Webwing Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 These video tutorials are meant to get you started in the art of painting skins. The focus is on basic Photoshop techniques, although you can transfer the concepts to any image manipulation software that has similar capabilities. There are many ways and styles that can be used to paint skins. I tried to concentrate on what I think are the most simple and efficient for the beginner. The skins done for CM:SF are fabulous works, created by a few very talented artists. This tutorials will not make you become one of them right away. It will take a lot more learning and practice, not to mention talent. But hopefully it will put you on the right track. Coming soon! (Being uploaded to the server) Tutorial 1 - Introduction Tutorial 2 - Creating a base texture Tutorial 3 - Creating volume. Tutorial 4 - Adding Drop Shadows (you need to unRAR this one) Tutorial 5 - Adding some screws Tutorial 6 - Some fast and easy effects Tutorial 7 - Working with more complex shapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Wow, this is so weird! I was just thinking the other day that I wish someone would do some kind of tutorial on skinning. Excellent, I can't wait to view these vids. Thanks! Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc237 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Eagerly waiting for these. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Since I can´t seem to be able to edit my own post there goes the first 3 links here: First Part of the Tutorial - Second Part of the Tutorial - Third Part of the Tutorial 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 You only have a half hour to edit. After that you can't. Titles I think get about an hour. I am gonna kick back and watch these. Thanks. Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Yeah, I´m still getting used to the new format! Please let me know what you think after you watch them. I might do some others to address other specific issues. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Another one is up: Video Tutorial part 4 - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Part 5 of the Tutorial 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 Part Six of the Tutorial 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Yeah, I´m still getting used to the new format! Please let me know what you think after you watch them. I might do some others to address other specific issues. - I shall do that. Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Last one, number 7! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc237 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Downloaded all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 These were pretty good. I learned some stuff about Adobe that I didn't know. I'd say they are best for people that have some art skills and know their way around a graphics editor. Anybody that has some modding talent will definitely benefit from the little details you put into your texture. LOL you reminded me of Bob Ross (an American painter that used to be on TV). He'd always add some little thing to his paintings and I'd be like, he's gonna screw it up and it would always end up looking better. I kept waiting for you to say "...and this little screw needs a happy friend, here's one, he'll live right over here and they can chat and and be neighbors." You would have to have seen the show to get what I am saying. I'd be very interested to see a tutorial on how to make a preexisting vehicle or uniform look dirty. Or how to texture uniforms. My art skills are mediocre at best and a few tips like those could help me to do some of the more basic graphic tweaking. LOL I am not so confident I could do much more, like paint and entire tank or what not. Anyways...Great job man. Mord. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Hey Mord, Thanks for the feedback. The idea for these tutorials was because I wanted to show a friend that already mods how to go about painting the textures as opposed to only manipulating what already exists. You don´t actually need to do anything from scratch but knowing some of these techniques can help you loads when manipulating existing textures. I´m thinking of doing a tutorial where you would just grab a texture that already exists and go changing it. Look here in a week or so. I guess if you start modifying textures then you might later want to carry on to painting which is in fact more advanced. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc237 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Good work Webwing, I have to give you a lot of credit, you have an excellent eye for detail, shading and volume. You did everything by hand, using only the Selection and Brush tools, that takes a lot of talent. There is no way I could achieve those 3D effects freehand, when I attempt to make anything similiar I have to use the Blend & Layer Styles. To add to Mord's suggestion, if you have the time, could you make a tutorial detailing how the CMSF texture files work, how they are "mirrored", how Alpha Channels work, etc... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 tc237, Thanks. Like I said, I´ll do a tutorial like you guys asked in the near future. As to how to do the textures, it really doesn´t mater which tools or techniques you use, but the final result. There are many ways to do things, but they must look good in the end. Painting textures is not simple but I believe if you follow step by step what I did in those videos, you will be able to get pretty close. And it can be very rewarding! - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisND Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Very cool, webwing, thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 I've just tried the links and can't get into them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 26, 2008 Author Share Posted July 26, 2008 Sorry about that my friend! Madmatt was having trouble with the links so I updated them. Now they must be updated there as well. Moon will do this for me on the first post. But here are the updated links anyway: 1- http://www.mediafire.com/?nmewumexmx0 2 - http://www.mediafire.com/?m2bx5ggmm7b 3 -http://www.mediafire.com/?bmsdjxngydm 4 - http://www.mediafire.com/?ngzzghx204d 5 - http://www.mediafire.com/?0wmu3jj6zdm 6 - http://www.mediafire.com/?fty2nu42vnj 7 - http://www.mediafire.com/?jnytzmyyxdt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Done updating the links. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom092 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hi. Very nice job Webwing. I usual. Therefore I can't download the file #4 (tut04_drop-shadow_.avi). Its size is only 25.55 Mb. Maybe a problem during upload. Could you please check this and confirm ? Thanks in advance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks for updating the links Moon!!! Crom092, Thank you! Yes, there is a problem with #4. I´m uploading again. I´ll post the link here and ask (once more:o) for Moon to updated for me. I had quite a few problems with Mediafire this time. Not sure why. Anyway, should be up soon. - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webwing Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Here is the new link. You´ll need to unrar it before you get the avi to watch. Video #4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crom092 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks for the update. Everything works well now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks for making it. Even though I suck at anything art-like it is cool to see how these things are made. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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