Help & Guidance => Member Made Tutorials => Mapping Tutorials => Topic started by: Jitters on October 27, 2011, 05:39:34 pm
Title: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on October 27, 2011, 05:39:34 pm
Okay, I decided that my previous tutorial for 6 colored masks, while extremely effective following my terrain tutorial, is completely useless on other programs and for people who don't work with layers. Also, some of you already have your terrain done the way you like to make them, which means they are one layer. This tutorial, while not as pretty as my other one, is for you.
I am making this assuming you already know how to do a simple 3 color mask.
Step 1: Load up your terrain. You'll want this for a reference. Put it in RGB mode. (http://i44BannedImageSite/of7tqr.png)
Step 2: Begin making your mask using Red, Green, Blue, and three other colors. Save as a .PNG called "mapnameMaskWIP" (http://i42BannedImageSite/5cm8w3.png)
Step 3: Fill in all the colors except for Red, Green and Blue with black. Save as a .PNG called "MapnameMask" (http://i41BannedImageSite/23r7fk3.png)
Step 4: Reload "MapnameMaskWIP.png". This time fill in Red, Green, and Blue with black. Change the other three colors into Red Green and Blue. Save it as a .PNG named "Mapnamemask2" (http://i44BannedImageSite/15zpp2q.png) (http://i44BannedImageSite/346am50.png)
Step 5: Run the mapmaker. Enter the terrain and "mapnamemask.png". Keep pressing the right arrow where the terrain textures are until the mask option becomes blank. Enter " MapnameMask2.png" here.
Congrats! You should be able to use 6 terrain masks with no problem :)
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: CrystalSprint on October 28, 2011, 03:52:23 pm
O' beauteous life Thy challenges ascended Thine truth alight!
Many thanks.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on October 28, 2011, 05:15:37 pm
hey it works!!! thanks, but one quick question, can i still blend the textures? cause it looks... well, funky without blended textures
Yes, you can, as long as they don't overlap. In my video Map making tutorial I show how to accomplish blended ones without too much issue.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: CrystalSprint on January 04, 2012, 02:13:41 pm
They should put something similar to this on the documentation, this is really to the point.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: PixiSpit on April 15, 2012, 11:43:27 pm
I was wondering how to do that! thanks for your awesome tutorial ^^ it helped a lot!
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on April 16, 2012, 12:55:47 am
Thank you :)
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: JazzForLife on April 16, 2012, 07:47:09 pm
Sameth, this looks so easy, I could even do it!
Really nice tutorial.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on April 16, 2012, 07:49:26 pm
Thank you :) I use this method ( a little more advanced) all the time and it is very quick and looks nice.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Turrent on April 18, 2012, 12:10:44 pm
This is really awesome :D! It really helped >:D Thank you for the Awesome/Godly tutorial, Sameth!
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: DangusMangus on June 01, 2012, 02:10:54 pm
Beutiful! on my map it looks... Epic. Thank ya for this tutorial Samethy =D
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: BigSkippy on June 07, 2012, 04:09:53 pm
This thing is an absolute life saver at times! Thanks sam for making this <3.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: SummerGlade on June 07, 2012, 07:08:36 pm
For some reason on the second three, it made the textures layer over each other. Ex; For color/texture #4, you choose the ocean sand texture. However, it textures #4, 5, and 6. You pick the flower grass for #5, and it goes over sand, but only on 5 and 6, and translucently, so you can see through. You pick the lava ground for #6, and it goes on top of the sand and flower grass, also translucent. Any reason why this is, or how to stop it?
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on June 07, 2012, 09:39:12 pm
did you follow the instructions exactly? If you want you can PM the images to me and I can have a look at them.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: SummerGlade on June 08, 2012, 01:38:39 am
PM you the mask, or screenshots of what I`m talking about? And yes, I followed them as far as I understood, but I may have messed up on something.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: inati on July 27, 2012, 12:08:01 am
Awesome tutorial! :D It really helped me make the terrain mask for a map I'm working on. Thanks Sameth!
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Raphilion on August 01, 2012, 03:44:30 pm
Ah man, Thank chu! *Nuzzles for the awesome and easy to understand tut*
This will make my map look so much better now XD
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: bluesnow26 on August 10, 2012, 04:35:10 am
OMG you make it sound so easy Chu are brilliant! XD
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Fantasia_Cross on September 07, 2012, 10:02:15 pm
Wow, this is awesome! So darn EASY!! Would you kill me if I made this into a PDF file?
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on September 08, 2012, 04:13:31 am
Feel free as long as you give credit!
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Haruki on September 08, 2012, 07:08:46 am
Oh my. I cry sweet salty tears. I've finally found simple explanation. Understanding. Salvation.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Fantasia_Cross on September 08, 2012, 10:15:24 pm
Hey, Sameth, tell me how you like it, I made it really simple....but I wanted to do it, and I give and gave you credit. http://www.2shared.com/file/6sJ7iTSr/6_Color_Masks_Simplified.html (http://www.2shared.com/file/6sJ7iTSr/6_Color_Masks_Simplified.html)
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Minxy on September 25, 2012, 08:28:30 pm
Thank you very much for this! Also, did I do something wrong? I followed each step, but for some reason, every terrain is coming out, VERY, bright. Like, white bright, not green bright or whatever. ><
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Fantasia_Cross on September 26, 2012, 12:01:32 am
I believe it is because of overlapping color masks...but that has yet to be confirmed, I still get it as well.
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Jitters on October 01, 2012, 06:45:20 am
I'm sorry, I am unsure as to why this is like that either...
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: AssassinPegasus on November 04, 2012, 12:43:14 am
OMG that helps now i can use lts of colors (http://s7.postimage.org/gek1y1ksb/death_unfinish.jpg)
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: xXHells_AngelXx on January 26, 2013, 07:06:53 pm
This didn't work at all. Only two of the colors worked and the edges are all pixelly. :\
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: AthenaPanthera on December 21, 2013, 10:52:01 pm
Thank you for this! I've been wanting something like this for awhile!
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Stormy13164 on January 04, 2014, 04:39:17 pm
Thank you soooo much!!! I really needed this for a rather large map! :)
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Graceless on March 03, 2014, 09:35:22 pm
It looks easy, but I've been struggling with it for a couple of weeks. I just can't seem to understand how to do it. Do you think there's anyone who would give a private session or tutorial on it? I can pay in dA points if need be.
Title: DID NOT WORK AT ALL
Post by: Vwang on February 25, 2016, 01:46:47 am
Didn't work at all
Title: Re: 6 color masks simplified.
Post by: Hakumi on February 25, 2016, 07:42:51 pm
Be careful not to bring up old threads , for the last response was in 2O14 . . . You may not get a response. ^^;