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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: TrueKill on May 22, 2004, 01:06:33 AM

Title: Skin Help
Post by: TrueKill on May 22, 2004, 01:06:33 AM: i need someone to help me with the skin i made. i sent it in but they said it would be a good idea to put scuff makes on it but i dont know how so if u can make them for me send me ur e mail and ill send u the files.heres what the skin looks like.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/505_1085036703_ahss11.jpg)
Title: scuffs
Post by: airmess on May 22, 2004, 02:41:16 AM: i've got the same answer on on eof my skins and didn't sknow what it means. I asked Skuzzy and he wrote me to add some sort of "weathering".

I think he means to make the plane looking a bit used "i call it scratches".

My advice to you. Try to make the borders of the green camouflage a bit smoother (with some Photoshop effects maybe). Don't let the skin look like a 256x256 bmp.

Looks nice your skin ... but give em a bite of "charme".

cheers

airmess
Title: Skin Help
Post by: TrueKill on May 22, 2004, 10:19:43 PM: ok i made it look like its weatered a bit but it looks a little funny to me.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/505_1085282069_ahss14.jpg)
Title: Skin Help
Post by: Batz on May 23, 2004, 12:47:48 AM: What program are you using? You need to take a bit and learn how to use it. Especially layering. Just painting over top an existing skin most likely won’t get your skin approved. Skins need to be historical and something that HTC would include as if it were their own.

First the colors you chose don’t appear any rlm color list I have seen. That’s the first thing you need to research, the colors...

Here’s a PDF with digital LW color schemes.

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/colourcharts/Digital%20Luftwaffe%20WW2%20colours.pdf

Next spend some researching standard camo patterns for the plane and time frame of your skin.

Then search for a good 3 view drawing that shows the panel lines and rivets.

See the image below, both the panel lines and rivets are separate layers.

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/334_1085134577_fwa3.jpg)

Creating a good template is the hard part the camo is the easiest.

Good Luck!!!
Title: Class
Post by: Sled on May 23, 2004, 01:19:17 AM: Quote
What program are you using? You need to take a bit and learn how to use it. Especially layering.

Don't get to offended True, he's like that to everybody.
Title: Skin Help
Post by: TrueKill on May 23, 2004, 04:02:29 AM: im using a bit of paintshop pro 8 and PhotoPlus 5.5. i know i need to learn how to get better thats y im asking for some help.