How can I save the image so that all I get is the flames without the white background and the flames show up in color.

ALL input will be appreciated Thanks
PS Please be gentle I am new at this

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Tuphlandng,

Try making the white background transparent before you paste it.


Your getting better at it I see.

or, create your own flames, using the pen tool.
Red Line with orange fill.

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Originally posted by RMcSlash:
or, create your own flames, using the pen tool.
Red Line with orange fill.

Ummm, no.


I dont think that will work very well, Tuphlandng is new at this.

Copy the flame, paste it on a new with transparent background, and then use the scissors thing to cut a outline and then click on teh flames and then make another new, transparent and then past, and then fix up that P-38 and then select teh flame and go to layer, transparency, and then select color to alpha.

I presume you are using either GIMP, Photoshop or some other program that can cope with layers?

If so I highly recommend going through a few tutorials to understand the basics.

This pinned topic has Lots of useful links: http://forums.ubi.com/eve/foru...5410763/m/4681064666

and the Knowledge base over at Mission4today.com has a lot of skinning:

http://mission4today.com/index...nowledge_Base&cat=51

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I got a little trick that preserves all the color.

No worries mate, skinning takes a while to get into not only to make the aircraft look good but also to learn to use the tools at your disposal.
Just keep at it, save regularly and don;t be scared to make mistakes - nothing is perfect first time
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Originally posted by Tuphlandng:
What is O great one

With your skin, convert it to a .GIF file using GIMP when your done, and then open that .GIF file with paint, then convert it into a BMP 256 colors file.

or just index the file to 256 bitmap to save messing about exported and converting over adn over, both GIMP and Photoshop can do this easily.
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Check the file overall, it coudl be a case you have grey scaled the entire thing and not just the layer.
Eithe way the cropping i nthat second one is getting close to flames, just need to get the colour sorted and do some cleanups etc.
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Originally posted by JG53_Valantine:
If so I highly recommend going through a few tutorials to understand the basics.

I'll second this. There's lots of tutorials on the web for making flame effects for Photoshop, GIMP or PSP. I wouldn't try it copy/paste.

Flames done with the pen tool, using several layers, saved as a .png to maintain transparency, perhaps a little on the busy side.
Could be much simpler.

Applied to the Ki-63;

Using the one set of flames, duplicating and reversing them.

this might help

http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/

they have loads of tutorials

Tuphlanding Which program are you using? photoshop, GimP ect.?

Tuphlanding; Pm me your e-mail address I have something for you I think you could use.It'll work with GIMP.

From this


To this



And I know it needs work and it isn't a real flame job,bright colors that flow,but the American Flag. And it is mine from a void not a template.

I Thank all of you that tried to help your input was excelent and please

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Tuphlandng,

I can see it, good work.
Just saw a Ford Van down the street with American Flag Flames, new trend?

New trend no,coming back I hope so. wavy Flag Flame paint jobs aren't really my cup o tea but a pleasure to see when done right. I prefer something more traditional. But what would look cooler on an American War Plane????
Thank you for the compliment.
I am still working on it. The copy paste crop paste cut anchor save thing.

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Originally posted by Tuphlandng:
I gave up on the fuselage the engines were a lot easier. I hope you enjoy





I will keep working on it so it looks better.

Maybe try to adjust teh opacity of teh flames layer.