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[Swizzlewizzle]

Hello everyone. I am looking to do some polish on these mass effect ships (posted elsewhere on the modding resources forum) http://euderion.deviantart.com/art/Mass-Effect-Top-View-Size-Comparison-Chart-427768304

I was hoping someone here could point me to, or post how to polish them up.. things like running lights, edge shading, and the other little things that make the vanilla star sector ships (and many of the modded ships here) look so darned good. 

Hope someone can help! 

[Ryxsen1421]

Forgive me if I misunderstand your question there.

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I think the best option is to remake it again via GIMP / Paint. NET ( recommended by some modders here ). For me, I prefer resizing to their respective size and slowly working up on the ship. Then add some basic shadings and details. After that, I start using Paint SAI for more smoother and advanced shadings. The result should be like my newest ship here:

If you're going for the recommended programs, you should have two layers! First layer is where you draw the outlines. The second one should be the base layer.
It's originally:



Then: ( extra details applied with Paint )

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[Swizzlewizzle]

Ah ha, I see. I was hoping to use portions of the image though instead of completely remaking it.

[mendonca]

You may want to try this thread by Psiyon:

http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=654.0

[kazi]

This is how I make my sprites. It covers a neat trick to slide all of your detailing/painting under rendered lighting fx from a modeling program.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=7469.0

[Swizzlewizzle]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm working on em now.. very helpful!