Photoshop Help

[SoldierX77]

I just got Photoshop CS4, and I made a spray, but I was talking with someone and they said to make it a .tga, but the only normal.. or really familiar format I've sever seen was a .jpg, I tried it as that, and it looks REALLY weird. Anyone know what to do?
Thanks.

 

[lotus blade]

er ya go bud. :thumbup: hahah!

 

[SoldierX77]

Lol.... >.>

 

[Duality]

Your making a spray for in-game? Ok.

Basic Rules:

It cannot be larger than 256x256.

It should be a exponential of 2. (i.e. 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256)

The final .vtf file cannot exceed 120kb (you only have to worry about that w/ animated sprays)



If you want to have a transparent background around the spray image then you need to save it in .tga but 1st you need to do a few steps.

Once you have your final image ready, hold control and click the thumbnail of the image in your layers tab on the right side so it selects all the pixels.

Next click on the channel tab right above the list of your layers. At the bottom click the button that says new channel.

Next fill your selection in with pure white (while still selecting the new channel called "alpha")

Go back to your layers, and add a layer beneath the one you have already and fill it entirely w/ pure gray (you can enter into the color selection the #'s 127 - 127 - 127 and you'll get the correct color of gray)

Then just save as a .tga. Make sure it you have 32.bit checked off (it is by default) after you click save

Done.

 

[Byakuya]

Your making a spray for in-game? Ok.

Basic Rules:

It cannot be larger than 256x256.

It should be a exponential of 2. (i.e. 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256)

The final .vtf file cannot exceed 120kb (you only have to worry about that w/ animated sprays)



If you want to have a transparent background around the spray image then you need to save it in .tga but 1st you need to do a few steps.

Once you have your final image ready, hold control and click the thumbnail of the image in your layers tab on the right side so it selects all the pixels.

Next click on the channel tab right above the list of your layers. At the bottom click the button that says new channel.

Next fill your selection in with pure white (while still selecting the new channel called "alpha")

Go back to your layers, and add a layer beneath the one you have already and fill it entirely w/ pure gray (you can enter into the color selection the #'s 127 - 127 - 127 and you'll get the correct color of gray)

Then just save as a .tga. Make sure it you have 32.bit checked off (it is by default) after you click save

Done.

2nd

 

[Meowcenaries]

Your making a spray for in-game? Ok.

Basic Rules:

It cannot be larger than 256x256.

It should be a exponential of 2. (i.e. 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256)

The final .vtf file cannot exceed 120kb (you only have to worry about that w/ animated sprays)



If you want to have a transparent background around the spray image then you need to save it in .tga but 1st you need to do a few steps.

Once you have your final image ready, hold control and click the thumbnail of the image in your layers tab on the right side so it selects all the pixels.

Next click on the channel tab right above the list of your layers. At the bottom click the button that says new channel.

Next fill your selection in with pure white (while still selecting the new channel called "alpha")

Go back to your layers, and add a layer beneath the one you have already and fill it entirely w/ pure gray (you can enter into the color selection the #'s 127 - 127 - 127 and you'll get the correct color of gray)

Then just save as a .tga. Make sure it you have 32.bit checked off (it is by default) after you click save

Done.

+2

 

[SoldierX77]

Ok, cool, thanks!

 

[OUCH]

this is a keeper

 

[SoldierX77]

Mmm.. Another quick question, when I'm making just a regular spray, and I save it as a .jpg, I go into CS:S and upload it as my spray, but it comes out as 9 different squares... All in each one? How do fix that?
Thanks.