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  1. Requested info/ workflow of how i do my looks faces.

    Guides Requested info/ workflow of how i do my looks faces.

    This is just a quick workflow / guide on how i do my faces as someone has requested it. By no means am i an expert in VAM or Guides but i hope this helps people. I use facegen and a program called OnTopReplica for my looks and i wont be covering it in this guide as the requester is already...
  2. Quick Facegen texture FIX which was requested.

    Guides Quick Facegen texture FIX which was requested.

    Here is a quick workflow with pics for a qucik FIX of facegen textures , how i do it atleast . results are NOT always perfect but is good enough. 1. use facgen to create texture etc and apply to VAM model. ( notice errors on texture like shadows on the nose and lips etc ) 2. With VAM open...
  3. Beginner Intro to Creating Custom Textures/Skins

    Guides Beginner Intro to Creating Custom Textures/Skins 1

    Outline: Rundown of texture types Where to start when creating a new skin The two major challenges - seams and color matching Demo: Using frequency separation in GIMP to color match a new feature: Duplicate layer Gaussian blur the duplicate until all desired details are lost Set blurred...
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    Guides Applying Decal Makeups Guide

    While not the most complicated thing in the world, it's not the most intuitive either, so as a makeup creator, I thought I'd put together something for people who haven't tried applying them before. IMPORTANT NOTE: Male/futa models are built on a different texture base than females. So, just...
  5. Female to Futa Model Conversion Guide

    Guides Female to Futa Model Conversion Guide

    Quick Expectation-Setting Note: This method only converts the underlying model/morphs. Any textures/specs/gloss/normals don't transfer/won't work. Technically, there are methods to get those converted, but they are detailed/complicated enough that they'd warrant their own guide. I have gotten a...
  6. G8 cloth to G2

    Guides G8 cloth to G2

    How to convert G8 cloth directly to G2 (skipping G3 clone) I have been using this for a long time, this is helpful to people who did not know to. There is a readme on how to use it in the downloaded files. https://sharecg.com/v/97583/related/21/DAZ-Studio/Auto-fit-Clones-Part-Two
  7. Clothing extreme low-poly importing technique

    Guides Clothing extreme low-poly importing technique

    High poly cloth are not video game friendly when come to rendering and physics sim, Please use UNREAL ENGINE, bye~ JK. 1 earring could be easily over 20k. For props needs high rigidity like the earrings you might want to consider using low-poly to preserve the rigidity with sim. Here are...
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    Guides Installing VAR packages from Patreon

    How to install VaM content? The easiest way to installed VaM content is to use the "Hub Browse" window directly inside VaM. It will take care of all the things for you, including downloading all dependencies you might need. Obviously that only works for content that has actually been uploaded to...
  9. VAM / DAZ Gen2 to Substance Painter UDIM guide

    Guides VAM / DAZ Gen2 to Substance Painter UDIM guide 2020-11-09

    A guide on how to get OBJs exported from VAM into Substance Painter with UDIM support. Requires: Blender, and any editor that can search and replace in a textfile (OBJ)
  10. How to use Blender to sculpt.

    Guides How to use Blender to sculpt. 2023-07-25

    Works with Blender 3.6 and lower! This guide will teach you how to shape the model mesh in any way you want using the sculpting tools in blender. Easy to follow along with. Click by Click guide for dummies. 47 pictures in total. Hit me up on the Virt-a-Mate discord if you have questions, or...
  11. T-Shirt Guide

    Guides T-Shirt Guide 1.0

    If you're new to VaM clothing creation or you're just curious how I do things - This is the guide for you!
  12. Hairstyle Creation Guide & Tips

    Guides Hairstyle Creation Guide & Tips

    Hairstyling The simulated V3 hair introduces tools to generate and style strands of hair. The hair can have physics, react to movement and gravity and collide. The VR and the desktop mode share the tool set, but are controlled slightly differently. Links Hairstyling (V1.18.2.1 Beta) by...
  13. Normal Maps in VAM 101

    Guides Normal Maps in VAM 101

    A short guide to help you troubleshoot your Normal Maps. It assumes that you already know what a normal map is and that you have yours in the correct space (tangent vs world space and so on). Feel free to comment when you have correction, additions, questions. Basics Normal maps in Virt-A-Mate...
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