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UPDATE: 08-01-2007,
I rebuild the sexy feet and reduced the polycount with more then 50% and have add them to this mesh.
The polycount of the feet is now less then Bsett's Heels to give you a idea.
Also the older nail accesoire will fit perfect on them.
You need it to fix the textures on the nails(or redo your recolor)
Sexy Feet Nailaccesoire (http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?t=52547)

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Hey Simmers

I realy need to become better at texturing and this outfit was a good practice.
Altho it looks like a simple swimsuit, it isn't!!!
Its a mesh based on Warlok's Classic Pinupgirl.
I call it a 3D swimsuit cos its very realistic, it has a clevage and is open underneath the breast area, the sides and the lower strings on the back.
Working with alpha's causes invisibilty if you look from the inside to the outside but here i managed to add a extra alphagroup without the glitches that normally come with them.
This means the inside is also textured and also visible.
Tried to gave it a bit of a wetlook and added the shadows from the swimsuit to the body and it came out nice.
I dont recomment you start recoloring on this outfit, i promise your head is gonna explode if you open the 9 files that bodyshop will generate.
But if you want to try, this is how the files work.
*--3 bumpmap files (those are all black, since bumpmapping doesn't work on my comp :(  snif..(I just found out....)
*--3 alpha files(alpha3 and 5 are transparant editible so you can cut the swimsuit open or close it and make your own design)
*--3 color files
*--body(like always but with upper part and lower part of the swimsuit and with shadows)
*--alpha3(outside middle part swimsuit)
*--alpha5(inside middle part swimsuit)
*--alpha 5 is a copy of alpha 3 and then you have to color it darker cos the lights are brighter inside the swimsuit then outside.
Got it?  :D (you can always ask , ill be happy to help in anyway)
Oh, this outfit is also available for Elders.
Colors speak for themselves.(i kinda messed up the yellow one at the top, too bright)

7 weeks later:
Well, this was a dissapointment :( Alpha's dont show when in water(hottub/swimmingpool)........so nomore alphaswimsuits lol

Me first!! Nice work, BlooM, you're really getting good at this!

Thank you Rogue :)

Nice Job

Excellent Stuff.

Cheers

Megadrive

These are great! Good job!

You rock!

Wow... excellent work BlooM, this is the sort of thing I envisioned when I started playing with alphas, but never had the patience to work through and get working properly.  Great job!

Thank you Warlok !!

How cool is that having the shadows, the inside...everything. Thanks!

I really like this one! Great work!

really great bathing suit. i love them.  they look like  real wearable bathing suit. good design. so good of you to upload thanks!

This is great!!! Thanks:)

You lost me at bumpmap! :lol:  But just cause I can't do it, doesn't mean I can't appreciate it.  This is beautiful work, thanks for sharing it.

Dont know nothin bout bumps either, no clue how to texture them.....yet
And i first have to fix my comp, it doesn't show bumpmapping :(

I envy your patience Bloom :)
thank you for all your hard work

Awesome work!

Well Done!!! Thankyou

Great job! :icon_smi:

Ok, I have to try to recolor this one, although I think it might scare me a little more than the dress :-P.  It's beautiful like all you creations, thanks for sharing.  :love1:

Everything you have done with meshing is HARD work. Bumpmapping is easy. But its not necessary.. I find that if you sharpen the textures a bit it helps make it look more bumpy. ;)
 
Good work Bloom! And thanks!!! :)

Thank you. Nice job.

thanks