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*Photoshop for Dummies* - How to add Camo to a Gun
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Hey guys... I don't mean dummies really btw... (This is long and detailed so anyone can understand and do it )
I saw one of these from ages ago but it didn't really do it in the best way... So since I was bored I thought I'd do one of these since a friend asked me how, so lets get started
Step 1: Obtaining gun render You need to find a render of the gun you wish to put a camo on... There are lots of ways to find one - Here is TTG_SaaaM's set: Forums/viewtopic/t=218245.html
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Now you can probably see that it has a slight drop shadow, you need to remove this to add a camo.
Step 2: Remove the shadow to do this you need to choose the Magic Eraser Tool by holding down the rubber icon and selecting it.
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Before you do anything, change the tolerance to 1, and uncheck the anti-alias + Contiguos boxes.
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Then simply click on the shadow of the gun somewhere and it should remove it from the majority of it without erasing any of the actual gun. To check if it has fully been removed, add a stroke to the gun and see if any parts have massive spots where the shouldn't be. Then simply turn off stroke and erase on the parts where you saw them. You should eventually get a clean edge like this.
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Step 3: Creating the pattern Now to add the camo the easiest thing to do is create a pattern of the camo. First open up the camo.png, then go to
Select > All
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Edit > Define Pattern
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Save it as it comes up or put Fall camo or something ^^ It should now be added to your pattern list
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Step 4: Adding camo to the gun the most important step in the process, go back to your fully rendered gun, and double click the layer it is on to open the FX menu.
Click the Pattern Overlay box, click the drop arrow next to the pattern that is currently shown and find your Camo.
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Change the blend mode to Color Dodge so that it is added to the gun rather than shown over it, I find this the best looking blend (You can mess around with brightness and such if you really want).
Step 5: Finishing Touches I suggest you add a 1px stroke just to make it stand out more, and change the scale of the pattern till the camo looks right.
This should be the finished result
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Hope this helps Please thank the topic if it does, rep is appreciated but not necessary. If I made a mistake or something tell me xD
EDIT: If you want it REALLY exact to be a replica... Duplicate the layer of the gun and remove the pattern.
Move this layer to the top, and erase the parts that should have camo but leave the rest (I.e scope/ clip) Or whatever so the unerased parts are the plain gun.
Last edited by SnipeZz ; edited 8 times in total
I saw one of these from ages ago but it didn't really do it in the best way... So since I was bored I thought I'd do one of these since a friend asked me how, so lets get started
Step 1: Obtaining gun render You need to find a render of the gun you wish to put a camo on... There are lots of ways to find one - Here is TTG_SaaaM's set: Forums/viewtopic/t=218245.html
Intervention here for example... [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Now you can probably see that it has a slight drop shadow, you need to remove this to add a camo.
Step 2: Remove the shadow to do this you need to choose the Magic Eraser Tool by holding down the rubber icon and selecting it.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Before you do anything, change the tolerance to 1, and uncheck the anti-alias + Contiguos boxes.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Then simply click on the shadow of the gun somewhere and it should remove it from the majority of it without erasing any of the actual gun. To check if it has fully been removed, add a stroke to the gun and see if any parts have massive spots where the shouldn't be. Then simply turn off stroke and erase on the parts where you saw them. You should eventually get a clean edge like this.
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Step 3: Creating the pattern Now to add the camo the easiest thing to do is create a pattern of the camo. First open up the camo.png, then go to
Select > All
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Edit > Define Pattern
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Save it as it comes up or put Fall camo or something ^^ It should now be added to your pattern list
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Step 4: Adding camo to the gun the most important step in the process, go back to your fully rendered gun, and double click the layer it is on to open the FX menu.
Click the Pattern Overlay box, click the drop arrow next to the pattern that is currently shown and find your Camo.
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
Change the blend mode to Color Dodge so that it is added to the gun rather than shown over it, I find this the best looking blend (You can mess around with brightness and such if you really want).
Step 5: Finishing Touches I suggest you add a 1px stroke just to make it stand out more, and change the scale of the pattern till the camo looks right.
This should be the finished result
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Hope this helps Please thank the topic if it does, rep is appreciated but not necessary. If I made a mistake or something tell me xD
EDIT: If you want it REALLY exact to be a replica... Duplicate the layer of the gun and remove the pattern.
Move this layer to the top, and erase the parts that should have camo but leave the rest (I.e scope/ clip) Or whatever so the unerased parts are the plain gun.
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Wth is there a cap to how muh text you can have in?
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Do you have a download link for the patterns and the guns then it would be helpfull.
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Ive sorted out the thread lol, cuz I had a heart <3 and another bracket it deleted everythin in between for some reason... plz look again
Took alot of effort
Took alot of effort
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No one like this? Sad face
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Bumpety Bump
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Final time I bump... does no one really like this?
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sticky this i say!!!!!!!!!
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Plz vote xD
And thanks Think its good enuf to sticky?
And thanks Think its good enuf to sticky?
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