How do you make an alpha mask in Second Life?
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How do you make an alpha mask in Second Life?
Creating Alpha Layers All you do is right click on any folder in your inventory, select “New Clothes”, mouse on down to “New Alpha Mask” and click it! Give it a name and voila, a new alpha layer is born! You can now wear it, edit it and add your own texture to it.
What is Alpha texture?
Alpha mapping is a technique in 3D computer graphics involving the use of texture mapping to designate the amount of transparency/translucency of areas in a certain object.
How can I make my Targa transparent?
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- Make sure you have no selection.
- Right click on the mask that’s giving your layer transparency.
- Click “Add Mask to Selection”.
- Click the Select menu, choose “Save Selection…”, and save it as a new alpha channel in your image, call it Transparency.
Is Targa better than PNG?
TGA – Pros: Faster file save times while editing. Easier to deal with alpha channel separately from color (like Photoshop) which is often needed for the metal / smoothness map. Cons: Larger source files on disk. PNG – Pros: Smaller source files on disk.
Does Targa support transparency?
There are two variations of the TGA format – 24-bit and 32-bit. The 32-bit Targa format contains 24 bits of color data and 8 bits of transparency data. Color support ranges from black and white, indexed and RGB color.
How many BoM layers can you wear?
If you’re wearing an applier skin, only makeup appliers will work. Now you can add makeup, tattoos, BOM clothing as you please (up to 62 layers at once).
What is Flexi hair?
What Are Flexi-Rods? As the name suggests, these foam curlers bend easily around your hair and around themselves to secure their position. Think of it as a long hair roller. You can wrap your hair around each one and then fold the ends inward to keep it in place while your curl sets.
What is bom in SL?
BOM stands for ‘Bakes on Mesh’. This is a new (optional) avatar customisation feature recently added by Linden Lab (the owners and creators of Second Life). You’re going to start seeing a lot of items at events and in stores that are labelled as ‘BOM’, so now’s the time to look out for that if you want to try it out.
