DressWizard™ By Apparition
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1. P r Prets Ga Expesure remir T B bhjefosturiien Priti ee ie O ra y5 i LAYER CHANMBELS BATHE H e Hermal w OpacAyi 460 Al Lacki Ed Fra Fai pitts l panes y T oriy Layer Tip al de es eee E EEJ treet ben Hari aa fio fi a g om fo fo yw Y af Er Bs Yt 26 te opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 15 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Finally we adjust the upper layer transparency to make it totally opaque so we can use the image for the Opacity map in 1CLone We end up saving the complete PSD for future corrections and first save the JPG with the opacity map then we hide the layer so we see the composite cloth texture and save it too as another JPEG image which we will load both back to 1Clone After applying the images and creating some texture for the Inner Leotard upper we have this Absolutely gorgeous and easy Remember DressWizard comes with 16 finished beautiful outfits which can be altered in many ways before you commit to making your own very exclusive garments for your G3 Victorian Characters MULTI LAYERED CLOTHING opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 16 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala A very valuable characteristic of the Apparition s DressWizard system is in its multiple clothing layers which allow creating ENDLESS female fashions by combining the different layers and carefully trimming the opa2. EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Dress Wizard By Apparition DressWizard is a revolutionary clothing Kit designed by Apparition for G3 female characters and usable with Reallusion 1Clone versions 3 x 4 x and upwards Long skirts coats capes bell type sleeves and pants leotards boots and shoes as well as hair wigs complement this outstanding kit DressWizard is based on 6 different complex mesh characters using multilayer mesh architecture spring cloth flow high linear texture mapping adjustable skirt proportions correctable skirt position size and rotation all which can be key framed to adjust for different motion and special effect conditions 16 fantastically and elegantly finished and ready to be used characters are included in this kit for immediate enjoyment and inclusion in User s video projects 6 Templates with different components and style offer 1Clone users and texture developers the possibility to create outstanding original vintage and Victorian styled ladies wear but also can be used to produce conventional clothing as well as futuristic designs all in one single super flexible clothing kit These are the basic template characters Tih h atts he Fas os Lette be From left to right DWN3 2 1 4 5 and 6 made transparent to show inner layers opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 1 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Each character has a different set and number of layers
3. Next section will illustrate how to create textures for DressWizard using any version of Adobe Photoshop software from Photoshop 7 up opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 8 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala CREATING TEXTURES Template design in DressWizard is a definite NEW way to apply textures to avatars Itis based on a flat planar mapping technique which has been relaxed by using sophisticated mapping software The results are extremely linear textures which will ideally transfer the clothing designs to the correct and exact places in the avatar mesh Below an example of a template image and how it maps on a character opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 These are the front and back template design images You use these images to create on top your custom clothing design The red colored lines match the front a back parts PERFECTLY allowing precise texture layout without mismatch at the front rear joint parts Page 9 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala LAUNCHING A TEXTURE TEMPLATE INTO PHOTOSHOP Before creating textures you must have assigned an image editor to be called when hitting the LAUNCH button at the material modify panel according to the instructions in the 1Clone user s manual oh if Fo _ bel Gel E r Modify z eoatCloth BiZa E Rename Load Material Save Material Glow Reflection B
4. 2 3 4 and 5 have coats in varied styles and all have capes shoes and 1 2 or 3 leotard layers for unique combinations The same characters shown with opacity applied af a lt n p Clothing is designed by using the different layers in a creative and distinctive way which ends up producing clothing with an extreme sense of dimension and depth Most of the work is done by trimming and working on the opacity image maps creating cuts to reveal the inner layers in different areas This way by simply changing the cloth texture images or adjusting the color characteristics of each layer many varieties of the same style can be achieved Below is the same DWN1 character template showing the different layers it contains Simply hiding an outer layer by turning down the Opacity slider will produce a different style instantly If you have applied distinctive textures to each layer when you hide an outer layer then the character changes clothing even dynamically allowing for special effects limited only by imagination opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 2 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala The template textures which come applied to each character contains design lines which show the high degree of linearity in the mapping system This makes it extremely easy to transfer cloth photos to the characters using a painting program like Photoshop This technique is clearly explaine
