Face textures

[Flarmapoint 2]

Hi guys, ok, can someone explain to me how the hell face textures are made lol, i dont understand it. Ive seen a few pictures like the one i provided below, and i just dont get how they are made, and how they go from looking like that, to looking normal in-game.

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee336/armavsflashpoint/TDM_Face.jpg


Please could someone explain :)


Thanks in advance

F2

[Snowwhite]

Start with one of these and photoshop your own: http://junk.kegetys.net/arma2naamat/

Save as JPG in Arma 2 documents folder (profiles n saves location)

Have fun!

[Flarmapoint 2]

Start with one of these and photoshop your own: http://junk.kegetys.net/arma2naamat/

Save as JPG in Arma 2 documents folder (profiles n saves location)

Have fun!


Thank you very much :)


Do you know of any tutorials to make these?

[Scorpio9]

This is cool Snowwhite but how do you export it to Arma 2 I have worked with FSX and we use a photoshop plugging to export it into a DDS file Arma dosent use JPGs or DDS do you know the format? and is there a plugging for photoshop?
Thanks

[Snowwhite]

It's as easy as putting the saved JPG (named "face.JPG") in the arma documents folder :)

Problem I'm having is that servers won't accept my custom face so I'm walking around textureless :/

As for tutorials I suggest you start playing with Photoshops layers, opacity sliders, transform/scale and gum (eraser) tools.

[ParaGraphic L]

for online play most servers have a <100kb limit so if you want your face texture to show online you have to keep the size under 100kb

which means you have to keep the size and quality pretty low

[Adumb]

for online play most servers have a <100kb limit so if you want your face texture to show online you have to keep the size under 100kb

which means you have to keep the size and quality pretty low

I wish more player would get this, same with sound files. our server will auto kick anyone with a bigger file then 100kbs, whats funny is when some player will rejoin the server 20+ before they see the automated warning.

[Snowwhite]

I downsize to 512 x 512 but export in High quality and there's no loss.

Problem fixed btw

[Wasdie]

Hey all, I want to make my own custom face.

I would like to apply it to ArmA 2 at the highest resolution possible. What would I need to do this?

I have some good pictures of myself (ones on all 4 sides). Whats the next step?

Would anybody care to eliminate the middle man and just do it for me? If not, just show me the next steps. Its just my own personal face, I know it wont turn out 100% because I'm not physically modeling my facial structure onto the object, but I think I can get pretty close.

The one problem I have is I don't own photoshop and cannot get a copy anytime soon... is that a pretty big roadblock?

[Sulu]

Where do I put the face jpg? Just in the main Arma2 directory?

[Flarmapoint 2]

Hey all, I want to make my own custom face.

I would like to apply it to ArmA 2 at the highest resolution possible. What would I need to do this?

I have some good pictures of myself (ones on all 4 sides). Whats the next step?

Would anybody care to eliminate the middle man and just do it for me? If not, just show me the next steps. Its just my own personal face, I know it wont turn out 100% because I'm not physically modeling my facial structure onto the object, but I think I can get pretty close.

The one problem I have is I don't own photoshop and cannot get a copy anytime soon... is that a pretty big roadblock?


Im afraid i can't help you because i have know experiance with modeling, but i can give you a link to a very good youtube channel, this guy shows you how to apply a face onto a 3d model, hope it helps :)


Youtube channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/slorpthegillman

Specific texture video from his channel (watch this)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsLeH25ErPk&feature=PlayList&p=772C359BF0F2103F&index=7

[Wasdie]

My friend did it for me. The results were awesome...

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8931/wasdieasasolider.jpg

[Adumb]

This may help some photoshop users: http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/realistic_face_texturing/face_texturing_01.php and http://www.3dm3.com/tutorials/photoshop/photoshop_facemaps/

[Flarmapoint 2]

My friend did it for me. The results were awesome...

Awesome!, now did you ask him how he did it, thats the most important thing :)

[Snowwhite]

I think I saw Wasdie's yesterday in TheGrunts server being weared by Jenn.

Is that Bruce Willis with lipstick?