Image Designer Archive

The following are the daily requests I get from my clients that ID is unable to provide. Some will be repeats from above.

Trandoshan - black scales (or least give them the option to have that laughable shade SWG denotes as being black)
If the Rodians and Mon Calamari can have those lusciously vibrant skin colors - why not the Trans?

Twi'lek - eyebrows

Rodian - a slight increase in Height max

Zabrak - I can't even begin to post the numerous number of complaints and wants from my Zabrak clients that has not already been splattered all over these boards.
DEVS - TAKE PITY ON THE ZABRAK. How have they wronged you to deserve such laughable tattoo and hair styles???

Human - hairstyles : more more more

Misc. - BLACK (not dark grey not dark blue not dark brown)
- pregnant belly option (dead serious)
- piercings
- rings that SHOW when worn, although how this falls within OUR realm is beyond me

Just to emphasise most of what others are saying really ...

1. Fix the missing things and bugs.

2. Despite it being our most popular and developed line, the most demands I get are for more hairstyles. Especially for human males, the low ponytail and spikey styles mentioned above, and I have also has many requests for a short slicked back style, close to the head. Also a bigger afro style has been requested - the girls get the big hair, what about boys!

3. A wider variety of colours for hair, skin, lips and eyeshadow. Blacker black, whiter white and redder red are popular requests, as well as blue, pink, firetruck red, purple and green hair. Black and white twilek skin and pattern colours.

4. More patterns than creation for the classes that get them. Hairstyling is so popular because there are more styles than creation, and people want that in all areas.

5. Following on from 4, a greater scale of alteration for all body areas, bigger breasts (I get this request alot), taller or shorter than the creation limit, fatter or thinner, more muscle. The same with facial, bigger and smaller eyes, nose, ears and mouth than offered on creation. And, please don't just reduce the creation options to achieve this.

6. Many requests for tattoos from non-Zabrak races, and interest in piercing - bellybutton has been asked for a few times.

In my short time as an Image Designer, I am not a master yet, but am working on it.

All Races

More Skin colors than creation. (256 pallette would suffice, or at least a choice of shades of every color, especially unnatural colors, inclusing wookie fur)

More Hair/Frill colors (See Skin color request)

More Eye Colors (See Skin color request)

Baldness!!!!

Body Tatoos (With a full color palette)

Zabrak

More Tatoo Styles than creation

More Hair/Horn Combinations(Including dreadlocks or cornrows with horns)

Rodian

Frills that are different color than thier head color, not just tips

To summarize:

Everyone wants more colors, especially extreme or unnatural colors of body part.

Everyone that searches out an ID wants to make thier character unique, and COlors are a large part of that.

Ability to create sharper facial features.

I've also had requests for hair styles they've seen on npc's but we don't have them as an option. Seems like a bug to me.

I have also been asked for hair streaking and piercings I told my friend I would list that here. LOL

Relica Tremayne

Master Dancer / Master Image Designer / Teras Kasi Student

Eclipse

I'll reiterate non-Zabrak tattoos. That's my most common request.

Im only going to list things not already mentioned:

Change face expression without having to use /mood. Example: Make someone always smiling or frowning.

Longer finger nails for women

Option to make face, neck, legs and arms wider/heavier to compliment max heavy options

smaller/larger footsizes

forehead-brow/large head option on other races not just wookies/mon-cal

pupil changes (cat's eye look, reptile look) for other races

Long beard option... were talking Grizzly Adems here

erm...yeeech... armpit hair (yea I was asked...)

Followed by body hair...

More Twi'lek lay-styles

Option to make lekku fat/thin

More men's hair styles

Men erm... tell me they want a lil bit more "down there..."

Option to be a "child" at creation and designed into an adult later on... (Really neat suggestion!)

Some women want erm... "slight aereola visibility"

Wookiess want to be shaved, I tell them play a human...

Trandos want back-ridges for that godzilla look

Is there anyone else who thinks facial tattoos should stay zabrak only? After all they give up their facial hair for it.

Giving everyone tattoos takes away the zabrak's unique looks.

I agree facial hair should be for zabraks only, and I imagine the developers would feel the same. It's a defining feature of their species. Body tattoos, however, are fair game I could see how a little tattoo on the face might not infringe on zabraks. Like a little swirl on a cheekbone? Or bindidesigns.

