skins.

[Starlite]

ok, i just read through warcraft 3 searc.ch,
what do they mean when they say the freehand it.
and do certain things have to be in certain places?

 

[Rad]

Eh dont listen to wc3search's members, all they do is compete and brag. If you dont make a 150% quality image completely freehand (no filters, no patterns etc) then they call you a noob even if your skin looks good.

 

[Starlite]

lol, i believe you there. they all a bunch of losers and idiots compared to everyone here, but still! i really really wanna know what they mean and if it has to be in a certain spot!!

 

[Rad]

Oh uhh example?

I dont know what you mean by the wrong spot...

 

[Duwenbasden]

We measure by looks; they measure by pixels?

 

[Starlite]

ok, so like i think the skin is 256 by 256 pixels, but does the head have to be in a certain spot, or can you put it anywhere on that area?

 

[Rad]

Well yeah it has to be in the right spot... I dont know what the hell you can be thinking that it knows exactly where the head is if its not in the wrapping area

 

[Starlite]

then exactly how the heck do they know where to put the head on the skin?
so many questions... guess it wat happens when your little

 

[Rad]

You probrably put it over the head on the skin before you edit it...

 

[Starlite]

but then how would you free hand it?
lol

 

[Rad]

Lol well you just make sure you cover most of it, i dont think 100% has to be redone before they count it as freehand (But im sure if you leave a sword the same they will say OmGz0r nOob LefT teH SoRd dA Smae!

 

[Starlite]

actually, i dont think im ever going to join wc3search, its so mean compared to here friendly enviroments rule!

 

[uberfoop]

actually, i dont think im ever going to join wc3search, its so mean compared to here friendly enviroments rule!

im gong to answer some of your questions. the way the game knows how to stretch a skin over a model is with the wrapping configuration thingy. you set verticy points to certain parts of the skin. so if you make a custom model, you have to set all the verteces in the model to certain parts on the skin to align it all up.

as for freehand, duh, that means no filters/some1elseswork/partdirectl;yfromoriginalskin in that area. although you should always use old lines on areas as guide lines.

 

[Starlite]

hey, could someone help me figure out how the UVW unwrapping thingy works?! ryokos tutorial is like floating through one side and coming out the other...

thanks foop!

 

[Jazradel]

Have a look at www.fulgrim.com/forum for a tutorial on how to skin, how to uv unwrap, a friendly environment and other stuff.

 

[UnknowVector]

ryokos tutorial is like floating through one side and

Agreed. I had two read it 15 times. If im uderstanding everything everyone has said correctly if you made your own model and were applying the skin to it you could make it make sense and unwrap it correctly.

The tutorial, basicly you open up a screen where the model is there and you select areas and then go to another screen where you see all the vertexes of that area over your texture (skin). Then you move the vertexes intill the model (which you can see) looks good.

actually, i dont think im ever going to join wc3search, its so mean compared to here friendly enviroments rule!

Notice the lack of a certain link on this site?

 

[Ruination]

But im sure if you leave a sword the same they will say OmGz0r nOob LefT teH SoRd dA Smae!

Lol that is great impression. I swear I read that exact thing yesterday on some rating posts.