GFSracing Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm trying to paint my cars for rFactor. But I cant figure out how to do this. I can paint them, no problem, but how do I save them to install into the skins folder. When I do, it comes out like the images below. What am I doing wrong? When I do save them as a .dds file, the program requires it saved as 'flattened'. Is this the problem? Also, does paint.net have a feature which will give my images a 'shine'? I've seen other programs like paint pro that has that feature. Any suggestions or help will be GREATLY appreciated. Quote Ben Jones President, Green Fuel Solutions, Inc. President, South Holston Raceway Park. "We're giving the green to go racing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Flattening means that everything is combined into one layer. You'll want to undo that after saving and save it as a .PDN file to preserve the layers. Try the glow function for shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfighter67 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 If you mean make it look like metal, use Effects --> Photo --> Metalize. Quote My Soundclick!--Well of Souls MMO--Gallery--Facebook--Photobucket--Cool Tile Texture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFSracing Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 Flattening means that everything is combined into one layer. You'll want to undo that after saving and save it as a .PDN file to preserve the layers. Try the glow function for shine. Thanks for the advice. I tried saving as a pdn file, but it would not load into the skins file. all other skins are dds files. how do i 'undo' the flattening? after I save it, then 'flatten' it, I go back to the edit and the 'undo' is not highlighted. Again, thank you very much for the help. Quote Ben Jones President, Green Fuel Solutions, Inc. President, South Holston Raceway Park. "We're giving the green to go racing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFSracing Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 If you mean make it look like metal, use Effects --> Photo --> Metalize. I dont have a 'metalize' function under the Photo. (shrug). Quote Ben Jones President, Green Fuel Solutions, Inc. President, South Holston Raceway Park. "We're giving the green to go racing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) When a file is closed, History is lost. If the file is saved and closed while flattened, layers cannot be recovered. Best to save first as a .pdn file, then save again as .dds with a different filename. (This way you'll have two files, a .pdn with layers, and a .dds for rFactor.) =============================== Metallize is part of dpy's plugin pack. Edited June 1, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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