Noseart

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:00 pm

Been prowling the forum but not seen any, so I hadda make one - have I missed them or is it just me who plays with bombers with noseart?

Anyway as my B-25 took another battering of spray paint and gets another day closer to completion (27% complete...loading...) I decided to make a Fighting Irish noseart thing for it - (33% complete..loading...) - just bragging rights mostly as its my first really irishy one..anyway without further ado... I unveil it... *Drum roll* lights, action - queue dissaponitment

Tad-daaaaa!

NC
(under the influence of Spitfire ale..ironic)

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:03 pm

And yes, I will be changing the lettering to something like green or orange or both.

NC

:FI:Falcon · Post by **:FI:Falcon** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:09 pm

Excellent graphic NC!

...

and I like the gold magnesium wheels too!

F

:FI:Noter · Post by **:FI:Noter** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:31 pm

Agree with Falcon, those wheels are bitchin'.

Would love to do some nose art for ya. Take a look at my Thunderbolt in the skins section. I took a pinup picture and had my way with it.

Noter

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:13 pm

Been having problems with making noseart - sometimes the game finds them sometimes not, I make sure they're bmp / 8bit 256 (or whatever they are standard) and 'there it is' or 'where is it'

Couldn't find the Thunderbolt (I'm blind)- what page is it on?

NC

:FI:Noter · Post by **:FI:Noter** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:21 am

It is in the skinners forum> P-47 FI topic.

Not sure what the issue might be, sounds like it's right. You use PSP or Photoshop? PSP would be Falcon's department, I don't have a clue, now Photoshop... I can help ya out. I have found that some nose art doesn't load real well. A simple horizontal name, tends to look very small and pixelated when I tried it, but the pinup girl, worked great.

Noter

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:09 am

Paintshop Pro 9, yes its odd how sometimes they load and sometimes they don't. I'm thinking its got something to do with the format or the size - not idea, but you would think if you copy an original and just change it and rename it then it would work... but nope, not always!

NC

:FI:Falcon · Post by **:FI:Falcon** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 4:03 pm

:FI:Nightcat wrote:... but you would think if you copy an original and just change it and rename it then it would work... but nope, not always!

NC

Be sure to copy, edit and change it BACK to 8 bit with BRIGHT.

and it should work.

F

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:04 pm

My latest noseart - I wouldn't say it was totally finished but I spent alot of time having to merge the colours from original anime wallpaper to IL-2 setup.. nice eh?

or not, as the case maybe

NC

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:32 pm

And another

Probably noticed I havn't put any name or squad on it, reason is thats the easy part and if anybody wants one then we can change that to suit personal needs etc etc

Prolly be some more later, having much fun making noseart and surfing for pics

NC

:FI:Moog · Post by **:FI:Moog** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:15 pm

:FI:Nightcat wrote:to suit personal needs etc etc

:FI:Falcon · Post by **:FI:Falcon** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:31 pm

Embarrassing fact number 3413 about Falcon:

he likes anime.

Yeah, NC could I have one.

Nice job and boss Mitchel skin!

F

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:32 pm

Brings up a good point, why was noseart always risque but never pornagraphic - was done by men wasn't it? my first thought was that if you crash landed in a enemy village the small children would be traumatized by such artwork.. or Sgt Major was a prude or something..

Either way I have no idea - was there like rules for noseart?

NC

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:35 pm

Hey Falc,

Working on a anime set, so if you can wait I'll send you a job lot later today - you can put the extras over the top - currently working on some new wheels....

Not sure if I like the yellow or the more authentic silvery colour, neither are perfected to a high standard yet... also remember nobody ever zooms in that close as a rule to see every pixel imperfection!

NC