Author Topic: Show Some Skin! (Read 4625 times)

United · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2004, 09:19:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Corsair
Skull,

Do you think you could send me the Ju88/Betty skin to use for a map?

Thanks.

BTW, some plane textures seem to be missing from the list. I can't seem to find the 262, B26, B17, and others.

Find the file "shpfilter.txt" in the default C:Program Files/HTC/aheditor/terrains. Open it and delete any plane name that you want to skin. Open the TE and it should then be available.

Ike 2K# · « **Reply #16 on:** January 15, 2004, 09:40:10 PM »

is that A6M2 with leprosy???

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 15, 2004, 10:36:38 PM »

yes;)

Estes · « **Reply #18 on:** January 15, 2004, 10:55:09 PM »

Just noticed your sig Skull, how can you be a proud member of Shanes squad?

We, (the muppets) tricked him into joining our ranks in the MA.

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2004, 05:39:00 PM »

hehe i got to change that. Shane taght me the CT

ty shane;)

Bullethead · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2004, 05:17:42 PM »

My latest creation... This is Spit Vc BR112/X of 185 Squadron on Malta. It arrived via USS Wasp in April 1942 with the standard Brit desert camo covered over on top with USN 1942 blue. After 5 months of very hard service, it was shot down by ack and bellied in on a Sicilian beach, where numerous photos were taken of it. Thus, I have a pretty good idea of the extent to which the blue paint had worn off and how much paint chipping and staining there was at that time. It's shown here like it's en route on its last sortie.

I did this one with textures twice the usual AH1 size, as practice for the high-res AH2 textures. Who knows? Maybe some of this will be salvageable for AH2

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United · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2004, 06:25:18 PM »

Absolutely astonishing bullet. Where do you get Ideas for skins like that? I'm struggling!

And btw, what editing program do you use?

United · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2004, 06:32:06 PM »

Ive also got a question.

I'm currently working on a P-40 for a scenario in H2H im going to set up. I finished the skin and was going to save it as 256 colors. I did so and all of my colors were completely wrong. I cant find a color to substitute it for either.

How did you get your colors to come out?

Dux · « **Reply #23 on:** January 18, 2004, 06:48:37 PM »

Corsair, I believe the Betty skins that Skull was referring to are mine, not Ramzey's... where shall I send them too?

Here's an A-24 Banshee

Afrika Corps Stuka

Kikka

Shiva · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2004, 07:13:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Dux
Kikka

Also the Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu. That was the plane that was an outright copy of the Me-262, so reskinning it is all you need.

Dux · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2004, 07:54:52 PM »

Shiva is correct... thx

United... when you start editing a skin from one that is exported from the TE, you need to save it UP to a 24-bit format... aka RGB. That way you have the full gamut of colors to work with.

When done editing, save a COPY of your work out at 8-bit mode (aka indexed or 256-color). Always keep a 24-bit master.

Corsair · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2004, 08:27:40 PM »

Dux, those skins are great. Can you send them to me?

My email

United · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2004, 09:07:42 PM »

Thank ya Dux. I made that mistake when I saved my finished 24bit P-40 to a 256, turned out crap and I lost my colors.

I dont think that answered my question, or it did and im too stupid to see it.
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I open the TE and save the texture I want, then close TE.
I open the C:/Program Files/HTC/aheditor/terrains/myterr/savedtex/P40ESD.bmp.
I save P40ESD.bmp as a 24 bit color bitmap.
I edit the skin to where I want it, and then resave as 256 colors (8 bit mode)

Bullethead · « **Reply #28 on:** January 18, 2004, 09:34:37 PM »

United said:

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Absolutely astonishing bullet. Where do you get Ideas for skins like that? I'm struggling!

Thanks!

As for ideas, I just have a bunch of books on WW2 airplanes that I read and reread constantly. Periodically, I see a photo or color profile that strikes my fancy so I make a skin of it.

It's also a good idea to have a bunch of books with accurate line drawings of the AH planes. This lets you put the panel lines in the right place because sometimes the stock skins have them way wrong.

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And btw, what editing program do you use?

I use Paint Shop Pro 7. I got it to specifically to make skins with and had never done any graphics before. So I just started doing skins, starting simple like that B26 up above to get the hang of it. I just finished that Malta spit today and was learning new tricks by doing it right up to the end. So just get after it and you'll be doing great stuff in no time.

Bullethead · « **Reply #29 on:** January 18, 2004, 09:38:37 PM »

United said:

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I finished the skin and was going to save it as 256 colors. I did so and all of my colors were completely wrong. I cant find a color to substitute it for either. How did you get your colors to come out?

When you 1st export the skin, it's in 256. Your very 1st step in editing should be to increase the color depth as high as it will go. In Paint Shop Pro, you need to do this anyway so you can use layers. Then do all your editing and save the file. Then save it under another name, like by putting an extra character in front. Then with that new copy open, merge all the layers, then reduce the colors back to 256, then save it as a .bmp without the extra character in front.

The reason for making the copy with that extra character is in case you accidentally hit SAVE instead of SAVE AS after you've collapsed the layers and reduced the colors

Ask me how I know this is a good safety tip...