Tribal Scarification I Copyright by DraagonStorm - April, 2009 contact: draagons-r-real@embarqmail.com ******************************************************************* Product Description ******************************************************************* Body scarification displacement files for Victoria 4 and Micheal 4 ************************************************************* [from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarification] ************************************************************* In the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin. Scarification is sometimes called cicatrization (from the French equivalent). History Scarification has been used for many reasons in many different cultures: * Scarification has been used as a rite of passage in adolescence, or to denote the emotional state of the wearer of the scars, such as times of sorrow or well-being. This is common among Australian Aboriginal and Sepik River tribes in New Guinea, amongst others.[verification needed] * Scarification by deliberately burning skin is called branding and has historically been used to mark slaves and criminals, usually with the brand being visible and often letter-coded to reflect the crime. * The Maori of New Zealand used a form of ink rubbing scarification to produce facial tattoos known as "moko." Moko were considered to make the body complete as Maori bodies were considered to be naked without these marks. Moko were unique to each person and served as a sort of signature. Some Maori chiefs even used the pattern of their moko as their signatures on land treaties with Europeans. They were derived by their father's moko/moku on the left of the face, the mothers on the right and their chosen trade/profession in the bottom/middle. * In some cultures, the willingness of a woman to receive scarification shows her maturity and willingness to bear children. * Scarification is fairly common in West Africa and New Guinea.[verification needed] * Facial scarring was a practice among the Huns.[citation needed] * Facial scarring resulting from academic fencing was regarded as a badge of honour among the European dueling fraternities, this tradition originating in the 19th century. Reasons Scarification is usually more visible on darker skinned people than tattoos. Endorphins can be released in the scarification process that can induce a euphoric state. There are also religious and social reasons for scarification. According to some tribal beliefs in Africa, producing scars on newborn children helps prevent vision related illness.[citation needed] Methods Scarification is not a precise practise; variables, such as skin type, cut depth, and how the wound is treated while healing, that make the outcome unpredictable. A method that works on one person may not work on another. The scars tend to spread as they heal, so outcome design is usually simple, the details being lost during healing. ******************************************************************* System Requirements ******************************************************************* Poser 5 or higher, or DAZ|Studio 2.3 Ownership statement ------------------------------------------------------------------- All content in this package was created by DraagonStorm. Created using PhotoShop 7 ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* 3rd Party Files Needed ******************************************************************* Victoria 4 or Micheal 4 from DAZ ******************************************************************* Recommended Items: ******************************************************************* Any graphic program that can do layers ******************************************************************* Installation Instructions: ******************************************************************* - Open The .zip file with WinZip and extract the zipped files to where ever you want. - Then extract those zip files as follows: Note: that this zip file is one level up from most zip files, as this program has files which are installed into the content folder itself, and not in the runtime folder. **Poser - In the window Folders/drives, select the folder that contain your Poser program. (ex. c:\program files\Curious Labs\Poser6\ ) and copy/move the Runtime folder over. You will not be using the LIE folder as that is