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Freeware paint kit

Postby Nintendo rules » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:36 pm

were can i get a freeware paint kit? Not blanck textures but one that can actualy paint aircraft.
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:42 pm

Do you mean a paint package to actually paint? In which case you have one free with Windows (but there are plenty of much better ones to choose from) and you'll just need to download DXTBMP if I remember correctly ;)
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby jankees » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:58 am

You could try GIMP, that's not too bad, and yes, you need DXTbmp, which is also free!
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby realpilotwestjet » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:30 am

How do I save the paint so it workes for the aircraft after I paint it?
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby aussiewannabe » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:18 pm

I can't answer your question, but I love the screenshot 8-)

Eventually, I would like to learn how to do a paint job on an aircraft.

Good luck :D
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby jankees » Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:56 pm

"How do I save the paint so it workes for the aircraft after I paint it? "

save it as a .bmp and use DXTbmp to convert it to a extended bmp format that FS recognizes.
This is the short version, if you want more elaborate explanations, just ask.

"Eventually, I would like to learn how to do a paint job on an aircraft. "
Pick an aircraft you want to repaint, pick the scheme you want to repaint, and try it. That's what I did...
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby realpilotwestjet » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:28 pm

I think I
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby Kaworu » Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:35 pm

Hey, westjet, are you using that shot as a sig? If yes, you can assaing it by clicking "Profile" in the buttons up top, click "Modify", enter your password, click "Options", put the image url in the largest text box, click "Change"

I did the same thing, and got luaghed at, when I first joined. :-[ Thought you might like the heads up!  ;D


As for your problems...USE GRUMPY'S LAIR! Hagar is a great guy, and has saved my a** three times too date!

Second, Garry J Smith is a repainting God. His tutorial rocks! http://www.gjsmith.net/Tutorial/full_tutorial.htm

Good Luck in the world of repainting! Once you're done with your repaints, upload them for us!
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Re: Freeware paint kit

Postby realpilotwestjet » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:26 am

Thanks :) for both things
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