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#4250212 - 04/16/16 05:12 PM Cammo layer  
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Does anybody have a template with a camouflage layer (three tone) for the a-10c? I wanted to make a SEA Skyraider style skin for the A-10c but the supplied template doesn't have a camouflage layer and I'm really not that good nor do I have the patience to work through every image to get them to line up. Any help would be appreciated. I know there are many talented folk in the community.


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#4254900 - 05/01/16 11:15 PM Re: Cammo layer [Re: Johnny_Redd]  
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No template, but there's an easy way to make it work.

Find the DCS World\Bazar\World\textures\A-10.zip file and extract the files called A-10C_23h FS_1-x.dds (where x is A-L). Open these files in Photoshop and add them as layers to the original A-10 Templates.

Now that you have a pattern, take your base color for the camo and just apply it across the entire skin (i.e. just use a fill color as a baseline). Make it a low level layer (i.e. just above background).

Next, take the second color on the camo, create a new layer, and paint on the color you would like using a brush (following the lines). Be sure to overlap where the second color meets the third color. You should also us a soft brush (I like about a 60 hardness for camo overlap, but YMMV).

Once you do this layer, create another layer and follow the lines on the third color.

You now have a base layer and 2 camo layers that you can use to create any color combination you would like using fill colors and clipping masks.


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