How to use Inked for Genesis 2

tristanthorne1997

I just bought this product and I am not sure how to apply a tattoo. I thought I could just click a body part and then click the tattoo Material from the Content Library Pane. But that's (obviously) wrong. I see that it is a Material, so I need something to apply it to. So where do I start?

Thank you in advance.

IceDragonArt

Have considered this product as well and am interested in the answer

 

vwrangler

tristanthorne1997 said:

I just bought this product and I am not sure how to apply a tattoo. I thought I could just click a body part and then click the tattoo Material from the Content Library Pane. But that's (obviously) wrong. I see that it is a Material, so I need something to apply it to. So where do I start?

Thank you in advance.

You don't select individual body parts; you select the top level of the figure. So if you're applying to G2M/F, the easiest thing to do is to click something else in your scene -- blank space, another object, anything that is NOT your G2M/F figure or any clothing or hair or anything on that figure -- then click ONCE on your G2M/F, then double-click/select your desired Inked preset. It will then apply to the correct body part it's designed for without further intervention.

Note that Inked uses the Layered Image Editor to apply itself over the particular body part, AND that it only uses Genesis 2 Base Female UV. For most of the tattoos, that won't matter hugely -- they'll line up in the right places -- but many of the back tattoos, if they cross the spine, can ONLY be used on figures that use Genesis 2 Base Female UV. Otherwise, you'll have space in the middle or an overlap, depending on what you're doing. It might also matter if you have a sleeve tattoo that covers the entire arm.

CheshireKitty17

Where can I find Inked in my library? I have it, but I can only find it if I search and it won't let me select it or redirect to the mapped folder...