Creating 'Armor' with Photoshop (Filters)

[Xarwin]

Well okay Here is a little tutorial how u can make a new style of armor with photoshop. This is created by filters. If u are creating a skin, I'm pretty sure u should better use freehand then filters, I know that. But with some good knowledge u can also form a skin into something great, which allows alternative sights and views of the skin.
Now, lets get started.

What do I need?
-> A skin (I guess u know how to import and export them, converting them into tga for use)
-> Photoshop (8.0 is mine)

What do I need to know?
-> You should know how photoshop works, and how selections are made.

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Next, lets get to the work!
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I will use the Dark Ranger its skin for this.

1. Select the part u want to turn into armor.

I will select a part of the leg to edit.

2. Time to use the first filter. Search for the 'texturizer' filter and apply it at your own choise. I used 129% scaling and 8 in relief.

3. Now the supertrick! Go again to the filters and select Crosshatch. My settings here are : Stroke length = 9 , Sharpness = 6 and Strenght = 1.

4. Whooa! There is your armor! Filters ain't so bad after all, heh.
This is my result :

Alternative : Use Colored Pencil for another armor look-like effect.

Note : sometimes the armor still needs some freehanded work. This can exist out of burn and dodge to make it even look better!
U can also add different colors by using the Hue/Saturation (Control+u) tool.

Filters ain't bad, u just need to know how to use them. Altough, freehand is still a 'must' for everyone.
Good luck & Have fun with it.
~-Fl4meS

 

[Daelin]

Did anyone actually approve this or you posted it in the cattegory? Anyway... I see you've already made this effect on an already existant piece of armor. I'm curious how it would work on a non-armored part.

~Daelin

 

[Archian]

This tutorial has not been apporved.
Read the rules located here.

~Moved to tutorial submission.

 

[Xarwin]

Oh bah, now I caused u guys again extra work...
Isn't it possible to create one page where ALL rules are writen on?
Like wc3sear had, that was a bit easyer.. So sorry for the wrong post guys.

@ Daelin : If u do this on a non-armored part it will not work. U will need to first bring some things in it.

Here is an example (I edited it a bit before using the filters) :

Edit: And also ofcourse the armor looks better if u create the picture better.
Mine is poor.

 

[Xlightscreen]

mm I'm not against using filters like some people. but you got to relize unless the texture is around the 1024x1024 then it will just like a big blurry bunch of mush. Also yea you might wan't to show a ingame screenshot

 

[Kimbo]

I AM agaisnt filters. Seriously, anyone who uses filters for skins needs to be shot.

Brushes are a way to go to replace the effect of filters, and filters are NOT freehand.

 

[Archian]

I concur with Werewulf.

Anyway, we only approve skins which were created by *freehand*, thus why I won't accept this tutorial which teaches people a technique which won't be allowed when submitting a resource.

I'm sorry, but the official resource submitting rules and guidelines hasn't been made public yet so you couldn't know.

~Tutorial Graveyard'd.

 

[Xarwin]

Ur gonna shoot me now werewulf?

 

[Kimbo]

Ur gonna shoot me now werewulf?

shoot? or..swallow?

hmm..ew.

anyway, you know how to freehand? i mean, if you can, you can just make another tut. ( i find it hard to make tuts..so, sorry if im making it sound so simple )

 

[Xarwin]

Yes I can freehand ofcourse.
And I also said this in the tutorial :
[I'm pretty sure u should better use freehand then filters, I know that]

Anyway .. I'll try later to post a freehand tutorial. But thats a bit harder I think.

 

[Xlightscreen]

dude...there is nothing wrong with filters. if it gets the job done so be it matter of fact using filters in a effective way makes it easier for people to follow this tutorial. not EVERYBODY is good at freehand. They put filters on programs so you can put them to use not just have everybody say that they are wrong they put them for you to use. I'm mean if you where to purge the entire Wc3 community of all skins that used filters lets see here....that probaly be a really good junk becuase even if its 90% freehand they proably used filters sometime or another in it.

 

[Kimbo]

dude...there is nothing wrong with filters. if it gets the job done so be it matter of fact using filters in a effective way makes it easier for people to follow this tutorial. not EVERYBODY is good at freehand. They put filters on programs so you can put them to use not just have everybody say that they are wrong they put them for you to use. I'm mean if you where to purge the entire Wc3 community of all skins that used filters lets see here....that probaly be a really good junk becuase even if its 90% freehand they proably used filters sometime or another in it.

filters were designed for graphic templates(website, graphical work and design) dude, not skins or peices of artwork =_=

So, basicly your saying cnping or stealing does the work eh? If your not good at freehand, then you must DO freehand so you can be good at it, filters are for slackers or for those who dont want to improve or gain any benifit except the occasional "OMG KOOL 5/5" posts by idiots who cant tell left from right. Filters teach you nothing. They , not you, do the work for you, thus YOU gain nothing and your fooling people and putting the people who have learnt to do freehand by DOING freehand down.

 

[Xlightscreen]

I'm just saying that filters are a tool and like all tools you need to make the best of them.

 

[Kimbo]

Filters are not tools, the are effects. =_=

 

[Shougun]

opinoin

Eh, i really dont care what the moder uses to make the "model/skin" as long as its good, as last time i checked there called Resources, not "art gallery". And if they are not for the mapmakers hence the word Resources, i beleive there should be a new category for modlers attempting to become better and learn not supply to the mapmakers, just my opinoin of course =).

~Shougun

 

[Kimbo]

=/

this doesnt involve models, but ill leave this thread alone since its gonna end up into one of those arguments.

 

[Xlightscreen]

is not the paintbrush a tool that has the ability to create a effect?