trying to improve the propeller

[steeldelete]

the first aerial victory of a Tuskegee airman.

Could anybody help me out with photoshop, how to make the blades visible of the propeller? I'm using IL2 to do the screens.

[adlabs6]

Hi and welcome!

Those prop discs are pretty thin in IL2, as I recall. When I used to do this, I would hand paint and blur a new propellor on a new layer above the image. Adjusting the transparency of this would help blend it all together.

I'd suggest starting with an elliptical selection in the shape and size of the prop disc, then use a feathered brush to make a couple of broad, sweeping marks. Blur and adjust opacity to taste.

[Gumpy]

Hi steeldelete,you could try the Screenshot propeller mod available here. All-Aircraft-Simulations • View topic - [MOD] ScreenShot Propeller v1.1 That is if you have your game modded.

[Gumpy]

[quote=Gumpy;36789]Hi steeldelete,you could try the Screenshot propeller mod available here. All-Aircraft-Simulations • View topic - [MOD] ScreenShot Propeller v1.1 That is if you have your game modded

[steeldelete]

hey thanks! I'll try out the mod.

I was on a site some years ago, where one cut out the propeller from in the game. (when you choose the plane the propeller is still) and then copy it into an other layer and blur it. I'm pretty new at photoshop and have a hard time using layers and blurring things :-)

[steeldelete]

hmm.. I've tried it with UP 3 RC and also with UP2 since I read somewhere that it works with 4.10 but no go. I put the mod in my JSGME folder and activated it. Does anybody of you know what I could do? The post has been made in 2010, don't know if anybody there could help me out.

[Gumpy]

I'm using it with 4.10 and DBW but,I have the one you just put in your mods folder and it works great.

[steeldelete]

Ok, so you have a mods folder with DBW?

[steeldelete]

I put the mod in my #UP# folder and it works! great, thanks!

[Gumpy]

Ok, so you have a mods folder with DBW?

Yes only it's named #DBW,glad you got it working steeldelete.