A Question About Textures

[BullPower44]

Hey,

 

So.. I want to make some CAWs this year and i've seen the topic with all the textures in it, but I don't know how to use them. The face textures don't actually make my CAWs better and I don't get how you use the logos, tattoos, etc.

 

How do you experienced CAWers get the textures for your CAWs and how do you use them?

 

Bull

[RaVeN-Roulette]

Idk about everyone else, but I'd only really use alot of that stuff myself if I was desperate. There are nice textures included, but alot of bad ones too. I prefer using photos. When you google for someone, say Brock Lesnar, then just google Brock Lesnar & leave out the face nonsense. When looking at the pics, click on tools. Google can filter the results for you to include faces, and even by resolution to give you even larger & more detailed options. If you find a nice pic that gets your attention, I'd just right-click, and search google for that specific image. This pulls up a new tab with that image coming in with different sizes from all across the web.

 

Once you have some nice photos, you can open up Photoshop, or Gimp. You've probably noticed that everyone seems to have a template or background that they throw all of their faces on. I think it's a nice idea to use one to help keep features lined up, and where they're supposed to be. Now the work begins editing images, blending faces, and eventually feathering edges onto the canvas (template).

 

I'm kinda typing alot here, so to save yourself some time, I would recommend checking out Defract's Youtube video explaining basic steps. He does also stream making creations from start to finish which is really awesome for newer guys taking an interest. To get an idea of when he's going online on Twitch, I'd suggest following him on Twitter. Plus you could see some sweet creation releases at the same time.

 

 

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[BullPower44]

I've checked the video out and I tried to make a face texture, it works for now, but I need to learn a lot so I am going to watch some of Defract's streams. What about the logos and tattoos? How do you get for example the stars on CM Punk's trunks?

[RaVeN-Roulette]

I suppose you could make his stars from scratch, but I pulled one off of a pic, & set them individually. If the colors changed, I just changed the colors. I'm pretty sure I divided each section of his to different layers for that reason, but I'm not for sure. This is the photo I had used for the star, & nip I believe. Just kinda gotta keep looking for the best pics. It can suck.

 

Also looking for ring-worn gear is a great idea! You can find a ton of cool images when gear is sold.

 

 

 

EDIT: My pic didn't upload properly, so If anyone is wanting to use this, Right-click it & search Google for the image to get larger sizes at the same quality.

[BullPower44]

Thanks, I think I can make at least one CAW with this information. Still want to make Conor McGregor, got any ideas where I can get his logos, trunk patterns and tattoos from?

[RaVeN-Roulette]

I made him before, but idk where the images went. His gold champ logos might be on my old pc. I think i made the trunk design with ingame logos, and i was missing his back tat i believe. Someone had to help me too. If I can find them, I'll let you have them.

[BullPower44]

I appreciate the help. Take your time, i'll try to make someone else in the meantime.