Looking for a texture artist

[joedude69]

Looking for a texture artist to do some textures and to put them on the model. If you can Make the textures then put them on the model that would be great my 3d program cant for some reason =P.

[CybranM]

What type of models have you made and what do you want them to look like?

I might be able to help if the models aren\'t too difficult to make textures for

[Capt'n Skunky]

Sounds like you also need someone that is a good UV Mapper. I can do textures given a good UV map, but I have seen few of those and know of even less people that are good at it.

Cheers!

Capt\'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager

[joedude69]

Its a little to tall but i cant really change that with out changing the hole thing

Bad don\'t look

A really bad one i did.

[CybranM]

If you attach the model I can give it a try

I need to know some basic theme that you want the model in and what the different parts are (reactor in the middle?).

[joedude69]

at the bottom there is some polygons gone I did that to make it look like it has been found rusting. So go for a battered feel for the engine. I think the size got mesed up because cinema 4d has been acting up. If you could do the meshes because I have no experience with any of this.

[CybranM]

I loaded your model and there are some things that you need to change in order for me to be able to texturize it.

The polygon count (57 438) is way too high, you need to lower the poly count, especially the pipes around the center, but the center part is fine.

And the 'rust' you were talking about, if KSP supports 'see through' textures I think it would be much much easier to make it rusty with the PNG texture instead of removing polys.

So if you could fix the poly count I might be able to make a texture for it

[joedude69]

there that should be better

[Skyro]

How\'s the status on getting the model properly fit? I am itching to cfg-edit that part now, but I am keeping myself busy (luckily) by cfg-editing other parts (like some from mod packs and stocks), so I can\'t wait until your poly-model gets fixed and then we can get to business! BTW, texturing with proper hi-res png\'s lead to better texturing and load on both the part and the game. Keep this in mind. 8)

EDIT: I just imported the dae into Blender, looks pretty fine, but it may be a little, too low poly. Maybe increasing the poly count by a few polys? It may/may not look better, but it\'s up to you. I\'ve also started on the part.cfg for it. Will post here once done.

EDIT2: I have the cfg done, along with the base part folder. Remember to read the readme.txt in it, joedude69. It\'s for you to read.

[CybranM]

Hi again, I was away today so I didn\'t have time to do anything with the model.

I\'m assuming you are not working in the .dea format, can you attach the original format?

I\'m using 3ds max so if you are using a blender format (if you are using blender) you could perhaps export it to .FBX or .obj?

It would be easier to make textures before exporting it to .dea

[joedude69]

there you go

[CybranM]

Hi again Joedude.

I remade the mesh on the engine as there were some parts that needed some remodeling.

New mesh next to the old one.

The new mesh has 1068 polys compared to 6803, but I\'m fairly sure it will double once I export it to .DAE

I\'m going to start the UVW unwrapping soon, I just made this post so you know I haven\'t abandoned the project

[CybranM]

Hi again.

I\'m done with the unwrapping now

I\'ve not done anything with the texture, it\'s just a .PNG with the outlines of the different parts, but I dont have time right now to paint the texture so you have to do that yourself.

I dont think that should be a problem, it\'s not that hard to paint it. Just so you know the pipes are warped somewhat in the texture but you will notice how that affects the texture on the model. It\'s pretty easy to work around that anyway.

Here is the details:

The scale should be set to 1

node_stack_top = 0.0, 1.76153, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0

node_stack_bottom = 0.0, -1.54969, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0

fx_exhaustFlame_blue = 0.0, -1.54969, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, active

fx_exhaustLight_blue = 0.0, -1.54969, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, active

fx_smokeTrail_light = 0.0, -1.54969, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, active

That should work

Hope the model and unwrapping is good enough to work with, and if there is something broken with it just message me or something and I can try and fix it

Edit: Attached wrong .DAE fixed now.

[joedude69]

thx I can paint it no problem

[Skyro]

Here we go. I got the part.cfg re-edited, imported the part to Blender, got the attachment nodes, and it\'s all set to be done. Just need the texture, and it\'s done!