newbie questions

[badkharma]

Hello,

I've followed makehuman developpement for quite some times now.
I would like to use it to make characters that i could use as illustrations for some story projects i have, helping people who work with me on those stories to figure what those characters look like. Not a big animation project, more like some visual aid for common reference.

I have a few questions about this software :

- How do you change skin color ?
- How do you change hair color ?
- If those features doesn't exist yet, is it scheduled to be added anytime soon ?

- How do you save then load back a character ?
- Do you need to import character to render them ?

- Some post here suggests there are different types of models ? How do you load or change them ?
- Is there a way to mix the ethnics models like there was in some earlier versions ?
- Are there any ethnics models from outside africa ?

- Are there any ways to put clothes on the models ?
- Is this possible through other software ?

- I've read somewhere there are possibilities to make fantasy or toon or manga looking characters, How ?

Thank you.
And sorry if those questions have been asked before. If that's the case, feel free to point me to the accurate threads.
I've tried to read some of the threads to find those informations, but i guess i had no luck finding it and there are alot of threads.

And also sorry for the english if i made mistake but that's not my native language.

[Manuel]

Are you talking about alpha6 or nightly?

(Your post underline how urgent is to create a working documentation team!)

[mflerackers]

There is a manual for alpha 6, accessible from within mh, and there will be an updated manual for alpha 7.

[badkharma]

well, i usually try to use nightly builds

before posting i've tried to read posts here, and the faq/help files... but there seems to be huge difference between the nightly builds and the alpha 6 (and a huge lack of certain feature in alpha 6 either)

i do understand that this is open source material and that it takes alot of time and effort to develop it
i just want to be sure those functions i don't find really doesn't exist, because there are topics in here that makes me think i just do something wrong and some of those functions are available somehow... but i don't know how

[Manuel]

Assuming current nightly build.

- How do you change skin color ?

Loading a different skin in Libraries->Skins (actually we have just few testing skins..we need some 2D artists that help us)

- How do you change hair color ?

Not available yet.

- If those features doesn't exist yet, is it scheduled to be added anytime soon ?

It's matter of how many helps we have. They are potentially already coded, but they require skilled artists that help us to build a good library of professional skills.

- How do you save then load back a character ?

The files tab.

- Do you need to import character to render them ?

Import? Do you mean "load" ?

- Some post here suggests there are different types of models ? How do you load or change them ?

No, there an unique model. It can be exported using different topologies.

- Is there a way to mix the ethnics models like there was in some earlier versions ?

Yes, using sliders in macromodelling mode.

- Are there any ethnics models from outside africa ?

Yes, Asians.

- Are there any ways to put clothes on the models ?

Exporting in Blender. We have still implement them in MH

- I've read somewhere there are possibilities to make fantasy or toon or manga looking characters, How ?

In the older version. It will be easy to implement in current version too, but as told, we have lack of artists.

Best,

Manuel

[badkharma]

Thank you alot for your answers...

Will try all this, and go back here if i have new questions.