WHAT DOES LIE MAKEUP MEAN?
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[WHAT DOES LIE MAKEUP MEAN?] What is LIE?
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Strictly it means layered image Editor, the makeup sets use Layered Images (without the Editor bit). Layered Iamges can bea dded on top of an existing image, so in these cases ythe makeups can be applied to any skin rather than being variants of a particular texture set that includes makeup and so canot be used on another character.
Is there a reason LIE makeup is still so prevalent, given that PBRSkin has a dedicated makeup channel?
Other than, obviously, not everyone using PBRSkin.
If you are mixing makeup, even when using the makeup channel you still need to use LIE.
Check these out. He goes over LIE very well in these tutorials:
Is Iray better than PBR?
Iray is an PBR renderer. PBR stands for Physical Based Rendering.
Prior to Genesis 9 and PBR skin shaders, makeup was usually baked directly into texture maps. This often required installing an entirely separate face or skin map to display the makeup. While the results could be beautiful and cohesive, users were limited to exactly what the creator provided, and makeup could not be shared across different skins.
Today, most makeup is applied using LIE (Layered Image Editor) layers in the makeup channel. Individual makeup elements can be applied separately, layered, excluded, or customized, and—depending on how they’re created—can be used across multiple skins. This makes modern makeup far more flexible and user-driven.
Each approach has its pros and cons: older methods offered strong artistic cohesion, while LIE-based makeup prioritizes modularity and reuse. LIE makeup works by layering images that resolve into the final result at render time.
Strictly they are LIs - Layered Images. LIE - Layered Image Editor - is a tool for editing them, but is not required to use them via presets.