Lightbar texture problem

[GRAW]

I tried to color my lightbar but it ends up covering over the lights so I cannot see them. I've attached the texture that is causing the problem. It's pobably some simple thing but I have little experience with this sort of thing. Thanks for any and all help.

[Asuna]

you need to make the lens coverings transparent

[GRAW]

you need to make the lens coverings transparent

Alright, and how would I do that in paint? I also thought they already were...

[Asuna]

paint? oh dear...thats a *****...i suggest something like photoshop...or paint.net or i think gimp can do it

[GRAW]

paint? oh dear...thats a *****...i suggest something like photoshop...or paint.net or i think gimp can do it

paint.net? What's the difference between that and regular paint? They sound the same.

[Asuna]

honetsly...I dont know...i use photoshop for all my lightbar and skin mods

[GRAW]

honetsly...I dont know...i use photoshop for all my lightbar and skin mods

Alright, I'll use paint.net, is this easy 123 kinda stuff or do I need some advice?

[Asuna]

If you were doing it in photoshop i could guide you through it, but I know nothing of how easy or difficult it is in other apps

[usmc102]

try gimp its easyer to use

[GRAW]

If you were doing it in photoshop i could guide you through it, but I know nothing of how easy or difficult it is in other apps

Alright, i'll quick try it out in paint.net and report back. Don't wait for me becauce I might be busy. If I need help I guess your not the guy to go to...so...



EDIT: What do I need to make transparent?

[Asuna]

almost everything else yes...but in this case no. I only use photo shop

[GRAW]

^look at edit^

[Asuna]

in photoshop you add your shape layer, and you go to the lay out on the side and select the layer, and turn down the opacity down to like 33%

[GRAW]

Ok...I'll try something like that...but to what part of the template? The colored part?

[Asuna]

the upper most red and blue bar that has the cut outs you also need to makesure to save as a PNG

[GRAW]

the upper most red and blue bar that has the cut outs you also need to makesure to save as a PNG

ok, made the part more opaque, trying it out now...

[Asuna]

err you dont make it more opaque...

[GRAW]

I just need to find out how to select a certain part and increase it's opacity...

[Asuna]

i just erase and redo http://gtapolicemods.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[GRAW]

i just erase and redo http://gtapolicemods.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

What do you mean?

[Inquisition]

I seem to be having the same problem just like you, I'm trying to find out why as well....

EDIT: I'm trying to make the vector on the ELS Enabled Police Cruiser all blue.

[Unknown]

Google is your friend (Click here)! (http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Transparent-Layer-in-Paint.Net) Should tell you how to do what you need. I think you will need to delete the current coloring of the light bar glass, then readd it in a different layer in order to be able to just set the transparently for the light bar glass.

[Inquisition]

Never mind, solved it by using photoshop's opacity instead of paint, haha.

[lonestranger]

I do this all the time in GIMP, if anyone is using it already & needs help http://gtapolicemods.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif. If you're used to MS Paint & have never used GIMP or PS before, all this layers and opacity mumbo-jumbo will be confusing. If you have used GIMP, it's easy-peasy. I just erase the lens area completely, create a new layer with the new colours where I want them, and set the new layer's opacity with the slider until I get it where I want. It's kind of a guesstimate, but if you use the old lenses for reference, you'll get pretty close.

[RyanCustom]

...... download GIMP (http://www.gimp.org)

[GRAW]

Poblem fixed using Paint.net. Thank you for any and all help.