01.02.2010, 12:19
Hi folks
I want to learn to make new skins.
I already tried to do some with gimp but I don
I want to learn to make new skins.
I already tried to do some with gimp but I don
Skin Creation
01.02.2010, 13:18
Others will no doubt point you to tutorials.
Here is my advice.
Find a really well organized template.
HH_Blaze has some great ones out there. US Grant, Casey, and others.
The logic of how the template is organized will be very instructive.
Pick one plane that has a great template and just keep working on skins until you get it.
And, yeah, check out some tutorials.
Here is my advice.
Find a really well organized template.
HH_Blaze has some great ones out there. US Grant, Casey, and others.
The logic of how the template is organized will be very instructive.
Pick one plane that has a great template and just keep working on skins until you get it.
And, yeah, check out some tutorials.
01.02.2010, 13:27
01.02.2010, 16:08
GIMP is not really the best program to use for skin making. Photo Shop or Paint Shop Pro are generally more versatile and easier to use. Besides, i think GIMP has a problem with reducing to the correct type of 256 color bmp file.
And I would indeed suggest you work with a few of the more simple templates, templates with not too many layers. I believe that Imme made some very good ones that were as intuitive as could be and still had everything necessary to make a great skin.
You can download templates at Mission4Today and Simmerspaintshop ...
http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads2&c=61
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... -series-5/
And here are some sets of markings and roundels for download. You can never have too many of these in your archives:
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... ate&page=2
And I would indeed suggest you work with a few of the more simple templates, templates with not too many layers. I believe that Imme made some very good ones that were as intuitive as could be and still had everything necessary to make a great skin.
You can download templates at Mission4Today and Simmerspaintshop ...
http://mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads2&c=61
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... -series-5/
And here are some sets of markings and roundels for download. You can never have too many of these in your archives:
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... ate&page=2
01.02.2010, 17:32
Yep. I'd also advise you to check out simmerspaintshop.com. Navigate to their Il-2 section and check out their skinning tutorials.
They'll also teach you how to make your own templates out of "void"-skins. If you're really interested in skinning, this is the
place to look for help. You'll also find some useful tools like the famed "bright", which reduces your 24-bit skins down to 8-bitters,
with excellent results. BTW, if you want to go 'legal' (of course you will...), you might wanna use Corel's "Photo-Paint" (included in the
'Corel Graphics Suite') or "PaintShop Pro", both good alternatives to the almighty, yet high priced PhotoShop.
They'll also teach you how to make your own templates out of "void"-skins. If you're really interested in skinning, this is the
place to look for help. You'll also find some useful tools like the famed "bright", which reduces your 24-bit skins down to 8-bitters,
with excellent results. BTW, if you want to go 'legal' (of course you will...), you might wanna use Corel's "Photo-Paint" (included in the
'Corel Graphics Suite') or "PaintShop Pro", both good alternatives to the almighty, yet high priced PhotoShop.
02.02.2010, 05:53
Thank you very much the links are very helpful.
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