Using Scar Tool

After you apply the Scar tool, the scars composed of different layers cover on the skin materials.

Material

Before

After

Head

Arm

Body

Leg

Theory of Scar

  • The scar effect is actually a square patch on the skin with a mask texture to cutoff all the unnecessary regions in order to form the shape of the scar.

    Scar patch without mask.

    Patch get masked out.

  • Each patch is composed of layers, the Base, Scab, Swollen Tissue and Ulcer. You can individually adjust them in the corresponding sub-sections.

The user interface for the Appearance Editor resembles the following illustration:

ClosedLayer Mask

It contains the mask for the entire layer effect. The textures in this section can be edited if you have purchased and installed the SkinGen Plugin.

Refer to the Layer Mask section for more information.

ClosedBase

ClosedTexture Settings

This subsection contains two channels for cutting out the shape of the scar and the inflamed area spreading from the scar. The textures in this section can be edited if you have purchased and installed the SkinGen Plugin.

ClosedTransform

The Transform subsection contains settings for transforming the entire scar patch.

  • Scale:

    Scale = 4.00

    Width, Height = 100.00, 100.00

    Scale = 3.50

    Width, Height = 300.00, 50.00

  • Offset:

    X, Y = 0.09, 0.06

    X, Y = 0.06, 0.00

  • Rotation:

    Rotation = 0.00

    Rotation = 4.00

  • Bevel

    Bevel Expansion = 0.00

    Bevel Soften = 1.00

    Bevel Expansion = 0.05

    Bevel Soften = 5.00
  • Stroke

    Stroke Strength = 0.00

    Stroke Blur = 0.00

    Stroke Strength = 50.00

    Stroke Blur = 5.00
  • Spread
    ClosedBlur and Expansion
    • Expansion

      Expansion = 0.00

      Expansion = 1.00
    • Blur

      Blur = 0.00

      Blur = 10.00
    ClosedDistortion
    • Distortion Strength

      Strength = 0.00

      Strength = 20.00
    • Distortion Tile

      Tile = 1.00

      Tile = 2.00
ClosedMaterial

  • Color
    • Color

      Color = #9D1414

      Color = #263223
    • Opacity and Expansion

      Opacity = 1.00

      Expansion = -0.10

      Opacity = 0.60

      Expansion = 0.75

  • Normal: These settings determine the bumpiness of the scabbed part of the scar.
    • Invert Normal

      Invert Normal = On

      Invert Normal = Off

    • Normal Strength

      Normal Strength = 20.00

      Normal Strength = 0.00

  • Roughness and Metallic

    Roughness = 0.25

    Metallic = 0.00

    Roughness = 0.00

    Metallic = 1.00

  • Glow
    • Color

      Enable = Off

      Enable = On

      Glow Color = #00FF00
    • Strength

      Strength = 0.50

      Strength = 0.80
ClosedScab

The Scab section contains two subsections with settings for modifying the Scab, basically the cut itself, on the scar.

Keep in mind that the settings is basically focus on the Pattern texture in the Texture Settings subsection of the Base section.

ClosedTransform

  1. Bevel Expansion

    Bevel Expansion = -0.30

    Bevel Expansion = 0.00
  2. Bevel Soften: This setting can smooth the edge of the cut.

    Bevel Soften = 0.00

    Bevel Soften = 5.00

ClosedMaterial

  • Color
    • Color

      Color = #180303 (Dark red)

      Color = #691C1C
    • Opacity and Expansion

      Opacity = 1.00

      Expansion = 0.00

      Opacity = 0.50

      Expansion = 1.00

  • Normal: These settings determine the bumpiness of t he scab part of the scar.
    • Invert Normal

      Invert Normal = On (Indent cut)

      Invert Normal = Off (Scar)

    • Normal Strength

      Normal Strength = 20.00

      Normal Strength = 0.00

  • Roughness and Metallic

    Roughness = 0.00

    Metallic = 0.25

    Roughness = 0.50

    Metallic = 1.00

  • Glow
    • Color

      Enable = Off

      Enable = On

      Glow Color = #555500
    • Strength

      Strength = 0.50

      Strength = 1.00
ClosedSwollen Tissue and Ulcer

For the swollen tissue and ulcer sections, they have identical settings, but they influences different parts of the scar. For better observation, the effect from the other layers are disabled.

ClosedTexture Settings

The texture channels determine the shape of this layer and the pattern to be filled up in this shape. The textures in this section can be edited if you have purchased and installed SkinGen Plugin.

Range

Pattern

ClosedRange

This section contains settings for adjusting the Range texture in the Texture Settings section.

  • Contrast

    Contrast = 0.00

    Contrast = 1.00
  • Expansion

    Expansion = 0.00

    Expansion = 1.00
  • Blur

    Blur = 5.00

    Blur = 1.00
ClosedPattern

This section contains settings for adjusting the Pattern texture in the Texture Settings section.

  • Contrast

    Contrast = 0.74

    Contrast = 1.00
  • Expansion

    Expansion = -0.20

    Expansion = -0.40
  • Blur

    Blur = 4.30

    Blur = 1.00
ClosedTransform

This section contains settings for transforming the Pattern texture.

  • Scale

    Scale = 100.00

    Scale = 500.00
  • Tile

    Tile = 1.00

    Tile = -0.40
  • Offset

    X, Y = 0.00, 0.00

    X, Y = 0.05, 0.05
  • Rotation

    Rotation = 0.00

    Rotation = 0.15
ClosedMaterial

  • Color
    • Color

      Color = #B15959

      Color = #C14646
    • Opacity and Expansion

      Opacity = 1.00

      Expansion = 1.00

      Opacity = 0.50

      Expansion = 0.50

  • Normal: These settings determine the bumpiness of t he scab part of the scar.
    • Normal Strength

      Normal Strength = 0.50

      Normal Strength = 10.00

    • Invert Normal

      Invert Normal = Off

      Invert Normal = On

  • Roughness and Metallic

    Roughness = 0.25

    Metallic = 0.00

    Roughness = 0.00

    Metallic = 0.50

  • Glow
    • Color

      Enable = Off

      Enable = On

      Glow Color = #55007F
    • Strength

      Strength = 0.50

      Strength = 1.00