Using Simgaroop's Hair Colour Actions

[strangetomato]

I'm new to hair retexturing and using colour actions on them, so I need to ask a probably very obvious question about using those actions. I have some of Neena's textures to work from (someone uploaded them on a thread at GoS), and Simgaroop's colour actions, but I have no idea how to apply them. Is there an order I need to work in? I tried applying the black colour action to the Neena blond hair texture (sort of pale yellow) I used to retexture, and the end result was more like dark brown. I figure I'm definitely doing something wrong. Should I be using a different hair texture to start from? Am I missing a step? Please help!

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help this hopeless beginner.

Bonus question: Are there any meshes out there that haven't already been Neena'd that you'd like to recommend for recolour? I'm trying to find a couple of good options for my secret santa and it seems like most hair meshes already have been given the Maxis-match treatment. Any oldies but goodies or otherwise overlooked meshes out there that you love?

Comments

[jyllandrea.livejournal.com]

The only one I can think of is this hair! http://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=75187 I forget how I found it. I don't think it's been properly Maxis matched a la Neena/Simgaroop. I never really cared for the original Jeanette Biedermann Maxis mesh, but I think it looks great on guys.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the suggestion! It's good to have lots of options to choose from. I wouldn't have thought of retexturing a Maxis mesh, since it's already Maxis-match in a sense, but it could be redone with the Simgaroop colour spectrum (and maybe some tweeks to the texture, too).

And I also think that mesh works much better as male hair. It makes for excellent rocker or wrestler type hair.