SurClaro Flight Simulator Resources

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: how to.... make repaints

Is there a program (or tutorial) like 'repaints for dummies' out there somewere. or more to the point how do you use a paintkit or anything like that would be helpful as i am trying to create repaints of planes but I dont know how Mad

thanks
nick Blakiston

Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject:

i will add 1 more (VOTE) to your survey only because it is not up there....

I dont have a flying rats BEEEP of a clue, cause i cant figure it out either. --- sorry.

Very Happy

happy flying Very Happy

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:43 am Post subject: There is...

There is FSRepaint from Abacuspub.com, beyond that you need to do a lot of reading in the forum. Once you have some cogent questions we can begin to answer them.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 2:32 am Post subject:

Another poll response could have been:

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

One of the best paint tutorials I've seen is By Garry Smith.

http://www.gjsmith.net/Tutorial/tutorials.htm

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:52 am Post subject:

Okay, I use paint... Don't know if it's the easy way or not, but it works for SOME repaints. (some files don't open in paint.)

Hope this helps. Laughing

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:54 am Post subject: the ones...

The files that you cant open directly with "paint" are extended images. You need DXTbmp to convert them to be editable in "paint" and then you can reconvert them to be saved back into FS.

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:27 am Post subject:

so how do you use paintkits?

Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:12 am Post subject:

Depends on which one you get.

The first type of paintkit, has your a/c all in white. Usually a .bmp format. This way, all you have to do, is paint it.

The second type, is in PSD format with layers (I have seen PNG before). Here you get the white plane, and you paint it. But, you have to do it in a layer. Then put it below all the details, so you don't lose or cover them up. This is the best way to get an awesome paint kit.

The third way, is the long, tedious, time consuming way to do it. Take the paint kit in .bmp format. Then create new layers. Basically, all your doing, is going to do, is repaint the details of the a/c on each layer. One layer for windows, another for bodylines, maybe one just for the rivets. How many you make, is up to you, and how detailed you want it.

Also, check out these sites for tutorials:

http://www.projectopensky.com/files/index.php?dir=paint-resources/ You want the bottom two downloads.

http://www.gjsmith.net/Tutorial/tutorials.htm

http://www.calclassic.com/repaint.htm

All 3 of the above are great. The one below, actually have 3 or 4 Youtube video's to help you out.

http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/

Enjoy. And practice as much as you can. If you have any Adobe Photoshop programs, they work well. And the tools available, are priceless. You'll learn something new every time you experiment with them.

RD