
- #Poser 7 textures how to#
- #Poser 7 textures install#
- #Poser 7 textures skin#
- #Poser 7 textures full#
You can use this sort of texturing on not only every Poser character, but also all the clothing, hair, props and anything else you find in Poser. With the abillity to exactly match an area from a texture to an area on a 3D model artists can accurately represent very fine detail such as creases in lips, scars, freckles and anything else you might need to show. Of course you would probably want to use a much more interesting texture than the one I have used in my example! Poser textures can become very complex and detailed. The image on the left shows the results of applying this texture map to the figure in Poser 4. I have painted some red on the hand area's and green over the eye area's. This works with all areas of the Poser figures.īelow, you see the standard Poser 4 nude female on the left and the P4 female nude texture template on the right. Paint the eyes green, and they will be green on the Poser character. If you put some red color on the hands area of that texture map, when the texture is applied in Poser the 3 dimensional characters hands will be red. Then lay the pieces out flat on a 2 dimensional texture image. Take the poser figure, cut it from head to toe right down the middle so you have a front half and a back half. Before that animal was a complete figure, it was pieces of flat fabric that were later stitched together to create a complete 3 dimensional object. Basically, you paint on a flat, 2 dimensional image and Poser then sort of shrink-wraps it around the character. Don't let the language fool you, this is all really easier than it sounds. There are many kinds of mapping modes in use by 3D programs, but UV mapping is the best choice for the sort of precise texture placement needed on 3D characters. Poser applies textures to characters using 'UV Mapping'.


#Poser 7 textures skin#
Poser would wrap the texture around the model and it would then have the new skin tone.

In this case you would get or create a texture file that had a rich dark skin tone, and then apply it to the standard poser model. While you probably don't want to put a poser character on your sandwich, you might want to create one with a distinct skin tone to differentiate it from other characters. It's much the same with Poser characters. Even though both bottles are exactly the same shape and size, we now see clearly when looking at them which one will contain our favorite sandwich topping. Write 'mustard' on the other one and stick it to the mustard bottle.
#Poser 7 textures full#
If you had two bottles, one full of ketchup and one full of mustard, you could take a big sticker and write 'ketchup' on one of them and then wrap it around the ketchup bottle. A texture is really just an image file specifically designed for use with a 3D Poser character. That's fine if you want to make pictures of orangey-peachy people, but what if you are trying to create an African American character? Or a Spaniard? Or a bug eyed green monster? It becomes apparent right away that something else needs to be done in order to achieve a more realistic appearance for just about any character you'll want to set up. For instance, when you look at most of the Poser 4 skin tones, they tend to be kind of an orangey-peachy color.
#Poser 7 textures how to#
In this tutorial I am going to focus on textures, and tell you everything you need to know about getting started using textures, where to find them, and how to make them.Ī texture is a way for you to change the appearance of your poser character beyond simply changing the character's base color. While 'morphs' change the character's physical shape, 'textures' change the appearance of the skin, hair, clothing, etc by applying different color characteristics. These varied appearances are primarily accomplished through the use of morphs and textures.
#Poser 7 textures install#
And you may have seen some characters that appear radically different from the ones you see in Poser when you first install it.

You may have noticed by now that your Poser characters can look a bit bland sometimes.
