Hi there! You are currently browsing as a guest. Why not create an account? Then you get less ads, can thank creators, post feedback, keep a list of your favourites, and more!
Field Researcher
Original Poster
#1 Old 1st Aug 2020 at 4:55 AM
Default Having issues with multi colored tattoo
I used this tutorial: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php%3Ftit...a_Sims_3_Tattoo
When I finished I ended up with it being the wrong colors. It was blue and yellow instead of blueish grey and red. Also I got a black background around it.
Advertisement
Alchemist
#2 Old 8th Sep 2020 at 9:06 PM
The black background makes me think there's a problem with the alpha channel. On the alpha, white = opaque, black = transparent. The colors on the other channels can be whatever else, it's this channel (Alpha) that tells the game which parts of the image to show and which not. Also, make sure you save your image as a DXT5.

For the actual tattoo, clone an accessory that's basically a painted nude body (e.g. those red gloves), and replace its images with your tattoo's.
If you want your tattoo to be recolorable, make a black & white diffuse (main texture, should look grayish), and an RGBA control (with red, green, blue, yellow/alpha for any channels you need; leave the unused ones complely black).
If not, you can just paste your already-colored image as the diffuse and control, though that will make the game still recolor it to some degree as it still reads RGB info from the texture.

Tumblr - more downloads! ◾ CC reuploads / creator backupsTS3 CAS Conversion Catalog - for basegame, EP, SP, and Store clothing!
Back to top