So help yourself! The non-.jpg files are all zipped, and the Photoshop files include instructions for use.
#Second life bento skeleton color code download
I have provided several ways to download these files, in several different formats. (You will need to resize to 512x512 before uploading to SL, of course. LAQ Cherry Bento Mesh Head in Second Life - LAQ Cherry Bento Mesh Head in Second Life HD, MPp4 Mp3. They arent set up for accurate matching across the UV Seams, and its difficult to 'find your place' when working with them. However, Ive found that the 'templates' leave several things to be desired. Which means that, if you have CS2 or better, you can resize the maps to 2048x2048 to work on tricky bits, and the lines will remain sharp and clear. Linden Lab has provided us with Templates and Models to help us make Skins and Clothing for our Avatars. Vector Smart objects are real live vectors, so they remain sharp at any resolution. Most importantly, I think, I've kept the original maps as Vector Smart Objects, which you can use if you have Adobe CS2 or better. In addition, I've put colored Match Lines on the arms and shoulders, since those are the areas that are frequently hardest to match, so you can see exactly which polygon edges meet up across the front and back of the maps. I've added colored horizontal stripes and black vertical stripes to make it simpler to tell which row of polys are which. They also have large Matching Outlines, in different colors, so you can easily tell which parts of the map meet the others on the Avatar. These have the non-subdivided polygons in different colors for each map, so you can tell at a glance which portion of the map you are working on. Now the problem is, due to the way the second life skeleton is set up, second life cannot tell the difference between an joint offset made by an appearance editor slider and an offset made by the creator, meaning your face shape will be overridden every time you log in or another person comes into the sim and looks at your face, therefore LL.
Then I added some things in Adobe Illustrator to get maps that are much easier for me to work with.
I took the models, subdivided them in LightWave, and used the tools there to make Vector UV Maps for all the parts. However, without meaning to denigrate them, they still weren't really what I wanted, so I made my own. The original idea to subdivide the Avatar models came from Chip Midnight's excellent templates. They aren't set up for accurate matching across the UV Seams, and it's difficult to "find your place" when working with them. However, I've found that the "templates" leave several things to be desired. Linden Lab has provided us with Templates and Models to help us make Skins and Clothing for our Avatars. Unless you did that to print, the page is more fun if you turn it on.
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