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HahaHoela227
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How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Hey,

I want to learn how to paint! Does anybody know a good tutorial?

Thanks

Cheese-Strike

Re: How to paint?

Post by Cheese-Strike »

I learned painting this way :D
Just study the tutorail, it's the same I watched to learn it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVcGUFPfsF0

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

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Thanks

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Just 2 questions now
How long does it take to paint an aircraft?
And
Could you paint AI aircraft after this tutorial.

Thanks

Cheese-Strike

Re: How to paint?

Post by Cheese-Strike »

The time you need for painting aircraft belongs to your skills and the difficulty of the livery you like to paint.
(I did the Thai paint for both Airbus in 2 days)
It's the same way to paint AI aircraft :D

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Thank you, I'm a lot further.

But do you know how to paint over an other paint, (not a white texture)?

Cheese-Strike

Re: How to paint?

Post by Cheese-Strike »

It's difficult ... and it takes a lot of time. It's easier to use a paintkit, but if there isn't one you have to create the white texture your own :D Don't forget to include all details, rivets and shadows in your livery, otherwise your plane will look like you dipped it into a paint bucket xD
Greets, Daniel

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Hey,

I've repainted one. Thank you so much.
I only experienced one problem.
My texture isn't very beautiful (I'm a beginner, but that is not the problem).
My texture is indistinct
My texture:
Image
Finnair texture from FlightSim.com:
Image

Yes I know I have to repaint some thing, especially the noce, but that's not the problem

Camiz757
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Re: How to paint?

Post by Camiz757 »

HahaHoela227 wrote:...I only experienced one problem...
In Dxtbmp-program, click on the right side "include when saving" away and save to DXT3 or BMP 32 bit. : ]
http://www.btinternet.com/~mnwright/programs/dxtbmp.htm

Cheese-Strike

Re: How to paint?

Post by Cheese-Strike »

I did the same mistake in several of my paints :D I hate those Mipmaps ... make everything looking blurry

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Yes, thank you both

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

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Did it but get a new problem.
Image

Camiz757
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Re: How to paint?

Post by Camiz757 »

If that's an AI aircraft it may be invisible because of fsx and you can fix it by taking shadows off from FSX settings.

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Ok thank you

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

New problem and very irritating.
Look:
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This is the TFS_A343_T file when I open it.
I can't work with this.
(I wan't to make a A330-300 from Iberia, cutting and pasting everything of the body)

Hope somebody can help me,
Pieter

EB1515
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Re: How to paint?

Post by EB1515 »

This is because it's DXT3. Open it with DXTBmp and save it as 32Bit.
Then it should work.

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Thank you, it worked!

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Sorry about all my questions. But I still have them till it works correctly.
I made a new paint. (Surinam A330-300 PW)
I painted it and it worked to save it in a DXT3 file.
Then I started up FSX but the texture was still blurry.

Can I do something to help it or is this it the end of my paintings?

Thank you,

HahaHoela227
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Re: How to paint?

Post by HahaHoela227 »

Everybody. Many Thanks. After a few days I found out what I had to do.

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