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Mar 4^th, 2008 at 2:05pm

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Can anybody tell me how can i make fuselage textures that look real?
What i want is the junctions lines between the metal of an airplane and the moving parts limits, like ailerons, elevators and so... I currently work with paint and the best i can do is a simple camouflage like the one that's in my MiG-21UM at the simviation FSX military: newest files

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Reply #1 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 3:27am

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Good luck getting realistic textures with Paint. You're gonna need a higher-quality program to get anything decent. I've used PSP (Paint Shop Pro) in the past, but it is highly expensive (but worth every penny). I've delved into PhotoShop recently to avoid the cost of PSP, but it isn't nearly as versatile as Paint Shop Pro, although it's a much more inexpensive program.

You aren't going to get good images or textures from Paint, simply because it was built as a small-time, low-grade image editor for people who aren't concerned with creating well-rendered shots.

You're gonna have to get something else, so I would suggest getting the PSP trial package (free for 30 days, I believe) or bucking up and purchasing a "real" image editor. Then come back and ask the question.

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Reply #2 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 4:16am

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Another one that can be obtained freely is Pixia:

http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/download.htm

Biggest problem graduating from MS paint to something like this is learning the new features, such as layering, and it will take some experimentation to start getting results that you like. You can however create some really good textures with Pixia. I also have Photoshop Elements 5.0 (payware) and although that is also quite basic compared to PSP, it along with Pixia each share certain common elements; once you learn one, it should be fairly easy to tackle the rest.

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Reply #3 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 8:44am

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thanks

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Reply #4 - Mar 5^th, 2008 at 8:55pm

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Reply #5 - Mar 7^th, 2008 at 6:43am

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