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Title: is this any good?
Post by: Hammy on August 23, 2004, 12:40:20 PM
did a skin, need some feedback
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/722_1093282680_me262a-1copy.jpg)
Title: is this any good?
Post by: XtrmeJ on August 23, 2004, 04:20:22 PM
I like it. :D  You're in the wrong forum tho hehe. Great skin  btw!
Title: is this any good?
Post by: United on August 23, 2004, 04:38:59 PM
It looks like a great skin, but if you don't mind I'll make some suggestions to make it look a lot more realistic.

As of now it looks almost arcade-y.  It's clean and theres no weathering/wear anywhere on it.

I'd suggest adding some weathering to it, maybe toning down your panel lines a little bit, and perhaps some color variations*?


*My color variation technique:

Take a brush, about 20 pixels or so wide, and make white and black blotches all over the skin in a NEW layer.  Then, select a gaussian blur.  Blur it to around 27 and click OK.  Next, turn down the opacity of that layer to about 3-5 and see what a difference it makes.
Title: is this any good?
Post by: Hammy on August 24, 2004, 07:20:14 AM
thx for the tips fellas  
Title: is this any good?
Post by: mechanic on August 24, 2004, 01:38:04 PM
what program are you lot using for this? i made a skin in MS paint today   lol.....

here she is..
(http://www.flightsims.info/datas/users/5-skin%20jpg.JPG)

not trying to steal your thread hammy, just adding to it. :)
Title: is this any good?
Post by: frank3 on August 24, 2004, 02:35:16 PM
poluting it with sputfires you mean!
Title: is this any good?
Post by: United on August 26, 2004, 10:15:25 PM
Quote
Originally posted by frank3
poluting it with sputfires you mean!

I resent that! Most of my work is spitfires...
Title: is this any good?
Post by: jetb123 on August 27, 2004, 05:40:06 AM
I like both of you gusy skins WTG. good job guys.
Title: Make it look Profesional.
Post by: MnkyMeat on September 02, 2004, 11:47:51 AM
Hey Hammy.


You made a nice template,,,  but ya like some one said /\/\ above,
It looks arcade like. The panel lines.. . . cant be just lines.  they need to look like they are inset,,,  try to go for a photo real look.

I think that MS paint is a POS and not up to par for making realistic Textures  or whatever else.   Look into finding yourself a copy of Photoshop or Painter.  

Make sure that you scale up the Texture.,. .  to 1024x1024.
This is the max res for AH2, and then paint at that scale.
but then you have to repaint every thing,,, if you just leave it every thing will become pixely.


All textures that get into AH2 should look like profesionaly made ones,  in my opinion.   Hey after all im paying money to play this game and i want it to look as good as posible.
I dont like the idea,, that anyone with a crayon and "momy said it looks nice",,, should get into the game.

Go to the skindepartment web site and look for good examples there.  I lost my favourits links  so  have to find the link sometime.
Anyway,  Some one did some great skins for the P47s there,, thats what they should look like.

When I get a chance I will post my WIP of a typhoon skin.
maybe it will help.   I re-did every element of the skin at hi-res
probabaly close to 30-40 layes so far per texture.

MonkeyMeat
Title: is this any good?
Post by: MnkyMeat on September 03, 2004, 12:01:26 AM
Example of details...

This is my WIP  for a typhoon Texture.
Not all need to be this beaten up and dirty... but adding colour variation and highlights, and shadows make a huge differece.

(http://smeg.dyndns.org/matt/TYBTM_13.jpg)
(http://smeg.dyndns.org/matt/TYSIDE_10.jpg)

So keep painting, , , Its more than just balck panel lines and base camo colours...
Keep up the good work   and good luck.

MonkeyMeat
Title: is this any good?
Post by: Hammy on September 04, 2004, 07:05:40 PM
wow!!!

im humbled.
excellent tiffy skin!!!  
Title: is this any good?
Post by: frank3 on September 12, 2004, 09:11:34 AM
is that for Aces High??!! :eek: