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Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 11:23:16 AM: I've been trying for hours, I just started to develop today. Yes I know Rome wasn't built in a day.
But I have a really beautiful animal skin tone that I have in mind to create. I've downloaded Mayu22's body template, the one with all the skin tones. I open it up and all I can figure out is how to change the full color of the skin, but when I try painting anything else, it says it's locked, or when I select something, say nail polish for instance, and use the paint bucket to fill it in.. but the color doesn't change, it's like that with everything. Can someone help me pleeeeeasee? :sad:
Thank you for your time.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 30, 2006, 11:31:05 AM: I'm not an expert with PS. But you need to unlock the ceratin layers. There should be a padlock type thing next to the name of the layer, in the layer palett. Click it and it should unlock.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 11:34:15 AM: I tried clicking it, it does nothing. Then double clicking it, and it just opens properties for the layer. =\
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 30, 2006, 11:38:52 AM: Hmm. That's why I do mine for scratch.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 11:44:23 AM: How do you do that?
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 30, 2006, 11:47:25 AM: I just start with the graphic map and work ontop of that.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 11:54:19 AM: graphic map? you mean the body thing? I'd do that, but I don't know how to color anything.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 30, 2006, 11:55:56 AM: The black bit with all the lines on it.

I use the brush. I don't like flood fill.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 12:09:02 PM: How do you use that? or whats it called? I'm messing with the gradient tool, but I don't think this is the right one. If it is, it's just giving my a line when I drag.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 30, 2006, 12:23:14 PM: Yeah that's it. It depends on the file. I usually use the templates from IMVU's dev section.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 12:36:48 PM: Whats the body file under?
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: Naim Raine on December 30, 2006, 12:40:10 PM: Wow, i must really suck at PS becasue i have no clue what you two are talking about (Man i wish i could make a fur) :(
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 30, 2006, 12:54:00 PM: Ok, i'm getting the hang of it, I think I understand the concept, but I still need to know how to add a texture I created to it. And any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you once more. =^^=
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 30, 2006, 12:55:52 PM: Add a small, square which tesselates seamlessly to your texture catalogue.
Title: Making a Fur
Post by: razi on December 30, 2006, 01:00:33 PM: One word - EyeCandy

Awesome set of texturing filters, great for both Photoshop and PaintShopPro.
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: cybercat on December 30, 2006, 10:08:16 PM: The next question is how do you get the skin on a body to test it out? I've been looking over the development tools but can't figure out how to get a body to load in the 3d window :th_PyongLlora:
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: razi on December 30, 2006, 10:11:21 PM: You have to derive from an iMVU skin first, that will get it to load.

I am going to write a tut about this sometime after I get all the webring stuff written.
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 31, 2006, 06:39:45 AM: Ok i've made my skin, but I have no clue how to get the head on there x.x
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 31, 2006, 10:50:55 AM: I excpet all questions will have answers in Razi's tutorial. But she's been busy and like "OMG gmod powers *zap* *zap* *zap*" trying to clean the forum up a bit and get it running a bit more smoothly and also working on the Furry Webring too.

So if everyfur just waited a litttlle bit longer, you'll have all the answers you can wish for.
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: razi on December 31, 2006, 04:42:51 PM: The head is a separate texture! :th_Pyong-1:
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on December 31, 2006, 11:24:33 PM: Quote from: razi on December 31, 2006, 04:42:51 PM
The head is a separate texture! :th_Pyong-1:
I know, but I have the body template and the head template. How do I make them both work on the viewer?
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: razi on December 31, 2006, 11:50:45 PM: ooh! :">

The body goes into the first box, then scroll down and you will see where to put the head texture.
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on December 31, 2006, 11:53:07 PM: *pokes tutorial board* Keep looking in there. Stop bugging Razi, and you may find a tutorial that will explain everyttttttthhiiiinnnggggg :sparkle: there!
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: razi on January 01, 2007, 12:08:12 AM: Eh, I have to do the webring junk first. Contest ends tomorrow! =3
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: crustybread5 on January 01, 2007, 10:25:42 AM: We got a lot of ub3r l33t people at your disposal. If you ask nicely that is. :digimon:
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: razi on January 02, 2007, 11:16:27 PM: *pokes*

Did kitsune ever see my reply?

Gah! Contest nearly done! Then I write the tut!
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: ephemral on January 02, 2007, 11:26:19 PM: If I'm online tomarrow I can answere dev questions and plenty of photoshop questions.

So go and ask away and stuff. I'll volunteer my brain for picking. :peace:
Title: Re: Making a Fur
Post by: KitsuneSix on January 04, 2007, 04:28:59 PM: :peek: Sorry for not replying. I've been deving. I finished my fur, it's called Xira Fox!
Check it out!
http://www.imvu.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/388404
Also visit my homepage if you get the chance, and check out my other products!
*dances to Gackt - Vanilla, as he walks out door* :snicker: