Quote from moyystDisplay MoreHi guys.
So I'm working on skins. But I have a hard time understanding what the alpha layer does/works.
Lets say I want to edit the wooden part of this skin? would I be able too?
And can I change how the skin wares down?
I'm using gimp.
Cheers.
Here is pretty good tutorial/guide: http://blog.counter-strike.net/workshop/finishes/
Hi guys , first post for me on the site, i was searching a good forum to share my work and i've found you and your good collection of officialised weapons =).
So first i'm a 2D/3D Artist, Practicing Street art too and i decided to mashup my style with CSGO skins (i'm actually a big csgo player too), so just let me know what you think about , and why not support my project on steam if you like it 
thanks.
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you can access the both here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi…s/?id=324217294 (AWP)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi…tscn=1412971569 (P90)
Hello guys, here is my new skins, i hope you like it ))
WorkShop Link - http://steamcommunity.com/id/rowgt/myworkshopfiles/
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Made this in my spare time today. Just a simple Glock skin that's meant to be shiny like the Case Hardened skins. 
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This is awesome stuff guys. I will have to give this a go as well (no pun intended). Vivi recommended I try it about a year ago, so its about time. Hopefully help people forget about the pre-Dreamhack scandal!
One thing I was wondering- if I want the high detail and accuracy of a custom paint job, but want to include a nice specular aspect (phong?) like the anodized finish, how would I go about doing that? It seems like most of the custom paint jobs look rather matte finish. I couldn't figure that out from the Valve guide.
Quote from Patrick_HThis is awesome stuff guys. I will have to give this a go as well (no pun intended). Vivi recommended I try it about a year ago, so its about time. Hopefully help people forget about the pre-Dreamhack scandal!
One thing I was wondering- if I want the high detail and accuracy of a custom paint job, but want to include a nice specular aspect (phong?) like the anodized finish, how would I go about doing that? It seems like most of the custom paint jobs look rather matte finish. I couldn't figure that out from the Valve guide.
You can give the Anodized Airbrush style a go.
Edit: Tested it out and here is the same pattern with the Phong Boost at 32 and also off.
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Thanks maybe I will mess around with that. Here is a WIP shot of a style I am trying out:
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Not sure if I want to add anything to the muzzle or grip. Ideas anyone?
The same in red with a harder graphic look:
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Quote from Patrick_HThe same in red with a harder graphic look:
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Both the blue and red look nice. If I had to choose one to use, I'd choose the blue. 
Red version: Adjusted the highlights to yellow orange, added some small detail to the grip:
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Blue version: Added some small detail to the grip and barrel:
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looks good. The fire coming out of the dragons mouth doesn't look right though?
I like the blue CZ except I would prefer it with a black magazine. Or a magazine with a lot of scratches on it.
I have a question. Below is a 3D image of an AWP I made in Photoshop. There it looks good, but then when I make it a VTF file and view in Steam's Workbench it looks like complete shit (also image below). It's like all the colors were drained and even in Factory New it looks pretty torn up. Am I missing something? Maybe forgot something in VTFEdit or some option in the worksbench?
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I see some weathering on the rifle below the scope. Maybe some combination of the alpha channel in your VTF file allowing some wear. I know its weird since I see wear is set to zero, but might want to have a look at the alpha. On my CZ skin above, I had to erase a lot of the alpha masking on the barrel to tone down the amount of wear that would show through.
Does anyone know if when a skin is purchased from the marketplace, is an actual .vtf downloaded locally? I bought a Negev skin recently and wanted to see how the creator altered the existing skin. The way the Negev was unwrapped is batshit and split in the weirdest ways, and I was hoping looking at someone else's custom skin would save me some grief.
Quote from GockoI have a question. Below is a 3D image of an AWP I made in Photoshop. There it looks good, but then when I make it a VTF file and view in Steam's Workbench it looks like complete shit (also image below). It's like all the colors were drained and even in Factory New it looks pretty torn up. Am I missing something? Maybe forgot something in VTFEdit or some option in the worksbench?
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The wear off can be altered from alpha-channel (see the CSGO's Workshop Weapon tutorial for that). The shitty colors is because of the default values for phong-shader. Tweak the "phongexponent" and "phongintensity" to some lower values.
The wear off can be altered from alpha-channel (see the CSGO's Workshop Weapon tutorial for that). The shitty colors is because of the default values for phong-shader. Tweak the "phongexponent" and "phongintensity" to some lower values.
Thanks for the info, I'll look it up. EDIT: Mixed with the Alpha Channel and the phong settings and it looks perfect now thanks a lot.
Working on this one, still needs more detail work and I need to figure out how to get the full skin (think P90 Asiimov) without the stock bits like the magazine carrying over from the default skin.
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I also might need to mess with the Phong settings because it looks very glossy, especially in the butt/stock and the front grip. It should be more flat/matte, I feel.
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OK, took me several tries but I finally figured out how to work the alpha channel to make sure the bits Valve wants to be 100% worn, starting even at Factory New condition, actually show up. I need to finish up the rest of the gun now. Some bits feel really empty and look bland compared to the rest of the gun, mainly the magazine and the cocking knob. Here's my current WIP from tonight.
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