Searching for complete LOMAC skin tutorial

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:07 am

Someone can help me?
I'm new to Lock-On and I want to paint my own Italian F-16 skin for LOMAC:

Where can I find a good beginners skin tutorial?
Many thanks to everyone that can help me!

Post by **Lawndart** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:27 pm

Quick search gave me the following:

Simmers Paintshop - Lock on skin tutorial
LOMAC Section - Skinning Resources

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:43 pm

Same link as I've found! Thank you Lawndart, now it's school time for me... Let's learn some skinning.

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:29 pm

Razor-71 wrote: Same link as I've found! Thank you Lawndart, now it's school time for me... Let's learn some skinning.

If you have any other questions you can PM me or if you have MSN you can add me. Coincidentally I painted that exact scheme about a month ago.

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:10 am

Blaze wrote:Coincidentally I painted that exact scheme about a month ago.

Really? Can you send me this skin to use with LOMAC?

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 3:28 am

Check your PM's.

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:58 am

So, yesterday I spent some hours to read some tutorials on the web, but many questions are already on my mind.

Meanwhile I'm still searching the web, all helps are very appreciated.

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:01 pm

If you have any questions go ahead and ask.

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:28 am

What is the picture I can use to start painting F-16 skin for LOMAC?

LOMAC has a 'base' F-16 picture to use as a basic F-16 skin?
Or I have to use an existing F-16 mod skin to repaint my own skin with Paint Shop (or Photoshop)?

Post by **Lawndart** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:18 pm

The F-16C skin files:
F-16C-PAINT-DEF-Lx.bmp.dds
F-16C-PAINT-DEF-Rx.bmp.dds

x = a number

Templates for the F-16 (one for the DEF-L; and one for the DEF-R file):
F-16-OKRAS-L
F-16-OKRAS-R

@Fabrizio, check your email. I sent you these two skin templates.

You'll need to be good in PhotoShop to work with these. Please refer to the links I posted previously (in this thread) for tutorials on how to skin in Lock On. Those are the best sources of information I know of to get started. Make sure you have your .dds plugins for PhotoShop as well.

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:05 pm

Awesome!!!

Thank you Lawndart! Now I've got to read the tutorials, and try, and try...

Thanks again, I hope to paint something interesting.

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:42 pm

Lawndart wrote:...
Templates for the F-16 (one for the DEF-L; and one for the DEF-R file):
F-16-OKRAS-L
F-16-OKRAS-R
...

Ok, I see the files and I understand where I must paint to obtain my result, but a couple of questions:

After reading this tutorial:
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/ ... orial.html
I don't know when I'll be ready with my new L and R files, how can I load those 2 files as a flyable F-16 with ModMan.

In few words, can I create my own F-16 only painting the 2 templates files?

Other (and more detailed) tutorials?

Razor-71 · Post by **Razor-71** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:32 am

How can I save DDS files with PhotoShop?

I've installed the DDS plugin, it opens correctly (I open without mipmap) .DDS files and tells me that when I have to save I must choose SAVE USING EXISTING MIPMAP...

but when I save the DDS files the program saves nothing and tells me COULD NOT SAVE filename BECAUSE... !

Why won't it let me save the DDS file? (Wrong DDS plugin or something?).

Searching for complete LOMAC skin tutorial

Searching for complete LOMAC skin tutorial

problems saving DDS files...