FS Repaint Tutorial - Dirt.p65

By Scott Slaughterf you visit an airport and have the opportunity of checking a small GA aircraft up close, it’sprobably unlikely that you’ll see a pristine showroom-clean aircraft. The aircraft, just likeIyour automobile, is likely to have a few blemishes such as scratches, dirt/smudge marksand perhaps even a small bit of rust on it.So, in this tutorial, I’ll suggest how you can make an Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraftappear slightly more realistic by using FS-Repaint to apply some “cosmetic defects.”Adding Unavoidable Dust & DirtIMPORTANT NOTEne thing an automobile and an airplane have inIf you’re not familiar with FS-Repaint, you can follow Ocommon is that both will pick up dust, dirt, smudges,this tutorial by downloading a trial version of FS-Repaintbugs and other grime over time. So, if you want to add afrom the Abacus website (www.abacuspub.com).touch of realism in your FS-Repaint work, considerapplying some quick dirt or dust smudges.I’m assuming you already understand Photoshop or PaintShop Pro and, of course, FS Repaint. I’m using As a reminder, this tutorial requires that you use eitherPhotoshop 7 in this tutorial but the menu commands Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro. The FS-Repaint built-in editorand steps are fairly straightforward so if you’re a Paint just cannot handle layers like either of those two programsShop Pro user, you should not have any problems in can.following the menu commands. Load up FS Repaint and the aircraft you want to ...