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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: bizzybody on November 09, 2006, 04:12:34 am

Title: Try this for a texture.
Post by: bizzybody on November 09, 2006, 04:12:34 am

I was looking around for things to scan for model textures when I picked up an oil filter and had an 'Ah-ha!' moment. Here's a small scan of the end of a Fram oil filter that screws to an engine. I selected and filled the hole in the center with black then selected around the outside and cut to a new layer, then copied that into the PSD for one of my fighters. With some scaling it became part of the texture for the gun and missile ports. :)

With some imagination it could also be an engine exhaust, a fuel hose connection, a power or data jack, or various other things.

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Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: Colonol Dekker on November 09, 2006, 04:57:19 am

Bump map it, and add some glow map stuff, and we have a new Beam Cannon,
Cheers, i'm off to scan some more techno stuff..........

Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: Kieve on November 09, 2006, 09:18:08 am

Ingenious. Or as the Guiness guys say, "Brilliant!" XD
Seriously, awesome idea. Never would've thought of that one - although I'll bet wheel drums and other automotive parts could be cool too.

Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: Vengence on November 09, 2006, 11:29:11 am

I decided to take it to a new level! Organic hand hulls!1! lol I scanned my hand and edited it just for the sake of doing it really.

(http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/8506/bularrrghsb8.jpg)

Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: Flipside on November 09, 2006, 11:35:02 am

Yup, I've been using tricks like this for a while, another good thing to cut stuff out of is images of circuitboards, if you do it right, it can save a lot of work for inset details etc ;)

Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: spartan_0214 on November 09, 2006, 03:58:52 pm

someone more software proficient than I am should put those on, say, a Deimos, and post a pic. Anybody?

Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: Vengence on November 09, 2006, 08:44:18 pm

If it was me... organic Deimos lol! Well no, I'm not interested in doing this yet but it will certainly give 'photo realistic graphics' a new meaning.

Title: Re: Try this for a texture.
Post by: Tyrian on November 09, 2006, 09:00:43 pm

I see maybe a logo for a 3rd party faction in that hand scan.  But that's just me...