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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: Wes14 on March 04, 2007, 01:45:29 PM

Title: First skin project
Post by: Wes14 on March 04, 2007, 01:45:29 PM

yea i got a program called GIMP and im starting to work on a black Rv-8(picked this one cause its simple to edit:D

Title: First skin project
Post by: B@tfinkV on March 04, 2007, 01:51:07 PM

you put alot of thought into the colour sceme then.. :)

Title: First skin project
Post by: Wes14 on March 04, 2007, 01:53:49 PM

not really..i could try to make it look like wood:rofl

Title: First skin project
Post by: B@tfinkV on March 04, 2007, 02:10:35 PM

i just tried an rv8 skin myself


i gave hitech a big grin and cartoon crazy eyes!

seems i forgot how to make them work offline, so i cant show you :(

Title: First skin project
Post by: B@tfinkV on March 04, 2007, 02:15:54 PM

mmmwwahahah

Title: First skin project
Post by: Wes14 on March 04, 2007, 03:28:26 PM

:rofl  nice :rofl

Title: First skin project
Post by: Schatzi on March 05, 2007, 05:10:47 AM

:rofl :lol :rofl


Batfink, if you keep going like this, the thred should be retitled.....


"Last Skin Project"

Title: First skin project
Post by: B@tfinkV on March 05, 2007, 11:52:13 AM

:lol


sorry Wes, hijack over!

Title: First skin project
Post by: Jack16 on March 05, 2007, 07:18:17 PM

:rofl :rofl :rofl

Title: First skin project
Post by: Wes14 on March 05, 2007, 07:44:06 PM

i smell wood :rofl

Title: First skin project
Post by: B@tfinkV on March 06, 2007, 02:55:35 PM

ahahah!! freakin nice!

love the peppers on the fuse.


that is awesome, would love to see a pic from ingame.

Title: First skin project
Post by: Wes14 on March 06, 2007, 02:58:41 PM

i dunno how to put them in game:confused:

Title: First skin project
Post by: Krusty on March 06, 2007, 08:14:52 PM

If you're using it to learn how to skin, I'll take the time to make a constructive comment.

Look at your first one (all black). What's wrong with it?

It's just a solid color. By that I mean you basically used a paint bucket to fill it in. You need subtle variations in the color. Whether you choose to skin the high-lights of the curvature of the wing, or if you want to fade the black paint on the leading edge, and wear it away at the edges of the panels, or to scuff it up by the wing roots (major access points on that plane) you need to enhance the "solid fill" of black. Solid color with no variation = dull, boring, not "realistic". The eye notices the details even if you don't conciously take them all in. You have to add something for the eye to see.

The rest of the skins weren't serious so I'll not comment :cool:


EDIT: Read the sticky post by Skuzzy. It has a link that tells you how to put them in-game (offline only).

Title: First skin project
Post by: Stoney74 on March 06, 2007, 08:36:51 PM

Wes,

Highly recommend working through some of the tutorials on http://www.gimp.org.  Especially the ones regarding using layers, selections, colors, filters, tools, paths, gradients, and the interface.  Some of the tutorials may not seem like they apply, but by learning how to make the different tools work for you, you will be able to get the most out of the capabilities of the program.

Good luck...

Title: First skin project
Post by: Wes14 on March 06, 2007, 08:49:41 PM

thanks:aok

im also working on trying to get it to look like their is gun ports on the wings of the next rv-8 im working on:D