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Dr_Eyeball · 22nd May 2007, 09:44 PM

Can someone post up how you setup a custom face image?
I've seen a few of you have done it now, so a bit of advice would help.

Found this topic on faces on BIS forum, but no details, nor on BIKI.

Stompya · 23rd May 2007, 01:11 AM

Yes, still waiting for Lifeflight to enlighten us, he seems to have succeeded.

Cmon Lifeflight spill it.....

Stompya · 29th May 2007, 06:01 PM

Ok got it sorted, very easy.

Get this face pack Armed Assault Zone - Viewing ArmA FacePack V1

Edit in photoshop or similar, save as jpeg, make sure is under 100 KB, if over you just show up with white face/hands on most servers. rename to face.jpeg, move to your arma profile folder in my documents. (C:\Documents and Settings\Stompya\My Documents\ArmA)

Start Arma, click on your profile top of screen, edit, select custom face.

Here is my first attempt

Dr_Eyeball · 29th May 2007, 11:14 PM

It looks like you have to name your file face.jpg not face.jpeg

and save the file to your current profile folder:
My Documents\ArmA Other Profiles\[TOG]%20Dr%20Eyeball
not necessarily
My Documents\ArmA

This BIS thread on ArmA custom face by Wipman has quite a few images by him scattered throughout the long thread. Some are 512x512, not 1024x1024, not sure if that matters or not.

jeansy · 30th May 2007, 03:26 PM

a quick tip

try and use photoshop or paintshop pro
and create a transparent layer , and paint on this layer , then tone down the paint to match the face, this will keep all your face detailed plus put the paint on it when i find a pic on my system i will post it for an example

added,
here is a pic, the in game shot isnt that flash as its a bit dark, but you will see better in game

LifeFlight · 30th May 2007, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stompya

Yes, still waiting for Lifeflight to enlighten us, he seems to have succeeded.

Cmon Lifeflight spill it.....

What Jeansy and Eyeball said

Shayd · 31st May 2007, 01:28 AM

Dang, that is scary...so thats what someones head looks like skinned :/

Stompya · 31st May 2007, 03:06 AM

Yep, sorry that was .jpg, not .jpeg.

Ive not done anything with photoshop b4, as would be blatantly obvious from my 2 attempts so far, so Im trying to figure out this layer business you were talking about Jeansy

2nd attempt

jeansy · 7th June 2007, 07:55 AM

hey stomp, ive came across this , it might help

Simmers Paintshop - Using layers in Photoshop

Dr_Eyeball · 7th June 2007, 12:33 PM

For those who don't have Photoshop or don't like it's complexity, there's a very good free clone program, which I use regularly, called Paint.Net. It probably depends on the .Net Framework, which most users would have by now. It's got a lot of the same features: layers, clone stamp, etc. I highly recommend it.
For editing code, I recommend Notepad++.

22nd May 2007, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dr_Eyeball Elite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Queensland, Aust Posts: 2,064	Custom face images Can someone post up how you setup a custom face image? I've seen a few of you have done it now, so a bit of advice would help. Found this topic on faces on BIS forum, but no details, nor on BIKI. Last edited by Dr_Eyeball; 23rd May 2007 at 01:29 AM.

30th May 2007, 03:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
jeansy Average Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cairns Australia Posts: 118	a quick tip try and use photoshop or paintshop pro and create a transparent layer , and paint on this layer , then tone down the paint to match the face, this will keep all your face detailed plus put the paint on it when i find a pic on my system i will post it for an example added, here is a pic, the in game shot isnt that flash as its a bit dark, but you will see better in game __________________ Last edited by jeansy; 30th May 2007 at 04:31 PM.

31st May 2007, 01:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shayd Elite Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,275	Dang, that is scary...so thats what someones head looks like skinned :/ __________________ Member at Large Time Zone Convertor Altaholic (To many in too many)

7th June 2007, 07:55 AM	#9 (permalink)
jeansy Average Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cairns Australia Posts: 118	hey stomp, ive came across this , it might help Simmers Paintshop - Using layers in Photoshop __________________

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23rd May 2007, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Stompya Deadly Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hobart Posts: 520	Yes, still waiting for Lifeflight to enlighten us, he seems to have succeeded. Cmon Lifeflight spill it.....

29th May 2007, 11:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dr_Eyeball Elite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Queensland, Aust Posts: 2,064	It looks like you have to name your file face.jpg not face.jpeg and save the file to your current profile folder: My Documents\ArmA Other Profiles\[TOG]%20Dr%20Eyeball not necessarily My Documents\ArmA This BIS thread on ArmA custom face by Wipman has quite a few images by him scattered throughout the long thread. Some are 512x512, not 1024x1024, not sure if that matters or not.

7th June 2007, 12:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dr_Eyeball Elite Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Queensland, Aust Posts: 2,064	For those who don't have Photoshop or don't like it's complexity, there's a very good free clone program, which I use regularly, called Paint.Net. It probably depends on the .Net Framework, which most users would have by now. It's got a lot of the same features: layers, clone stamp, etc. I highly recommend it. For editing code, I recommend Notepad++.