Skinning Help

[Amaazee]

I am reading Krusty's tutorial and I am sure I am gonna have multiple questions. One Question being:

If you aren't able to run MAX. settings, are you still able to do the skinning process?

Also, does it have to be done with CS3 or CS4, because I have CS5...



Thanks in Advanced


 
Amaze

[Fencer51]

Yes you can do it without running the max settings, but you need to download and enable the hi-res pack in order to successfully save the "default" skins and work on the 1024x1024 version.

Any editing program which has layers should be fine to work on skings.

Good Luck

[Amaazee]

How do I upscale a skin, I guess you could say?

Uh, I don't know how to ask the question. But here is my situation: I have a Ki61 Skin and it is 256X256 and in Krusty's, the skins need to be 1024X1024.
How do I increase the size so that it is 1024X1024.


Thanks in Advance


Amaze

[StokesAk]

Downlod the hires texture pack for skins, it is found under downloads at the AH homepage.

[Amaazee]

I have the high res. pack.

I will just start off with an updated plane, nevermind. I will need to know in the future though.



 
Amaze

[Fencer51]

If you are trying to do a KI-61, don't.  Do a skin which has already been updated to the AH2 standard.

[Amaazee]

Yeah, I just started on a F6F skin, since it is my 2nd favorite plane.

Okay another question, when I am changing the color of the plane wing how do I put the detail lines back into the plane?




Amaze

[Amaazee]

Oh and Also if you are wondering which skin I am trying to make here is the link: http://www.markstyling.com/F6F.03.htm

I am trying for 28. F6F-5 2 flown by LtCdr Robert A. Weatherup of VF-46, USS Independence, April 1945

[Krusty]

I thought it was outlined in my skinning tutorial, but for those reading this thread:

You re-create the details such as panel lines from scratch. You put them on their own layer, then you put a "paint scheme" layer below this. In fact you put many layers below this.


Remember, Luke Skywalker had the Force, you have the Layers. Use them!

[Amaazee]

Another question, sorry if I am bugging anyone, am I doing this correct so far. As you should be able to see, I made the panel lines by scratch, and made a new layer then made the paint.

With the paint, am I supposed to paint it the color I want it to be in the finish product or do I paint it gray, then go over and revise it with the color I am supposed to paint it.



Thanks in Advance


Amaze

[Amaazee]

It won't let me upload the picture for some reason now  , will put a link for it here in a moment.



Amaze

[Krusty]

In my tutorial I fill in a solid color. It happens to be grey. You can choose another shade. It's not the only way to do it, but it's a good start.

[Amaazee]

This is the picture I meant to post earlier, but I got a bit caught up. Also it wouldn't let me post it, but here it is now.



Amaze

[Skuzzy]

Click on the "Addtional Options" to get the option to post a picture in this forum, when you make a post.

Not all the forums allow pictures to be posted, but this one does.

[Krusty]

Amaazee, the purpose of the solid color is to block out the area you're going to work with visually (so you don't have to reselect it by hand every time), to block out the default skin below it so only your new work shows through, to let you see your panel lines and other details as you begin crafting them. Once you are ready this layer gets turned off, or simply covered with the navy blue (in the F6F example).

Hope that helps.