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Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: USRanger on September 04, 2006, 05:14:20 PM

A little somethin' I've been playing with:

(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/6163/egrbwf6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/6352/bbt4dj8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2412/tvvmm5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: USRanger on September 04, 2006, 05:32:20 PM

A quick how-to on adding some rust to bare metal would help a ton.  Thx in advance!

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: Bogie603rd on September 04, 2006, 05:44:40 PM

Something on there reminds me of a Yak9U:p

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: macleod01 on September 04, 2006, 05:54:08 PM

wow, kinda a weird skin, but I like it! WTG :aok

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: Yoshimbo on September 05, 2006, 11:05:41 AM

thats pretty cool lookin, keep it up:aok

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: USRanger on September 16, 2006, 12:11:45 AM

I think my weathering needs work. Any tips appreciated.:)

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: Sketch on September 16, 2006, 05:50:31 AM

Better work than I have ever done Ranger.... but then again, I never even done a skin! :rofl   And the sad part... I went to school for Art! :rofl   I really gotta try that some time. I might have to have you show me how to do that crap sometime...
BTW - I like it, even though it is a Spit. :p  (I hate Spit's)

:aok

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: USRanger on September 16, 2006, 11:06:02 AM

Thx Sketch!  I'm pretty new to skinning, so that's why I made one of my own design.  Just made it up as I went.  I chose the spit because it had nice big surfaces to mess with.  This was kinda a test to see how the skinning process worked.  Now that I have the basics down, I'm gonna try to do an authentic skin, but I know that's gonna be a lot more work to get it perfect.  Good thing about concepts, they are never wrong.:D   One thing I don't get.  In my .bmps and in the hanger, it's a black & white plane, but in-game, the white all turned to bare metal grey.

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: Sketch on September 17, 2006, 07:27:24 AM

Are you using Paint Shop Pro for that Ranger?  I have one on my computer.... .... ah yes, here it is! Was wondering, do you just open up a skin that is already done and edit from there?  I would to do a F4U-1 skin...  maybe something to dink with I guess in the future.  

Title: Concept SpitVIII
Post by: USRanger on September 17, 2006, 12:15:02 PM

Any program that will work in layers will work.  PsP is prob. one of the better ones.  If you go to ah-skins.com, there is a skinning how-to, plus I believe there is a template for that palne posted on the site.  That will save you a ton of time.  It's all trial and error, but not nearly as hard to do as I thought.  With the template, you'll already have your panel lines & rivets, some of the most time-consuming parts of skinning I have discovered.  Try it out and good luck!  Maybe you'll discover your next addiction!:D

                                      Rainja

http://www.ah-skins.com/