IMVU Skin texture basic information

The head file placement is basically the same for both avi's....so Ill label the male head only so you can see what goes where     

  

On each set of skin files you will see a layer called Mapping guide... If you select the eye to turn the layer to visableyou will see a mesh showing you where your skin will map around your avi...if you cant see it very well just change the Opacity slider on your layers panel to a higher opacity...this is what it will look like..

Have a play around on the skins just using the paint brush tool....diff color lines...then save your file as a .png file.

For skins and tattoos...I ALWAYS suggest you save your files as .png...or .bmp.
If you save them as jpeg you will get poorly pixelated tattoos and poor looking skins.

Jpeg files are good for big size rooms or texturing furniture items because they will save on the kb download size..Its the file type that is mainly used for the web to speed up page loading ...but when you are going for the best quality look and sharpest Tattoos always use .png...or .bmp.

So save your file and assuming you did the first tutorial on the previewer you should know now how to place your files into the material section and hit the apply now..

NOTE*.....when drawing onto your skin files...always create a new layer so you can later delete this without touching your basic template. go to your Layer tab up top and on the drop down...select New...then across to layer....You can name this anything u like....and then that new layer will appear in your layers panel for later altering or deleting.

That concludes the second Tutorial in this series....Next is onto Working with the Male Skin Layers in Photoshop....Or if you dont have photoshop..then you can use Gimp...

File Downloads

MaleBodyMasterTemplate.zip
MaleHeadMasterTemplate.zip
FemaleBodyMasterTemplate.zip
FemaleHeadMasterTemplate.zip

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