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Bizcut Vanbrugh

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07-30-2006 05:39

i have found out how to maketextures with transparent back grounds and now i want to know how to make a texture that is mostly transparent like a window?? i am using photoshop

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07-30-2006 09:49

I'll move this to Design and Textures where you'll probably get more responses

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07-30-2006 09:55

Read the Transparency Guide, stickied at the top of this forum. It covers everything you need to know.

Here's the relevant excerpt from the FAQ section:

From: someone

How do I make part or all of an image translucent, as opposed to fully transparent?

Areas of an image that are semi-transparent should be gray in the alpha channel. As described above, the darker the gray you use in the alpha channel, the more see-through the corresponding part of the image will be. The lighter the gray, the more opaque.

For example, a piece of frosted glass would require a very light gray in the alpha channel. Frosted glass is almost opaque, so the alpha should be almost white.

Something like a pair of nylon stockings would be in the medium gray range. Stockings are generally transparent enough that you can see the skin underneath them, but not so transparent that the stocking material itself isn't readily noticeable. They're about half way between transparent and opaque, so their gray value on the alpha channel would be about half way between black and white, medium gray.

Water would fall into the dark gray range. Water is very see-through, but not completely invisible. It's mostly transparent, so it's gray value on the alpha channel would be mostly black.

Just as a reminder, note that none of the grays in any of these examples affect the color of the image in any way. Alpha channels only govern transparency, not color.

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Bizcut Vanbrugh

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Join date: 23 Jul 2006

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07-30-2006 13:50

thanka will do

window like textures
Bizcut Vanbrugh Registered User Join date: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 99	07-30-2006 05:39 i have found out how to maketextures with transparent back grounds and now i want to know how to make a texture that is mostly transparent like a window?? i am using photoshop
Zapoteth Zaius Is back Join date: 14 Feb 2004 Posts: 5,634	07-30-2006 09:49 I'll move this to Design and Textures where you'll probably get more responses . _____________________ I have the right to remain silent. Anything I say will be misquoted and used against me. --------------- Zapoteth Designs, Temotu (100,50) ---------------
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	07-30-2006 09:55 Read the Transparency Guide, stickied at the top of this forum. It covers everything you need to know. Here's the relevant excerpt from the FAQ section: From: someone How do I make part or all of an image translucent, as opposed to fully transparent? Areas of an image that are semi-transparent should be gray in the alpha channel. As described above, the darker the gray you use in the alpha channel, the more see-through the corresponding part of the image will be. The lighter the gray, the more opaque. For example, a piece of frosted glass would require a very light gray in the alpha channel. Frosted glass is almost opaque, so the alpha should be almost white. Something like a pair of nylon stockings would be in the medium gray range. Stockings are generally transparent enough that you can see the skin underneath them, but not so transparent that the stocking material itself isn't readily noticeable. They're about half way between transparent and opaque, so their gray value on the alpha channel would be about half way between black and white, medium gray. Water would fall into the dark gray range. Water is very see-through, but not completely invisible. It's mostly transparent, so it's gray value on the alpha channel would be mostly black. Just as a reminder, note that none of the grays in any of these examples affect the color of the image in any way. Alpha channels only govern transparency, not color. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Bizcut Vanbrugh Registered User Join date: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 99	07-30-2006 13:50 thanka will do

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