About warcraft textures

[ShadowFlame_11]

You know when the blade master turning around whit his sword he makes some kind of whirpool.This whirpool is just a box whit whirpool's texture.Ok but how can be aplyed so perfectly?I mean the whirpool texture is maded on some kind of a fon but when it's displayed only the whirpool is showing.

Thanks.

 

[camel's_hump]

I have no clue what a fon is, you may have to try and delve deeper into what you are asking. Also I have no clue what you are actually asking. How does the bladestorm spin? How does it only show up in that animation? It's not a whirlpool btw, more of a tornado like thing. If one of those is your question then I will move this into the modelling section.

 

[ShadowFlame_11]

Here is some screens.I have placed the texture of the Loderon Summer Tree into a plane.When I use the Warcraft III preview only the tree trextures are showing whitout the gray fon of the plane.How can I do this whit my own textures for example?

 

[camel's_hump]

First, attach them as .jpgs so it's easier to look at them. Second, what is a fon? Explain what a fon is and attach them as a .jpg, then I'll see what your problem is.

 

[Jacek]

its called alpha channels... you must use some tool able to edit alpha channels (Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, GIMP). Painting in alpha channel makes that part of texture transparent

 

[ShadowFlame_11]

Thanks Jacek.
And btw fon means background.Just coudn't find the exacly word to explain.