Skinning Tutorial

[Ramon van Rijn]

I started this tutorial some months ago on RaceSimCentral, but after a while the graphics were lost. At the moment even the startpost was gone.

Recovered the text and reformatted it into a PDF.

Hope it is still useful for our members.

 

[Stephan Knaepen]

Hi,

Thank you for the tutorial. But I have a problem with saving it to DDS. I don't get the option to save it to DDS. I have installed the plugin from nvidia but it doesn't give the option for DDS. I'm using CS2 on Windows 7.

Hope you can help me.

Thanks

 

[Glenn Petersen]

I'd like to put the race department logo on my skin. Where can I get a copy?

 

[naunaud329]

problem

Hello everybody, I created a skin. I inserted the file via custom skin the way I race mode but not championship ..
but I would like to know how to use it in an offline championship?
thank you

ps:escuse for my english is little.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

I'd like to put the race department logo on my skin. Where can I get a copy?

http://forum.racedepartment.com/downloads/skinpacks/13/racedepartment-logo-set-949/

 

[Mark Guy]

I can now make skins and my own windows, all I need to find out now is how to change the number on the default car number logo's? I don't want all my cars to be "0"
LOL?? can someone point me in the right direction.

 

[Jim Cole]

In the template there is a group of layers that has to do with the numbers. Just click the eye to the left of the 0 and put an eye next to the one you want. If you wish to have multiple numbers like 43 or something like that, click both and then move the layers a little to center them the way you want.

Another way would be to remove the eye for the 0 then use the text tool to put what ever number you want in there with the font you wish to use.

 

[Mark Guy]

Ok I can basically do everything accept change the back round colour of a logo I want to use. Can this be done in PS??
Is it possible to change a .dds file back to a .psd file if you wanted to make changes to the file??

Hlep is much appreciated.

 

[Willie Watt]

Ok I can basically do everything accept change the back round colour of a logo I want to use. Can this be done in PS??

Rather than try to match the back ground colour of the logo to the car, try to create a logo with a transparent background, then it can go on almost anything! Use the magic wand tool to select the logo. if it's multicoloured, adjust the tolerance, or use the "add to selection" option.

You've then got two options invert the selection and assuming the background colours are the same as your background colour hit delete. or use a mask.

Is it possible to change a .dds file back to a .psd file if you wanted to make changes to the file??

Hlep is much appreciated.

makee sure that when you save the DDS from the origial PSD don't for get to check the save as copy option. that way you'll always have the pSD to fall back on

 

[Jari Vinnari]

Ok I can basically do everything accept change the back round colour of a logo I want to use.

You could also try Color Range command-> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/11.0/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76f4a.html

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Jari

 

[Will Marquez]

Here's a pic of the first skin that I'm working on. Have a question, when I place the quiksilver logo on the hood in photoshop, how come in game it looks like its flipped? Any suggestions?

 

[Willie Watt]

Here's a pic of the first skin that I'm working on. Have a question, when I place the quiksilver logo on the hood in photoshop, how come in game it looks like its flipped? Any suggestions?

@Will

The accord is another one of the funny skins, you need to flip any logos on the hood/bonnet as for somne reason it gets flipped back in game.

There's a layer in the PSD file that you can turn on that tells you, bit it;s easy to miss.

select the logo or logo's thatyou have in the hood and flip vertical. That shoudl mean that they show up correctly.

 

[Will Marquez]

Was wondering how to get that done. Thanks Willie. That did the trick. :good:

 

[Claudio Caferri]

Hi guys, I have few questions about skinning. it has probably already been asked but I couldn't find any information with the search tab.

Is there a simple way to match lines/logos when they are n two different part of the car? In other words, let say I want to put a line that goes from the hood and goes to the side. The two parts are devided. Do I have to guess where the two parts of the line tie in, and try, and try, and try...?

I have another question but can't remember right now

Btw, I'm using Gimp.

Thanks

 

[Michael Herrmann]

on some templates the hood is flipped so to make it show right you need to flip the logo
then it will show up ok

 

[James Yates]

Hi guys, I have few questions about skinning. it has probably already been asked but I couldn't find any information with the search tab.

Is there a simple way to match lines/logos when they are n two different part of the car? In other words, let say I want to put a line that goes from the hood and goes to the side. The two parts are devided. Do I have to guess where the two parts of the line tie in, and try, and try, and try...?

I have another question but can't remember right now

Btw, I'm using Gimp.

Thanks

I usually do one side of the car, make sure its all lined up in the carviewer/Deep Exploration and then once it all looks ok I just duplicate the layers and flip them over to the other side.

 

[Claudio Caferri]

thanks guys.

I mean something else though, hard to describe with words I'll try to put some screenshots.

 

[Michael Herrmann]

there is a layer caled wire make it visible, still you cant just draw a line over the hood and the side
as they are probaly with different scales so try and error is what you do then

 

[Claudio Caferri]

ok here's the screenshots, with a very simple example. If I understand you well, Michael, I have to guess, and try, and try again until it matches, no simple way that make the job for you

 

[Michael Herrmann]

yes the wire layer helps a bit but you are right no easy way avadible, just try and error

 

[Claudio Caferri]

yeah I know the wire layer helps a lot, but still pain in the ass .

Thanks for the quick reply!