5. Of course this controller can also be adjusted in time as you will need SkirtControl Easy to guess it does all the skirt adjustments and corrections in real time and helps to set the skirt in awkward positions WARNING YOU MUST NEVER DELETE ANY OF THESE CONTROLLER ACCESSORIES Here is an example on how the skirt can be changed by using this controller opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 4 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Preview Camera Pinel Shading The SkirtController has been adjusted in X and Y scales to make the skirt narrower This is a good starting point in an animation while the character is not walking or dancing You must remember all adjustments to ANY of the controllers actually create KEY FRAMES so if you want to do a permanent adjustment for the whole clip time you must do it at frame ZERO If you do otherwise the skirt will animate collapsing to the tight shape it shows in the picture At a point the character moves a leg to a side to do a big step It will break as in next picture opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 5 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Preview Camera F N i ee 4 k lt E Ta Ta You can see here the leg motion has been too much and the skirt is broken showing the inner mesh parts But thanks to SkirtController we can do some X and Y scaling to make the skirt open and we can also do a Z rotation to make it cover the leg again
6. E Blend Mode i js A N e M LI Iti D i g Additian a cy vera Embed Textlive E Strength i B 100 Offset Tiling Uifa coo 1000 1e Sm vi ooon 1 000 Ey Fee tre mi Lock Ratio annels Update DB amp Refraction Reflection Having selected the Texture Map icon upper circle you hit the LAUNCH button lower circle which will launch the paint program For this tutorial you must have Photoshop installed and linked as the default 1Clone image editor Next is all under Photoshop environment opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 10 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala cleat Once we enter into Photoshop we will see the template image has a black background which allows for easy selection of the inactive area the black part It is understood here you are familiar with Photoshop usage If not time to read the manuals and practice This is part of what we will see inside Photoshop NOTES and red circles added to explain Select black area Be i Thenuseselectinvert MMA 4 to select INSIDE the amp pa CAE O7 ASP CRIES BA oy a o Bos You then use the Magic Wand selection tool with the threshold set at least to 64 and hit on the black template areas Then using the SELECT menu you hit INVERT actually selecting the active template area where we will work placing some real clothing Next you use the LAYER Photoshop menu to create a new plain layer
7. Like in the next image below Transform Rotating the Z and adjusting the scales and the skirt is OK now Of course you do this at the right time when the leg reaches it s outermost position there you set the SkirtController key Ne The same technique applies to adjust and play with b other controllers affecting the cape the Hair Hood and wY the Hair curls as well Let s try now some special wind effect such as a skirt blowing up opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 6 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala o Puchi Poe Nite This effect is done by simply placing a key in time adjusting the SkirtControl like this Transform Remember you must place a Key before the skirt starts blowing up then after the skirt goes up you place another key ahead in time to bring it back to normal Wow Te same can be done with the cape Let see first the cape as it comes opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 7 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Now we adjust the CapeControl this way Notice we must use the Y scale to adjust the CapeControl length and the X angle rotation to make it fly IMPORTANT NOTICE Never do alterations or deletions to a DressWizard template After you just load a template the first thing to do is to save it as it is with the name for a new customized character you will produce by changing proportions applying textures and working with opacity maps
