Developed for Michael 8.1, Tans and Tones for Michael 8.1 and Friends will provide you tens of skin tones for Michael 8.1. They were built so you can browse a wide range of skin tones, from very pale to very tanned, and this is under a huge range of lighting conditions.

Based upon the wet and tanned skins shader for Genesis 8.1, all the skin tones provided can be used as-is or fine-tuned exactly the way you want using the hue, saturation, lightness, and other tan and wet look controls. You can do this directly in the surfaces editor, using the global interface or the presets of Wet and Tanned Skins for Genesis 8.1 Males. All the presets included are compatible with the wet looks and tan lines of Wet and Tanned Skins for Genesis 8.1 Males.

Exclusive bonus: 8 volume booster tools are also included, allowing you to boost in one click the tan via the translucency channel and to reach new skin tones, especially efficient for presets using high translucency levels.

Even if optimized for Michael 8.1, all the presets included can be applied on all Genesis 8 and 8.1 Male figures while keeping their original texture set. The result will depend on how different the figure you work on is from Michael 8.1, but this result can always be adjusted using the tan look shader controls. "Friends" of Michael 8.1 are figures using a similar initial shader and a texture set with tints close to the ones used by Michael 8.1 texture set.

By combining the presets and the volume boosters, you will be able to create hundreds of skin tones, but don't worry, the boosters are sorted by strength of the effect, and the presets are sorted by families, each family being more tanned than the previous one, allowing you to know exactly where you go. Each family includes several skin tones, proposing a super soft variation between each successive skin tone inside this family.

With Tans and Tones for Michael 8.1 and Friends, always find the look your want for Michael 8.1... and his friends!