Need help to recolour a cloth mesh

[Guardgian]

I am trying to make some clothes recolours. I have downloaded some nice meshes with bump map etc, but I can't see my recolours appear on Bodyshop when finished ! I see only a white cloth.

A second question is when shall I add the bump map on my recolour ? Before, after recolouring ?

Could someone help me please ?

Thanks a lot in advance.

[mininessie pearl draconis]

hummm...please can tell me your process?
i can help if i know what is that you do

[Guardgian]

Thank you so much sweetie,

I have downloaded a mesh from Lianasims 2 for a ballgown I want to create. Opened my Bodyshop, made a project (as normally done). I opened the project with my photo program and I had 3 pics : 1 full white, 1 in grey - which shoud be the bump map, and the 3rd one is the alpha.

I recoloured my dress as I usually do for to recolour Maxis clothes, saved the project and refreshed the Bodyshop picture.

Then I found myself with a plain white dress instead of my recolour. Perhaps I did not open my pictures with my photo program the right way, I perhaps should have first open the 1 full white picture, put my texture on it; then I should have added the second one with the alpha... It is my first recolour of a mesh ever, so I am not experienced... and I need help for this.

My second question in about the bump map picture (I thing it is the full grey picture) I don't know if I should add it first on the full white picture or after on my textures for to make it appear properly on my gown in the game.

Thank you again so much for your help darling, you're so nice to try.

Lots lof love.mkissesfor

[mininessie pearl draconis]

i´m going to a voyage just now ..when i´m come back i will tell you mkissesfor

[Guardgian]

Dear Minie,

I made many trials and found the solution ! That's what I should have made from the beginning !!

Many thanks for your help though, let me get used of making clothes and I will have a little "special thanks" for you....

Lots of love and bon voyage ! ;blow kiss