMP as I've never done or seen that before. I've just barely gotten a handle on actually using layers so I know how to do layers, but I've never done folders like she has in the video. I'm going to have to research that, though, as that would be great if that whole process works in GIMP in a similar fashion as it seems to work in Photoshop.
There is going to be a Build-A-Bloke if Build-A-Babe ends up being a successful product :)
As far as you GIMP users, it HAS been tested in GIMP and WILL in fact work. The actions do not work though and I have heard of layer quantity limitations, but if that is the case, you could easily remove the eyebrows folder I would think. That doesn't necessarily HAVE to be there, I just find it easier to have everything in one place
Build-A-Boy? I want Build-A-Hunk!
Well... it's #3 in the What's Hot slider for the entire site. Sounds successful to me.
And I sincerely hope there will be as many eyebrows for the Hunks as there are for the Babes. I don't need merchant resources, and I still consider this a "must-have" product... Same with the male version. I may even resort to using, shudder, a credit card to get this, if I have to. And I almost never use a credit card for DAZ purchases!
Thank you so much for that info. And, I'm all for a Build a Bloke version as I'd probably use that even more than the girl version. I spent way too much yesterday, but, hopefully, I can get this soon.
Nice product! I have photoshop cs5 an old version. Wil the file opening in this version?
Yup! I myself am using CS2 :)
I'd like to add my voice to the "yes I'd really like a build-a-guy version"
I'm considering the female version (even though I'd prefer a male one) but I'm not sure whether the layered .psd will work properly in Photoshop Elements (9 is my version)?
There are quite a few of us who have a great desire for more guy stuff. We're learning to be a little more vocal about those desires, too. Most products for guys won't outsell the girl stuff, but those of us who do mostly male renders really try to support those vendors who listen to us and try to give equivalent products for the males.
This looks interesting - would it be suitable for creating alien type skins, different colours and stuff?
Thanks for the quick answer.. Just bought it.. and it works..
Absolutely! In fact, I've pretty much gone out of my way to buy more male content this generation to help make the investment statement to Daz. But either way, Daz themselves are beginning to become less stingy about male support, so this is the perfect time for PAs and customers to really do thier part to better level the playing feild! :)
K, I will start putting the guy stuff a little further ahead.
Keep showing the support for the G3M stuff though! I know that when it comes to my Hinkyhunks, I generally run in to problems with 'no guy stuff', especially clothes.
It will not, but the item you are looking for will probably be available very soon
I would definitely like to see that!
edit: not sure what happened to the quote, but I'd like to see that product mentioned that might be coming up!
Vocal minority, LOL.
Nice looking package. Just to clarify, this is just PSD layers with actions to create G3F character textures, correct? Most merchant resources don't allow for free texture sets, but couldn't find any clarification on this set.
It is also a complete texture resource, but no the skin itself is not usable for free characters, sorry.
Paint.net needs a plug-in to open .psd files and I have no idea how it handles layered psd files put am about to go searching for the plug-in and will test.
Yep this plug-in opens psd files including layered: http://psdplugin.codeplex.com/
I don't have Build-A-Babe so can't check it specifically but tried a couple of others including zevos skin-builder and they all worked fine.
Also at least one less vocal minority.
Thank you for this.
I am another who would like a male version. It might not sell as well as the female version, but it would sell. Every PA's catalog is full of items that don't sell as well as their best seller!
In the description, it says that it will work on other generations with some modifications, what would they be? And how difficult to implement?
Lets use V4 for example. You can put all of your V4 resources in build a babe. The layer color options will still work, the actions will still work, the anatomy, nips and brows will work BUT youd have to position them yourself. I personally wouldnt bother with the gens, id just use V4 ones in that case because id rather avoid seams in that area if i could. The freckles and moles will work without issue. As far as the difficulty, realigning nips and brows isnt difficult in my opinion
The only thing that you would miss out on is the use of the skin included. This is first and foremost a tool. Its to make your life easier, and if the price of the product is worth it from a UTILITY standpoint (and then in the future if you decide you want to move on to G3F, youd already have a skin), it could very well be worth it.
With that being said, Build-A-Babe can potentially be for ANY geneartion character, male or female, but you would miss out on a skin resource. If I were a V4 creator still with minimal photoshop experience, I'd buy it in a heart beat.. for an advanced user, I do not think it would be as worthwhile.
I'm still not totally clear what this utility does. I'd like a simple way to add freckles, moles, etc. Or change skin tone without losing detail. Or change make-up colours or nipple colours. But I've bought LIE products in the past and been really disappointed with them. And can I use character textures that I already have or is it limited to the resources in this product?
