m0j0NL Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) Hey Folks, I`ve asked before on the forums if anyone had the time to make a QF-16 skin, but so far noone has found the time to reply/or is interested in doing this. No worries, but seeing as i`m pretty familiar with Photoshop i thought i would give it ago, but unfortunately i`m unable to find a template worth using (Only able to find one that is basically just 1 layer, instead of layers per element of the skin. So ok.. maybe i should try another plane then, and thus I have started to make a fictional version of a QA-10 :music_whistling: and have been using images of the QF-16, and the QF-4 as reference material. Specifically these 2: And after an hour or so this is where i am at, I know its only a tiny bit of the actual plane, but this still took me some time to get to a level where i would download it, and as a first time try i think my progress looks pretty good. Right now i have kind of figured out that i should keep my zoom level at a certain distance, and not try to almost add individual specs of dirt/wear/tear because most likely its not even visible in game. Does anyone have any tips that i can use to wear/tear/dirt up the rest of the A-10?, so that it for example looks like the QF-16? And anyone have any other remarks that i can build on?, what should i watch for while i continue?, what should i avoid modifying?, any layers on the A-10 that are off limits? or are all open to modification?. Any help would be appreciated :thumbup: Edited March 29, 2019 by m0j0NL My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Day 2. Spent a couple hours fading features, dirtying up the plane, and thinking about what to wear and tear. This was my first time using the skin in game: Overall effect looks good, fading on decals, roundels and such is subtle enough, and the Orange looks like its the +- correct to real drone planes. First "mistake" the drone number on the nose needs to move. I like how the name tag/raven looks, still a hint of a previous owner. The USAF roundel could use a bit more faded wear and tear, looks to much like photoshop brushwork. The heaviest dirting i did around the 2 "holes" near the lightning/power symbol, on the template they were already dirty, but i upped it 200%, and looks ok to me, will use this color/technique to dirt up the rest as well. One thing i do find hard is trying to figure out on the template, which part goes where.. i was pretty sure i did both rudders in orange... guess not. But.. the rudders in their original grey does look pretty good..hmm what to do. Overall i`m happy with my progress, and by the time the F-16 module comes out i should have the finer details of skinning down to make a QF-16 skin or 2-3.. can`t wait to shoot them down! All Hail F-4 Phantom! :D My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Only after putting my WIP creation amongst the other drones I notice that the QF-4`s have wonky pilots.. Is there a way to remove their texture, and the pilot texture on my own creation to make it seem as though the cockpit is empty?. My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winterz Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Wow those skins looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0j0NL Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the compliment Winterz (fyi, i only did the A-10). Day 3 and i`m done..if i spent more time on the skin i`ll probably wreck it. Dirty enough, Orange bits i feel should be Orange are Orange, bit more wear and tear. Already started on Skin #2, this time its a real world A-10! :D Edited March 29, 2019 by m0j0NL My skins: https://tiny.cc/m0j0NL [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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