I've been trying to solve something that keeps breaking my portrait workflow:

Every new character resets the makeup process.

Different UV

Different shader

Different presets

Different balancing

So instead of building looks per character, I started building a repeatable adjustment process.

This recording shows the Genesis 9 PBR workflow, but the same interaction works on Uber too.

Under the hood it behaves differently per generation, but for the artist the steps stay identical.

The idea:

A character shouldn't dictate the makeup workflow.

The workflow should dictate the styling.

https://youtu.be/-4vVIrYsrJk?si=aC5tjMMmS5J2quyE

I'll post comparison renders across multiple faces next - curious whether the consistency actually holds visually.

How do you keep style continuity when changing characters?

'Note:' The Genesis 9 versions are already up in my store if you want to experiment with it.
https://www.renderosity.com/marketplace/products/170518/dd-makeup-editor-pbr-skin-makeup-tool-for-genesis-9-female

Genesis 8 version is in progress.