Hi,
I'm going to show you how to make liveries with paint.net (That's what I use too ).
LINK TO PAINT.NET:
http://www.getpaint.net/download.html
DOWNLOAD THIS:
http://download-code...000&Build=21031
Follow the instructions in the readme.
Templates by Medviation:
http://www.airline-e...-download-here/
Download the templates you like and open those in Paint.net AFTER you've put the photoshop.dll in your paint net directory. These templates are recommended to use, because they're the best quality you could get I think.
TUTORIAL:
Lets start, I'm going to create a simple livery.
I use a Boeing 737-800WL, because I like the template.
If you open the template, it should look like this:
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Switch FUSELAGE_METAL and FUSELAGE around. If you like a metal livery, do not switch them around.
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I'm making a red stripe, because why not.
Use the stripe tool to do this or the tool to make a rectangle.
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Now it looks like this.
I'm painting the tail red too. Select the TAIL layer and the filling tool. Then click on the tail.
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I like to make the fuselage under the red stripe less grey. In order to do this, select grey and press 'more'. Put the switch a bit to the white side and the grey becomes lighter.
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Select the filling tool again and select the FUSELAGE layer again. Then press under the red stripe and thet part becomes grey.
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Now we need a name for the airline. I use Livery Tutorial Airlines for this tutorial. Go to the T in rhe toolbar and press it. Select a font you like and how big you want it to be. (I've downloaded a few fonts). I use Century Gothic for this airline.
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Start typing with the color you want.
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I use for the logo just the initials LTA. Select the TAIL layer and put your logo on it. If your logo is a .png file, make another layer on top of the TAIL layer and paste it in there,
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Go to the ENGINE layer and make it the color you like. Do the same with the WINGLET layer.
To make your background, make another layer and put it under the last layer. I make my backround always grey/white-ish, but for this tutorial I make it just white
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Save it as JPG or JPEG and upload it to your airline.
I hope it helped.
If you have any questions, please reply then.
Jean-Paul