When embedded textures were added to Matchbox and Flame, our dear Ivar Beer asked me what he could do with it, and I said “skin, please.” It’s been quite a few years and a f**k-ton of beauty work later. and I think the tool could use an upgrade.
if there are any MX devs out there willing to do some detailed work, I know I, and maybe some others here, would be willing to compensate for the time and tool.
There are lots of idiosyncrasies in the MX, and those wouldn’t be too hard to address.
Bigger picture, it can be a better tool with some new and refined features. I can give specifics.
Pipe dream: I sample a patch of talent’s face. MX recreates the texture procedurally and completely adjustable. Wrinkles, pores, sun spots, etc. I then have a repeatable pattern of talent’s face, and I can dial in the various qualities of age, etc.
But I really doubt MX has this capabiiiry.