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Dowly · 08-14-07, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Well, I dont think they are toyish :hmm:
the blue and yellow suit quiet well
but what do you have in mind then?

What I have in mind is impossible in IL2. An reflective aluminium skin with black nose, wingtips & rudder.

Dowly · 08-14-07, 11:30 AM

But I'll try to find a few candidates, skin them and show them to you.

HunterICX · 08-14-07, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Well, I dont think they are toyish :hmm:
the blue and yellow suit quiet well
but what do you have in mind then?

What I have in mind is impossible in IL2. An reflective aluminium skin with black nose, wingtips & rudder.

Mmm....If I'm correct one of the P47's skins is reflective aluminium?
or am wrong in this.

I'm at work now so I cant check it out.

Dowly · 08-14-07, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

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Originally Posted by Dowly

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Well, I dont think they are toyish :hmm:
the blue and yellow suit quiet well
but what do you have in mind then?

What I have in mind is impossible in IL2. An reflective aluminium skin with black nose, wingtips & rudder.

Mmm....If I'm correct one of the P47's skins is reflective aluminium?
or am wrong in this.

I'm at work now so I cant check it out.

You're wrong. It's an illusion, what I mean is a reflective skin that really reflects. Or even mimics it by having a "moving texture" on it like you see on sniper rifle's scopes in some games.

HunterICX · 08-14-07, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

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Originally Posted by Dowly

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Well, I dont think they are toyish :hmm:
the blue and yellow suit quiet well
but what do you have in mind then?

What I have in mind is impossible in IL2. An reflective aluminium skin with black nose, wingtips & rudder.

Mmm....If I'm correct one of the P47's skins is reflective aluminium?
or am wrong in this.

I'm at work now so I cant check it out.

You're wrong. It's an illusion, what I mean is a reflective skin that really reflects. Or even mimics it by having a "moving texture" on it like you see on sniper rifle's scopes in some games.

:hmm: Ah..I see
cant the mirror thingy in IL2 help you out?

Dowly · 08-14-07, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

Well, I dont think they are toyish :hmm:
the blue and yellow suit quiet well
but what do you have in mind then?

What I have in mind is impossible in IL2. An reflective aluminium skin with black nose, wingtips & rudder.

Mmm....If I'm correct one of the P47's skins is reflective aluminium?
or am wrong in this.

I'm at work now so I cant check it out.

You're wrong. It's an illusion, what I mean is a reflective skin that really reflects. Or even mimics it by having a "moving texture" on it like you see on sniper rifle's scopes in some games.

:hmm: Ah..I see
cant the mirror thingy in IL2 help you out?

IL2 doesnt support reflective textures.

Wouldnt it look nice?

HunterICX · 08-14-07, 12:00 PM

Drool!

that indeed would look very pretty!

Dowly · 08-14-07, 01:16 PM

Ok, I'm currently testing a method I just came up with to add reflective look to the Blue & Yellow skins we have now. The results have been... umm... rather interesting. :p At the moment, the skin looks like it have been coated with Dragon skin. :rotfl:

Dowly · 08-14-07, 01:40 PM

Okie, I think I'm getting somewhere here. The illusion of reflective surface has been earlier done via manually painting the skin with dodge & burn tools. This can be kinda tricky for some who have their thumb somewhere else than on their hand (like me). Sooo, what I did was, that I used 'Diffuse Glow' & 'Plastic Wrap' filters of Photoshop to make the skin VERY bright. By scaling down the opacity of the filter layers, I came up with kinda shiny metallic look. I only tested this with the blue P40M SS skin we have, but I think that by making the base color of the plane to medium grey, the two filters would make it look just like aluminium. :hmm:

Anyways, here's a shot of the P40M.

BEFORE

AFTER

Okie, back to work.

HunterICX · 08-14-07, 03:03 PM

looks good dowly keep it up

dont forget the P40B&C or else kratos gets mad at you

Kratos · 08-14-07, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

looks good dowly keep it up

dont forget the P40B&C or else kratos gets mad at you

Oh Yea ah forgot about that !! :p

Chock · 08-14-07, 04:19 PM

Can you not use an Alpha channel to add a shine on IL2 planes? I was under the impression you could, but it's a long time since I did an IL2 repaint, so maybe I'm mistaken.

Chock

Dowly · 08-14-07, 04:43 PM

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Can you not use an Alpha channel to add a shine on IL2 planes? I was under the impression you could, but it's a long time since I did an IL2 repaint, so maybe I'm mistaken.

Chock

There is shine on the skins automatically.

XabbaRus · 08-19-07, 01:58 PM

Excellent, looks like I have missed a lot. Just got back from Holiday yesterday so will be looking towards some online stuff soon once the bags are unpacked.

Kratos · 08-19-07, 06:01 PM

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looks good dowly keep it up

dont forget the P40B&C or else kratos gets mad at you

Oh Yea ah forgot about that !! :p

any joy skinning my p40b matey

08-14-07, 12:00 PM	#22
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Drool! that indeed would look very pretty! __________________

08-14-07, 03:03 PM	#25
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	looks good dowly keep it up dont forget the P40B&C or else kratos gets mad at you __________________

08-14-07, 04:19 PM	#27
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can you not use an Alpha channel to add a shine on IL2 planes? I was under the impression you could, but it's a long time since I did an IL2 repaint, so maybe I'm mistaken. Chock __________________

08-19-07, 01:58 PM	#29
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Excellent, looks like I have missed a lot. Just got back from Holiday yesterday so will be looking towards some online stuff soon once the bags are unpacked. __________________

08-14-07, 11:30 AM	#17
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,036 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	But I'll try to find a few candidates, skin them and show them to you.

08-14-07, 01:16 PM	#23
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,036 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Ok, I'm currently testing a method I just came up with to add reflective look to the Blue & Yellow skins we have now. The results have been... umm... rather interesting. :p At the moment, the skin looks like it have been coated with Dragon skin. :rotfl:

08-14-07, 01:40 PM	#24
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,036 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Okie, I think I'm getting somewhere here. The illusion of reflective surface has been earlier done via manually painting the skin with dodge & burn tools. This can be kinda tricky for some who have their thumb somewhere else than on their hand (like me). Sooo, what I did was, that I used 'Diffuse Glow' & 'Plastic Wrap' filters of Photoshop to make the skin VERY bright. By scaling down the opacity of the filter layers, I came up with kinda shiny metallic look. I only tested this with the blue P40M SS skin we have, but I think that by making the base color of the plane to medium grey, the two filters would make it look just like aluminium. :hmm: Anyways, here's a shot of the P40M. BEFORE AFTER Okie, back to work.