Just a quick update about those dresses

[pkheartznroses]

Firstly, thanks everyone that commented. I'm going to release the meshes in the wild once I do the shoe edits, but that will be in a couple of weeks, have lots to finish up for some events that I'm working on and the clocking is ticking very loudly.

Again nymphy put in some shoe swap requests

for these shoes to be swapped:

Oh the first, Stradlin's

Comments

[needlecream]

What excellent shoe choices!! Do you remember which dresses Nymphy said she was retexturing? (I don't want to step on her toes and retexture the same one)

Also, I think the last dress (white top, green skirt) already has an awesome texture on it. I keep looking at it in bodyshop and not feeling like I really need to mess with it.

I'm in the process of retexturing that dress you sent me before (when you send me the flamenco top and disco top). Hopefully I'll have something done by tonight, but that is another dress where the original texture was already awesome, I'm following the same idea but just doing it from scratch so it might be more versatile with patterns and whatnot.

[pkheartznroses]

Nymphy wants to do the boots version I believe, if I understood her correctly. And I'm blushing, because you like the textures, you know how I feel about your textures. Yes, versatility is what I'm always aiming for.

I do have a problems with my patterns or overlays always looking washed out though. What's the best way to avoid that. I've been doing a displacement map like Aquilegia recommended, but HP's tut doesn't have any pictures so I sort of wing it. It's okay is small print sort of meant to be a textural detail but I mean those bright bold prints, like on of those pants I've been posting on tumblr. I want to figure out how to have the base texture and the print show equally well.

I'm in BS know and I'll send you a couple of pictures of what I'm trying to do and maybe you can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

[needlecream]

You really know how to put textures together, too. Like, even if you didn't do the textures yourself everything you give me to retexture already has nice maxis/whatever textures to guide me.

Well, I have something like this:
version 1: http://i.imgur.com/K9Bps.jpg
Version 2: http://i.imgur.com/CDafz.jpg
is that what you were looking for? Which version do you like better?

What I would do is start with the pattern as a base, and put shading (and fabric textures) over the pattern. Also, don't be afraid to save the .psd with layers and then flatten the whole thing and try playing with the contrast of that.
Sometimes it helps to just flatten everything and mess around with the levels, it can make colors and shadows look much better.

Maybe the pictures will help me give you better advice.

[pkheartznroses]

Darn it, it's a quandary because bath really are cute. I'm going to say the one with the subtle print, pink bottom, but also maybe off the white one for retexturing purposes because I can see all kinds of patterns on it. I love how the shows match the belt too. I didn't even think of that. They both have the breezy easy look I was going for, so whichever one you feel comfortable with I'll abuse. Seriously they are just both cute.

[hoshi_sims]

if you by any chance are still taking request for shoe swaps, I love these but I hate those heels, if you could swap them for Senate's t-strap heels or Military Boots.

[pkheartznroses]

This thread isn't for random shoe swap requests, it's actually about a set of dresses I'd made. However that skirt really does need better shoes, I'll add it to bottom of my very long list of stuff to do once my hand/wrist heals. So let's say a couple of months, if that's not soon enough you cn always posy on GoS in the wishing tree thread.