Last post for tonight
So I finally bit the bullet and bought Photoshop (or as is now the case, rented Photoshop for a year)
Not trying to make any excuses but doing all of this in GIMP is just a massive PITA
Before anyone chimes in I would just like to point out that I have used loads of free images software in the past ten years, and out of all the free ones I have personally found GIMP to be the best for me
However - maybe because I have been using Photoshop for nearly 20 years for my job, maybe because I use it day after day after day, maybe just because I am so used to its interface and how everything works in it, trying to do anything in any prrogram other than Photoshop is just a major PITA for me.
That (and the fact I am a lazy SOB) is why I have been dragging my heels here
Anyway I bit the bullet and 'rented' it for a year
The change was astonishing
Rather than viewing the next skin as a chore that I had to get through as soon as possible (which is how I viewed skinning when using GIMP), I positively looked forward to how the next skin would look in game
Spent an entire evening skinning one ship, and am pretty happy with it
Ladies and Gentlemen - I present you the Big Old Liner
44 thousand something tons of goodness - lets hope your scope is wide enough to accommodate this fella
Originally
After a evenings Photoshop work
And can I just say - now that I am using Photoshop for these - I enjoyed this evening so much more than any of the 20 or so evenings when I was making Razzle Dazzle