Photoshop Skinning Tutorials.

**Halie Satanus** · February 22, 2009, 03:49 PM

Cool, you've grasped the basics now getting better is just a matter of time and practice.

Studying skins of the better artists around and paying attention to the details are the best way to improve, historical accuracy, umm it's not important at all imo.

**bessus** · February 24, 2009, 06:04 AM

Heres a darker principes

Last post for me here

**Lü Bu** · February 24, 2009, 06:07 AM

Now they are amazing!

**Halie Satanus** · February 24, 2009, 06:19 AM

Getting there, I'd lose the lion on his chest, it's a bit unrealistic. Besides it's just printed on and looks a bit odd.

This is the Principle I made for Sicilia, not the most detailed, I guess I was being a bit lazy with this one..

This is a similar unit which I took a bit more time over (he's also 512x512), suggest you study the details of the shadows and highlights, see what you come up with..

**bessus** · February 24, 2009, 02:31 PM

I quite like the lion but it does look stuck on. I need to get into modelling I guess, but thats a little bit more serious

. I was going to place a smaller version of the lion on only one side of the chainmail but of course you cant can you?

I didnt realise you could use a higher res! That looks about a thousand times better than mine!

Can see I've got a long way to go........

**Halie Satanus** · February 24, 2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by bessus

I quite like the lion but it does look stuck on. I need to get into modelling I guess, but thats a little bit more serious

. I was going to place a smaller version of the lion on only one side of the chainmail but of course you cant can you?

I didnt realise you could use a higher res! That looks about a thousand times better than mine!

Can see I've got a long way to go........

Not that far..

You can unwrap the UV map, but if your able to do that you may as well add a plane..

On this unit I have a similar broach but you can see I've added leather ties which disappear under the shoulder pads and 'connect' the broach to the curiass, I also placed the body in from the edge so UV mapping was easier.

**Lü Bu** · February 24, 2009, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Halie Satanus

Not that far..

You can unwrap the UV map, but if your able to do that you may as well add a plane..

On this unit I have a similar broach but you can see I've added leather ties which disappear under the shoulder pads and 'connect' the broach to the curiass, I also placed the body in from the edge so UV mapping was easier.

I cant understand this "I also placed the body in from the edge so UV mapping was easier."
And what is grey part in right top corner?

**Lü Bu** · February 24, 2009, 02:48 PM

People would say Im crazzy but sometimes i use 2048x2048 or 1024x1024

**Lü Bu** · February 24, 2009, 10:12 PM

I make new hoplite unit and i start to make texture.It look good until i render in 3d max.Over there helmet and this other helmet part look very different.What can I do to make them same and can you explain me how to make metal texture /for armor,etc/.And what brush you use for shadows?

**Halie Satanus** · February 25, 2009, 06:15 AM

Firstly my advice is to use 512x512, larger res might give you more detail but it means you have to do a lot more work, it's unnecessary.

Metal; depending on what you want it to look like, I prefer a very distressed look. To get the effect use a 1 point brush and scribble a few random shadows with the burn tool, then do the same with the dodge, then just work them in with a larger brush. The brush I use for this is the faded ones.

The finished product.

**Lü Bu** · February 25, 2009, 07:33 AM

How do you make belts for the unit in 3d max.I making it using planes but it takes way too long to make one?!

**Lü Bu** · February 25, 2009, 09:35 AM

AND WHAT BRUSHES DO YOU USE?

**Lü Bu** · February 25, 2009, 09:50 AM

My first mettalic texture.I use platter and basic brushes: (any suggestions)

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**Lü Bu** · February 25, 2009, 12:37 PM

Thanks god we have Halie.I listen for his tips and here is metal texture i make (my second try)

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**Halie Satanus** · February 25, 2009, 04:57 PM

Any areas that are to white will blind you once in game so best to dull them down a bit, other than that these are looking pretty good. I still say you should work with 512x512 though.

AND WHAT BRUSHES DO YOU USE?

Basic round brushes.

How do you make belts for the unit in 3d max.I making it using planes but it takes way too long to make one?!

I don't generally use seperate belts, I just add them to the base textures.

Could you please edit your posts and put your images in spoilers. Apart from stretching the pages they take an age to load up. Ta.

**Lü Bu** · February 25, 2009, 11:42 PM

I have worked on 512x512 this time.Your roman soldier have belt on render but i cant see it on your metalic texture?!

**Lü Bu** · February 26, 2009, 12:06 AM

And can you give me few tips how to paint face?

**Finch** · February 26, 2009, 12:43 AM

the belt is below the armor watch carefully

and I think he made the face with Facegen

**Lü Bu** · April 06, 2009, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Divus

the belt is below the armor watch carefully

and I think he made the face with Facegen

Why do you have two heads?

**Lü Bu** · February 26, 2009, 01:30 AM

What is facegen?

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