Kit guide? is there one

retired_mimitbeau · 06-25-2005, 07:33 PM

ok i have looked through the forum, have done searches here and at sortitoutsi, and have looked on a couple of other fm websites but i have failed in finding any kind of 'making fm kits for dummies' guides, does anybody know if there is such a guide?

2boxers · 06-26-2005, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by strong centreback:
ok i have looked through the forum, have done searches here and at sortitoutsi, and have looked on a couple of other fm websites but i have failed in finding any kind of 'making fm kits for dummies' guides, does anybody know if there is such a guide?

doubt it as someone would have psoted it in my 'help needed' topic but if there is PLEASE could somebody post it on here

2boxers · 06-26-2005, 08:43 PM

just found this in the kit topic (how i missed it i dunno

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Originally posted by michaeltmurrayuk:
The way I do it:
1. Open the template file.
2. Open a new file ctrl+N. Under preset select templateCS.psd its at the bottom, click OK.
3. Click on the template file and drag the layers you want from the layers panel to the new currently blank image. see here: http://img185.exs.cx/img185/7836/example1ew.jpg
4. use [ and ] to adjust which layer is at the top - generaly shirt at bottom and wrinkles at top.
5. After you have dragged the layers you want, positioned and ordered them, recolor them.
6. To recolour the layers - right click layer - blending options - tick the colour overlay button - double click the colour square - select - click ok - click ok.
7. To add sponsers and badges get an image of the badge/sponser load into photoshop. If background isn't see-thru. Click the wand tool, click the background of the image, press delete.
8. Resize the badge/sponser I generaly give the badge a height of 8 pixels, and the sponser generaly a width of at most 20 pixels - its just trial and error.
9. Saving file - first save as a psd format with layers intact so you can easily edit later. then save as a png and select the interlaced option.
10. Load up editor or FM to get ID and then test to make sure image works.

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Michael Murray
Coming Soon - Wrinkled Asian and Oceanian National Kits (~50% done)

seems the closest to an easy guide for people (like me) who have no experience in graphics

retired_vpoorni · 06-26-2005, 10:45 PM

It was the guide I posted in the Wrinkles thread (its on page 2 or 3 I think), which I wrote when I just started making the kits. I'd advise starting on simple kits that are very close to the designs in the template, to get experience using Photoshop and how to make the kits, after a while you should be able to make some of the more difficult kits.

Couple of changes:

- Badge's I tend to give them a height of 7 pixels now.

- Sponser - you can go upto width 25 pixels (though depends on sponser due to dithering shapes).

- Also if opening the template kills your computer you can transfer all the bits for one design to its own file - you'll end up with a couple of dozen template files - but it means your computer won't struggle to open the fully template file for each kit.

You can also try merging some of the layers to make it easier to recolour/move - click on the layers you want holding down shift right click merge layers.