How to Create a New Texture for GTA IV

[iPodMan]

How to Create a New Texture for GTA IV





1. First of all, once you found the car that you want to reskin and find the template of that car.

http://www.abload.de/img/1ipo7.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1ipo7.png)



2. Then open it with Photoshop ( Or GIMP...) and create a new layer.



http://www.abload.de/img/2oo95.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=2oo95.png)



3.Now find a picture of the texture you want to do(or you can just use your imagination and create what you want). In this case I choosed a very easy texture to do.



http://www.abload.de/img/3jt2j.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=3jt2j.png)



4. Now on the layer you created in step 2, start doing the texture.



a.In this case I painted, one of the sides black and changed the oppacity to 60% just temporary to see where do I have to do all lines.

http://www.abload.de/img/4gpch.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=4gpch.png)



b.Then start to do all lines and start writing text.

http://www.abload.de/img/51o9z.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=51o9z.png)



c. Now paint the front, top and back of the car.(In this case:black)

http://www.abload.de/img/6mq8n.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=6mq8n.png)



d.Now change the oppacity of the first layer to 100% again

http://www.abload.de/img/79opf.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=79opf.png)





5.Select all layers , except the 0 layer, while pressing control and clicking on them. Then make right click and click "merge layers"(Probably you will have to choose rastrerize layers first).

http://www.abload.de/img/8bo85.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=8bo85.png)



6.Put the oppacity of the layer in 0%

http://www.abload.de/img/9orlv.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=9orlv.png)



7.Now click on layer 0 andselect the side of the vehicle you've painted before with the quick selection tool.

http://www.abload.de/img/10dpg3.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=10dpg3.png)



8. Now go to the other layer back(The one you've painted) and put oppacity in 100% again

http://www.abload.de/img/11zsyc.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=11zsyc.png)





You will have something like this:

http://www.abload.de/img/12zqkc.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=12zqkc.png)



9. Now go to edit>copy and then put paste. It will create you a new layer automatically.

http://www.abload.de/img/137oux.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=137oux.png)



10. Make right click and choose free transform(with the rectangle selection tool)

http://www.abload.de/img/14cot6.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=14cot6.png)



11. Make right click again and choose "vertical flip"

http://www.abload.de/img/15zrk4.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=15zrk4.png)



PART 2 ↓(I could not add all the screenshots in one post)

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12. Now place the selection just like in the screenshot

http://www.abload.de/img/16orp6.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=16orp6.png)



13. At the end you will have something like this:

http://www.abload.de/img/17qq7v.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=17qq7v.png)



14. In the last layer you will have to “flip horizontal” the words and numbers.Make a rectangle selection and then make right click: free transform and then right click again: flip horizontal.

(This step was added later so you will see in step 15 that the words are not correct)

http://www.abload.de/img/addnudk.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=addnudk.png)





15. Now merge the layers (NOT THE 0 LAYER!) like in step 5

http://www.abload.de/img/18prtf.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=18prtf.png)







16.Throw layer 0 and save your texture in .png format

http://www.abload.de/img/196o16.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=196o16.png)

http://www.abload.de/img/20doaw.png (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=20doaw.png)



Now install the texture like always!



Result: