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Offline DuctTapeWonder

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Need help w/ saucer texture.
« on: October 24, 2005, 09:20:59 pm »
As in how to make one from scratch. Got something in the works, but It needs a completely new saucer texture or it just wont look right.
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Re: Need help w/ saucer texture.
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2005, 10:14:36 pm »
gues the real question is how much of a texture do you need?

Basic background is easy enough adding lines for deflectors will not work unless you know where to draw them
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Re: Need help w/ saucer texture.
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2005, 04:48:29 pm »
I've only made textures from scratch once, so I still have a lot to learn about the process, but what I did was make basic solid-color shapes that corresponded with different areas of the ship (like a solid grey circle for a saucer) and applied them to the model.  Then I gradually added details to the textures and viewed what the changes looked like on the model.
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Re: Need help w/ saucer texture.
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2005, 09:19:04 pm »
I guess I should have been more specific. I made an entire set of new TMP hull textures from scratch. The only thing I don't know how to do is make the curved pattern on the saucer. I recall seeing a tutorial on how to do them, but couldn't find it. If anyone could explain how to make one, or has one that is just black and white, I could fill it in with the desired texture.
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Re: Need help w/ saucer texture.
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2005, 06:12:38 pm »
You using PhotoShop or PaintShop Pro?

PaintShop you have to find the plug in called MuRa Meister Pole transformation it will take a linear map and make it round.
PhotoShop has a effect built in to do this but don't remember what it is called as I use PaintShop Pro


Worse case send me the file you want rounded and I can do it for you

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Re: Need help w/ saucer texture.
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2005, 06:33:27 pm »
If you are using Photoshop ....

make a large enough "block' of the texture you are using ...  then look under "distort" ..  use the "polar coordinates" tool ..  that should give you any where from a 1/4 circle to a completed one ...  or oval shape. ( this depends upon the size and shape of the "block" you are working with.  (Ya will just have to play with it ..  I don't have it down pat enough to formulate how large or small to proportionately size the "block" to tell ya what and how it works precisely.

Hope this helps
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