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  • Screenshot Console Commands

    I'd planned to put together a comprehensive article about the screenshot tricks, tools, and techniques that I use, and I'll get the chance to finish it up eventually. In the meantime though, here's a more-or-less complete list of the console commands that I use most often to set up and capture my shots - as a reference for myself if nothing else.

    Console Commands - essentials

    tfc 1
    Freezes action and enables free movement of the camera. tfc without the "1" frees the camera but does not freeze action.

    sucsm 1
    sucsm allows you to set the speed at which  the camera moves... the lower the number the slower. Useful for getting the camera in just the right location since the default free camera speed is very high. 1 is very slow - I...

  • Face Time

    Someone in the comment thread for The Goddess ENB Config had asked for some tips on how I make my character's faces and face textures look as good as they do, and since I get asked that a lot I thought I'd pull together everything into one post here. Apologies for the huge info-dump.

    Character Design
    Before going into the nuts and bolts of what textures, etc. I use I want to talk about the most important thing for making a good looking character, whether male or female: have a basic understanding of anatomy and facial proportions. There's no easy tutorial for that, unfortunately, but the human brain is hardwired for facial recognition to a degree that's kind of startling, and no amount of texture or ENB fiddling will make a face look good if the proporti...