The Zabrak females should pick human if they want to look human. The lack of hair and the presence of horns is what makes Zabraks look like... well Zabraks.

I am working on Image Design, but thus far have not had a single request to change anything. It's hard to find anyone to practice on, let alone anyone who will actually use my services.

Tattoos. Definitely. I don't know about facial tattoos for humans, because ... well, that's what Zabraks get. Definitely body tattoos.

Baldness. Are you listening?

Better hair for female Zabraks! Arrgh!

1950s flat-top haircut. No foolin'.

Five o'clock shadow! Do you know how many people ask for something scruffy?

And here's a cool one: scars. Scars! Imagine that. The waycool warrior classes won't care about a new 'do, but they'll come running for some gruesome scars. Maybe bruises. Or an eyepatch! (Yes, I was asked for scars today.)

Also, please please put some useful mods in the lower tiers of Image Designer. How do you expect us to level when we get stupid things like Fatten Lips that nobody wants? I don't know how many times I tell people, "No, I can't do that, you have to talk to a Master." I'm not asking for the world, here, am I?

To the people that have a hard time finding someone to practice on, and also the ones that get asked " Do you want to ID me for xp?" I have the following suggestion. First, you do Not have to Move any of the sliders in order to get xp. Just get to the slider option, then leave it, don't touch it, and click on commit. The the person clicks on accept. NO change has been made, and you get full xp.

This works for Both the " I Like exactly how I look , No thank you" crowd, and also the " Hey, why should I pay for ID? you are getting xp for this" crowd, while still being Polite.

If I approach someone I Know, I will say " Don't worry, I won't change a thing, Nothing will change, and explain what I am doing" and I have found even strangers receptive. And if they then request a hairstyle, I will offer a free basic cut, or a discount On the More elite stuff. If someone approaches me with the desire of a free cut, or eye shadow , Lipstick change, and feels I will do it " just for the xp" I thank them, and do NO change. If they are genuine, they will help. if they wanted a free ID Job done, I will say" I thought you Just wanted to help me get xp?" Politely. If they then complain, I explain My rates for actual changes.

For those of you wanting to xp FAST, without Looking for clients, or doing free work, the above works But this is better. Find the spot ALL entertainers go to for levelling. On Naritus, it is Theed Cantina On Naboo. there are 20 performets grpuped Just for xp. and shout " anyone want to start and Image Design Group?" I rarely have Not found a group. I went from half way to ID III, all the way to ID IV in one Night.. true it took a few Hours.

You will be amazed how well this works.

On a sidenote, do NOT be embarassed to ask for payment, there IS a demand for Our services, But as long as you feel there isn't then the customer will walk away with a 500 credit hairstyle, and you will do it expecting a tip, which you may Not get.

My suggestion, go where the Money is. Ppl have litterally stopped me In the streets there asking for work done. some e-mail me.

As for what I have been asked for that we cannot seem to do, besides the bald Look for men, is

1. Bald Look without Ponytail for women.

2. Men want Ponytails, Long or short on bald heads, or On full hair heads, they are NOT to happy about receding hairlines.

3. NPC hairstyles. And I agree, if an NPC can have it, so should we be able to do it.

If any of you OD on Naritus, ever need to train and cannot find someone to practice on, I am at the theed Cantina a Lot, when I am not On destroy missions. or In Rori, I Know backwater and rustic, But still Home. My name is Landaarea, send me an e-mail.

Novice Image designer... Intermediate rank on all specialties.


and always remember there IS Money Out there, if they won't pay, they don't get our service, we have to make this an industry, Not a quirky fun pastime.

Here's a few things my customers have asked for:

Twi'leks: MORE LEKKU LAYOUTS!!!! Come on, there are only 8. Humans have about 40 hairstyles, we need to catch up! Also another big request is actual white skin tones, as well as black!

Rodians: Aside from the named bugs, yellow skin tone is a big request.

Zabraks: More hair/horn choices, as well as different tattoos.

Wookiees: A big request is non-symetrical patterns, I guess they want to spice things up.

Mon Calamari: Just the spot color bug!

Trandoshans: I know this isn't an option, but a few customers have asked for scale patterns, as well as black and white skin tones.