Hey, Tomato here. Here's a quick rundown of the different layers for male basic, as well as a quick tutorial on how to use them. By default, the base is set up for TM style meshes.

~~List of layers~~

BasicWire and TMwire- these are both reference wireframes for Male_Basic/Male_Basic_Effects and Male_Basic_TM meshes respectfully.

TMgloves highlight/shadow, TMneck - for use with my avatar mesh and it's extras.

Basicfeet and TMfeet- Highlight layers for the different feet mapping between my meshes and Irrational's

Head- highlight layer for heads. Only separate from "highlight" due to my avatar's separate mapping.

Highlight- the majority of the highlight base contained here.

Shadow- flat background. Used as a reference.



~~Quick Tutorial~~

The whole concept behind my bases is that rather than having one flat base which I need to constantly adjust the contrast and color on (which is incredibly taxing in practice) I can layer whatever colors I want overtop one another using a series of masks. By setting these masks to the same opacity as my base, I can quickly adjust both the colors of each layer, and adjust the density of the "highlight" layers by editing the mask.

A video tutorial is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py6fDwcq-uQ

if you have any questions, email me at mygreyhulk100@hotmail.com