What programs do you use for Skins and Models??

**~~Mithril~~** · July 17, 2008, 07:07 AM

What programs do you use for Skins and Models??

i want to try skinning

**Marcus Septim IV** · July 17, 2008, 07:09 AM

i dont skin or such...but 3d-max and photoshop i hear

btw +rep for ur cool avatar

**Hannibal Smith** · July 17, 2008, 07:11 AM

3dsmax is for modelling and costs alot of money. If its just skinning you want to try use GIMP because its free and there is a plugin to allow you to open the dds files.

link to GIMP for windows
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

link to the plugin
http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/#download

**~~Mithril~~** · July 17, 2008, 07:26 AM

thanks,

uhh i'm using gimp and i know that you can use phtoshop to

are there other programs?

Thanks for the Links

**Hannibal Smith** · July 17, 2008, 07:49 AM

if its just skinning then any photo package that will allow you to open dds files is ok. But they are the best two I know of. I only listed GIMP because its free and PS isnt. Modelling the only one that I know of that will allow you to save as a CAS file is 3dsMax (you will also need a plugin script which you can get from this site) the only thing is that it costs around £2000. Think you can download a 30 day demo just to try it out.

**~~Mithril~~** · July 17, 2008, 08:04 AM

yep i would like to try it

my brother uses 3dsmax6 but he doesnt teach me but i will learn

i tried photoshop for me its more complicated than gimp

**Marcus Septim IV** · July 17, 2008, 09:45 AM

great looking forward to see it

**tone** · July 18, 2008, 09:17 AM

Great start.....

You really don't need Photoshop though. Some great results can be obtained with GIMP - it's free, has HUGE functionality, and is frequently being updated. Loads of great filters and plug-ins and so on.

**Sebulba** · July 18, 2008, 10:35 AM

Nicely done Mithril

**morfeasnikos** · July 19, 2008, 04:02 AM

Gimp and 3dmax ..

Its a good start Mithril

**~~Mithril~~** · July 20, 2008, 12:45 AM

Thanks for the comments

Now heres My Final skin for this Unit

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**morfeasnikos** · July 20, 2008, 06:02 AM

Muck better Mthril...Bravo...

**~~Mithril~~** · July 20, 2008, 06:22 AM

Thanks

**tone** · July 20, 2008, 06:25 AM

Looking good - I'd suggest scaling down the chainmail though.

**~~Mithril~~** · July 20, 2008, 06:35 AM

yep i agree with you Tone the chains are big hehe

**Falcone** · July 22, 2008, 06:20 AM

Cool skin!

But I have a problem. I made a skin for RTW (with an DDS Converter), but the shield are in "black box", so I download the Photoshop DDS Plugin, and now, one man on the left side has "black box" in the unit.

If anyone have an idea, or link me a good turorial, I will thx...:hmmm:

(Sorry if my English was wrong...)

**~~Mithril~~** · July 22, 2008, 09:58 AM

Thanks Everyone for sharing some tips for skinning

its muchly appreciated

**morfeasnikos** · July 20, 2008, 06:44 AM

You can Edit the chain with "unwarp UVM" from 3dmax

**~~Mithril~~** · July 20, 2008, 08:25 AM

ok but i'll be skinning a different unit this time maybe then i can use gimp

**tone** · July 21, 2008, 04:48 AM

Nice tools to look out for in GIMP under the filters menu:

iWarp - use this to "unbend/ undistort" things or to curve things - play with the settings to find out what works best
Emboss - use this on subtle settings to add a 3D feel particularly to metal textures (Azimuth around 90 (if vertical), elevation around 50, depth around 1-3)
Clothify is good too