decals to a plane

[eptigo]

when you are applying decals to a plane,

 

how do you control what parts of the decal are transparent?

arent you supposed to color part of it black???

[robcat2075]

when you are applying decals to a plane,

 

how do you control what parts of the decal are transparent?

 

The best way to make a part of a decal invisible is to create it with an "alpha channel". In Photoshop this is a fourth channel in addition to the R G and B

 

Note that this does not make part of the plane transparent, it prevents the decal form from coloring part of the plane.

 

arent you supposed to color part of it black???

In A:M you can choose to make any one color in your decal transparent, but it's all or nothing (jaggy), an alpha channel can give smoother edges to your decal images.

[Rodney]

In addition to what Robert said you should experiment with the different types of decals.

- Color

- Transparency

- Bump

- Cookie Cut

 

You can get some interesting results from combining different decal Stamp types on the same Decal.

 

Those are the most used but there are many more.

Here is some of the basic information.

Decals - Techical Reference

[eptigo]

i took the opportunaty to play with the decals a little

 

and i understand now how to use at least half of the options there for materials

 

but how do u select what color is interperated as transparent in the transparency map thingy