8. We will work on this new layer as to keep the template design complete The new layer will totally cover the template You can if you want to adjust the new layer properties to make it s opacity a little bit less than 100 so you can see the template under opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 11 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Pact WDE ee The cloth picture we will use is now loaded into Photoshop and the white area selected and inverted so we have the actual clothing image selected Bg Fie Edit Image Layer Select Filter Analysis 3D View Window Help 32 Anti alias Contiguous _ Sample All Layers Refine Edge ADJUSTMENTS MASKS stong Be su EE VE ao oS Bx Pima Parere P eannan P rsen Pack whist chal Pets Psi car Pas DE DFAS SCH ORRRS V2 Q m Fej EJ Background 15 52 Now we use Edit Copy to place the cloth image in the clip board Next we will go back to the template image with the New Layer selected and will use Edit Paste into Next we drag the image right as to appear inside the front template left opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 12 QP EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Now we activate Free Transform from the EDIT menu and select the WARP tool me E Pet 00 z x witchjpg 50 RGE 8 x HISTORY Atrios done Stamp a a I mi Using the transform warp to
9. city maps for each layer Cloth designers must take this into account because the novel multilayered design is a totally NEW concept and must be carefully reviewed and understood before committing to create clothing textures for it Each Template Avatar has different number of mesh layers where the most complex one has 3 different leotards plus a full sized dress mesh a coat shoulder pads and sleeves The samples provided illustrate quite well how to use the different layers by making the opacity maps reveal layers under and partially cover body parts By using this it is possible to create highly detailed clothing but at the same time the User has the facility of replacing texture maps for the diffuse component of the clothing without altering the way the complete design looks In other words a single garment set can be changed in color cloth or fabric texture and even embroidery or appliqu s while the opacity maps keep giving the proper cut and trim for the particular clothing In next picture you can see how the same garment set looks different by applying a variety of simple fabric Bitmaps but keeping the Opacity and Bump maps always the same opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 17 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala cae BIE re In effect the versatility is almost endless Next image shows some of 100 s combinations sack ong all done in a snap by simply switching Uppers and Lowers All created wi
10. d in the included tutorial in this papers You can see above how the different layers in DWN1 are hiding under the outer ones The pink leotard is the innermost one Above it is the blue middle leotard while the green one is outside The sleeve extenders are on top of all as well as the shoulder extenders There is of course a cape available in all characters Please notice the fact sleeves cape hair extensions skirts pant flares and dresses are all dynamically fitted so you will get a very natural cloth behavior in your animations You can watch this also in the supplied video tutorials DYNAMIC CONTROL Not all characters in iClone can accept all kind of motions Invariably except for very tight layers of clothing some polygons might come out breaking the clothing surface This problem can occur only in the exterior dresses and skirts as the character does exaggerated leg motions But DressWizard includes a new novel approach providing controller objects which will allow the animator to correct the skirt or dress motion DURING THE ANIMATION also allowing him to simulate twists bounces skirt flying up and other motion effects for a more natural finished clip opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 3 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala cheat Bellow you can see the controllers which always appear in the Project manager window for each character Let s explain what they do ilone PRO 6Avatars iProjec
11. nder it Just like this Ej e OO LO a p Den aaa v eS E a ae 7 7 oe s Te gt CA Laitas 7 k E7 AeA LAYERS CHANNELS 1 it nse a 7 Fill a Jam ooe g FF Back dress part S E FFI Front Dress Part FF kd S S g aF p Blending Options General Blending Blending Options Custom Blend Mode Normal Cancel C Drop Shadow Pracky 4 E New Style C Inner Shadow i Y Preview Ad d Blend Clouter Glow vanced Blending AEE or 5 Fill Opacity D 100 nner Glow a Channels VJR a VJB l C Bevel and Emboss Knockout None m C Contour _ Blend Interior Effects as Group C Texture V Blend Clipped Layers as Group 7 V Transparency Shapes Layer Cl Satin _ Layer Mask Hides Effects C Color Overlay C vector Mask Hides Effects C Gradient Overlay Blend If Gray x C Pattern Overlay This Layer 0 255 Now it is time to paint with a black brush on the opacity layer the neck areas we need to be transparent BB a en image Layer Select fiter ands 20 vew widow Hap E Oe s w OQ lM fe xe Brah bd Poder Hermal Ce ee h Fh oi a HA E a E E Lower U iiuse ip i bb Y Upacity Layer Rouwe RIG BS Cece ae ini mes O COLOR EA Painted in black rer Er _ n ADI TRENT Add an adjusted d ul LE Sa VEaras eR Be BOMBS INA MOS amp z