Also, I don't have Photoshop so what do I lose? Or, in other words, what to dthe actions do? And how are the layer folders created? Do I have to create them myself? I think what I'm getting at is how much is the end result due to the tool or due to user Photoshop skills?
Lastly, I'd like to see a few before/after images.
I purchased this product - I love things like this :)
It does make it very easy to add freckles, moles & you can use any texture you already have with it.
There is not a lot of make up options in the set (one eye shadow & 2 liners) but you can make your own or add any other merchant resource then save them into the PSD file to use later.
The good thing about the product is it has a PDF file so if you are like me & prefer not to watch Video you still have all the information
I have also been unhappy with the results I get using LIE products but I assume its something I do wrong - I found the best way to use LIE products for me is to forget using LIE & compile them onto the texture in photoshop and save it as a new preset. (You can create groups in photoshop from the images you would use in LIE presets & add them to the buildababe PSD)
If you do not have photoshop then you can't use the actions but I belive Gimp etc opens PSD files so everything else should work.
I attach an image - The top left is the starting point & was an old V4 skin transferred to g3 by Texture Transformer & combined with the tan skin - It took about 10 minutes to get to the final so obviously this is a long way short of the products potential but hopefully it will give you an idea of what you can do
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. But I'm still not sure what the actions do and whether they constitute the main advantage of this tool. Otherwise, what can it do that can't be done in an image editor without the tool?
Ok, there are a few overlays (freckles, etc.) but surely they are not what people would buy it for? Then there's the new diffuse overlay within the IRay settings - doesn't that do a simialr job? As you said - you abandoned LIE and did your own thing in Photoshop. How does this product make that process easier - that's really what I'm not understanding.
Marble, say you want to take textures from a merchants resource into an image editor like photoshop or gimp to create your own textures for a character. You then add the other textures over your main texture to add freckles, moles, makeups, etc. Actions are kinda like presets for different effects with the layers to change the look of the textures. Basically these actions are done to save you the trial and error of figuring out what works best for you. Doing your own thing in photoshop involves some trial and error on what works and what doesn't. Esentially this is supposed to make that a bit easier.
Unless a person is interested in creating a commercial character or editing existing textures for their own use, this product probably won't be useful for you.
As FSMCDesigns stated, this is for creating commercial characters primarily. If you arent doing content creation, this probably isn't the pack for you.
These are nothing like LIE presets. LIE presets are like... "Im doing this scene and want to make this change to this character". Build-A-Babe is a merchant resource. Several stages before. The idea is to have a photoshop document that will allow you to put ALL of your other textures into it so that you can create something new. If you arent making characters to sell, but you have Character A and decide you just want to darken her skin and add some freckles, you can do that with this.. but that isn't its purpose. This was something I made initially to make MY life easier, so I made it into a tool that other creators can use as well.
Theoretically, anyone can "create" build-a-babe themselves, but a lot of work goes into building it all. There's layers, there's actions, theres miscelaneous tools. I've done that work, all the buyer has to do is add in all of the other skins that they have. Although anyone can do this themselves, not everyone has the skill level to do so. Or are like me and are just lazy. Plus, making characters this way means seam free, and knowing you're never going to have seams again pays for the product in itself!
@Lou - Looks great so far!!!! Takes a little getting used to, but when I first made the product, one of the things someone asked me was "how many skins can I make in an hour". I was able to create 7 (with brows, nips and gens) in about 40 minutes. And they all looked great :) Total time saver
As FSMCDesigns stated, this is for creating commercial characters primarily. If you arent doing content creation, this probably isn't the pack for you.
These are nothing like LIE presets. LIE presets are like... "Im doing this scene and want to make this change to this character". Build-A-Babe is a merchant resource. Several stages before. The idea is to have a photoshop document that will allow you to put ALL of your other textures into it so that you can create something new. If you arent making characters to sell, but you have Character A and decide you just want to darken her skin and add some freckles, you can do that with this.. but that isn't its purpose. This was something I made initially to make MY life easier, so I made it into a tool that other creators can use as well.
Theoretically, anyone can "create" build-a-babe themselves, but a lot of work goes into building it all. There's layers, there's actions, theres miscelaneous tools. I've done that work, all the buyer has to do is add in all of the other skins that they have. Although anyone can do this themselves, not everyone has the skill level to do so. Or are like me and are just lazy. Plus, making characters this way means seam free, and knowing you're never going to have seams again pays for the product in itself!
@Lou - Looks great so far!!!! Takes a little getting used to, but when I first made the product, one of the things someone asked me was "how many skins can I make in an hour". I was able to create 7 (with brows, nips and gens) in about 40 minutes. And they all looked great :) Total time saver
All of these skins were made with using Build-A-Babe.