• Required Products: Genesis 9 Starter Essentials
  

Building on the concept introduced in FPE Faceless for Genesis 9, FPE Semi Faceless extends it into a versatile storytelling tool. This pack includes two Geografts that remove either the eyes or the mouth (or both) from any Genesis 9 character, creating a partial, stylized appearance. Use it to add mystery to foreground characters or to reduce visual noise in background crowds. To enhance the effect, the set also includes shaders, textures, and masks that bring expressive detail to the otherwise smooth surface, allowing emotion and intent to come through even in the absence of key facial features.

Create Crowds

One use of Semi Faceless is to simplify the creation of background characters. These simplified figures let you fill scenes quickly without focusing on detailed faces. By instancing multiple characters and lowering their resolution, you can build convincing crowds without overloading your system. The skin materials included are intentionally simple (with 2K Maps), available in multiple tones via settings, and can be further streamlined for performance. When using the eye-removal geograft, stylized mouth materials help convey emotion clearly. When using the mouth-removal geograft, stylized eye materials help direct attention and indicate gaze, even in background scenes.

Stylized Expression and Mood

As with the original Faceless set, this pack includes stylized expressions that can be applied via a Glow Shell or directly onto the skin using the makeup channel as stamps. These are perfect for signaling mood; whether a crowd feels hostile, neutral, or welcoming, these masks will cover it! A Tool for Storytelling

Beyond crowds, FPE Semi Faceless shines as a narrative device. It can create mystery by obscuring an antagonist's identity while still presenting a striking visual presence. It can also represent face blindness in a unique and impactful way. Or it can depict emotional detachment, a character so distracted that faces no longer register.

Whatever the story, we hope this product can help you tell it!

Below is a list of the installation package types provided by this product. The name of each package contains a Package Qualifier, which is used as a key to indicate something about the contents of that package.

• 1 Core ¹⁾

[ ] = Optional, depending on target application(s)

Not all installation packages provide files that are displayed to the user within the interface of an application. The packages listed below, do. The application(s), and the location(s) within each application, are shown below.

• You can find new icons for loading this product in the following DAZ Studio Folders:
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:01 Set Up”
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:02 Skins”
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:03 Eyes”
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:04 Mouth”
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:05 Stamps”
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:06 Glow”
  • “People:Genesis 9:Anatomy:FenixPhoenix:FPE Semi Faceless:07 Bonus Shaders”

• You can find new icons for this product in the following DAZ Studio Categories:
  • “Anatomy:External”
  • “Documents”
  • “Materials:Iray:Base:FPE Semi Faceless for Genesis 9:Eyes:Eye Colors”
  • “Materials:Iray:Base:FPE Semi Faceless for Genesis 9:Glow”
  • “Materials:Iray:Base:FPE Semi Faceless for Genesis 9:Mouth”
  • “Materials:Iray:Base:FPE Semi Faceless for Genesis 9:Skin”
  • “Shaders:Iray:Utilities:Color”
  • “Utilities:Scripts:Iray”

• File List

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