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The Paint Shop - The Aircraft Painter's Forum - How To

Interested in learning how to do re-paints of aircraft? Interested in sharing your techniques and talent? This forum is for re-painters of all interests and skill levels!

  1. Guest deejay_meltdown
    Started by Guest deejay_meltdown,

    I would be so happy if anyone wanted to do SAS repaints f

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  2. Started by Icon 22,

    Test

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  3. Started by Sim_Dude,

    I am looking to repaint a freeware aircraft that I downloaded. After looking through the tutorial listed on the lycos website, I am running into a problem. I am trying to load the .bmp's into PhotoShop and it is saying that the files isn't recognized. Is the aircraft's oroginal painter somehow locking the file so that noone can repaint it? If that is the case, how do I go about getting the outlines of the plane to start my repainting.Thanks,John

  4. Guest heathfg
    Started by Guest heathfg,

    I

    • 2 replies
    • 787 views
  5. Started by johnk51,

    Are there any painter that would like to paint a NWA 744F pmdg plane? I know they use the 742F, but there's a 744F for Fedex and some other non existant paints. I would really like to see one. Thanks.

    • 0 replies
    • 843 views
  6. Guest keiundraj
    Started by Guest keiundraj,

    Hi, all.I'm writing a professional APA style paper for a class in college. I'm looking for some repaints in Companies Liveries with the Airline Tail logo still there. For Example. A 777 painted in the Home Depot Logo with Delta's Tail still there. Or a 737 Painted in Wal-Mart Logo with Southwest's Tail Colors. So I would like the Entire Aircraft painted in the Company representation with just the Airline's Tail. I really don't need the Repaint for I have no intentions on flying them. I would Just like the repaints done on a White Background preferably with the aircraft landing gear down in landing configuration. If there's Someone out there that can Help me it would Be GR…

    • 0 replies
    • 837 views
  7. Guest heathfg
    Started by Guest heathfg,

    I

    • 2 replies
    • 881 views
  8. Guest heathfg
    Started by Guest heathfg,

    I

  9. Guest GeminiAirCargo
    Started by Guest GeminiAirCargo,

    Hello,I am opening a new VA and am looking for someone who can paint a couple of planes for me. If you are willing to do this let me know and I will get you all of the info wou will need to do this. Thanks,Travis Ricks

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  10. Started by FlyingsCool,

    I'm hoping to give a gift to a friend. Would anyone be interested in making a repaint for the Eaglesoft Cirrus SR22 in these pictures?http://www.myaviation.net/search/search.ph...w=&regnr=N609AEThanks!Thomas[a href=http://www.flyingscool.com] http://www.flyingscool.com/images/Signature.jpg [/a]I like using VC's :-)N15802 KASH '73 Piper Cherokee Challenger 180

  11. Guest easypilot
    Started by Guest easypilot,

    Howdy:Can somebody have a crack at the new Virgin Atlantic livery please that A340-600s G-VRED and G-VWEB are currently sporting, using the FSPainter model?http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=truehttp://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...inct_entry=truehttp://www.myaviation.net/search/search.ph...w=&regnr=G-VREDhttp://www.planepictures.net/netsearch4.cg...fset=0&range=25http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?re...-VRED&view=trueThank you all.eP.

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    • 1.1k views
  12. Guest PowderBlue
    Started by Guest PowderBlue,

    How do or what do I use to repaint the A321 in FSX? I see a DDS extension and Don't know what that is. Thanks!

    • 3 replies
    • 2.1k views
  13. Guest LN-BFP
    Started by Guest LN-BFP,

    I just downloaded the POSKY 747-400 RR paintkit, but when I had painted the fuseladge, I discovered that the engines did not have any kind of textures, I checked in the texture folder, and the texture was there, does anyone know what I can do to fix this?NEED HELP!:-boom

    • 4 replies
    • 1.1k views
  14. Guest Surfstud31
    Started by Guest Surfstud31,

    I am trying to find out how to convert the main airplane texture file (i.e. c208B_T) to the inverse texture file (i.e. c208B_t_spec). I have already figured out that the second file is just the inverse of the alpha of the first file.On my first repaint I just manually painted both files but it seems obvious to me that there is a way to only paint the first file, create an alpha of it, and then just inverse the alpha to create the second file. But how do I do this? Can anyone help?

    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views
  15. Guest Surfstud31
    Started by Guest Surfstud31,

    I tried my first repaint in FSX and I have encountered one problem that I cannot seem to overcome. When my repaint is finished and I load the new repaint files into FSX, the windows are green. Any idea why this might be happening?I use Image tool to convert the original files to .bmp so I can work on them in Paint Shop Pro, then I save the files as either photoshop or .bmp files and use Imagetool to reconvert to DXT5 files.Everything comes out just fine except the windows - they are green - the same color that they are in the .bmp file. Help!!BTW, what is the _spec file? Thanks for any help.Mike

    • 9 replies
    • 1.8k views
  16. Guest krswen
    Started by Guest krswen,

    After years of using Paint Shop Pro, I finally broke down and started experiementing with a 30-day evaluation copy of Photoshop CS2. I like the ability to use the pressure-sensitive features of my Wacom tablet (which wasn't supported by PSP, at least through V8.1).Now that I'm faced with the possibility of long sessions, I ran across the following issue: I open texture files with DXTBmp 4.00 and have Photoshop set as the editor. I can send a bitmap to Photoshop and if I'm doing something quick, when I'm done I flatten the layers, "Save", go back to DXTBmp and "reload after edit". Works perfectly.However, if I try to "Save as" during a session in Photoshop to periodically …

  17. Guest Wizard
    Started by Guest Wizard,

    Is there an easy way to change AI texture and also the default aircraft texture?ThanksMike

  18. Started by Leen3131cs,

    http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/163438.jpg

  19. Started by Leen3131cs,

    http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/163437.jpg

  20. Guest frontman22
    Started by Guest frontman22,

    I have been trying to find a thread for this problem. I try to download the rapints for aircraft and it does but how do i get them on the fsx

  21. Guest EZDAVE
    Started by Guest EZDAVE,

    Downloaded a Midwest DC-9 from Simviation (hangs head in shame). It comes up on FS2000 OK, but unpainted. If I try to look at any of the bmp files in texture, they come up as "drawing failed"Downloaded DXTBMP, but I'm not sure what to do with it.Any suggestions would be appreciated.ThxDave (newbie)

  22. Guest Jakemaster
    Started by Guest Jakemaster,

    Hi all. I am currently working on a Frontier Airlines paint for the Overland A319, and I can't seem to find the font for the "A whole different animal." text by the door. Does anyone know what the font is or where to find it? Thanks,Jake

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  23. Guest private_garden
    Started by Guest private_garden,

    Hi, I'm a newbie here... (and i'm not pretty good in english, so please, be cool with me...)I'd like to make a new paint for one of my plane (on fs9). I simply tested to change with photoshop the "*.bmp" of texture directory. than I choose the plane with her new texture and FS9 stops... i don't understand why. Could you explain that for me? I must have an other program to make this ? What can I do ?thx for your anser(s) !Jack

  24. Started by nillefix,

    Anyone know where I can get Scandinavian Airline System(SAS)font?Many thanksRegards/

  25. Guest samuel150892
    Started by Guest samuel150892,

    Ime getting used to painting again since FSX came out. I havent really done any good repaints.So can anyone give me some tips on how to make higher quality textures?

    • 2 replies
    • 958 views

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