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I just added a little metalness and gloss to the shader. It helped quite a bit. Still interested on other settings, if you have tips.

I have and it helps some but something is off. Would you be able to tell me your settings you have for lighting or anything you have that will effect how the model is appears. I put the model in Meshmixer and the face looks much differently because it seems much brighter. I’ve reset the software to default and it still seems much darker and am not able to see much detail.

I am trying to sculpt by using two reference images. I’m having trouble getting the right lighting. Does anyone have settings they recommend to help have a great outcome with sculpting portraits? Sorry for not knowing all the correct terms burn i am very familiar with the software.

I have an issue and it is only in surface mode with symmetry turned on! There are no holes. I have ran into several issues when using voxels, but this is a clean mesh. Thoughts? It totally freezes at 16%.

1. Not necessarily giving up. Have tried support and get zero response. I mentioned having a very advanced and reputable member from here helping me. He is aware of what issues I have that are "me" generated and what are odd instances and software based. You assume I am making negative comments to his Christian faith. I am Christian and that is why I want to be loyal to his product. I just want him to see that as a leader (company owner), that you can't always do everything and have to rely on your people (employees). This has the potential to be such a great product. There is no argument that many things are great about the program. It is hard to determine text and what people are thinking on the other side. I was literally laughing about my experiences because it got to the point I was having so many weird issues that it couldn't be real. A video is not going to help me when I have someone watching my screen and my movement, but it works just fine for them. I kind of think the first argument in the next paragraph is just an attempt to defend. (Not being rude here). A program should do what it is supposed to do. If I want to do something a way that might take longer, that is what I paid to do. That is the power of the customer. There have been many mentions on here and some people don't waste time to complain, that they have left because of such issues. If anything, I want the program to prosper because of the potential it has. Regardless, there are laws etc about faulty products for a reason. Many are fine with not having the newest features if it works and that is the way laws and purchase agreements work. I hope this clears things up. I would apologize if that was my intent to degrade him but it was not. It was just saying that as a business owner, you have obligations to your community. Be balanced and don't let just your own desire (programming new features) takeover responsibilities to get in the way of making an experience the way it should be. It will provide a better business model in the long run.

That is what I was doing was speaking my mind and just trying to get Andrew to slow down is all. I have tried support a couple times and had no response. Honestly, I love the control of the program. I mentioned I had a really advanced user from this forum helping me on Skype and evening witnessing stuff I have been doing and having problems with. So I do have a fact checker for my actions lol. 4.8.07 is the version I am using. I do not know how to go back per se to the version you are using. BLENDER AGHHHHHHH LOL. You are absolutely correct this has a great framework already and so many tools. We just need it to work consistently!

No I didn’t delete option but after reopening five times, it works again. I’ve been testing things in controlled ways to see if user errors but some items I am familiar with and should not be having issues.I also have great help from a user who is highly known on this forum. We have been having fun learning limits etc and what triggers errors in the program. I truly hope we can write a mini guide to help others after all of this. I will delete the options file next time I have an issue.

Hell Hougenie. Symmetry for me is often thrown off without doing anything to adjust it. I can bring a model in and save a file. With checking symmetry before exiting the program. Upon reloading the file, symmetry will be off. Last night, I could not even click the menu for symmetry. Today, I get on and cannot even use any of the tools on my model despite being able to select them. The model loads fine and is able to move around freely. My PC is only a few months old and I am not having issues with any of my other 3D related programs.

I have had a long time user from this forum assist me in my journey to become someone who can animate and create 3D Models. They have been the greatest help and have become a great friend. I posted in the forums and seemed a little off and it enticed them to help. We have spent hours on Skype and in amusement about the issues that I have with this program. A part of the problem was me learning the process. There are no really great " go to" guides out there and so many Youtube videos are way too long winded or are referring to anything else but what your question is. So, I was enticed to see a program that is supposed to be like "Photoshop". A program that I am highly familiar with. So I buy it and because of my helper from here, I had many people I know buy it as well. I must say that this has been a terrible experience. My models almost always end up in outer space. Sometimes, it has been so bad that I cannot get them back in by Zero-ing the 3 axis back. My menus constantly jump around and when not even touched. Autopo is very shameful. I import models and after selecting them, the open file comes back over and over despite selecting a mesh to import. The program will just lock up out of nowhere and not while performing heavy operations. Symmetry, lets not even start on that topic. It is pitiful that I have to use other programs to do certain features of this program. The list of errors etc that I have, well I could go on forever. Andrew, dear owner of this company. You have a good overall idea for a product. However, from reading your posts, you are too worried about "new content". I am ashamed to refer the people I did to buy this product. I do not understand how someone who talks about being Christian on their bio, can be so absorbed in not knowing what the people who puts food on his table want. There are many people who are lost and give up on your program because bugs are not fixed. You run a business and need to be aware of other functions besides "cool new features". People are wasting hours of personal time and getting frustrated because the program has bugs. It is not cool to do to people. We shouldn't have to find work-arounds. Customer loyalty is about having a reliable and pleasant experience. We do not get that from this program. I want a working program and I don't want to have to switch. I am at wits end after experiencing a menu glitch that wont let me make a model symmetrical because I cannot even get to symmetry. Please think of others and your customer base. This experience has been pitiful!

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Lots of stuff I will review and use after I finish this character. I ended up meddling my way through it. (Well I think I have lol) Everything is in different texture sets right now and about to start painting.

I will message you on here if I need help. I believe I figured it out last night finally. As for workflow, I started this with no tutorials or training. I am not sure that I have a workflow yet. This is my first character with this amount of work. However, I have played around with about everything. I can end up getting everything to work but not sure I understand 100% of it and the methodology. So I cut a head off a body and added it to another. I learned the retopo items pretty well. Learned sculpting pretty decently, painting is something that will not be that bad and worked in the UV room. UV room is my weakness and all the different places to export and import. I wouldnt be able to Skype tonight. It would have to be tomorrow evening or the weekend. Send me a message if you think I still need to.

Carlsoan, You may have misunderstood me or I may have not been clear. I did all the work in 3DCoat. I did not use any materials. I can run them through a different application if I need to. So specifically, I am trying to get it so Substance painter will basically have layers for painting. One of mine will but I need to do some work on the UVs before painting this. I need to know how I did this for future projects. Is there a certain export option needed to be used to accomplish this? Do you have to do this from the Sculpt room? I need details like that. Another thing I am curious about is, is the UV orientation. They appear to all be like the item is vertical when unwrapped. I am used to them looking like they were taken from an image straight on and rolled out????

How do I make my model have separate UVs for imported parts? I have one version it kept them separate and others it didn’t. I don’t know shat I did to get the one that way? Also need it this way to export to paint

I just did the UV Map and texture like you said and it worked. It imported to the next program with color. Thank you so much.