MikeG65 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Hello Everyone, I was wondering if you could please assist me in designing my own decals from photos, as I am trying to create my own paper model decals from various photos of objects like an F-14 Tomcat; please see my attach photos. I am primarily interested in making decals for modern military hardware. I know there are a few extensions/plug-ins that help the artist/photographer clean up there desired photos, and some with amazing results. I guess what I am looking for is something that can design/convert a photo into a high quality decal that can than be resized from 1/4 - 1/720, etc.... I guess the way to go would be vector over raster due to it's vibrant and streamlined look, and since the 3D program I prefer (Sketchup Make 2017) is a vector program there shouldn't be any issues with importing new decals; so if you can please advise me on any extensions/tutorials, would be appreciated. Please take a look at my photos and let me know in which direction I should go. Thank you, so much to all of you! Cheers Mates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardneh Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 To clear the background use Kill Color Keeper plugin set to keep black. Adjust the tolerance to what looks best. This plugin can help with the distortion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeG65 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Thanks Ardneh, Is there a tutorial/plug-in that allows you to copy/trace over a blurry image and than allows you to recreate a better image? a). To make bigger and b). To clean up and make another/better version? A. JFK B. Decal Cheers Mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardneh Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 A - Image > Resize B - Effects > Photo > Sharpen Also, TR's Pixel Sharpener plugin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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