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This is my first tutorial for general purpose and first in 4 years. I will get Matt to make a general area for these types of tutorials.
There is so much content out there for this game it can be overwhelming. In order to paint a car you will need a few things.
1. Paint program. Which ever program you choose will have its pro's and cons. Programs you need to purchase will have more options and tools to play with. I started with free software and purchased Corel and Adobe Products once I decided this was a hobby I really wanted to spend time on. Below are some of the programs folks use.
- Paint.net, Gimp (Free)
- Adobe Photoshop/Elements (Can open vectors can not save in vector)
- Adobe Illustrator (Full Vector Support)
- Paint Shop Pro (Version 9 or older by JASC, 10 and up bought out by Corel) (Full Vector Support)
- Corel Draw (Full Vector Support)
2. Templates, Car Viewer Files, and some good tunes. Every mod available has a set of Car Viewer files and Templates.
Mod's are available from the sites listed below. Just a sample of the big one. There are so many to choose from it will be hard to lock yourself down to one. These are the ones I know of:
- Bullring Cup 2015/2013/358 Dirt Mod/Dirt Late Model
http://bigdonlinemotorsports.com/
- SRD Xfinity and Nationwide 2013 and 2015 mods. Available here and at www.NXS15.com
- DMR Cup 10/11/12, NNS13 http://www.desmodsracing.com/
- NCWTS 09/13/14/15 and Cup 2000 Team Om3ga http://www.teamom3ga.com/forum/index.php?action=downloads
- Smiffsden Indycar/WarWagon Paint Kit Add-on http://www.smiffsden.com/
3. Once you have your files need to paint. Open your program, crack open the template for the car or truck you are going to work on, Car Viewer file and have at it.
There is no wrong way to do this. It's all trial and error. Everyone has different styles and approaches on how to tackle a car.
Video Overview of this with some extra basics included.
There is so much content out there for this game it can be overwhelming. In order to paint a car you will need a few things.
1. Paint program. Which ever program you choose will have its pro's and cons. Programs you need to purchase will have more options and tools to play with. I started with free software and purchased Corel and Adobe Products once I decided this was a hobby I really wanted to spend time on. Below are some of the programs folks use.
- Paint.net, Gimp (Free)
- Adobe Photoshop/Elements (Can open vectors can not save in vector)
- Adobe Illustrator (Full Vector Support)
- Paint Shop Pro (Version 9 or older by JASC, 10 and up bought out by Corel) (Full Vector Support)
- Corel Draw (Full Vector Support)
2. Templates, Car Viewer Files, and some good tunes. Every mod available has a set of Car Viewer files and Templates.
Mod's are available from the sites listed below. Just a sample of the big one. There are so many to choose from it will be hard to lock yourself down to one. These are the ones I know of:
- Bullring Cup 2015/2013/358 Dirt Mod/Dirt Late Model
http://bigdonlinemotorsports.com/
- SRD Xfinity and Nationwide 2013 and 2015 mods. Available here and at www.NXS15.com
- DMR Cup 10/11/12, NNS13 http://www.desmodsracing.com/
- NCWTS 09/13/14/15 and Cup 2000 Team Om3ga http://www.teamom3ga.com/forum/index.php?action=downloads
- Smiffsden Indycar/WarWagon Paint Kit Add-on http://www.smiffsden.com/
3. Once you have your files need to paint. Open your program, crack open the template for the car or truck you are going to work on, Car Viewer file and have at it.
There is no wrong way to do this. It's all trial and error. Everyone has different styles and approaches on how to tackle a car.
Video Overview of this with some extra basics included.
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