Speaking of Skyrim, skin surface scattering

[someTaff]

Look at this)

http://forums.nexusm...ess-dark-mod-1/

Methinks TDM capable of models no worse than that in terms of leather details, hard metal surfaces and such

But how to simulate skin scattering? TDM man-skin looks like piece of painted wood. Is there a may to to implement or simlulate SSS, like self-illuminate a bit?

 

Edit: checked Wiki, its called SUBsurface scattering, my bad

Edited April 21, 2013 by someTaff

[nbohr1more]

Sikkpin made a SSS shader for his Doom 3 branch but it seems we have limited staff who could incorporate such work.

 

http://www.doom3worl...hp?f=13&t=25444

 

actual code:

 

https://github.com/Sikkpin/Feedback/blob/master/shaders/glprogs/skin.vfp

 

If anyone can answer that, Serpentine would be the go-to guy. Try him over at the dark mod IRC (webchat.freenode.net #thedarkmod )

 

That said, Rich_is_Bored's "Real Translucency" trick might get you pretty close if you blur the inverse vertex painting.

 

http://forums.thedar...lucency-anyone/

Edited April 21, 2013 by nbohr1more

[someTaff]

That real transluceny thing is great for thin curtain! Like thete is a window, and its curtained and there is some character and light lamp behind - to the effect of a silhuette visible from the street.Cool!

 

[nbohr1more]

It could work for light shining behind an earlobe as well... you would need to create a scripted light inside the AI that fade's in as a reaction

to the AI getting hit by the light. this would then cause the inverse side image to render

[Springheel]

Rich's translucency method doesn't work for .md5mesh models.

 

Sikkpin's stuff looks interesting, but I don't have the time or know-how to look into it.

[nbohr1more]

Shoot. md5mesh doesn't support vertex color or twosided?

 

If it wouldn't cause too much hassle, I could just ask Sikkpin... Not sure he'd want to do it though (he seems burned out these days too...)

[Springheel]

It doesn't support twosided; not sure about vertex colour.

[Diego]

A shader that makes the transition from light to shade slightly more red would probably be enough, I think.

[demagogue]

Am I the only one that finds it a little funny we can so easily talk about the skin shaders for soft CG-pr0n?

Well there's you're first sign we're techno-geeks...

[ungoliant]

I didn't know TDM had an IRC channel..? is that supposed to be public?

[nbohr1more]

Serpentine setup an IRC. I suppose it could be on the main page since he offered an open invitation to visit.