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Dennis Denneny

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Join date: 25 Aug 2006

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05-19-2007 10:53

I took a class from NCI on advanced clothing creation. I followed along pretty well in the class but the class used flood fill colors to make a halter top. Well I have Photoshop CS2 and I am a complete noob at it. (I am a PSP 7.0 vet, but alas, it is time to move on) I want to be able to take the textures in game and save them to disk as a .tga image, but I also want to be able to load those textures in photoshop cs2. Can that be done? I have hit the presets manager and texturizer and all kinds of stuff, and I just can't figure it out.
I am use to hitting the load texture button....LOL. Can someone please explain this to me like I am a three year old. can I convert .tga to .pat? what do I need to do?
Thanks in advance for all your help

Dennis

Dominguez Brentano

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Join date: 20 Apr 2006

Posts: 87

05-19-2007 12:48

I know nothing of either program. however, I went on a quick google adventure, and turned up this link.

From: someone

I hope you can help me. I recently got Photoshop CS2. When I try to open a TGA file I made in another program Photoshop discards the transparency in the image. I never had this problem with Photoshop 7.

When you open your Targa file (.TGA) in CS2, the transparency isn't discarded, it's just been stored in a different place. CS2 converts your single "transparent" layer into an uneditable Background layer and moves the transparency information to an Alpha channel in the Channels palette.

{and more in the link provided}

Dennis Denneny

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Join date: 25 Aug 2006

Posts: 2

05-19-2007 13:27

Thank you that is a bunch of help
I think I have stumbled my way around to load a pattern. I just open the .tga and then save as... a photoshop image, Then I can so a fill layer with a pattern and adjust the scale from there but I does seem like I am going around my elbow to get to my arse by doing it that way.....

Raindrop Drinkwater

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Join date: 28 Jun 2006

Posts: 240

05-21-2007 04:23

You can define new patterns (no need to save as psd first).

Load the image you want to use as a pattern. Select all (Ctrl-A) or draw a selection using the square selection tool.

In the Edit menu, select "Define Pattern". This will save your selection as a pattern. You'll find the new pattern in the drop-down selection, when using the Fill tool.

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Took an advanced clothing creation class and now I need help
Dennis Denneny Registered User Join date: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 2	05-19-2007 10:53 I took a class from NCI on advanced clothing creation. I followed along pretty well in the class but the class used flood fill colors to make a halter top. Well I have Photoshop CS2 and I am a complete noob at it. (I am a PSP 7.0 vet, but alas, it is time to move on) I want to be able to take the textures in game and save them to disk as a .tga image, but I also want to be able to load those textures in photoshop cs2. Can that be done? I have hit the presets manager and texturizer and all kinds of stuff, and I just can't figure it out. I am use to hitting the load texture button....LOL. Can someone please explain this to me like I am a three year old. can I convert .tga to .pat? what do I need to do? Thanks in advance for all your help Dennis
Dominguez Brentano Registered User Join date: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 87	05-19-2007 12:48 I know nothing of either program. however, I went on a quick google adventure, and turned up this link. From: someone I hope you can help me. I recently got Photoshop CS2. When I try to open a TGA file I made in another program Photoshop discards the transparency in the image. I never had this problem with Photoshop 7. When you open your Targa file (.TGA) in CS2, the transparency isn't discarded, it's just been stored in a different place. CS2 converts your single "transparent" layer into an uneditable Background layer and moves the transparency information to an Alpha channel in the Channels palette. {and more in the link provided}
Dennis Denneny Registered User Join date: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 2	05-19-2007 13:27 Thank you that is a bunch of help I think I have stumbled my way around to load a pattern. I just open the .tga and then save as... a photoshop image, Then I can so a fill layer with a pattern and adjust the scale from there but I does seem like I am going around my elbow to get to my arse by doing it that way.....
Raindrop Drinkwater Globally Creative Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 240	05-21-2007 04:23 You can define new patterns (no need to save as psd first). Load the image you want to use as a pattern. Select all (Ctrl-A) or draw a selection using the square selection tool. In the Edit menu, select "Define Pattern". This will save your selection as a pattern. You'll find the new pattern in the drop-down selection, when using the Fill tool. _____________________ A2NZ : When creativity goes global. Latex, Casual, Club gear. blog.a2nz.org \|\| Main store in Ufeus

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