Skin Set

I'm very interested in how you all rate them. It's been a long time since I've made any skins. I've learned a lot in that time though. B)

Previews:

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Last edited: Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 4:00:45 PM

The tank treads are also new, and available from the Skin Set linked above.

The Brainjar is reused from my Crusader skin.

Very nice.. Good clean stile man.. Looks smooth ;)

Very nice, but I do not the red turret. It kind of disrupts the style of the gothic setting. Also, if you would like to put more detial and 3D graphics would be good. I would overall give it a 8/10.

Whoops. Supposed to be Goth skin, not Gothic.

I've punched up the sidepanels a little bit. I'll see what else I can do to them before updating the post.

Very, very nice TMO.

Suh-weet skin! Btw y dont u post a pic of the tank in the GAME that way we can see the brainjar and that ;)

Last edited: Sunday, November 13, 2005 at 11:18:44 PM

Because it's not that interesting. %)

Quite a few changes have been made to the skin now. I'll post an update later on tonight.

Listen up kiddies. This man's first draft is way better than some of your "weaks" of work. Sit back and learn something.

Good job, TMO, and I'm sure the updates are just the ticket. ;)

*blushes*

It seems to be turning into a Darkened Chrome skin. Are there any suggestions for alternate textures I can use to stay within the "Goth" model?

I've replaced the swirls on the wheels with a basic skull pattern, and the fog on the bumpers has now become black with dark red random line patterns in it.

Any other suggestions? I'll post the latest version up tonight for commentary.

Search "black leather".

;)

I had done a faux leather texture for the bumpers originally, but it didn't look very good. But that was something I had created myself. I'll browse the web looking for a better looking texture tonight.

Thanks!

Okay, I think I have a direction to go with this skin, but it will mean pretty much starting over. I'll keep individual bits of this skin, but most of the chrome currently there will go away.

Well save the bottom for another day. Its SO ultra cool, dude!

When all you guys skin, do you search for textures and images etc. On a search engine, or do you make the whole skin by yourself?

I have always made them myself. Not sure if I will continue that trend with this one or not. I've downloaded the Black Leather texture, and will either use it on the skin, or as a model to build my own.

But I also don't make many skins. I imagine those that produce lots of skins use downloaded or pre-made textures.

Usually download my textures. Why recreate tree bark (or whatever)?

Okay, there's your Black Chrome skin to hold you all over until the Goth skin is finished. B)

Hope you enjoy it!

Updated the Previews too now. Black Chrome skin locked and complete.

It looks a little bit... Too chomey for my taste.

Thus the name. XD It got sidetracked from my original skin plan, so I finished this one and am starting over on the Goth skin. Hopefully you'll like it better.

Where is this server located?? Hawaii?? The update times seem screwy.

That is a nice effect. Good one!

Can I steal your wheels? XD

Shiny..nice changes!

Nice skin but program you use to make it
can you tell me 8o

Thanks all!

@Jacob - I suppose so.

@Tiger - Photoshop CS and LOTS of filters. The trick isn't really in which filters to use, it's what combination and in what order to use them.

The Chrome effect is gotten by selecting the area to be affected, putting in some Clouds, then running Difference Clouds until I like the pattern, increasing the contrast, using the Chrome filter, and then tweaking the result until it looks like what I want. In this case, I think I duplicated the layer and used it as an overlay to increase the "pop" of the chrome.

I don't even really recall now how I built the flames on the side. It wasn't really what I was going for, but I liked it and adopted it after I got there by accident. I do remember that it involved a Polar Coordinates transformation. And the change I made to it to inprove it after the first draft involved duplicating it and using it as a Saturation overlay (I think) to increase the differences between the light and dark portions.

Make you sig smaller tiger or tally will make it go poof