General LiWar Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I am not a fan of Gimp at all (for now) it's a little more complicated. I haven't found anything like the layer style thing in photoshop yet which renders a few of my items useless (i.e. the bubble shield, lightsaber blades...) Anyways, I circled the spots I'd use the most were i to use gimp until i found better methods. http://genliwar.googlepages.com/Gimp.jpg i'll keep messing around with it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ok, I'm still messing around with it. [edit] Ok, I sure do hope that I'm not asking a big favor but I could really use a screenshot of editing the helmet step by step with numbers in the order you did it. I would like to ad a black stripe down the center like the commando (boss I believe) in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Okay so I started on an EOD, but it was an older version, it wasn't used in the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hey man whats up? question: Do you guys stay up all night making commandos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hey man whats up? question: Do you guys stay up all night making commandos? To answer the question. I guess it depends on where we live. I tend to spend my nights making these and the days doing everything else. I'll try to make a step by step tutorial for you, but the program is a lot trickier than i thought it would be. anyways, i took the saved file of Chaf'orm and did it with gimp (basically all the coloring disappeared because i used the layer style option in photoshop) compare with i had to apply alternative methods explaining why the saber glow is cut off in a few spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanks alot. Anyway... I'm gonna turn in, so talk to you tomorrow. Actually now that I think about it, I have to help out with my churches summer camp so I will not be able to get on much for about a week. And definitely not work on my commando. If you can have it ready in the morning I just mite be able to get some work done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I'm going to be gone for awhile, because I'll be learning 3D animation on Blender, see ya guys later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_man Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 question: Do you guys stay up all night making commandos? Depends. I almost always do mine around 2:00 PM cuz im not doing anything. It might be earlier if the Halo 3 noob owning isn't going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Alright, I finally finished. Everything written can be useful (except the made by me part) so take your time going through it. It is just a jpg image so anyone can open it. TUTORIAL (pretty general but made for GIMP) The icons and stuff will be a little different in a different program and you may be able to skip some steps (i.e. Photoshop automatically creates a new layer when you paste) but all in all it should work for any photoshopish program. Adjusting the brightness can affect coloring both before and after the Color Balance function is used. Play with that too. I'm going to sleep now, but i'll try to keep making these to cover all the basics (next time I wont use the Halo font so it's easier to read). Da_man, if you can do this too, it'd be greatly appreciated Couldn't sleep so i did Tutorial 2 since it was mainly picture changes. (First tutorial is B&W this is color) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_man Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I'll see if I can write a GIMP tutroial, if thats what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ok, since I already have 2 and my Sidebar seems to be filling up with "stuff" i made a link to a new page that lists tutorials: http://genliwar.googlepages.com/tutorial001. Also, before I go to sleep tonight, I intend on making a page that lists the old Packages instead of all of them on the sidebar as they are. Ok, Here is the page: http://genliwar.googlepages.com/packages if you go there, you might find a new package. if you've downloaded the last one, there's really no need. I renamed Mark IV to VI, and added the EOD, the straps, the visor crack, and a new black sniper model because i never liked the one that's been used forever. I also included the 2 tutorials i made. the new black model is this: or should i call him Shadow Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thank you so much! I'm gonna get on it right awy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Visor Coloring Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanks, for all of the tutorials for GIMP Now just to get GIMP and use it...but I like Photoshop better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relenzo2 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 These turorials are awsome. I love this thread! Tried recoloring a saber in one of my screenshots... awsome! I'm gonna' try this with the commando models. EDIT: Gimp users, is there any way to hide the back layers in GIMP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_man Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 ^: The way I do it is just hiding the layer in question behind the background layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relenzo2 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Yeah. I realized you can do that now... thnks. This is cool! I figured out some of the lightsaber stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordOfTheFish Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Ok, i'm having a problem with keep the lasso tool sharp. Is there a easier way to guide it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 for what? Gimp or Photoshop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_man Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 With gimp you can use the Scissor Select Tool, and it will (most of the time) find the edge you want. I don't know what the Photoshop equivalent is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well, there's the wand, but I'd prefer the Polygon Lasso tool...on photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 In photoshop i do the lasso unless i need a straight edge, then i use the polygon tool, although often time, i just make the selection bigger and erase until i get a straight looking edge. I haven't found a tool that does straight lines in Gimp Anyways, Tutorial 4 (making the visor black) I'm planning on doing a lightsaber tutorial next also, an alternate method of coloring. let me know what you want to learn and i'll try to make a tutorial for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@RS Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Nice Tutorials... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinku Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 here is a phase 1 version of the drawn commando that is in my album it is not finished. Could someone make this an avatar that is better than the one i have now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General LiWar Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I cut it off a little, but how's this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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