[6.x][Blender 3.5+] Tattoo Master Rig

Melon Pope for mentoring me in the beginning and helping me understand Blender a little better
tzarev & illydoesthings 's The Body SE, Bibo+ models & textures
titanfirm & natyusha 's Gen2, Gen3 models & textures
wootabega 's AndroFirm Gen2 torso model
raykie's Unofficial HRBody 2 and models & textures
ulli's Otopop models & textures
And a big thanks to all my beta-testers and proof-readers for helping with the guide!

THIS MOD/RESOURCE WAS MADE PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF PATCH 7.0 DAWNTRAIL AND MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY AS OF JUNE 28 2024. UPDATES ARE PENDING

This is a MOD RESOURCE release.
It is aimed at users who want to do texture editing works.

It is meant to help with & simplify the creation among other things of accurate, seamless, customized hand-drawn tattoos.
Please note that the entire resource and its accompanying guide are NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

Please read the full modpage for details and How To Install instructions.

About the Author:
Hello! I’m Spiswel, you might know me as a very tattoo-inclined skin modder.
Notable works include a bunch of tattoo & scales mods (Geo, Petit & Grand Scorpion, Henna Heresy, Japanese Silk...) and both the AsymFaces & AsymEyes frameworks.

About "The Tattoo Master Rig":
The "Tattoo Master Rig" contains a Blender scene file which allows its user to:
- load up a dummy 3D model of choice with a transparent mask overlay
- draw in real-time on both the texture editor and on the 3D model directly
- export, save, and import .PNG overlays of your drawing in a non-destructive manner
- preview how final textures will look on the model without having to login to the game

This tool is intended for use as a way to sketch or paint on a character in a much more accurate way than only using a 2D image editor, allowing the end result to look nearly seamless in the game.

Provided with this Tattoo Master Rig is a detailed Google Docs tutorial/guide which goes over how to use it, as well as provide a detailed workflow for the creation of hand-drawn tattoos,
but it can in theory also be used for creating any other types of body texture edits, such as:
- scars and burn marks
- skin blemishes
- customized scales
- etc etc..

About the races
The 3D dummies provided within this resource cover ALL races present within the game.
For safety reasons, the Lalafell section of the rig remains fully SFW (using the underwear model from Lala Female).

Permissions:
- You may use this resource for public releases & personal edits.
- You may use this resource for making commissions.
- Private commissions made using this resource should ideally be released to the public within a reasonable period of time.
- You may NOT claim this resource as your own, nor reupload it or share it without asking the author first
- You may NOT use this resource for anything else than FFXIV Modding.

How To Install
Download & install Blender version 3.3.1 or above
Download and decompress the RAR archive in your documents
Open "_Tattoo Master Rig.blend" file using Blender.

How to Use
Please refer to the provided Google Docs tutorial to learn how to use this resource.

Changelog

- v1.2.0 - added Re[de]fined Lalafell (ReLala) dummy & texture
- adjustments to all dummies alignments in the scene
- changed the guide’s font family from “Rosaria” to “Lexend” (dyslexia friendly font) for easier reading & accessibility

- v1.1.0 - added a "UV Renders" folder containing transparent UV layouts render for each body type
- import these renders directly in image editors such as Photoshop to help with aligning overlays & checking for seams
- while in Texture Paint mode, users can now select the Mask texture slot they're drawing on directly when selecting a dummy (do NOT draw over the diffuse slot directly!)
- yet more bugfixes (improperly scaled dummies, stray animation keyframes, masks not selecting properly etc)

- v1.0.1 - added/updated Roe/Hroth dummies & textures from UHR2 to HRBody3
- streamlined dummies' names as Dummy [Gender] [Bodytype] (ie: Dummy M TBSE, Dummy F Bibo+) for clarity, with [Vanilla/Symmetrical] labels for easier differentiation
- rewrote a large portion of the user manual for clarifications on Materials/Limitations
- corrected an oversight in the Changing Diffuse section of the user manual

- v0.9.0- added Otopop (Lalafell) asymmetry support, fully SFW
- replaced the existing (Shapely SFW) vanilla lalafell model with Otopop Vanilla model
- removed a whole lot of unused or duplicate materials, dummies & images
- all Legacy/Vanilla Symmetrical dummies are now clearly labeled as such

- v0.8.0 - Endwalker update
- removed obsolete 3d options (TB2 series), added/updated TBSE dummy for Males instead
- removed unused/misnamed materials
- reorganized & renamed collection folders and elements for clarity
- added UHR2 body dummy option for Roe/Hroth Males
- added AndroFirm Gen2 body dummy option
- added Bibo+ Flat body dummy option (uses B+ Small legs & B+ Flat torso)
- v0.7.0 - changed the Lalafell model from Shapely NSFW to Shapely SFW (using vanilla Lalafell F underwear)
- renamed materials for clarity
- v0.6.0 - added Gen3 (T&F3, EVE2 etc) support in rig
- v0.5.0 - finalized Bibo+ (asym fem body) support with proper hands model
- v0.4.0 - added BiBo Asym support in rig
- v0.3.0 - added The Body (2.0) support in rig
- v0.2.0 - initial public release, added “Troubleshooting” and “Layering in Blender” sections in documentation
- v0.1.0 - initial document & rig beta


For any questions contact me on Discord at Spiswel#7777 .