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English forum => Development corner => Ship Textures => Topic started by: terasek on August 19, 2007, 09:59:19

Title: Program to Skin Models
Post by: terasek on August 19, 2007, 09:59:19

Hi !

I'm building a ship model of a containership. My aim was to make it as realistic as possible.
Now I don't know what program I could use the make GOOD textures.
My textures are not bad I think but not as sharp and exact as the EMMA MAERSK's textures, for example.

Can you tell what program I could use,
and how to make textures whith that program ?

By the way:
Is there any interest to include the model into the game ?
It has 55.000 polygons, complete walk-through and is realistic.
I have all information about the ship type.
Only the bridge has to be skinned, (because I don't know how to :) )

Greetz,
terasek

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: Shipaddict on August 19, 2007, 10:01:18

Wow that's great! Sorry, don't know any programs.

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: marcstrat on September 12, 2007, 19:33:24

Greetings,
This is an very nice model,which can fit perfectly in the game.
Great job!!
For programs(3-D),ask Goax75 about this matter,he is realy good in making models,also Simondr is realy good.
Vstep,is also to help you out.
Regards
Marc

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: JHB on September 12, 2007, 20:03:48

Adobe Photoshop CS (www.adobe.com) is the one if you are looking for the best.
I bet there are other programs too which cost less than Photoshop... make a search on the web. ;)

Very nice ship model by the way :)

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: Tavares Junior on January 03, 2008, 05:46:23

wOOO

BV 1800, nice build I like this type of vessel due to her maneuverability.
Hope VSTEP add one of this in the future

About the photoshop look strait for the photoshop CS3, Particularly I use this program for magazines image edition and photo edition of the local surf magazines. I like when come the photos of the nice Spambot whom want to have their body looking nice without any spot on the skin and nice shape on the body.

look just a joke attached.

Cheers,

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: DeadVision on March 28, 2008, 12:54:31

GIMP is something like photoshop, but it's free :)

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: marcstrat on April 07, 2008, 06:39:56

Greetings,
i can buy at our shop,photoshop 6,is that good enough,or do i have to look for something newer,if there is any?
The price i have to pay is 71 euro,is that good??
Marc

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: seanny on June 17, 2008, 21:51:46

The best 3d program is google SketchUp

go to www.SketchUp.google.com

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: JHB on June 17, 2008, 21:54:11

Quote from: seanny on June 17, 2008, 21:51:46

The best 3d program is google SketchUp

go to www.SketchUp.google.com

Oh I cud discuss that for ages... ;D
BTW, repainting textures is something you do with a 2D editor not a 3D editor (to be precisely) :)

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: Agent|Austin on June 17, 2008, 22:00:29

You may want to look at this.

http://www.shipsim.com/ShipSimForum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1071.0;attach=1622

It gives guidelines for adding 3rd party ships into the game.

Title: Re: Program to Skin Models
Post by: llamalord on June 22, 2008, 03:36:26

I have to say, GIMP might be your best approch, I'm working on some good textures for my Tug the "Sea Horse" right now with GIMP and it looks pretty good. :)