I would like a go at making a helmet, but I'm amazed how good some of you modders are.
That's why I have a question, do you use parts of pictures you search on the internet and manipulate them?
I've got a dds file open of helmet 01 and now I'm like, what do I do now...?
Thanks for quick reply and the nice tipsSome use parts of pictures some don't.
I try not to use pics, I tend to try and recreate the effect I would be looking for.
I assume you are going to be using Photoshop or something similar to do the painting.
You'll need the DDS Nvidia plugin if using photoshop to save it back as a DDS file.
Maybe try painting the three main parts of the helmet in 3 different colours and re-import it back into the game to get an idea of where the parts fit together.
Once you have an understanding of it, just design away, start simple, become a little more complex once you get the hang of it.
Trial and error really.
Trickz said:Good tutorial !
Just one thing , why editing low res textures first ?
I usualy edit high res texture first and for low res ones i just resize the high res texture.
Low res textures are half size of the high res one.
For exemple HD liverys :
high res 4096x4096
low res 2048x2048