My new lightsaber model

[Jo]

here is my new saber. But i have a few questions. how do you apply your skin the the model in milkshape, how do you get the skin to look like metal and not just like its colored on there, and how do you check the polycount on the model in milkshape.here it is i just set it up on a quik site to post online.

http://masterjo2588.tripod.com/

its the saber on the page by the way...just telling the dumb pple

[Twisted Vertex]

I'm no pro a milkshape, but i have fiddled with it. Now from what i understand to uv mapp your model your going to need a seperate program called lithunwrap.

 

To get thos nice Metail textures...go

 

way to find awesome metals

[Kahl]

you need to unwrapp yer model, can be done with lithunwrap or gmax/3dsmax/chilliskinner. but its a long drawn out process that no one has cared to give me any info on. so i quit trying.

 

if you want. here is a link with links to programs/tutorals for modeling/skinning/unwrapping etc

http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/Forum11/HTML/001100.html

 

and to make metallic skins for the model, you need a painting program, i use photoshop. but i hear people like paint shop pro also. you will have to make the decision on what you like. i think they both cost money. so either buy them.. or use other means of aquiring them... *hint* altho i didnt say what, so dont get me in trouble.

 

photoshop for me, was fairly easy to learn , but still needs practice to make decent looking metallic textures. good luck.

 

p.s. - nice model:D

[Darth Stryke]

There is another way, but its a pain in the @$$, you simply make a group for every single different color and in the .qc file you can assign each seperate group to the color it is supposed to be. That is how I have done my first two sabers, the only bad thing being that it increases filesize. As for metal, the easiest way is to find Shawn Kenobi's thread: WIP Adi Gallia Hilt and then read Shawn's instructions for making metal.

Click Below

 

http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/bol_desperado/shot0001.jpg

 

Tsk Tsk... Warez are against the forum TOS. - Eets

 

Opps, my fault..uhhh...EDIT

[Jo]

hi have photoshop but i have no idea how to make a metal texture....could you help me..

[Twisted Vertex]

you didn't find anything on google?

[Jo]

i wasn't looking for textures...i want to know how they are made in photoshop because i have that....

[Emon]

You can UV map in MS3D, it's just kind of hard. It works best for existing textures.

[Twisted Vertex]

after TWO seconds of searching

 

http://www.edevcafe.com/docs/32.html

[Jo]

thanks everyone but can you tell me where you got the fireworks program your talking about...can i dl it from somewhere..i dled ultimate unrap3d,got the coloring done, and found out i cant save it cause its a demo program