Help with Markings

[Hobbit]

Thank you, gonna go try that, gonna have to look up some stuff on shading cx

[sanrio]

Good luck!
PM me if you have any more questions. c: 

[Kuri]

Put the gems/metalclasps ect  on a separate layer (transparent layer) directly over where you want them to appear on the preset.  Now save it as a separate layer from the preset so it's just a large transparent square with the jewelry drawn on it.

Using code like this [<---Like this but not the same]
material Preset#_Mat
{
   receive_shadows off
   technique
   {
      pass
       {
         lighting on
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         texture_unit
         {
            texture PresetSideBodyComponant-X.png
         }
      }
      pass
      {
         lighting on
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         specular 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 128
         texture_unit
         {
            texture JeweleryLayer.png
         }
      }
      pass
      {
         lighting on
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         texture_unit
         {
            env_map spherical
            texture semitransparentgold.png
         }
      }
   }
}

And for the semi transparent gold or whatever you can use a texture. It could even be pictures of fluffy clouds on a sunny day it doesn't really matter that much.  As long as you have made it & saved it as being largely transparent so you can see through it.

 The jewelry layer would be the jewelry you draw/copypasted and it should appear on top of the preset later.  With all the layers it should now sparkle.  Just make sure you name all the pictures in a way that makes sense to you & your coding our you'll have a marshmellow.


Edit: sometimes the layers don't co-operate and you'll have to reverse the order of the gold & jewels but i don't think you'll have that problem this time.

[Hobbit]

Put the gems/metalclasps ect  on a separate layer (transparent layer) directly over where you want them to appear on the preset.  Now save it as a separate layer from the preset so it's just a large transparent square with the jewelry drawn on it.

Using code like this [<---Like this but not the same]
material Preset#_Mat
{
   receive_shadows off
   technique
   {
      pass
       {
         lighting on
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         texture_unit
         {
            texture PresetSideBodyComponant-X.png
         }
      }
      pass
      {
         lighting on
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         specular 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 128
         texture_unit
         {
            texture JeweleryLayer.png
         }
      }
      pass
      {
         lighting on
         scene_blend alpha_blend
         texture_unit
         {
            env_map spherical
            texture semitransparentgold.png
         }
      }
   }
}

And for the semi transparent gold or whatever you can use a texture. It could even be pictures of fluffy clouds on a sunny day it doesn't really matter that much.  As long as you have made it & saved it as being largely transparent so you can see through it.

 The jewelry layer would be the jewelry you draw/copypasted and it should appear on top of the preset later.  With all the layers it should now sparkle.  Just make sure you name all the pictures in a way that makes sense to you & your coding our you'll have a marshmellow.


Edit: sometimes the layers don't co-operate and you'll have to reverse the order of the gold & jewels but i don't think you'll have that problem this time.

Could you maybe PM me? 'Cause none of that made sense, the only things I mess with in the coding is to make a double sided preset.

[Kuri]

OK but i think i goofed the code, leaving out a few lines that would only make the jewelry shine & end up with everything shining.

[Kuri]

For anyone reading this thread in the future... Here is what i used.  In theory you can make the jewel & even the facets of the jewel separately with separate reflections if you're keen enough.