Rise of Flight Skinning Book

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Rise of flight skinning

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[email protected]


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Contents:

intRoDuction ...................................................................................7

WhAt You Will neeD ........................................................................9

lAYeRs/lAYeR GRouPs ...................................................................10

eDitinG the temPlAte ...................................................................10

sAvinG the temPlAte.....................................................................10

sAvinG As A .DDs .............................................................................11

vieWinG YouR WoRk As You PRoGRess ...................................12

the AlPhA chAnnel .......................................................................13


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IntRoDUCtIon

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t gd a a a y arady w a py Pp.

i pra Pp r 7, b r ay b g r dr r wr a . Ayp da i ay ar w r 7 d, yr ag ay ry.

i w ap d g G.i.m.P. (Ay r grap apa war), ar ar ra ajr praa dr a i a xpr w. Prap G.i.m.P. R Fg g xpr (ad r ar ra!) may raa a ba r /r w R Fg sg 101 r, r ayb a a pa .

i a d pa Pp e r irar... s d a ab r, b-

a i j ar bay a y, prdg ayg y ay b ayg.

t g ra ar wr --r par-- r a r p ga p a pb ad aw r a rr.

n r w b ad r radr r ar aay paagg r bgyr wr ar R Fg r ga. tr ar py r d- a R Fg a g r da. i w, wr, dr y w-g pag a a ry bw r.

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Fg). tr r wr ad rdb ray ad a wdg y

r rp a bra p Fr Wrd War.

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rg aw r daw ag ad r.


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What YoU WIll neeD

DoWnloADinG

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p://dpr.da./da-xr--adb-pp

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Y w b rqrd dwad pa() pa y pa wr .Dwad r r pa r R Fg u mara pag

p://rfg.//y/ara

t pa ar pag.

t paagd a .ZiP . uzp a dr yr p zppd w Pp. s r Pp a rad a ayr r d ayr grp.c ok rg ay rrr ag y ay r. (W Pp 7, i a d ayr /grp ad warg )


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laYeRs/laYeR GRoUps

mAP lAYeRs

hr a drp ayr ad r r.

Wr map:

Dpay a ad xa ap a par a ar paab/dab wr ayrRr t:oy, d w dd, d prr sa A .DDs

Fr Adad ur:(layr s (r Grp) ayr) a ra ayr a ar d, by da ad ar radg , gg , xr , dr , warg , ad rda.

Use caution when editing these layers, I would suggest duplicating layer (as backupinsurance) beore modiying.

Draw hr:t ayr a ara wr y wd appy w r ad r y ra yr,Aga, i wd gg rag layr s p rgaz yr wr (t ay b aarra yp.)

Da Pa/Bagrdt ayr a fa ayr ag ag ba/da rg. i ry , ay, ayr, r a r rr, r bagrd r

eDItInG the template

la Fr Adad ur a y b r aar w w a ayr d rb ra d prd. A d ab, gg rag ayr bw Fr Adad ur. B r rgaz yr wr, ad a adaag pprayr .

savInG the template

A a pra, i wd rd ag .PsD pa a a ry 30 .

i p a ba py (ba, prazd, ) ad a ad-a dr ad wr p . t p ar y wrg p.

Wrg p ar ad a wr prgr (wp) r w R Fg arra dr r a parar d. sag a .DDs ar, i ay g r dr ar.


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savInG as a .DDs

i yr Pp F>sa A...>Fra:> D3D/DDs (*.DDs;*.DDs)

[note: B r Apa ca bx.] Well discuss Alphas later

t a a b ayg, b r ar ggd r rqrd R Fg padard. Pa r r da:

http://riseofight.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?=112&t=8092

Veriy save location (Save In:) is in the proper skin older the sa .

DDs t g wdw w pp-p

First drop-down feld: DXt5 ARGB 8 bpp | rpad apa

sddrp-dw d: 2D txr

mp map : Gra mp map

A: eryg = da g

c sa

(Y a a Pp p w wrg py pa a y w )

DXT5 ARGB 8 bpp | interpolated alpha


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vIeWInG YoUR WoRk as YoU pRoGRess

1. op R Fg urvwr .777\R Fg\b_wr\ra\urvwr.x

2. lad md.s d y ar wrg .

3. lad s.s y j ad.

4. Ra prgr yr wr. Y w a a, w y ara; ra bar wa ad w a Apa a.

5. Dr ara a d wr.G ba yr p pa Pp, ad a adj dd.

Rpa sag A a .DD ad vwg yr wr... r a add.

NOTE: It would be purdentto created a desktop shortcuor this tool.(I use it VERY oten)

NOTE: Its fne to let thisprogram run while workingwithin Photoshop.


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the alpha Channel

unDeRstAnDinG the AlPhA chAnnel.

t AlPhA chAnnel a way r ap ad xr pa d.t wg ar wa y w b apab agg.

sy Ara: laqr, var, Pd mama Ara: Dr/Gr, Wr sp, u-laqrd Fabr,

cra 3D /: D/Bp, caa txr, Wd xr, Pa l

c (b ): lr, Ra cwg s, Wd Wg-spar/Fag Brag h

Fr aag pad ara (dr ra gar) naa arg .ra pa

crag ra bw w agg r r r a

Pr ba = b

Pr w = (a)

Dar gray = a

lg gray = y

Bw dar ad g gray ar dgr a ad y

Fr r da, rr PDF a apa a a R Fg

pa ad a R Fg umara pag.


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eDitinG the AlPhA chAnnel lAYeR (thesimPle methoD) :

1. G ca ab yr wrgpy pa (y w ...) RGB, Rd,Gr, B, Apa (graya ag)

2. s Apa ( j d, b a

y ayr ca a dd)Rg- > Dpa a... ( wp rga a) > cag a y w > ok

3. s wy dpad a ayr y a ayr ca

4. ug yr r , a ara(dag a)m >iag > Adj >

Brg/cra.vry a Prw bx (d)

5. sd r ra drd

6. c ok

7. sa yr .PsD (rbr, ry 30!)


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APPlYinG the AlPhA chAnnel lAYeR to the skin:

1. W yr wrg py pa p (wdwd d Pp), p .DDs w arr rad (a r wdwd a w) .

2. sa b wdw y a a (Wdw/aad r wr w)

3. ma .PsD a wdw

4. op ca Wdw Pa

5. c ad drag w dpa Apa ca ayr (r ca ) r .DDs , drp w Apa ca .DDs

6. i .DDs y w w w graya Apa ca ca , prw, r y j dd, d w (rg-/d)

7. c .DDs ad ok a ag.

8. G ba urvwr (ag y p w y wr wrg w d). c Rr s b ad ra apa ayr a wr. Y

d ag ara y dd arr.

9. Rpa a p a ary y a a pd prd.


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