12. ol we work with it to stretch the image pasted into the selection as to better fit it as possible inside the template area Small areas which remain uncovered can be painted with the Photoshop CLONE tool opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 13 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Prinia D We then do the same with te opposite back part of the template being careful to deselect the left part already done Use Photoshop tools to change the back of the dress accordingly As said before teaching Photoshop is above this manual s scope You must learn Photoshop on your own We end up having this The front and rear parts are now properly painted with the actual photo image We need now to make the opacity map to expose at the neck area those body parts which will show in the finished dress To do so we create a new layer on top of all and reload the original selection which limits the work areas With the selection active we fill the complete template area using EDIT FILL with a full WHITE You must remember when saving Photoshop images in JPG format the total view what you see is what you get So to create the finished diffuse texture image and the Opacity texture image we proceed as follows opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 14 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala To create the opacity image we adjust the new opacity layer transparency so we can see the dress parts u
13. t mer Scarf Control i Project a Ste Adjusts and animates the Hair Scarf accessory when it is applied to the hair Toolse l Avatar Content Manager HairCtrl Scene Manager ST Adjusts and animates the hair u a extensions and curls when they are Mame Fi Si Render State Info ji d Avatar w j Hormal SEPE eek DI Tope Normal 37390 a mS CapeControl je LJ el Nermal oak It works to adjust the cape that is es fl 2 attached to each character You can E aed Da v Normal Ze use it to change the cape angle and _ Reena W Normal 12 position during animation to e RSHoulderBox M Nermal 12 simulate wind deflection z HoadCantral W Normal 96 Remember also ALL this iL Cape O f Normal 1025 adjustments complement the built in A Boca seu er SPRING flexion effects of the DWNZC O EE o aes accessory or skirt DWINSE HW vice 47301 saree rm E LShoulderBox and RShoulderBox l Work to adjust the cape start at the E AE RE 30161 shoulders You can bring it up or R E ee ms down and also adjust their separation aeee to make the cape fit the way you H Terrain W Normal want to the avatar shoulders H Diras Spot Light Point Light HoodControl It is for adjusting the HoodHair which is an optional replacement for the normal avatar hair to create mysterious hoods scarves and other items HoodHair is actually NOT an accessory but a Hair item and it is applied as such
14. th high precision templates allowing exact placement of opacity cuts decorations painting on top or applying photographs of real clothing as textures ELEC BRESeW IZ IRD mic Ps opyright Mike Aparici 200 y amp i 6 versatile multitayered temp lates for dress creation q ae of Upper arid Lo Lower compon ents for endless variation 3 Full DYNAMIC ETE sleeves and pant fares PANN 2216 great samples hair and accessories includ DRESS WIZARD PACK CONTAINS Template Characters 6 Templates which include several layers of clothing mesh from a simple triple mesh one to a complex 7 layer mesh design Each template comes with a different set of Hair piece templates as well as three types of shoe templates Al 6 characters are already set with the proper spring adjustments for natural cloth behavior but the adjustment sliders for each controller allows for prefect flow trimming DressWizard Samples 16 totally finished ultra elegant samples including texture hair hoods and capes Customized shoes and dynamic pant flairs are part of this excellent collection From Victorian styles up to ultra modern fashions all derived from the super flexible template sets These characters are READY to be part of your new fiction or historic videos Also replacement Controller Accessories are included just in case you accidentally delete one ALTHOUGH YOU SHOULD NEVER DELETE THE CONTROLLERS Upper Clothing combos 14 Upper sets allo
15. wing mixing then with all the Lower Combos supplied Just by combining different Upper Sets with any Lower Set selection will result in hundreds of different dress styles opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 18 EstudioA Producciones Guatemala Lower Clothing Combos 12 Lower sets which combined with the Upper s variety will render hundreds of fantastic new styles for you fantasy movies Accessories 14 Hair accessories and collars are included plus replacement Control Accessories Hair 9 Hair creation Templates plus 10 different textured and styled hair sets Shoes Ten shoe samples and templates for those cases where you create skirtless fashions miniskirts or other styles where you need shoes A tall boots template allows creating a large variety of shoe items by simply crafting the opacity template map Materials 18 Material sets plus the complete set of Avatar templates for replacement Support This PDF manual and several tutorial videos published at http forum reallusion com Any questions help or advice is available by direct contact with Appariton at meaparicio inadep com I wish all happy DressWizard buyers will enjoy using this pack as much as I have enjoyed creating it for all creative iClone Users Mike Aparicio iClone CCD developer for Reallusion March 2010 opyright M E Aparicio EstudioA 2009 2010 Page 19
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