How Do I

[Hydrant]

Hello All ,

I have a ? for you?? I have a template i want to use, and want to put markings on there, I can cut the layer and paste where i want but how do I get just the marking symbol, I am using a brown and green camoflage 109 with the <1 marking and I want to take away the camo and just use the marking to place on my other skin how do I do that, I have read and read and can't find anything about doing that.

[adlabs6]

Hi there, I'll give an easy way that might work...

Firstly, on the green and brown camo 109, check to see if the <1 mark is on it's own layer. If it is, then you can use the marquee tool to select that area of the skin (where the mark is) and then copy/paste into your new template.

If the marking you want is not on it's own layer, but is flattened into the camo (such as on a final skin) then you have two options. First is trying to carefully cut the marking out using the selection tools, or otherwise you must download a marking set (I think there is one here at SPS... I'll check) and then use that on your template.

EDIT: Yes, there are some templates for these marks in the SPS download library. Here is a link to one that might fit your needs:
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/forums/file15.html

[Hydrant]

OK i got that downloaded and when i cut and paste It has the marking and a gray background just like where i copied from, how to i get rid of the gray??

[Hunhunter]

Sounds like you are trying to paste a PSD layer straight onto a BMP skin?

You need to change the skin from indexed color to RGB color (image/mode...etc) then paste your marking, flatten skin and convert back to BMP making sure to select 8bit.

Think thats right, been a long time since I skinned in il2.

[Serval]

Did you download by clicking on the image or the Download button?
If sounds to me you downloaded the JPG preview image and not the ZIP-file with the PSD-template.

Make sure to use the download-button.