Simviation Forum - Painting programs...

Jan 2^nd, 2009 at 12:25am

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What program do you use for "painting" an aircraft and what would you reccomend?

I'm not the best designer. . . meh I think I'm pretty good for 14 years old. . .

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Reply #1 - Jan 2^nd, 2009 at 6:39pm

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youll need DXTBMP (freeware) to convert textures for FSX. You also need a picture editing program like Photoshop (I recommend PS) if you dont want to spend money you can download a free editor called Pixia

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Reply #2 - Jan 2^nd, 2009 at 10:03pm

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Ok I have photoshop but not the other thanks...

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Reply #3 - Jan 3^rd, 2009 at 1:10am

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There is FSRepaint by Abacus and I have it and I don't like it. It is easier but the painting tools are scarce. Photoshop has many more features and is just as easy once you get the hang of it. Wink

DXTBMP is required for paint with anything but FSRepaint period. Wink

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Reply #4 - Jan 3^rd, 2009 at 4:56pm

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Ok thanks...

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Reply #5 - Jan 4^th, 2009 at 5:57pm

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Where can I get DXTBMP?

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Reply #6 - Jan 4^th, 2009 at 5:59pm

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Shadow wrote on Jan 4^th, 2009 at 5:57pm:

Where can I get DXTBMP?

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Reply #7 - Jan 27^th, 2009 at 9:18pm

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OK I mixed up photoshop and paintshop pro
Would paintshop pro work to do the painting?

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Reply #8 - Jan 28^th, 2009 at 4:46pm

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mmhmm

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Reply #9 - Jan 28^th, 2009 at 7:08pm

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Is that a yes I hear?

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Reply #10 - Jan 28^th, 2009 at 9:53pm

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mmhmm

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Reply #11 - Jan 28^th, 2009 at 10:42pm

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PSP will do the job but most of the paint kits out there are more geared for Photoshop.

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Reply #12 - Jan 31^st, 2009 at 2:17pm

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Ok thanks...

What do you mean by paint kits... Is that something else that I need?

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Reply #13 - Jan 31^st, 2009 at 2:51pm

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a Paint Kit contains all the textures you need to paint a plane. Usually there is one master texture that has the whole fuselage on it then from there you paint your paint. once you are done you transfer it over to the .BMP files. this can be a tricky task. in photoshop you can use a combination of the Magic Wand tool and Quick selection tool, at least thats what i do. then once you are done there you send the files through DXTBmp and create the texture folder, add the entry into the Aircraft.cfg and you have yourself a painted plane Wink

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Reply #14 - Jan 31^st, 2009 at 2:55pm