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b17lover
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Hello everyone. Does anyone know how to use a paint kit to put a picture onto the exterior model? Thanks.
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jankees
SOH-CM-2025
I wouldn't have the faintest idea....
seriously, what is it you want to know?
Apart from the paintkit, you'll need a graphics program (Photoshop, Illustrator, GIMP, Paintshop) and DXTbmp. Have you got those?
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b17lover
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I have DXTbmp.
jankees
SOH-CM-2025
That's a start.
Basically, what you do is this:
- Open the paintkit in your graphics program
- Draw the textures/markings that you're aiming for
- Save the textures in bmp format
- convert the textures to extended bmp or dds using DXTbmp
- declare the new textures in FS9/X
- enjoy your work.
There are lots of expansion details possible at all of the steps, but have you looked here: http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/, for tutorials?
Basically, what you do is this:
- Open the paintkit in your graphics program
- Draw the textures/markings that you're aiming for
- Save the textures in bmp format
- convert the textures to extended bmp or dds using DXTbmp
- declare the new textures in FS9/X
- enjoy your work.
There are lots of expansion details possible at all of the steps, but have you looked here: http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/, for tutorials?
Cazzie
SOH-CM-2024
Open the Paint Kit in your graphics editor.
Most all contain layers for detail, weathering, etc. Make sure other layers are below these.
I work by closing all weathering and detail layers leaving only the paint layers shown. Work with the paint layer only, but it is always best to add a new layer above that for your paint. Your individual markings should be in separate layers also.
Just remember the trick is to always work in layers, I have as many as a hundred layers before merging some visible.
Start with something easy, Piglet's models are normally a easy repaint unless he's been eating fermented dog biscuits when he laid out the texture sheets. :d
Caz
Most all contain layers for detail, weathering, etc. Make sure other layers are below these.
I work by closing all weathering and detail layers leaving only the paint layers shown. Work with the paint layer only, but it is always best to add a new layer above that for your paint. Your individual markings should be in separate layers also.
Just remember the trick is to always work in layers, I have as many as a hundred layers before merging some visible.
Start with something easy, Piglet's models are normally a easy repaint unless he's been eating fermented dog biscuits when he laid out the texture sheets. :d
Caz
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b17lover
Guest
Ha Ha! Thanks a lot fellas.
Just as a suggestion, when composing your question, try to make it a bit less silly sounding... :welcome:
Quite obviously there are a lot of people who know how...
It would have been better to phrase the question as:
"Would anyone who knows how to do xyz please tell me" :ernae:
Quite obviously there are a lot of people who know how...
It would have been better to phrase the question as:
"Would anyone who knows how to do xyz please tell me" :ernae:
