Need help finding high res skin textures for Aiko 8 (or Aiko 7)
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Hi,
I am thinking about buying the Aiko 8 base model and one of the named character addons for it. However i want the character addon to have really detailed skin textures. I'm talking about details like skin pores, lip textures, slight wrinkles below the eyes, that kind of stuff. I havent been able to find one yet for the Aiko 8 or even Aiko 7 so i was hoping someone could help me out. I did see a non-Aiko model with the kinds of details i am looking for though. Posting the picture here so people know of the kind of skin details i am talking about.
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Aiko 8 is just a morph of the Genesis 8 Female any G8F V8 etc textures will work, the one you psted will work with the Aiko 8 morph.
This was most likley made with https://www.daz3d.com/n-g-s-anagenessis-2-revolution
It makes skin look more realisic and adds pores. It doesn't work for all figures out of the box though. There is NGS3 in the works too.
Skin textures are usually 4096x4096. I think, the only larger scale skin texture is for George, who has 6000x6000.
You could use one of the other female's HD morphs, like for a G8 character,
https://www.daz3d.com/alexandra-8-hd-add-on
https://www.daz3d.com/stephanie-8-hd-add-on
This product is for G2 and 3Delight; I have no idea how it translates into Iray, and it's not very compatible with G3/8 - but it does havbe micro-detail normal maps. https://www.daz3d.com/macro-skin-for-genesis-and-genesis-2-female-s
EDIT: for pores, I think you can just add a noise map into one of the iray surface layers; it's similar to what Anagenesis does.
I hope not as that is a promo for the new Zelara 8 and therfore shouldn't really be using any addons to inhance the skin.
I wonder how zelara skin would look on aiko 8, since the texture is realistic on a more toonish character.
Ohh i just posted the Selara picture because it was the first one i found that had the kind of skin quality i was looking for. I dont really want to use her face shape, skin tone or makeup. I was actually looking for something more Asian looking with lighter skin tone. I'm getting the Aiko 8 and Aiko 7 for Aiko 8 because i want to use that body shape as well. Its just a coincidence that i also happen to be looking for a head that is Asian in appearance.
I just wasnt sure if there were any characters for Aiko 8 that had skin details that were just as good or if it is a standard feature for all G8F.
You don't need to use the face shape or body shape thats the point any G8 skin will work on the A8 shape.
Look at some of Rarestones characters for example
https://www.daz3d.com/minami-hd-and-minami-hair-for-genesis-8-females
Yah i get that any G8 skin will work. But what i want to know is if all G8 skins are equal in quality or do some look better than others. I dont just want the skin textures to be the color of skin. I want skin details like pores, wrinkling, small moles and that kind of stuff to be present too. When i compare the Minami pic with the Selara pic for example the Selara one looks better. Is it because different render options were used? did the person posting the Minami pic do any touching up in photoshop? is the different resolution for each pic making the comparison harder?
You have to consider the purpose for which the skin was created. Minami quite obviously is more of an anime-dating-game "porcelain doll skin" type of character. She's looking fantasic for her genre. While https://www.daz3d.com/hp-uki-for-genesis-8-female or https://www.daz3d.com/misumi-hd--signature-smile-hd-expression-for-genesis-8-female is leaning more towards the realistic, and you have more "imperfections". Another good example for realistic type of skins is https://www.daz3d.com/molly-hd-for-genesis-8-female or https://www.daz3d.com/mabel-8
As for the details, if you want an individual character, you won't get around either editing the skin maps yourself, or use postwork for things like moles. Also https://www.daz3d.com/altern8--skin-shader-system-for-genesis-8 is a really great way to "upgrade" your skins. I've been using it on most of my G3 characters since it came out, and the product has nudged them quite a bit closer to looking "real".
BeeMKay, yup i've noticed that with most of the Asian character sets how the textures have an airbrushed appearance or anime as you put it. I could probably get the most detailed G8 skin that i could find like the Selara for example and just apply it to the G8 body that i have and it probably would come out Asian looking since the topography is probably going to have a stronger impact on what the end result will be instead of the textures. I'm just worried it wont come out that way i want it too and i'll end up wasting money on a Daz product (which has already happened to me a few times).
You always can return anything you bought within the first 30 days after purchase. I did it a few times in my DAZ shopping career...
Anyway, about the skins, I don't think that the Selara skin looks particularly Realistic. She looks like 100% makeup, a very even face. She's good looking for its purpose as Scifi character, though.
But the easiest way, if you are intersted but unsure about a particular character/skin, is to just ask in the forum if someone will do a quick render for you.
Here is minami skin - on the left side is the Anagenesis version, on the right side is the default version. It's done with the sun&Sky setting.
As you can see, the default version already hase some pores to her. Click the attached imaged for a full resolution version.