56FG/63FS "Fireball"

[Stoney]

The resolution doesn't matter as much as the size of the aircraft within the picture.  Look at some of Fencer's pictures that he posts in his skins.  Plus, need different angles to see the different parts of the plane.

[Fencer51]

Use "F3" (I think that's it) then "F8" then "Z" then the [ ] keys to zoom in and out and you can pan with the view keys or mouse.

[5PointOh]

here ya go

[5PointOh]

Odd, I swore I only uploaded 2 pictures...

[Stoney]

I'd turn your panel lines down some, and your rivets a lot.  On a painted airframe, the rivets are barely perceptible unless you're standing very close.  The panel lines are more easily discernable, but only a little.  You still have shading on the flaps.  From what I tried to explain earlier, you wouldn't know there's a rounded edge on them unless the flaps are almost fully deployed.

[5PointOh]

Thanks for all the input Stoney and others...less shading less rivets.


Now I read a lot of you talking about material, I'm assuming thats in the skin viewer.  Do I need that when I submit skins??  I should have asked that a loooong time ago

[USRanger]

Hey Nate, the panel lines still look about twice as dark as they should be, giving it a cartoony-fake look.  I'm sure someone will stop in & tell ya the right opacity for them.  This is just my opinion of course.  Excellent looking skin bro!

[Fencer51]

Thanks for all the input Stoney and others...less shading less rivets.


Now I read a lot of you talking about material, I'm assuming thats in the skin viewer.  Do I need that when I submit skins??  I should have asked that a loooong time ago

Yes you do.  When you submitt a skin you need the basic BMP, a basic text descriptor, and the material file you want them to use when they build it, else they will use the default.  That can be a problem on some skins when the default is all aluminum and yours might be cammoed.

[5PointOh]

Hey Nate, the panel lines still look about twice as dark as they should be, giving it a cartoony-fake look.  I'm sure someone will stop in & tell ya the right opacity for them.  This is just my opinion of course.  Excellent looking skin bro!

Fixed, I also changed the tail color to more of a sky blue, its hard to tell the difference in AH, but I think its probably more acurate to the real life descriptions.

[Stoney]

Another thing to remember is that when you're doing screen shots, make sure you have direct sun on the plane, or it can be hard to see the details you're trying to illustrate.

[Fencer51]

The command " .time 14 00 00 " sets the arena time to 2pm and it will not change.  Likewise you can set it for 9am etc..