How to remove normal map shadow for femboy characters?!

[foxdogcat]

All I need to know is how to get rid of the normal map shadow under the chest!

[traison]

Paint.NET is what the kids use these days. Gimp works in some cases too. Photoshop probably. Just keep in mind that:

1. Sometimes there's painted-on shadows in the diffuse texture.
2. Normal maps, in case you're not aware, are not really images in the sense that you can just paint over them. They're vector data encoded as pixel colors. Usually you can flatten areas though; making bumps is another matter.

Edit: Personally I use the dds tools provided by Microsoft. I like the DIY nature of it.

Edited January 28, 2023 by traison

[Tlam99]

PS lab colorspace, work in there. It got's 4 quadrants, so you cover 360 dgr.