I know the skinny neck can't be changed where the head meets the body, but yeah, I think widening the neck or changing the slope of the shoulders might be the thing that makes a wider or stronger mesh look... more realistic. The really big bodybuilders with the skinny necks have always looked weird to me, and only partly because their shoulders are generally too wide for Maxis animations.
I actually went through my clothing folder and you'd be surprised how FEW meshes there are! I seem to have the most in AM right now, and I'm up to sixteen. In the Deluxe kit. Although I may throw in Castaway Stories stuff-- that's deluxe-ish, right? Nobody converts CS stuff to other bodyshapes. Hell, I don't even know if I'd use it and I love me some Castaway Stories outfits. But... yeah, for the sample skin... Admittedly I was thinking maybe include the default mesh spread I use (which is a pretty wide spread; Bloom sexy feet and Warlokk Xhi-res and Blooms BRPB and Aquilegia's improved fatmorph...), a custom skintone that's got all the painted-on bits, and whatever UV maps I have?
I would be thrilled if that happened, I really would. Painting sleeves on works fine, but I kind of like the un-tailored look of a loose sleeve for some things, and in particular for the Strapdress.
I do seem to remember mentioning a nice-looking bag sleeve from TSM. Do you remember where we were talking about that? It's probably in the vicinity of the screenshot. I'll google and see what I can find, because right now my brain is like oatmeal.
EDIT: Okay, I MAY have been thinking of Anna Maria's pretty German sleeve in the first post of that thread, but I could've sworn I remembered a manly bag sleeve. (Which Anna Maria's sleeve WOULD be, if it had a much shorter cuff and didn't have the roll at the top.) German sleeves are always so pretty, with the slashes and the puffs. Why do I default to French fashion again?
*googling for screenshots* *So very, very jealous of crowns*
Physician Herbs guy looks like he might have a nice bag sleeve. Shame about the short sleeve over the top. Really, for a bag sleeve, I think the poofy sleeve you've used on the strapdress would work nicely. Just swap the hand out for a man's and you've got a nice charming troubador look. (And Enblith's Italian Renaissance Man has good rich-guy sleeves.)
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Date: 2013-01-31 01:12 am (UTC)From:I actually went through my clothing folder and you'd be surprised how FEW meshes there are! I seem to have the most in AM right now, and I'm up to sixteen. In the Deluxe kit. Although I may throw in Castaway Stories stuff-- that's deluxe-ish, right? Nobody converts CS stuff to other bodyshapes. Hell, I don't even know if I'd use it and I love me some Castaway Stories outfits. But... yeah, for the sample skin... Admittedly I was thinking maybe include the default mesh spread I use (which is a pretty wide spread; Bloom sexy feet and Warlokk Xhi-res and Blooms BRPB and Aquilegia's improved fatmorph...), a custom skintone that's got all the painted-on bits, and whatever UV maps I have?
I would be thrilled if that happened, I really would. Painting sleeves on works fine, but I kind of like the un-tailored look of a loose sleeve for some things, and in particular for the Strapdress.
I do seem to remember mentioning a nice-looking bag sleeve from TSM. Do you remember where we were talking about that? It's probably in the vicinity of the screenshot. I'll google and see what I can find, because right now my brain is like oatmeal.
EDIT: Okay, I MAY have been thinking of Anna Maria's pretty German sleeve in the first post of that thread, but I could've sworn I remembered a manly bag sleeve. (Which Anna Maria's sleeve WOULD be, if it had a much shorter cuff and didn't have the roll at the top.) German sleeves are always so pretty, with the slashes and the puffs. Why do I default to French fashion again?
*googling for screenshots* *So very, very jealous of crowns*
Physician Herbs guy looks like he might have a nice bag sleeve. Shame about the short sleeve over the top. Really, for a bag sleeve, I think the poofy sleeve you've used on the strapdress would work nicely. Just swap the hand out for a man's and you've got a nice charming troubador look. (And Enblith's Italian Renaissance Man has good rich-guy sleeves.)