Forum Racing Livery Maker 2.0

[Jimlaad43]

Great Car, but what's up with the front?

Google Arrows Monaco 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrows_A22
Arrows tried that wing out for the Monaco Grand Prix of 2001. of course it was banned, but I had to put it in.

 

[Jimlaad43]

2004 Walrus nosed Williams (made by Jimlaad43)

 

[Milos]

How do you skin this template?

 

[Jimlaad43]

How do you skin this template?

Do you use GIMP or Photoshop?

 

[Milos]

Do you use GIMP or Photoshop?

GIMP

 

[Jimlaad43]

GIMP

There is a link to the template on the first post, and instructions too. If you use GIMP, this will not be too hard, photoshop is a big faff to start with.

 

[Milos]

There is a link to the template on the first post, and instructions too. If you use GIMP, this will not be too hard, photoshop is a big faff to start with.

I can only skin the front and rear wng, but not those red parts in the middle

 

[Benutzername]

I can only skin the front and rear wng, but not those red parts in the middle

youve got to select the exact layer.

Open every layer and layer group and click on the "eye". That way you should see which layer represents which part. If you found the part you want to paint, clcik on the layer on the "paint-area". The overlay gives the 3d thingy.

 

[Milos]

youve got to select the exact layer.

Open every layer and layer group and click on the "eye". That way you should see which layer represents which part. If you found the part you want to paint, clcik on the layer on the "paint-area". The overlay gives the 3d thingy.

Must say this painting looks HARD

 

[Jimlaad43]

1992 Jordan (Made by Jimlaad43)

 

[Jimlaad43]

Must say this painting looks HARD

There are two techniques (so far), both producing great results. Ben paints all the cars himself. My technique is different, but makes car choice tougher.

My technique involves finding a picture at the right angle, and then meticulously cutting sections out and moving/reshaping them to fit the template. As you can see, both produce great results.

 

[Steven Poirier]

Try to make Lamborghini 1991

 

[Jimlaad43]

Try to make Lamborghini 1991

me?

What do you like about that car, it was an utter disaster in it's season.

 

[Benutzername]

There are two techniques (so far), both producing great results. Ben paints all the cars himself. My technique is different, but makes car choice tougher.

My technique involves finding a picture at the right angle, and then meticulously cutting sections out and moving/reshaping them to fit the template. As you can see, both produce great results.

basically there are 3 or 4 methods.

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My first method. just using the template itself

Example:

Second (from thsi version on real life (picturess)helmets are used, too): Using the template itself + taking pictures of real life cars, and modifying the parts in a way you can paint them+ the yfit in the car (angle, etc etc.)

Second and a half: The mid stage between Second and third:

Example:

Third: Mixing Method 1 and 2 with taking real life pictures, modifing a bit the colour and the shape and combinin them. (I used the sidepod and the airbox for example. But between those elements there is the tempalte)

Example:

Forth: Taking a picture from here: http://racingotaku.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/allf1_a02.jpg
Mirroring it and make it fit into the template. Arranging the tyres from the size correctly, the position stays.
Then rebuild the car from scratch.

Example:

fifth: Taking real life pictures and arraging them that they have the proportions o the template.

Example:

I started with method one and evolved slowly to my current method.
Jimmy has his own method for doing it.

 

[Steven Poirier]

basically there are 3 or 4 methods.

-

My first method. just using the template itself

Example:

Second (from thsi version on real life (picturess)helmets are used, too): Using the template itself + taking pictures of real life cars, and modifying the parts in a way you can paint them+ the yfit in the car (angle, etc etc.)

Second and a half: The mid stage between Second and third:

Example:

Third: Mixing Method 1 and 2 with taking real life pictures, modifing a bit the colour and the shape and combinin them. (I used the sidepod and the airbox for example. But between those elements there is the tempalte)

Example:

Forth: Taking a picture from here: http://racingotaku.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/allf1_a02.jpg
Mirroring it and make it fit into the template. Arranging the tyres from the size correctly, the position stays.
Then rebuild the car from scratch.

Example:

fifth: Taking real life pictures and arraging them that they have the proportions o the template.

Example:

I started with method one and evolved slowly to my current method.
Jimmy has his own method for doing it.

Come on be up to date

 

[Milos]

Come on be up to date

WOW, that's a lot of cars :O

 

[Benutzername]

Come on be up to date

Yeah... But the cars are too small.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Come on be up to date

But they're all the wrong way round.

 

[Milos]

But they're all the wrong way round.

Maybe we can make all the cars that way

 

[Benutzername]

But they're all the wrong way round.

As explained above: I am mirroring them (i just use them as reference in terms of shape, livery etc etc.) It is important for me to know where i should put shadows, were some light, some aero etc etc.