Autodesk Mudbox

[Debbi Demina]

hi all,

I read somewhere that you could use autodesk Mudbox to create skins and make tattoo's layer them on a 3d model, has anyone had any luck with this as i am totally lost as how to even begin with it...

thanks

Debbi x

[HD Pomeray]

Mudbox supports 3D painting much like ZBrush, Blacksmith and PhotoShop Extended. 

Personally I find creating skins, clothes and tats on the 2D templates using a good graphics program, like CorelDraw Graphics Suite, much easier with better results.  You could then bring the SL avatar into one of the 3D programs, load the new textures on it and do some clean up on the seams.  But for creating high end graphics from scratch, I think you would be disappointed in the results of a 3D paint program.  As with most graphics programs, we tend to use several different ones in a "workflow" to achieve the desired results.  I think that's what people do with programs like Mudbox.