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Title: P38l Miss Behavin
Post by: Sp4de on September 04, 2004, 08:11:51 PM: This is my new skin. its the p38l "Miss behavin" i suck at skins. and i need your guy's help. here are some pics. NOTE TO ALL! I DID THIS IN PAINT SO DONT BE SO HARSH
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094346394_p38-1a.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094346366_2.jpg)
Ok in the first picture. it is the real plane. and the last 3 are the skin.. if u didnt know :p anyways. need help. the yellow line. i cant get rid of it. and the grey prop cap things. should be red.
i cant find how to change them. and also. any other tips will help alot.
and i havent started the grey bottom yet.(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094346350_1.jpg):D
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Post by: United on September 04, 2004, 08:12:54 PM: Yellow line on nose cant be removed. Its modelled onto the 38, so theres nothing you can do about it.
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Post by: Sp4de on September 04, 2004, 08:13:29 PM: :(
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Post by: Blammo on September 04, 2004, 11:40:29 PM: Aw, man...the same one I was working on...argh!

Seriously, though...look around for some more pictures of Miss Behavin. You will get a better view of things like the bottom side, etc. I found a lot of pics to help me in developing mine.

The dark area is a very dark green, not black.

The underside areas should be a white.

Paint the "Satan" bmp black as it is not on Miss Behavin.

Also, you will notice that the red tips on the bottom of the vertical stabilizers are smaller than the ones on the normal P-38 skin...you will want to trim these down a bit.

PS. I like the nose art...any chance I can get a copy (please please please).
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Post by: Sp4de on September 04, 2004, 11:49:14 PM: Hmmm.. give my rival MY NOSE ART?hmmmmmmmmmm sure lol email me :) kyleisme13@hotmail.com
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Post by: Krusty on September 05, 2004, 12:21:23 AM: It almost looks like you're working in 256x256, judging by the panel lines. Is that 1024x1024? The noseart looks good but the rest looks under-sized.
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Post by: AaronM2 on September 05, 2004, 12:45:29 AM: id redo the lines
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Post by: Sp4de on September 05, 2004, 01:56:54 AM: i was using 256x256 and after 6 hours. i have made it look ALOT BETTER still need weathering.

here it is

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094367332_tight.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094367342_spade.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094367354_ahss16.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/605_1094367776_bestscreenshot.jpg)
Title: My Skin
Post by: AaronM2 on September 05, 2004, 02:37:38 PM: Now id kinda smug the rivets but make sure u like it :) there a little to dark
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Post by: Nomde on September 06, 2004, 02:58:46 AM: Hiya Spade,
I agreed with Krusty on the first few pics, looked like ya did em in 256x256. First thing ya want to do on the skin is increase it to 1024x1024.
The panel lines look a little thick, I usually set my panels lines about 1 pixel in width. I have 2 sets of panel lines also, one white, one black. I'll offset the 2 by one pixel and adjust the opacity on both to get the 3d effect i'm looking for. I'll do the same with rivets.
I'm not sure if the paint program you're using allows you to do this, but using seperate "layers" makes doing everything ALOT easier. I have a layer for my white rivets, then have a seperate layer for my black rivets.
I'll make sure my layer for my panel lines and rivets are above
the camo layer, that way, when you adjust the opacity of the lines an rivets, they take on a more natural tone of the camo underneath.

Good start bro, keep playing with it :)
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Post by: Kev367th on September 06, 2004, 03:15:18 AM: Nomde he was using MSPaint, as of today he's using PS8.1.
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Post by: Krusty on September 06, 2004, 12:08:28 PM: I think I know what it is!

He took the 256x256 and blew it up to 1024x1024, then he re-traced the panel lines...

Only...

He retraced exactly as the blown up 256 ones looked, "steps" and all.

Spade, when you take a 256 and blow it up to 1024, when you want to make the panel lines you might avoid step patterns like that by making a new layer, selecting the "line" tool, setting it to 1 pixel, and drawing a line from the point where it should start to the point where it should end. The line tool fills in a straight line between the two, thus avoiding as many steps as you can, and making the line look a lot cleaner, and realistic.

You can play with antialiasing, but I have so far left it off (I'm going to play around with it on my next skin)
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Post by: Easyscor on September 06, 2004, 12:18:35 PM: This is a nit pick but check the rivets. I think they are on the wrong side of the panel line both vertical and horizontal.
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Post by: Sp4de on September 07, 2004, 01:54:17 AM: had to give up on this skin. it looks really cool with all the weathering (thanks to kev) but.. htc wont take it.