Looking for a skin

Alric · June 24

I'm looking for a skin that resembles the skin in this picture. Ideally for Gen 9 but I think I could make Gen 8 work.

TheLion · June 24

Nice looking reference image.

It's probably going to be difficult to find a skin with the thunder / glowing cracks effect.

Not sure if it helps, but here are some skins that could possibly work as a base that come to mind:

https://www.daz3d.com/se-veira-for-genesis-9

https://www.daz3d.com/isana-strange-details-add-on

https://www.daz3d.com/dax-avalange (Dax has lots of different alien types)

https://www.daz3d.com/pendragon (Pendragon also features lots of unique looking alien/fantasy/creature like skins).

https://www.daz3d.com/pn-thalyn-for-genesis-9

https://www.daz3d.com/planetary-smuggler-hd-for-genesis-8-female

https://www.daz3d.com/izaro-sharu-and-bodysuit-for-genesis-8-female

https://www.daz3d.com/lie-skin-blends

https://www.daz3d.com/twiztedmetal (Also often has interesting and unique skins)

https://www.daz3d.com/maddelirium

https://www.daz3d.com/fpe-hd-fantasy-skins-aquatic-for-genesis-9

https://www.daz3d.com/ndfp-akhane-for-genesis-9

https://www.daz3d.com/fenixphoenix (FenixPhoenix has some interesting skins and skin-effects).

V3Digitimes also has some really cool skin shader effect bundles for fantasy/alien skin:

https://www.daz3d.com/fantasy-skins-for-genesis-81-bundle

https://www.daz3d.com/fantasy-skins-for-genesis-8

Not sure if I'm allowed to post direct links to other sites, but you can also check out Hellfyre71 on the other popular store for Daz3D assets, same with Maddelirium.

I would search either for an alien or a demon for a base skin for something like this.

You could then either draw the lighning effect using Photoshop/Gimp or Affinity yourself or use some readily made lightning effects:

https://www.daz3d.com/rons-lightning-fx

https://www.daz3d.com/rl-bring-the-storm

Drawing over seams is often challenging, but you could use something like 3DCoat or Blacksmith3D (which I think is freely downloadable now) to stamp or draw them directly on the figure. And, if you're just doing a single render/portrait and not a series or visual novel or comic, then you might also be able to draw the lightning on in post using some gaussian blur effects. Another option is to pass the render to an AI tool or even ChatGPT and have it enhance it with the lightning, but that entirely depends on how you feel about AI post-processing.

If you can't find lightning brushes to your liking, you could possibly also use things like cracks or something. But I'm sure there are several free photoshop brushes (and other app brushes) for lightning and cracks or even scars that you could use for something like this.

If it doesn't have to be lightning you could also use tribal LIE textures and make them glow using emissives:

https://www.daz3d.com/savage-beauty-lie-makeup-for-genesis-9

I did manage to find one character on a Daz3D asset store that has skin with lightning effects. I don't own the character so no idea how good it is, but a quick google for "AGD Lyra 9 for G9" should make you find her easily.

Two other characters/options I came across, but you'll have to google to get to ""Bodypaint for Genesis 8 Female" and "Mamba for Genesis 9 Feminine".

By the way, genesis 8 skins can be used on genesis 9 either using the packages that use a skin-suit trick, or converted to g9 using either 3DCoat or Blender to bake the G8 skin onto a G9 character. I often use the baking trick to go the other way around (G9 skin to a G8/G8.1 character).

Sorry I can't be of more help.