Trying to figure out skin issues

[OrcishOatmeal]

Hi, im trying to fix issues with my character using overlays, as this happens to the overlay instead of being a solid colour:

 

This was taken after i installed the demoniac textures + glossy too

 

Im using truevision enb and when i disable it, the issue is still there, so it must be some sort of texture issue?

 

 

Basically, i wanna try to fix this issue + get better gloss in my enb if i can without changing enb (its very old)

 

[Corsayr]

It is hard to see any issue with this image, maybe the resolution is too small. It looks to me though that the semi translucent overlay is allowing the skins normal map to be seen through it which is exactly what should be happening. That way the overlay has the same "texture" as the skin. Demoniac is a fairly rough looking skin that is supposed to be more realistic for the lore of Skyrim. 

 

Texture in this sense is used to relate to its surface features like smooth, grainy, rough, etc. Not texture in the systemic sense like the texture file even though the normal map is part of the texture files.  

[OrcishOatmeal]

8 hours ago, Corsayr said:

It is hard to see any issue with this image, maybe the resolution is too small. It looks to me though that the semi translucent overlay is allowing the skins normal map to be seen through it which is exactly what should be happening. That way the overlay has the same "texture" as the skin. Demoniac is a fairly rough looking skin that is supposed to be more realistic for the lore of Skyrim. 

 

Texture in this sense is used to relate to its surface features like smooth, grainy, rough, etc. Not texture in the systemic sense like the texture file even though the normal map is part of the texture files.  

 

Thanks, I'll have another look, just seems to me the normal map is a bit too rough, do you think using 4k versions of the normal map and overlays would make a difference?

Is there any mods you would recommend?

[Corsayr]

Just now, dragondoom42 said:

 

Thanks, I'll have another look, just seems to me the normal map is a bit too rough, do you think using 4k versions of the normal map and overlays would make a difference?

Is there any mods you would recommend?

You could try making the overlay less transparent? 

 

But really to me at least that is how body paint should look, it has kind of a cracking look like the paint breaks up when it stretches then settled back together. 

 

Which would give it a flaky/cracked look

 

Are you using a wet or sweaty setting for the Demoniac? That will be rougher to simulate water or wetness

 

[Corsayr]

Example 

 

Like brave heart here

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[OrcishOatmeal]

1 hour ago, Corsayr said:

Example 

 

Like brave heart here

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Yeah very true, i see where your coming from. these little things can really get to me haha

i'll play with some settings but i think i'll probably leave it

 

EDIT:

 

Nope, all my mods to change wetness and shinyness are removed, so it should just be my enb and the shiny option from demonica

[OrcishOatmeal]

Ok after trying some settings, Im starting to think its some basic skyrim file that i can replace that sorts my issues

Ok, this is from bodyslide, this this wierd shimmering sweaty rough look I want to remove (or replace with a high quality version) so im not talking about body paints here

 

[Grey Cloud]

It looks like you are using the wet or sweaty version of the skin texture.

[OrcishOatmeal]

Ive managed to fix it now, after having another confusing look at my conflicts, I renabled Demonica textures, then installed Women of skyrim textures (with some fomod option) that seems to have got the effect i was looking for, yay!

 

 

[Grey Cloud]

You could have achieved the same result by simply installing a different skin texture mod.