decal help

[New Guy 1]

My 1st decal attempt went bad. I've read the tutorial at KB and tutorial at McFly, but I think I'm missing something. May I ask for help, please?

[kct 5]

Remove the white background from Rei, and then save it as a .tga file.

 

Reminds me that I still need to get my Touhou Project theme on track.

[New Guy 1]

Decal background opacity (grey color) currently set to 0%. I've tried to delete that layer but doesn't have any effect ingame. I'm still a complete klutz @ skinning & modeling, sorry.

[kct 5]

What you're using? If it is GIMP it is probably easier, although you might have to resave it as a 32-bit .tga later on through CS3 or something.

 

You need to give the pic an alpha layer for transparency work.

Edited January 24, 2009 by kct

[New Guy 1]

I'm using CS3. The alpha layer has been made too. Would you like to have a look at the template? PM me if you do. I'll send it to you.

[Spinners 15,968]

I use The Gimp but struggled to grasp things at first before posting a question at The Simmers Paint Shop and the advice there put me on the right road. I'm not sure about CS3 but it's worth a shot.

 

Incidentally, I bought Photoshop Elements last year but find The Gimp so much easier!

[kct 5]

Hmmm. Not sure about CS3, but I find using GIMP for transparency work is somewhat easier.

[+sony tuckson 12]

Did you solve the issue?

If not, send me a pm and the decal, I'll fix it

[kct 5]

Since this thread is about decal troubles...

 

 

I wonder why the image was pulled at the front section of the right wing, above the hat.

 

[Decal031]

MeshName=slat_right_inner

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal032]

MeshName=wing_right_outer

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal033]

MeshName=Aileron_Right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal034]

MeshName=brake_well_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal035]

MeshName=flap_inner_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal036]

MeshName=spoiler_bay_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal037]

MeshName=spoiler_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal038]

MeshName=wing_thickness_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal039]

MeshName=gear_bay_rear_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal040]

MeshName=wing_right_inner

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal041]

MeshName=Cylinder12

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal042]

MeshName=slat_right_outer

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal043]

MeshName=drooping_aileron_right

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=F-4E®/Patches/Wing

Position=3.4,-0.5

Rotation=0

Scale=5

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

What happened there?

Edited January 25, 2009 by kct

[Spinners 15,968]

How close to the edge of your decal 'square' is the image? Sometimes you get some bleeding out if you run too close to the edge.

[+sony tuckson 12]

indeed

decals should no reach some meshes limits, as they might bleed into adjacent ones, or strech away....this really depends upon the meshes themselves, especially their curvature

[kct 5]

Yes, I think I found my problem! I need to have a border around the image, so to speak, in the sense that the image layer (the layer with the image) itself doesn't reach the edges and the sides.

Edited January 26, 2009 by kct

[New Guy 1]

Thanks for helping me out Sony, the decal works now. Oh, and can you tell me which part that I had done wrong?