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RELEASED Hivewire Big Cat Has Begun!
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Sparky, yeah, well I'm sure your new goat from our HiveWire Horse will be even better.
Okay, so here is the Mane (head portion) UVs now done. Moving on to the Mane (neck portion), and then the Mane (shoulder portion).
Highlighting an area to show how I have this separated out in regions, or sections for mapping. Basically from front to back. This will be helpful for Laurie too, because the lion's mane is often blonde around the face and gradually gets darker towards the body.
Okay, so here is the Mane (head portion) UVs now done. Moving on to the Mane (neck portion), and then the Mane (shoulder portion).
Highlighting an area to show how I have this separated out in regions, or sections for mapping. Basically from front to back. This will be helpful for Laurie too, because the lion's mane is often blonde around the face and gradually gets darker towards the body.
Still a 'go to goat' when I need one, so glad to have had it all these years. I'm psyched to see your new goat from HW horse!!
Chris, that looks amazing. Such thought going into the details and I love how the mane will be that 'ombre' look so it fades darker. Gonna be killer! (no pun intended
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Yeah that is Sparks's.. I use it a lot and especially the beard. Used it on bison and bulls including her Minotaur set for the mil4 figures and trolls and other assorted beasties. Love her stuff.
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Looks great Chris. Lots of love is,going into this. Envy the skills!
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On another subject related to the cats.
Is there any way the cats ears with all their great details can be made available as an expansion pack for cat owners to use on other figures?
Want to use for instance on Sparks's creature morph packs for the Mil4 figures and they look so darn great even though I have not purchased the cats yet for lack of need, but I will jump on them if I need them to use the ears....if made available of course!
Would be great if availed with some morphs, and movements added to them. Some morphs for instance caracal cat, a long point eat morph and some fantasy morphs and movements like floppy and folded backward and forward and would love it if rabbit ear morphs can also be made for them with some of the movements to give them life.
Just a thought.
Is there any way the cats ears with all their great details can be made available as an expansion pack for cat owners to use on other figures?
Want to use for instance on Sparks's creature morph packs for the Mil4 figures and they look so darn great even though I have not purchased the cats yet for lack of need, but I will jump on them if I need them to use the ears....if made available of course!
Would be great if availed with some morphs, and movements added to them. Some morphs for instance caracal cat, a long point eat morph and some fantasy morphs and movements like floppy and folded backward and forward and would love it if rabbit ear morphs can also be made for them with some of the movements to give them life.
Just a thought.
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Just curious Chris, is there going to be any movement morphs for the mane....like wind and leaping up and down etc. and how about a beard and belly hair similar to what Sparky offered with his old goat set? I just love little details like that included in animals and creatures and was surprised seeing similar hair with the now long in the tooth Mil big cat 1 which I use a lot.
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oooh, a lion's mane blowing in the wind would be so cool!
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Loves ya Chris!
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Oh....are you planning same kind of movements for tail tuft and other body furs?
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Naahahaha.......... no confusion here dear.Yeah, that's my (OLD!) goat morph/map of the DAZ Sheep. I used the DAZ lamb as-is with the goat textures as a kid for the promos. Maybe that caused some confusion?
Yes, well work something out.
I'M REALLY CONFUSED! BEEN DROOLING OVER LAURIE'S LIONS FOR SOME TIME NOW... HOW DID SHE DO THAT IF YOUR JUST NOW GIVING HER THE UV'S? (SORRY CAPS) ... not yelling, just don't want to re-type it all. Was I dreaming? I saw her gorgeous LAMH lion/lion mane... (why I TRIED to use DS for house cat)
@CWRW...??
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Cool.
I never could figure out how to get all that great texturing into those little us maps!?
I tried texturing a long time ago after I picked up UV Mapper free edition which I understand was just a real simple version dummied down version of a full mapping app for Mac. Nightmare is what I tell you. I envy those who can do it so darn well. Add trans maps to that and my limited brain matter explodes.
Was looking at the mane closer and wondered if it is going down the jaw line more like a beard might. God on the chest and neck but shouldn’t there be more on the chin and jaw so it meets with the neck and chest part of the mane you have developed here?
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