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How do I make a paintkit?

Francois

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The 'issue' is that my plane designer only delivers .bmp files of his paints and I think our 'audience' wants psd files. Can I just change the file format? That does sound too simple, but you never know......
 
A layered paintkit would have the panel lines on one .psd layer, the rivets on a second, the dirt on a third etc. BMP files 'flatten' all that information on to one layer :( and the process is not reversible.

Sorry!
 
I kinda figured. Okay, so I'll continue pulling his strings to get the layers.
 
Francois said:
I kinda figured. Okay, so I'll continue pulling his strings to get the layers.
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The "ideal paintkit" will include the "raw mesh" as the base layer (bottom-most); essentially a "wire-frame" view of the UVW layout. This allows the (re)painter to know precisely where the edge boundaries are for each object.

Next up would be a "base paint" layer which simply provides a neutral background.

Then would follow layers with "decorations," lines, rivets, shading, etc.
 
Thanks Bill. Way over my head of course, but I have mailed Simon to ask for 'more'. Maybe he just uses MS Paint? :p I myself use Fireworks which I bought years ago, and so I 'understand' layers. But never had the money for Photoshop.
 
Francois, GIMP is freeware, and handles layered PSD files (Adobe format) with panache, or so I've been told anyway...

GIMP has most all of Photoshop's advanced features from what I've read. ;)
 
Ah yes, GIMP. Actually, I have that installed..... but as you know, people are the worst beings for 'change' so I stuck with Fireworks so far (which also does layers, but hasn't all the special tricks PS has).

I'll see what Simon is using and maybe point him to GIMP if he doesn't have a layers tool (which would surprise me in fact!)
 
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