My First Skin

hey i'm real new to the forums but when i first joined i noticed all these new units and stuff and thought it was so cool.... yea i suck at modeling and probably so with skins but i just made one thanks to a tut and here it is Adun Oakenshield

oh woopsies hehe i need to know how to get the player color off i don't quite get alpha channels

Next time post this in the Skins Gallery, this place is only for skinning and texturing discussion although most of you dont realise it

kk thank you here is an updated version. as you can see i changed the shield from a metal to a wood shield and his metal leggings to a leather



if anyone can help me with how to remove player colors please let me know i previously posted a thread so you can respond there

well.. you should post in the right forum remember this! on the skin well let's say it needs alot of shading and details work on it a bit and it might turn out good someday keep it up!
-Blizz

man i don't know what shading is lol if you could help me on exactly what tools are required for it and where the shading is needed i'll be most glad to fix it all up + i'll give you a little something ;) i never forget to hand it out to those that help

BRAVO good job man! the other day when i was over you sucked at skinning.... that's really good please teach me :8

shading is basically many colors, also light and dark for eg if a light was face a 45° angle on the drawing you would shade according where the light would show up.

using the dodge and the burn tool is the cheaters way, though it gives a nice effect.

how ever you'll find that multiple of one color (e.g bright green, green, dark green etc) will give off a nice effect.

my suggestion too you is look at the drawing or picture of ur ref pic. and find where all the light and dark spots are and draw/color accordingly.

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if you want to know how to remove the colors (if u are using any type of photoshop) go to the "channel" tab (you'll find it in a box on ur screen) and click the "alpha" part and using the eraser remove all the high lighted red.
and click back on the rgb when u have finished.




as you can see from above, the skin is "shaded" (this is a e.g skin its not going to be used and its not finished)

hope this helps.

if you require more help so what you need help on and ill go step by step for you.


if this is useful pos rep me

cheers,

Edit: ive resized the screenshot and made it a jpeg for ur conveience.

that was extremely helpful however when i erase it doesn't make the red go away it makes the skin rub away :\

make sure you have selected the alpha channel first, if using the erasing tool doesnt work for you. use the white swatch (white color) and paint over it using the brush tool..

YAY IT WORKED! I had everything selected but the blue was highlighted over RGD or whatever causing it to erase all but the alpha so it was all a matter of not highlighting the alpha channel thanks so much

here is the lastest and maybe final version of Adun OakenShield

REMINDER: if anyone can give me advice that'd be great but step by step small terms are what i understand best


THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!

terrific! however if you can find out how to do facial hair, you should change his mustache brown

thanks Spartan i'll do my best on that

i said it before and i will say it again! shade for god sake look on son-of-impuritys pick use the dodge and burn tools the burn tool looks like a *hand* and the dodge tool looks like a black zooming glass or sumthin then train on how to shade look at the skinning and texturing forum after the skinning techniqes or search google no shade no fame that's the way it is! keep working ;)