#mesh modding

Sometimes I forget how much work went into this and then I look at old comparisons like this.

I really like this side by side because it shows the amount of mesh modding and texture editing that went into cleaning up the base model's defective right eye. This was not a quick fix. It took a lot of trial, error, and patience.

For clarity, the image on the left is Stefano Valentini, the original base model. The image on the right is Sunder, an OC I created using that model as a starting point.

Just like some roleplayers use celebrity face claims or AI these days, I chose to work with existing video game models and transform them through mesh mods and texture edits to build original characters. I do not own the models, as these are purely transformative and recreational works, but I do own the stories, and over time Sunder and others have developed deep backstories and a lot of personal meaning for me.

Did you know that Zhongli’s character model actually has a mesh for his stomach?  Just below his shirt, there’s a very small low-poly mesh for his bare belly, like in case you jump or something and the windfall raises his coat and shirt up enough to expose a tiny bit of skin.

Thank you kindly!

Yes, I have modded quite a few video game characters, many of which I have reworked into original characters for my own universe.

Top (left to right): Annette Birkin (Resident Evil 2 Remake), Raiden (Metal Gear Rising), Mikaela Reid (Dead by Daylight)

Middle: Excella Gionne (Resident Evil 5)

I’m half guessing here as I have the original AIU textures but i don’t see a visor mapped to it and don’t really have time to go in and check. I assume the visor is mapped on a separate texture so you’ll need your face+body on one ID and the visor on another.

When you merge meshes via editable poly attach, you can pick what you want to do with the materials, honestly i don’t think it really matters which one you pick here for the purpose of a re-wrap on one texture (I usually just go with the middle option). After merge you’ll want to eliminate all extra sub-materials in the material editor (double click the material in View1 and check under Multi/Sub-Object Basic Parameters, delete anything above 1) and re-wrap all UV elements onto the same surface. Make sure the UV editor only lists one ID, it should have all wrap objects piled on top of each-other.Depending on which way round you prefer, you can either create the new diffuse first by combining textures for face and body in Photoshop by hand (try and limit non-utilized space) and later align your UV elements to it in 3DS or you can reposition UV per element via the UNWrap UV modifier in 3DS first and later align the face/body parts ontop of the UV map in Photoshop. You can save the new UV map as a PNG so you can see where the wraps ends etc under Tools - Render UVW Template, select desired size and hit Render. You can save the rendered image as a PNG after and open it in Photoshop to map all the texture elements onto it.

This is a new casual outfit replacer for the 4th casual (intro outfit). It's not completely done, I'm still retexturing it atm. I plan to release it in these colours and several other combo's yet to be decided on. If any of you have a preference let me know and I'll take it into consideration, so!