Create transparent texture with Paint.net

[Ter160 4]

Hello, I have been thinking for a while that I need to put a glass and therefore I think that creating a transparent texture with Paint net would be the best solution instead of downloading transparent textures, crystals or glasses over the Internet

[Sjef61 2,317]

Yes, off course.

The made with Photoshop and work

[Ter160 4]

 

I use photoshop very little, to create textures, I create them with Paint.net and export them to the .dds format

[Sjef61 2,317]

Both photoshop and paint.net export works fine.

 

There is only one thing what you have to do is in photoshop to add an alpha channel and change that.

I gave you the explanation earlyer in this messeage but i think you you missed it.

with the alpha channel you control the transparency of the glass

if you don't adjust the alpha channel, the glass is too dark

my send example from the glass has the alpha adjusted

 

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Making alpha channel photoshop.zip

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So inport the png file in Photoschop and adjust the alpha and export it as DDS file

 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

 

I like that you explain it to me with paint.net instead of Photoshop

[Sjef61 2,317]

Sorry, i told you, do not know how to adjust the alpha channel in paint.net

 

I tried but the glass remains dark

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

Well I need a tutorial on how to do with that program and not photoshop

[Sjef61 2,317]

Try Doctor Google

 

https://superuser.com/questions/1186606/turn-grayscale-into-alpha-channel-in-paint-net

https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/13061-alphaspace/

 

alpha.zip

 

This works fine!!!

Just tested it..

 

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

 

I think the crystals are transparent but white or black is that I get messy, also the save configuration to export to dds I hope it works

[Sjef61 2,317]

Al above i have tested it and it works fine.......................................

[Ter160 4]

 

I would like you to use your luminaire with what you explained to me and see the result of day and night in the RW

[Sjef61 2,317]

all i send you can use it!

Alpha channel already changed in DDS

 

Changing alpha in paint.net with that plugin works better and easier than in photoshop

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

 

I only need to clarify one thing in the Paint net by giving the Transparency option in the Settings section, in the transparency I choose White or Black

[Sjef61 2,317]

Black.

[Ter160 4]

 

Why? The glass appears to me in black and not white but clear without light during the day

[Sjef61 2,317]

DO not now what you are doing

This is green glas as example and use the black mask to make it transparant.

 

My Send DDS files are ready to use.

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

 

And does it work so that in the day the light turns off and only the glass is shown and at night the glass and the light on?

[Sjef61 2,317]

 

you lost me again

Day and night works with  a prefix

1_1000_Glass_day

1_1000_Glass_night

the shader makes it light-emitting or ordinary glass

 

Two objects on top of each other, each with a different texture.

 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

 

Then I will have to keep doing that technique and what I want will work without problems, right?

[Sjef61 2,317]

yes. al what i told you i have tested it now and i used it with my own project.

 

 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

The only doubt I have is how it is that in the piece of the day you have two materials, only one appears to me the other I do not understand

[Sjef61 2,317]

Day and night works with  a prefix

 

TS2021 does that

 

1_1000_Glass_day                   Glass Object shown at Daytime

1_1000_Glass_night                 Glass Object shown at nighttime

 

The rest of the object

1_1000_street_lamp_pole

1_1000_xxx

 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

Thank you very much, you have helped me a lot, it already works without problems, if I have any questions I just have to look at the Paint.net tutorial create a transparency with Alpha Space and that's it, right?

[Sjef61 2,317]

Yes.

Sometimes you have to experiment what the best setting are in Paint Alpha channel.

 

We both happy now 

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2020 by Sjef61

[Ter160 4]

 

Well yes, there are more doubts but those are in other topics that are still open

[Sjef61 2,317]

I see you are not suporting my Club??