Livery makers - what is your secret? :)

[dmatt76]

I want to make some camo livery but I cannot figure out how you can have all the rivets still visible without layers, while overpainting the whole camo pattern?

Any quick tutorial how to make it PS? :)

[joey45]

Opacity helps..

 

What aircraft are you trying to do?

[dmatt76]

Obviously F16C but some smartboy moved the topic so it doesnt make any sense now...

[joey45]

It's currently all temporary until the official layered template is out. Then it'll be easier.

[Gizmondo]

building weathering:

1- take the roughmet file

2-Put it above my paint

3-Turn it to black and white

4-Adjust light and contrast to get a clear weathered but not too much or it will be pixelated .

and you get sort of weathering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 12, 2019 by Gizmondo

[Gizmondo]

to get a better clear lines and rivets:

1- Use the normal texture file

2- Invert it

 

3- Turn it to black and white

 

4- Use autotone

 

5- Put it above and multiply

6- Adjuste layer opacity (for this one for example i use 80% opacity)

I finally apply both files on top of each others to get weathering and lines and rivets

 

 

PS: This is just my technique and not a law, maybe other persons use different tricks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 12, 2019 by Gizmondo

[dmatt76]

Great! Thank you!

[JFCshloss]

i have a question

i made several skins for the challenger two tank

when i go in to the mission builder the only option is default

can someone tell me how i open up the option for winter autum and summer so i can add the other skins please

thanks in advance

[JFCshloss]

all the relevant files are there but i still cant select anything oher than default in mission builder

just wanna know how to get winter and summer o show up as an optio ithe uk armoured section

thx

[Gizmondo]

change the missions date

[Raven1]

Has anyone had an issue where the F-16 wings are showing up a completely different shade when creating your liveries?

[assafm25]

building weathering:

1- take the roughmet file

2-Put it above my paint

3-Turn it to black and white

4-Adjust light and contrast to get a clear weathered but not too much or it will be pixelated .

and you get sort of weathering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks fir your detailing explanation.

 

Totally help me learn new things!

[SkateZilla]

For Panels/Rivets, Use Normal Map

For Weathering/Grime, Use RoughMet (Red is A.O., Green is Roughness, Blue is Metallic Channel).

 

However,

 

The issue here is Liveries made now might not work long, as the UVW Coordinates and Stuff will change as items are added or adjusted for clarity on the UVW Maps.

 

I Made a F-86F Template and maintained it until BST Finalized theirs, and items were constantly shifting as they developed the 3D Model, users had to keep re-exporting and adjusting their liveries.

 

Same thing will happen here.