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Okay, this didn't start off well, because I was playing with reflection maps. Then I accidentally clicked the wrong box and part rendered right, with lovely highlights. <br /> <br /> If I cannot get piccy to show up here, I'll put it in albums... <br /> <br /> Here's the recipe: <br /> <br /> Posette P4 Nude Woman (gen off) <br /> Female Hair1 P4 <br /> Leotard P4 <br /> ClaraBoots04 Nerd (free Renderosity) <br /> Fantasy Boots taruru (free Renderosity) <br /> 8000 Dress SteveW (free Renderosity) <br /> <br /> Dress used texture and bump maps supplied, but I changed the colour. <br /> Pod-room pink... R G B <br /> <br /> Object colour 255 0 128 <br /> Highlight 128 128 128 <br /> Ambient 128 128 128 <br /> Reflective 250 200 200 <br /> <br /> Highlight size 100 <br /> Transparency 10 <br /> Transparency 10 <br /> Transparency 10 <br /> <br /> TCATEF[ ] <br /> <br /> Texture None <br /> Strengt 100 <br /> ATTH [ ] <br /> <br /> Bump No Bump <br /> Strengt 100 <br /> <br /> Reflection None <br /> Strengt 100 <br /> MTL [ ] <br /> MTOC [ ] <br /> <br /> Transparency None <br /> <br /> IMHO, Combo gives fabrics a nice 'glow' when rendered... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a class="post-url" href="http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV45VIC9" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.postimage.org/aV45VIC9.jpg" alt="Image" title="Image" /></a>

Ambient to me is set way to hot unless you meant to do that. Most of the time I usually set it to .2500. <br /> Or set the color to black and flat line it to zero. Nice outfit. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Yes, very nice <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, SteveW's free 8000 Outfit is a jaw-dropper, especially in the original crimson... <br /> <br /> Ha ! My 'Pod Room Pink' is meant to be an 'unreal' colour, like DayGlo bubble-gum / candy-pink shades of satin / latex. <br /> <br /> [ FX: Shudder... ] <br /> <br /> Also, doing it this way, with high ambience, plus partial transparency for 'depth', means f9 'textured shaded' editing view is *very* similar to rendered. <br /> WYSIWYG. <br /> WYSIWYG. <br /> WYSIWYG. <br /> D'uh, this resolves one of the many problems I had with P4 back in 2003/4: My 'shiny' materials rendered wrong three ways. I could not, cannot get my head around the 'technical' route with black material, silver reflection maps etc etc: They're waaay too many arcane factors for my befuddled brain to juggle, and counter-intuitive besides... <br /> <br /> I'm close to desired loathsome shade & texture now, but might have a play with 'speckled grey' reflection and/or bump maps. I'll probably turn up the transparency a bit more, find the 'sickly-sweet' spot... <br /> --- <br /> <br /> Um, why ?? Think modern 'Alice in Wonderland', with 'Monsters of the Id'. Neither gamin Michelle nor everyman Joe can abide pink/fluffy so, of course, they're stuck with industrial-strength 'Pod Room Pink'. Happens that's the least of their problems... <br /> <br /> My 'to do' list is growing... <br /> Still gotta find 1/8 Chinese face for Michelle, and scale her 'gamin'. Build 'MAT' pose for pod-room pink. Play with hairy/furry textures and bump maps. Fix that Geisha wig. Find foot poses etc for Posette's now-dozen types of boots and shoes. Then, perhaps, I might be able to move onto Wing-ing Joe's 'Theatrical Prosthetics' and morph-targets, while making some scene props. Perhaps re-work footwear stolen from V2/3/4, Koshini and Kururu ?? D'uh, they've only two or three 'simple' joints to re-wire !! <br /> Then *real* clothing... <br /> D'uh...

Sound to me like you have a lot to do Nik. <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Yep, a lot to do, and it looks like you're having fun <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/smile.gif" alt="" /> ! Let we see the result ! <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/thumb.gif" alt="" />

Um, after picking that particular shade as 'exceptionally loathsome', I was horribly amused when my Mother-in-Law received a bunch of flowers in a tiny vase tied up with a genuine 'PodRoom Pink' ribbon. <br /> <br /> It really does come close to 'glow in dark', and has an un-nerving translucency... <br /> <br /> I've grabbed the ribbon from the rubbish bin, filed it with my Poser notes, 'See ? I could not *invent* that stuff...' <br /> --- <br /> <br /> I'm starting to experiment with transparency variations for translucent layers. After looking at how wigs are done, I think I can reproduce some of the P5+ tricks just by nesting garments... <br /> <br /> IMHO, creating shiny fabrics by over-whelming materials with reflection maps may look very good on that colour, but needs a completely new map if you edge away from original black, nearly black or midnight blue... <br /> <br /> And, d'uh, it is never WYSIWYG...

I am certainly -NOT an expert on PINK <br /> and the older I get the more trouble I have with colors.... <br /> So - does anybody think <br /> I should apply this -to the Pink Panther ?

It worths a try <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> ! Like a gala fur, a tuxedo <img src="https://www.posetteforever.com/images/smiles/lmao.gif" alt="" />