Creating new characters from old models (Dogs)

D. Arnaez

Hi guys! I require your assistance for create new stuff. I need to create many kinds of dogs for a book. I'm using as a base the Millenium Dogs. Is an oldie made for Poser. I took me hours... HOURS! to finally find where are the models and then where are the different materials (textures). 
Ok.. now... after to do the changes in their faces, kind of ears, head, and others...I wanted to save it to have them in the library. I tried to save as / Character preset but was giving an error. The correct way was Edit/ Figure/ Rigging / Convert Figure to Weight Mapping. Now I see the preview so I guess is saved as character.

Now I want to modify the texture map to have exactly the dog I need to create (based in the client's pictures). There is any tutorial that show how to create new stuff based in old models?

THe goal is to have in my library the different dogs using different textures in their skins.

Thanks!

Kerya

This is the basics - for a dress, but the howto is clear: http://chohole.ovbi.org/texture_tutorial.htm

Here is one for humans: http://www.cakeone.com/tutorial/