I don't think it would take 3 hours to make that skin, I mean common if you seriously worked 2 hours on that skin then I have bad news for you...

 

 

it took a while it could of been more then 3 i started with something easy first i well get better .

not gonna lie here. It looks horrible and i'd never use it or even try it.

not gonna lie here. It looks horrible and i'd never use it or even try it.

Do you have any suggestions on things that could be improved (if they haven't been mentioned before)? The best way for someone to improve is to be given examples of what they should do differently.

It does look kinda bad. I would practice a bit more before releasing anything. Good luck! I would take some of the help given to you, previously.

Let's face it, our first few textures are going to be awful. The best thing to do is just keep practicing, but don't actually release anything until you feel they're up to standard. The tutorial Chamimnya linked is helpful, but a tad complex for newbie texture artists. 

 

Also, download and start practicing with GIMP, it's the closest free program you'll get to Photoshop and has a lot of awesome features. 

http://www.gimp.org/

Pay attention to every single detail. When I made my first OPP skin, I thought it looked good, but it didn't look anything like it at all.

In your skin, the "Mansfield Township" text is on the bottom, but on the above picture, it is just above the police text.

Secondly, notice the "Police" text is orange, with a blue drop shadow. It is also italicized.

Remember to look around for fonts that fit what you're creating. Calibri does not look like the correct font.

Lastly, look at the lines, they're blue and orange and look at how the tips are pointed. Remember to recreate that in your skin.

For the right shades, I usually go to the website to see if they use those colours a lot. I try not to sample it from the car itself because lighting usually messes it up.

Also, please look at the tutorial above, not only taking in the tools, but just general methods. To this day, I still use a real life picture as a guide behind the skin, as highlighted in the tutorial. I can't tell you how much it has helped me.

Remember to look out for small things like this in your textures. It'll make a big difference, and the people who live where the texture is based off of will appreciate it too.

Edited November 28, 201411 yr by Wiggleham