Author Topic: Black dora :) (Read 1756 times)

acepilot2 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2004, 08:53:54 AM »

okay, that is good. forget which it is under, but the menu at the top with file, edit, image, all that stuff, under one of the menus there are options to adjust gamma, color. or hue/saturation lightness. Experiment with these.

ChuBBs · « **Reply #16 on:** January 25, 2004, 12:39:51 PM »

How do you get them in game?? I got the folder and edited the skin but now i cant see it in the game. Help anyone??

Reaper5 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 25, 2004, 03:09:02 PM »

At the top of the 'hanger' list on the notepad, there is a dropdown menu which should say 'default', scroll down the list to see your other skins.

ChuBBs · « **Reply #18 on:** January 25, 2004, 04:02:16 PM »

Now it keeps crashin when i try to open my skin

ChuBBs · « **Reply #19 on:** January 25, 2004, 04:05:52 PM »

email me yours i'll look at all the stuff and makesure mine is setup right Hardrocker8822@yahoo.com

Reaper5 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2004, 04:20:25 PM »

You probably didn't save it as an 8-bit (256 color) file. To do this in Adobe, go to the colors tab at the top, and scroll down to where it says 'decrease colors', set it to 256 colors. Also make sure you save it as a .bmp file, with the same name the file had originally.

acepilot2 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2004, 04:42:19 PM »

what reaper said-

I got very frusterated in the beginning when my skin wouldn't open.

I am using serif-if you are, go to export optimizer and choose "8-bit"

Cobra412 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2004, 05:32:15 PM »

Which does everyone prefer for template setups. Rivets and panel lines together or seperated? I'm working on a setup now to get all panel lines and rivets inplace per the original AH2 drawings. I may look for original panel and rivets setups but for right now just doing the basics.

Also are you all setting up alpha selections for each individual object in PSP for ease of use? That way folks can just load that alpha selection and start painting with ease. I'm using the point to point smart selection option in PSP 7 to make these alpha selections now.

REVGST · « **Reply #23 on:** January 25, 2004, 07:22:04 PM »

I originally didnt bother with paneling. I decided to give it a shot, and I decided that wherever I am going to pint over a panel line, I paint it whit for the time being, and then place my color all around it. Then to get e descent panel look, I use a lighter and darker shade of the color near the panels. Its the only way I know how to do it.

Cobra412 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 25, 2004, 07:48:31 PM »

Well I've duplicated all the rivets and panel lines much like mipoikel did. The lines in there current state are hard to paint around so I figured we could paint under or over them. If painting over them then you could just change the paints transperancy so that the lines and rivets show up as much as you'd like.

Plus with the multiple layered template you can adjust each area quickly and easily without having to disrupt anything else. If we had templates for each aircraft in this manner then people could spend more time on getting the paint and weathering affects down than screwing around with the the panel lines and rivets for each one over and over again.

acepilot2 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 25, 2004, 08:07:54 PM »

I usually don't paint over anything.

If I want to change the color, I adjust the gamme or hue/saturation/lightness.

Maybe sometimes I will adjust certain sections, and maybe I use cloning tools to go over a part I don't want.

Waffle · « **Reply #26 on:** January 26, 2004, 12:07:41 AM »

convert the bmp to rgb and edit in photoshop. here you can add layers - one for panel lines, one for rivets, one for screws, one for camo, on for insignias, and even more layers for wethering - paint chips, fluid spills, ect...

then you can blend them to your liking.

Reaper5 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 26, 2004, 01:44:43 AM »

Well, like I said, the easiest way I know to keep the original seems on the wing is to make a new layer and set it's transparency to 50% (that's what I use, but you can use whatever transparency you wish), then you can paint whatever you want on the wing without blotting out the seems.

Reaper5 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 26, 2004, 01:46:52 AM »

How do you take such nice screenshots? The only way I know to adjust the camera to my liking is to go to outside view and hit F8 for the freecam, but it's hard to get close to the plane that way and difficult to line up the shot.

frank3 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 26, 2004, 08:54:46 AM »

Oh God, AHII hasn't even came out and ppl start making the best skinns I've ever seen

You guys amaze me