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Custom Pilot - Guest - 22.05.2010
Hi all I was wondering how to create a custom pilot skin. I can't figure it out. I've been trying for an hour or so. I searched on google and here but no luck. We really need a guide to this.
- Guest - 22.05.2010
Yep; no tutorials on this. I just made my first custom pilot-skin a couple of weeks ago and was looking for such tutorial.
I just have pasted a pic into the face of a pilot-bmp file already in game, but haven't yet tried to redo completely (flight-suit included) a pilot skin. Maybe is not too hard, but I can't tell.
Max for sure can help us with some tips or pointers... if he is around.
- Lejo - 22.05.2010
In your IL-2 rootfolder go to Paintschemes/Pilots and choose one.
Convert the bitmap to .jpg and edit it the way you want. Than convert it back to a 65 kb, 256x256 pxls, 256 colour bitmap and put it back in the Pilots folder.
Don't forget to back up the original one!!!
Once I used Salma Hayek's face and gave the uniform a flesh colour, so when she bailed out it looked like if she was bare naked. :lol:
- Guest - 22.05.2010
Lejo Wrote:Once I used Salma Hayek's face and gave the uniform a flesh colour, so when she bailed out it looked like if she was bare naked. :lol:You dirty man :lol: :lol: Hands off the stick!!
PS: thank you very much for the step-by-step explanation
- *Steppenwolf* - 22.05.2010
Hello, Verhangnis. I've found that outlining the jaw of your pilot with the same color of the chin strap will eliminate that double chin effect found on a lot of pilot skins. Also, try to use a photo of a person looking directly straight forward. A guide line layer can help you get the correct position and scale of your pilot's face. I use a simple T shape scaled to correctly show me where the brow and center/tip of the nose should be. Just be sure and disable that layer before you save and export. Good luck!
- Guest - 22.05.2010
Well it isn't actually a picture of me, I'm actually doing the one person everyone loves...Ellen Degenres!
I've done the face with pixels so it is a nicer shade and colour. So the face is done and I just have to make her fancy costume. Then I will make a skin for a plane themed Ellen... And then release is a nice little package. Hopefully be done by the next 2 weeks.