yeah but i want to hand paint scratches and rust.

on that note in your opinion to make decals of bullet holes would it be better to bump map or actually make 3d holes (if such a thing is possible i dont even know)

nice stadium there btw

i want to make fine details by hand with the skill i have in 2d so i can make it mine you know. can i do that? im using the wacom but struggling a bit with how to do this

thank you cody i have been watching these videos and the ones on lynda.com which are not to shabby either.

CS4 paint directly on model OR the classical UV Unwrap and subsequent maps (bump,normal, etc.)?

Ok so if I upload it explode everything?

I missed a command in CS4 called reparameterize that made my wheel paintable directly. But the colors are all washed out. I was hoping to avoid the uv unwrap business.

Hi thanks for replying. I did a bunch of stuff lol.

Right now Im trying to do just one wheel. Do you think I should make one component out of the whole thing and try it that way instead?

Heres a pic of my current setup.

Hi All Im new to sketchup.

I have made a cool tank model in SU and I applied some basic green colors with hopes of bringing into CS4 so I can color it. Except when i try to paint directly on the model paint goes all over the place.

I read somewhere that you need to apply a texture first but I thought the colors I applied were textures.

I could really use some help. Im vaugely familiar with the concept of uvw unwrap but cs4 is supposed to be direct application.

What am doing wrong?

Thank you in advance

Jason

never mind.. my new friend the "search" tool answered

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=29056&p=252770&hilit=align+two+faces#p252770

I want to select a face and align it to an axis. How can I do this? Can I align a connected face to another face so that they both are flush?

Pardon my ignorance and thank you in advance.

J