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On impulse I decided to test out the Jazmine HD skin on Layla. A similar texture worked really well for Warmth . The Jazmine skin is beautifully detailed and refines a lot about Layla's appearance that was blurred by other textures, but whereas some of the previously used skins were too orange when I needed them to be brown, this one is a bit too dark brown when I need it to be a lighter brown. I've said elsewhere that Layla can get pretty dark after a lot of time spent under the sun, so it's not out of character, but it is somewhat inconsistent with my other images. And the weirdest thing: somehow the more African aspects of Layla's features have actually been diminished by switching to Jazmine's texture!

Still, this is a cool image, I think, so I decided to upload it (and its companion piece) rather than scrap it.

I'm using Valzheimer's amazing (and amazingly free) RGB HDRi Soft Lights for DAZ .

UPDATE: There's minimal postwork now - minor adjustments to contrast and levels.

Description
On impulse I decided to test out the Jazmine HD skin on Layla. A similar texture worked really well for Warmth . The Jazmine skin is beautifully detailed and refines a lot about Layla's appearance that was blurred by other textures, but whereas some of the previously used skins were too orange when I needed them to be brown, this one is a bit too dark brown when I need it to be a lighter brown. I've said elsewhere that Layla can get pretty dark after a lot of time spent under the sun, so it's not out of character, but it is somewhat inconsistent with my other images. And the weirdest thing: somehow the more African aspects of Layla's features have actually been diminished by switching to Jazmine's texture!

Still, this is a cool image, I think, so I decided to upload it (and its companion piece) rather than scrap it.

I'm using Valzheimer's amazing (and amazingly free) RGB HDRi Soft Lights for DAZ .

UPDATE: There's minimal postwork now - minor adjustments to contrast and levels.