Aging Gracefully

This mod adds cosmetic aging options to all Midlander-based species. Each face has four textures to choose from, ranging from Mature --> Middle-Aged--> Old --> Elderly.
Mature introduces slight naseolabial lines, brow lines, forehead lines, eyebags and mouth lines.
Middle-Aged deepens and textures the above lines, and includes a cheek-to-chin indent and a chin wrinkle.
Old extends the eyelines and adds wrinkles below, and deepens the cheekbones.
Elderly adds wrinkles on the cheeks, jowl lines, and marionette lines, plus deepening the above.

There are versions of the mod for each race, plus a comprehensive version that includes all races. For specific races only, download from here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1s_5Z4wOd4NuaVbld9F_EDN_iJiMc3JrH?usp=sharing

This mod was hand-sculpted in Zbrush and the created normal maps were combined with already existing normal maps to create a natural, non-decal effect to the best of my ability.

Diffuse maps were also adjusted to add color around the eyebags and add detail to cheekbones, plus accentuate the wrinkles in the normal maps.

The original version of this mod was created for Elezen Face 2. I tried to adjust the base files to each face to the best of my ability, but expect the following issues: Minor warping (particularly on the Elderly faces) may be present for certain races, such as Lalafells. In addition, certain layers were turned off for certain race/faces so as not to clash too much with already existing wrinkles (such as certain Highlander M faces or the Elezen M 4 face.)

The base files are per face per species and were created with a non-destructive approach in mind. They also include a lot of normal map layers I didn't end up using that will be included in an Unused Layers folder for each texture layer. I created the dev files this way with the intention that people would be able to turn on/off or adjust opacity for layers as needed in case they wanted to tweak certain textures.

See devkit files here for all base files and instructions on how to make your own edits to the normal maps: https://tinyurl.com/AgingGracefullyDevFiles
Adjusting the diffuse map is more straightforward- just make changes as needed and save as a .png.

Please contact me at any of the below socials for troubleshooting, feedback, commission inquiries and anything else you'd like to tell me:

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Email: [email protected]

I would love to see screenshots of you using this mod, please feel free to tag me in them or send them to me!
I would also love to work on more mods like this in the future, so if you enjoy using this and are interested in commissioning me, please let me know!

If you'd like to support me, my Kofi and Patreon are linked below:
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/oddnormals
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