The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:15 pm

Well, it' a self-explanatory title, but it's a first try at it. it's very simple, yes, but I just wanted an opinion. :grin:

*Update*
See page 2 for Wreckage.

Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:41 pm

What prog did you use?

Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:47 pm

Pretty good..

News Credits: 12 · Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:04 am

Sherade wrote:Well, it' a self-explanatory title, but it's a first try at it. it's very simple, yes, but I just wanted an opinion.

Almost looks like you're making a figure of my namesake

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:42 am

Looks good.
What exactly did you do?
Changed colour of some bits and added a different car front?
Is this in preparation for an actual kitbash?

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:57 pm

Answers by member:

Cycrolus: I used GIMP
Optronix: Thanks. :grin:

Mulla: Nice try. :lol:

Spiritofcat: Basically yeah. Got a pic of a model car, chopped it, and recolored the pic as a whole. Second, I don't have skill enough to try a real version..yet..but I do have a model fit of the car. Just not the figure.

Thu Sep 06, 2007 10:36 pm

Gimp's pretty good. That's what i use too.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:05 pm

Anyhow, what'd you do to ptime? De-flame 'im?

Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:25 pm

Yep. I used GIMP's airbrush to recolour certain parts.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:29 am

Optronix, for future reference, there's a nicer way of re-colouring things. Use the selection tool to select the colours you want to change and then use the Tools>Color Tools>Colorize option.
That will change the colour of what you've selected but still leave all the light and dark shading intact.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Sep 08, 2007 8:17 am

I learned that the hard way.

Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:02 pm

spiritofcat wrote:Optronix, for future reference, there's a nicer way of re-colouring things. Use the selection tool to select the colours you want to change and then use the Tools>Color Tools>Colorize option.
That will change the colour of what you've selected but still leave all the light and dark shading intact.

I use photoshop and desaturate all the color on the parts I want to color. Then use an overlay brush to add color and leave the highlights and shadows.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:00 pm

But, you're an expert. :grin:

News Credits: 1 · Mon Sep 10, 2007 3:57 am

Cycrolus wrote:
spiritofcat wrote:Optronix, for future reference, there's a nicer way of re-colouring things. Use the selection tool to select the colours you want to change and then use the Tools>Color Tools>Colorize option.
That will change the colour of what you've selected but still leave all the light and dark shading intact.

I use photoshop and desaturate all the color on the parts I want to color. Then use an overlay brush to add color and leave the highlights and shadows.

You're right, that's an even better way, and can be used in GIMP too I think.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:56 pm

Sherade wrote:But, you're an expert.

Yeah that's why I get paid to do all these sigs.......riiiiggghht. Actually alot of the stuff I can do I tought my self I did take some classes but that was more technical stuff rather than fun.

Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:02 pm

Woot I love it, nice job Sherade! I did some of that toy mix with real engine sort of stuff in my photography I class last semester, and I had a great time with it.

Keep up to good work my friend