Skins - Alpha Skinning In Photoshop

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How To Alpha Skin In Photoshop​
By Orc_Tamer​


Alpha skinning is a technique used in Warcraft 3 to remove unnecessary parts from a model ex. a weapon. I will be using the texture of the hero "Demon Hunter".

One thing I have to point out is that some models part cannot be alpha out because their team color gets in the way ex. Blademaster's Flag. Just check if it works for your model.


Open up your skin/texture and go to Window > Channels

ChannelLocation.jpg



A new window will appear and will have RGB, Red, Green, Blue

Channel.jpg



Go to the bottom of the window and look for the icon that says "Create New Channel". A new layer called "Alpha 1" will appear.
ChannelInfo.jpg



Now here comes the fun part. :)

Select all you layers and make them visible (click the box with the eye). You should have your image all red, don't worry about that just ignore that. Select your Alpha Layer and start to edit your skin.

Black = Remove
White = Add

When your finished with your skin you should have something like this.
HeroDemonHunterAlpha.jpg


After that just convert it into .blp and import it to your map and change the path to fit your character.



Here are my results:
HeroDemonHunter.jpg


Have fun Alpha Skinning!

- Orc_Tamer​
 
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Short, simple, pictures... Would +rep you if i actually had photoshop ;)
 
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>Short, simple, pictures... Would +rep you if i actually had photoshop ;)

Lol :p Try getting the free trial, it will change your life for 30 days :D


Note:
This is not new for some members since I posted this before we had the crash
 
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I tried to make horses with lightsabres, but i couldn't create the horses, neither the lightsabres, so i stopped it. Back to the subject. ;)
 
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I downloaded PhotoShop (fully legal), it didn't work so I had to go on the trial (lol), and then, suddenly, I realised: Hey... I've got PhotoShop, already!

That's my story of how I did get PhotoShop. +rep to you :)
 
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Shinryuku_ku

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+1 Rep to you, but I have a question: how do you actually add the skin to the model? (where would I change the path?) :confused:
 
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wahoyaho

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hmm the part i removed just shows up as grey stuff :x what to do?
 
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Ranik

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Is it possible to remove the FarSeer/Thralls Wolf/Beast by doing this?

If so, +rep!!!
 
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Fame.

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saving couldnt work.. had a hard time figuring out what to do after adding an alpha channel you should include to mark everything white before going what u wanna leave out in black.. =/ well i cant save either soo.. can you explain it more detailed and thoroughly

thank you
 
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Is it that difficult?

With gimp, just right click on the layer background and 'add alpha channel' the transparencies in GIMP convert to the alpha channel =]
 
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i dont understand, do i color everything i want in white and color everything i dont want black? or if thigsn i dont already is black, jsut leave it? and dont color white?
 
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this'll bump this i guess lol

the extended PS CS3 is like $999 :|

also, whoever mentioned skinning the wolf out of thrall and raiders... youd have a retarded flying orc if you did that. :p

nice tutoiral :)

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