12-19-2016 03:27 PM
01-02-2017 10:09 AM
Just tested Paint.net and that also opens .dds images and it's free: http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
It has layers and also provides the ability to carry out polar distortions so may be able to do what Photoshop does.
01-02-2017 01:17 PM
DaftnDirect said:
Just tested Paint.net and that also opens .dds images and it's free: http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
It has layers and also provides the ability to carry out polar distortions so may be able to do what Photoshop does.
01-02-2017 01:31 PM
@johnboyjr, can you use my example (see above) as a layer? then use that as a guide to position the reference image in Paint.net?
I've not used Paint.net so will have to have a play to figure out the exact steps needed in that app
Edit. OK I've just had a play and it looks like Paint.net won't let you distort the reference image in the right way.
Paint.net will let you convert any image to and from .dds format though, so if you have another paint package that performs the polar transform ok, then you can use Paint.net to convert it to .dds.
Otherwise it looks like Photoshop is the only option!
01-02-2017 02:03 PM
DaftnDirect said:
@johnboyjr, can you use my example (see above) as a layer? then use that as a guide to position the reference image in Paint.net?
I've not used Paint.net so will have to have a play to figure out the exact steps needed in that app
DaftnDirect said:
@johnboyjr, can you use my example (see above) as a layer? then use that as a guide to position the reference image in Paint.net?
I've not used Paint.net so will have to have a play to figure out the exact steps needed in that app
Edit. OK I've just had a play and it looks like Paint.net won't let you distort the reference image in the right way.
Paint.net will let you convert any image to and from .dds format though, so if you have another paint package that performs the polar transform ok, then you can use Paint.net to convert it to .dds.
Otherwise it looks like Photoshop is the only option!
01-02-2017 02:07 PM
@johnboyjr, was that done using Paint.net or Photoshop?
01-02-2017 02:13 PM
Basically you need the sides of the reference image to point towards the centre of the sphere, that will ensure the image appears upright and not leaning back.
Reversing the image should be easy enough so that it's not mirrored.
01-02-2017 02:48 PM
DaftnDirect said:
@johnboyjr, was that done using Paint.net or Photoshop?
01-02-2017 03:57 PM
That's a much better result than I got with Paint.
Photoshop pretty much sets that image to the correct proportion by default but I realise it's a lot of money if this is the only reason to purchase it!
01-02-2017 05:46 PM
01-02-2017 06:54 PM
P3nT4gR4m said:
You know those cute, fluffy sculpts I do from time to time? Well you can wave goodbye to those. As of tonight everything I make will be CENOBITES!!!