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How to.... - Tomtomrawr - 02-13-2009
Ok, i've been interested in signiture making and was wondering if someone could run me through the basic way to make them, like what programs are the best for that sort of thing.
And I was also wondering how do you remove your ship from screenshots but still have the background where the ship was, how to get pictures of your ship from a distance, and how you cut the picture of the ship out of the rest of the picture perfectly.
If you can help me with this, you get a cookie and a free sig:D.
How to.... - Muleo - 02-13-2009
' Wrote:Ok, i've been interested in signiture making and was wondering if someone could run me through the basic way to make them, like what programs are the best for that sort of thing.
And I was also wondering how do you remove your ship from screenshots but still have the background where the ship was, how to get pictures of your ship from a distance, and how you cut the picture of the ship out of the rest of the picture perfectly.
If you can help me with this, you get a cookie and a free sig:D.
Photoshop's your best bet, but failing that GIMP or paint.net will do fine too.
As for ship pictures, LA does some awesome renders found here: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29702 He's already cut out the background, so no fuss there.
Just go out there and have fun.
If ya need more tips/techniques whatever, I recommend the "You suck at Photoshop" series found here: http://www.mydamnchannel.com/Big_Fat_Brain...oshop1_398.aspx
How to.... - ioha - 02-13-2009
' Wrote:Ok, i've been interested in signiture making and was wondering if someone could run me through the basic way to make them, like what programs are the best for that sort of thing.Photoshop, hands down. Great user interface, easy-to-learn techniques and a bunch of nice options.
If you don't have the, err, means to get it, I'd recommend GIMP, apparently being the most powerful free software.
' Wrote:And I was also wondering how do you remove your ship from screenshots but still have the background where the ship wasClone Stamp in Photoshop is how I do it. There are programs for this, but I prefer doing it myself.
' Wrote:...how to get pictures of your ship from a distance...You can't exactly alter the camera distance in FL, so you'll need renders for that. (Or try getting a shot of a NPC flying the ship you want)
' Wrote:...and how you cut the picture of the ship out of the rest of the picture perfectly.Mask layers. It might be a bit of work, but it sometimes is just what you need.
As I've been cropping and cutting for a couple years now, I actually can do more with a mouse than with a pencil. Sad truth, I know.
How to.... - Muleo - 02-13-2009
' Wrote:As I've been cropping and cutting for a couple years now, I actually can do more with a mouse than with a pencil. Sad truth, I know.Nub, get a graphics tablet and have the best of both worlds:P
How to.... - ioha - 02-13-2009
' Wrote:Nub, get a graphics tablet and have the best of both worlds:PThe good ones from wacom are expensive.:mellow:
Had a crappy one before, the pencil was broken after two weeks.
How to.... - dr lameos - 02-13-2009
' Wrote:Ok, i've been interested in signiture making and was wondering if someone could run me through the basic way to make them, like what programs are the best for that sort of thing.I'd recommend GIMP if you can't get photoshop, its a good package and free.
And I was also wondering how do you remove your ship from screenshots but still have the background where the ship was, how to get pictures of your ship from a distance, and how you cut the picture of the ship out of the rest of the picture perfectly.
If you can help me with this, you get a cookie and a free sig:D.
I use both CS3 (rarely - at uni) and GIMP (at home) actually prefer a few elements of GIMP (such as the selection box is easier to adjust)
If you want the background without ship the best solution is cockpit view, if its a shot already taken then the clone stamp is a good way, or inpaint (if its still available free) works to an extent if you struggle, but a better quality could always be produced manually if you know how.
As for ship renders, you can change the ship distance when you activate discovery? (never tried it)
LA's are very good quality, but if you need it from a different angleght source then a careful cut around will do the job.
This is what i know from my experience anyway