Fried's Male Skin Textures - 4k Male Skin Textures and Complexions
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.5% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #76 of 221 Body, Face, and Hair mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This uses no photos for the textures and they are hand sculpted and detailed with custom brushes.
Coming Soon
- Proper feet meshes
- Old race and vampire support
- Hairless option
Added in v2
Features
This mod contains:
- 4K Diffuse, Normals and Specular maps for the body and some face textures
- 2K Complexions
- Support for these races:
- Imperials
- Redguards
- Afflicted
- Old People
- Enhanced Feet meshes (uses Vanilla uv's)
- New Underwear inspired by Geralts form The Witcher 3
- Hairless Option
For manual installation just simple drag and drop textures folder into your data folder.
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Tools Used:
- Autodesk 3ds Max 2017/18
- Adobe Photoshop
Mods Used in Screenshots:
Rudy ENB SE
Assets:
Textures by TheFriedturkey (me)
Boxers and Feet Models by TheFriedturkey (me)
Fried's Male Skin Textures is a 4K skin texture replacer for male Human and Mer races in Skyrim, featuring hand-sculpted HD textures for the vanilla male body. With 1,626 endorsements and 46,764 downloads, it's a popular cosmetic upgrade for players seeking higher-fidelity skin without changing body meshes.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,626 endorsements and 46k downloads
- Hand-sculpted textures give a more natural, detailed look
- Works with vanilla body, so no need for body mods
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers male textures—female characters unaffected
- No support for custom body mods like SOS or SAM
- Last updated in 2019, so may have compatibility issues with newer Skyrim versions
For Skyrim players who want higher-quality male skin textures without overhauling body meshes. If you're using vanilla bodies and want a quick visual upgrade, this is a solid pick. Skip if you use custom body mods or want female texture improvements.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place the textures in your Data folder or use a mod manager to install—no special setup needed.
- If you use a body mod like SOS, this may conflict; consider a patch or skip.
- Check your Skyrim version—older mods may need compatibility tweaks for Special Edition.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- TheFriedturkey
- Version
- v2.0
- Downloads
- 46,764
- Endorsements
- 1,626
- Category
- Body, Face, and Hair
- Created
- 3/2/2019
- Updated
- 3/9/2019
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