for DAZ Users. **DAZ|Studio - In the window Folders/drives, select the folder that contains your DAZ Studio program. (ex. c:\program files\DAZ\Studio\) and copy/move the Content folder into you Studio folder. - The check box -Use Folder names- must be Checked. That way, all files will placed in the correct path. Mac users may need to use the Mac Converter available at Soft-Rabbit.com ******************************************************************* Usage Tips or Limitations: ******************************************************************* This pack contains two .jpg files for neutral background for displacement. One is black for Poser, and the other is gray for DAZ. There is a set of transparent .png files that are used for the DAZ LIE Material Presets. For DAZ users... If your figure does not have a displacement setting when you first apply a preset, you will need to first apply the neutral preset, and then you can apply any of the other presets. There is also a set of black background .jpg files that are used for Poser in the Material Room. Poser user will need to use the Blender Node with displacement for multiple .jpgs. I found that a setting of 0.02000 works well for body displacement, and .008 for face displacement. Included is a short tutorial on how to apply multiple displacement maps from the Poser Material Room. This pack may be used without restriction as long as you do not resell or redistribute it in any form, you may not include it (in whole or in part) in a CD Collection. You can use it for your own artwork creations, personal and/or commercial. *********************************************************** File list and Location *********************************************************** Total files: 94 (14.8MB) ==================================== \Content\LIE\Tribal Scarification\ ==================================== 1_! Face_SetNeutral.ds 1_! Face_SetNeutral.png 1_Face_bumps_Brow_001.ds 1_Face_bumps_Brow_001.png 1_Face_bumps_cheek_001.ds 1_Face_bumps_cheek_001.png 1_Face_bumps_mouth_001.ds 1_Face_bumps_mouth_001.png 1_Face_bumps_nose_001.ds 1_Face_bumps_nose_001.png 1_Face_Inverted_brow_001.ds 1_Face_Inverted_brow_001.png 1_Face_Inverted_cheek_001.ds 1_Face_Inverted_cheek_001.png 1_Face_Inverted_eyes_001.ds 1_Face_Inverted_eyes_001.png 1_Face_Inverted_mouth_001.ds 1_Face_Inverted_mouth_001.png 2_! Torso_SetNeutral.ds 2_! Torso_SetNeutral.ds.png 2_torso_back_001.ds 2_torso_back_001.png 2_torso_back_002.ds 2_torso_back_002.png 2_torso_back_left_burst.ds 2_torso_back_left_burst.png 2_torso_back_right_burst.ds 2_torso_back_right_burst.png 2_torso_breast_001.ds 2_torso_breast_001.png 2_torso_chest_001.ds 2_torso_chest_001.png 2_torso_chest_002.ds 2_torso_chest_002.png 2_torso_stomach_001.ds 2_torso_stomach_001.png 2_torso_stomach_002.ds 2_torso_stomach_002.png 3_! Limbs_SetNeutral.ds 3_! Limbs_SetNeutral.png 3_Limbs_arm_left_001.ds 3_Limbs_arm_left_001.png 3_Limbs_arm_left_burst.ds 3_Limbs_arm_left_burst.png 3_Limbs_arm_right_001.ds 3_Limbs_arm_right_001.png 3_Limbs_arm_right_burst.ds 3_Limbs_arm_right_burst.png ================== \Content\ReadMe\ ================== DSALicense.txt TribalScarficationI.txt ======================================================= \Content\Runtime\Textures\DraagonStorm\scarification\ ======================================================= Face_bumps_brow_001.jpg Face_bumps_brow_001.png Face_bumps_cheek_001.jpg Face_bumps_cheek_001.png Face_bumps_mouth_001.jpg Face_bumps_mouth_001.png Face_bumps_nose_001.jpg Face_bumps_nose_001.png Face_Inverted_brow_001.jpg Face_Inverted_brow_001.png Face_Inverted_cheek_001.jpg Face_Inverted_cheek_001.png Face_Inverted_eyes_001.jpg Face_Inverted_eyes_001.png Face_Inverted_mouth_001.jpg Face_Inverted_mouth_001.png Limbs_arm_left_001.jpg Limbs_arm_left_001.png Limbs_arm_left_burst.jpg Limbs_arm_left_burst.png Limbs_arm_right_001.jpg Limbs_arm_right_001.png Limbs_arm_right_burst.jpg Limbs_arm_right_burst.png neutral.jpg poser_neutral.jpg torso_back_001.jpg torso_back_001.png torso_back_002.jpg torso_back_002.png torso_back_left_burst.jpg torso_back_left_burst.png torso_back_right_burst.jpg torso_back_right_burst.png torso_breast_001.jpg torso_breast_001.png torso_chest_001.jpg torso_chest_001.png torso_chest_002.jpg torso_chest_002.png torso_stomach_001.jpg torso_stomach_001.png torso_stomach_002.jpg torso_stomach_002.png