Settings in Appearance Editor - Makeup & SFX

If you have purchased the Makeup & SFX pack, then you can use even more elegant highlight and contour templates with detailing.

ClosedLayer Mask

Contains the mask for the entire layer to take effect.

Refer to the Layer Mask section for more information.

ClosedTexture Settings

This section contains three channels to determine the range for this template effect and for applying custom normal texture. The textures in this section can be edited if you have purchased and installed the SkinGen Plugin.

  • Normal Type: Use this drop-down list to determine if you want to use the default normal texture or a custom one.
  • ColorID Texture: This texture is used to define the effect region on the face. The effective regions on the face are defined by different colored parts of the texture.

    After the Highlight template is applied.

    After the Contour template is applied

  • Range Texture: This texture determines the regions for displaying the noise effect.

    Empty Range channel

    Range channel loaded with grayscale image

  • Custom Normal Texture: You can load custom normal texture to determine the normal effect within the range.
  • Invert Range

    Invert Range = Off

    Invert Range = On
  • Normal Range Type: Activate this checkbox to mask the normal effect with the Range texture.

    The custom normal map covers the entire head.

    After the Normal Range Type is activated.

  • Flip Y (for custom normal map only):

    Flip Y = Off

    Flip Y = On

  • Invert Normal (for default normal map only):

    Invert Normal = Off

    Invert Normal = On

  • ColorID as Normal mask: Use the ColorID texture as the mask for the normal effect instead of the Range texture.

    Range texture taken as normal mask

    ColorID texture taken as normal mask

ClosedGlobal Settings

ClosedRange

These four settings are used to adjust the Range texture.

  • Opacity: The opacity of the Range texture.
     

    Opacity = 1.00

    Opacity = 0.00

  • Blur: The blurriness for the normal effect.

    Blur = 0.00

    Blur = 1.00

  • Expansion: The blurriness for the normal effect.

    Expansion = -1.00

    Expansion = 1.00

  • Expansion Contrast: The blurriness for the edges of the Range texture.

    Expansion Contrast = 0.00

    Expansion Contrast = 1.00

ClosedCustom Normal

These two settings are used to adjust the normal effects by the Custom Normal texture.

  • Strength: The global normal strength for each region.

    Strength = -0.80

    Strength = 0.00

  • Blur: The blurriness for the normal effect.

    Blur = 0.00

    Blur = 0.30

ClosedMicro Normal

ClosedColor ID Red to Color ID Cyan

These sections contains only one subsection, Material, in which the settings are used to define the appearance of the regions defined by the ColorID texture.

ClosedMaterial

ClosedColor

The settings in this group can be used to colorize the noise.

Color = #FFDDDD

Opacity = 1.00

Color = #FF0000

Opacity = 0.50
ClosedRange

The settings in this group can be used to adjust the range texture for showing the noise.

  • Blur

    Blur = 0.00

    Blur = 0.08
  • Expansion

    Expansion = -0.90

    Expansion = 0.50

ClosedRoughness and Metallic

The settings in this group can be used to adjust the smoothness and reflectivity of the noise.

Roughness = 0.50

Metallic = 0.00

Roughness = 0.00

Metallic = 0.50
ClosedNormal

The settings in this group can be used to adjust the bumpiness of the noise.

  • Blend: This setting can be used to blend the normal effect onto the skin underneath.

    Blend = 0.00

    Blend = 1.00

  • Strength

    Blend = 1.00

    Strength = 0.20

    Strength = 5.00
  • Expansion:

    Expansion = 0.10

    Expansion = 0.30

  • Soften:

    Soften = 0.00

    Soften = 1.00

ClosedGlow

The settings in this group can be used to have the noise glowing.

  • Color

    Enable = Off

    Enable = On

    Color = #812900
  • Opacity

    Opacity = 0.50

    Opacity = 0.50
ClosedTransform

The Transform subsection contains settings for transforming the entire foundation.

ClosedScale

  • Scale: This slider scales the entire paint up or down.
  • Scale XY: you can simply scale by one axis only.
ClosedOffset

It contains settings for relocating the painted areas.

  • X: Move the paint by X axis.
  • Y: Move the paint by Y axis.
  • Micro Offset (X, Y): These sliders moves the paints 10 times slower.
ClosedRotation

This slider rotates the entire painted area.

ClosedDistortion

It contains settings for distorting the painted areas by the corners.

  • Top Left
  • Bottom Left
  • Top Right
  • Bottom Right

ClosedNoise

The Noise section contains three subsections with settings for applying noise onto the foundation.

For more information about the settings in these sections, refer to the Noise section of the Settings in Appearance Editor - Foundation, Contour and Highlight page.