LOOKING FOR DECAL MAKING TUTORIAL

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

I use corel paint shop pro X. Is there a tutorial around for using this program to make decals ???

[Spinners 15,986]

Sorry I can't help specifically with Corel Paint Shop Pro X (I use The Gimp) but when I was struggling to grasp it I went to The Simmers Paint Shop and asked a question there. Indeed, it might be worth a look just in case there is a tutorial already there.

[+331Killerbee 840]

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=30702

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=23485

 

Don't know about Corel. I use Photoshop and Paint Shop. I also use Gimp which is a free Download.

Edited March 31, 2009 by 331Killerbee

[Wrench 9,857]

don't know how much help it'll be:

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...p;showfile=8480

 

Wrench

kevin stein

[+LloydNB 212]

Later PSP versions have a problem with converting TGA files so they are useable in the game. They tend to come out as negatives and a ghastly yellow. If you have the problem with PSP10 I have little utility that will fix it. Otherwise look for previous postings - I'm sure that I put a link to the utility download somewhere on here.

 

LloydNB

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=30702

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=23485

 

Don't know about Corel. I use Photoshop and Paint Shop. I also use Gimp which is a free Download.

 

 

I tried this......http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?showtopic=30702 But It did not show up

[thundercheif 1]

Try out the gimp. I find creating decals much easier in this program. You just have to paint what you want to show up and save it as a TGA (32bit, turn RLE compression off)

Hope you find this helpfull

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

Try out the gimp. I find creating decals much easier in this program. You just have to paint what you want to show up and save it as a TGA (32bit, turn RLE compression off)

Hope you find this helpfull

 

 

Tried with Gimp. still dont show up...its the first 2 here.......

 

[Decal001]

MeshName=Fuselage

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=LEFT

FilenameFormat=ATLANTIC\30STORMO\D\FuseNum

Position=-1.974,0.708

Rotation=0.0

Scale=2.0

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal002]

MeshName=Fuselage

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=RIGHT

FilenameFormat=ATLANTIC\30STORMO\D\FuseNum

Position=-1.974,0.708

Rotation=0.0

Scale=2.0

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

[Decal003]

MeshName=Wing_L

DecalLevel=0

DecalFacing=TOP

FilenameFormat=Insignia

Position=-14.324,2.482

Rotation=0.0

Scale=2.0

DecalMaxLOD=4

 

[Decal004]

MeshName=Wing_R

DecalLevel=0

DecalFacing=BOTTOM

FilenameFormat=Insignia

Position=14.324,2.482

Rotation=0.0

Scale=2.0

DecalMaxLOD=4

 

[Decal005]

MeshName=VTAIL

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=LEFT

FilenameFormat=Atlantic\30STORMO\30

Position=-11.703,6.494

Scale=1.0

DecalMaxOD=3

 

[Decal006]

MeshName=VTAIL

DecalLevel=2

DecalFacing=RIGHT

FilenameFormat=Atlantic\30STORMO\30

Position=-11.703,6.494

Scale=1.0

DecalMaxLOD=3

 

also this is the decal

FuseNum078.rar

[thundercheif 1]

How about now?

 

FuseNum078.tga.zip

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

How about now?

 

FuseNum078.tga.zip

 

nope

[+hgbn 91]

If you want. just pm me with a list of numbers and font chosen. then I can do them

[thundercheif 1]

nope

Bloody mac... Well i´m out of solutions till i get back behind my windows machine

[+hgbn 91]

From what I can see that decal should be ok

[Shaolin 0]

i think the name of the first number (no matter which number it represents) has to be "FuseNum000.tga"!

The FuseNum078.tga would be the 79th number!!!

[+hgbn 91]

Have you tried calling out one specific number in the decals.ini just to see if they show??

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

How about now?

 

FuseNum078.tga.zip

 

 

did you take a look at the original file ? and was anything wrong with it ?

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

Have you tried calling out one specific number in the decals.ini just to see if they show??

 

 

yes that worked, but it had a bad bleed to it when i use other decals made by others they look fine

[Shaolin 0]

If i remember TK's tutorial correct, the borders of the tga have to be left free...

 

http://forum.combatace.com/index.php?autoc...mp;showfile=345

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

[Shaolin 0]

As I said, you get the bleeding where the graphic touches the borders...

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

As I said, you get the bleeding where the graphic touches the borders...

 

 

yep that was it...but I also noticed the shape of the insignia was to narrow..how do I fix that ?

 

 

[+hgbn 91]

Try to make a new one square like 256x256

[Shaolin 0]

The hight and width of the decal have to be the same: 64x64, 128x128 or 256x256

 

You could split it in three (or two, framing the insignia)...

[+Veltro2k 6,351]

Try to make a new one square like 256x256

 

 

Ok that worked

 

 

still two problems left

 

1. Tail squadron decal does not show up

 

2 . fuselage numbers have to be diffrent on each aircraft

[+hgbn 91]

Ok that worked

still two problems left

 

1. Tail squadron decal does not show up

 

2 . fuselage numbers have to be diffrent on each aircraft

 

Squadron decals are level1 in the decals.ini

 

You have to make a numberslist. Copy a numbers.lst from whatever aircraft. Open with wordpad and clear every entries. Now you name every number you created in your tga's accordingly to the number sequence. like 1 = TGA.num000 and 2=num001 and so forth