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Making Textures (Read 1867 times)
Dec 28
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, 2007 at 5:01pm
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I have absolutely no idea how to paint an airplane and make it into a texture. Is there anyone who can tell me how to do this? Or anyone who has time on their hands that will make a North Carolina Tar Heels MD-80?
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Dec 28
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Hi,
I'm also at the starting of learning this and have noticed that
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1085390323
could help you a lot if you use photoshop. But i;m not sure what to do because i use pixia .....
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Dec 29
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There are several repainting tutes posted on various sites. Everyone has their favourite methods & there's no right or wrong way of doing it.
You will need a graphics editing software preferably with advanced features like Layers. There are several freeware examples available. Here's a few to try.
GIMP
Pixia
PhotoPlus 6
Nobody can teach you how to use them so try them all & choose the one that you are happy with.
DXTBmp is invaluable for converting FS textures.
http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm
A couple of repainting tutes to get you started. Both feature Paint Shop Pro but the principle is the same whichever graphics editor/paint program you use.
http://www.calclassic.com/repaint.htm
http://www.gjsmith.net/Tutorial/full_tutorial.htm
Don't expect instant results. Like anything worthwhile this takes time & practice.
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Hi Hagar,
Thanks for that,
I'm going to give photo plus 6 a go now.
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Carl
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Good luck. They're all different in some way. PhotoPlus 6 is very similar to Paint Shop Pro in many respects. To save in BMP format use the File/Export option.
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Jan 12
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I started following gmsmiths tutorial but cant find things when he says :
set the Tools Control box Retouch Mode to Colour to Target
Anyone who uses paint shop pro 5 got any ideas?
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Jan 12
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I use PSP7 which should have the same features. Which tool is he talking about?
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Jan 13
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Hagar wrote
on Jan 12
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, 2008 at 3:24pm:
I use PSP7 which should have the same features. Which tool is he talking about?
The re touch tool which looks like a little hand.
Carl
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Jan 13
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Right. I should have checked the tute.
If you're using PhotoPlus 6 or one of the other alternatives they might not have the same tools or options as PSP. This means you will have to find another way over it which shouldn't be a problem. Try one of the other tools.
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Jan 13
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I was orignally using photoshop 6 but have now got psp 5 as is used in the tutorial so i would be able to follow it more accurately. I'll have another look around it today.
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It's a long time since I used PSP5. To change the tool properties try this. Select the Retouch Tool from the side menu. Then Right-click on the hand icon & select Tool Options from the menu. This should open the Tool Options window.
(Toggle the options palette windows with the Tab key.)
If I remember correctly the PSP5 free trial has a time limit of 30 days. Unless you're prepared to purchase PSP I recommend you learn to use one of the freeware alternatives instead.
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Jan 13
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Cheers hagar got it now. I'll restart the whole paint demo project from the tutorial.
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Jan 13
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I use photoshop for mine not the best for repaints but it gets me by, still wish i had CS3
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Jan 18
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Hi all,
I used the tutorial and have finally finished and thought i'd show you the result
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd114/captaincarl_2007/Myfirstrepaint.jpg
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not bad at all!
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