Preset mane problems/questions (screenshots incuded)

[Thunderheart]

*takes out the code of the most complicated preset she ever did*
The right code should be somewhere here.
When I erase the mask and the second layer and the animated stuff, it looks like this-

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material preset_3_maneMat
{
technique
{
pass
{
scene_blend alpha_blend
texture_unit
{
texture SwiftMane.png
tex_address_mode wrap
filtering trilinear
}
}
}
}
Yeah... try it, perhaps?

[Nakima]

nope

[Nakima]

any other ideas?

[Jayfeather55]

I know it has something to do with GIMP. I don't remember what it was though. Obviously, something with the transparent-ness.

[Muindor]

Nope, I have the problem, too and I'm useing PhotoShop.

[Nakima]

what other program can i use?

[Asheyx]

I have the same problem all the time I want to add a mane to my presets D:
If I simply color over the ManeMask and don't add the mane shade it's working, but it looks blockish and ugly.
But when I add it, the mane looks see-through like that.
I think it's a weird glitch or something.

[Nuru_]

I have the same problem all the time I want to add a mane to my presets D:
If I simply color over the ManeMask and don't add the mane shade it's working, but it looks blockish and ugly.
But when I add it, the mane looks see-through like that.
I think it's a weird glitch or something.

o3o i'm not sure if i got what you meant but with the mane mask in GIMP you gotta go to;
Layer > Transparency > alpha to selection
and then you just color it in and it won't go over the transparency lines.
And also then with the mane shading you go to;
File > open as layers > go into Feral heart > media > Textures > Fmaneshade.jpg > open it > layer > Transparency > color to alpha (make sure the color in that box is white) > then press okay > go back to layer > transparency > alpha to selection. Then go to Select > invert. And then just rub out the part of the bottom where the transparency layer was. o3o.

Damn Hope you understood that sorry im bad at explaining. Oh and make sure you go back to layer and press "merge down", or gimp will get angry and refuse to save it.

And i also have the same problem with my name, then infront of a waterfall the mane suddenly partly dissapears, anyone know whats going on there?

[Asheyx]

o3o i'm not sure if i got what you meant but with the mane mask in GIMP you gotta go to;
Layer > Transparency > alpha to selection
and then you just color it in and it won't go over the transparency lines.
And also then with the mane shading you go to;
File > open as layers > go into Feral heart > media > Textures > Fmaneshade.jpg > open it > layer > Transparency > color to alpha (make sure the color in that box is white) > then press okay > go back to layer > transparency > alpha to selection. Then go to Select > invert. And then just rub out the part of the bottom where the transparency layer was. o3o.

Haha thanks for explaining, but I don't use GIMP, I use Photoshop. But thanks anyway, I'll see if I can do something like that on PS :3

[Nakima]

I cant thank you enough Nathan.H for your help with the shading and gimp. It took me a minute to figure out what you were talking about but i got it X3
 And thanks also Asheyx

Ive gotten to the point where the mane doesn't disappear behind the waterfall and it no longer looks transparent, however i keep running into this issue

However, when i save the image it gives me the option to either export it or flatten it, above is what happens when i export it, and below is what happens when i flatten it.

I don't know if this gives any sort of help to what may be going on but I thought it best to mention