how to make skybox UP texture blend with the other four?

[Zeealex]

so i'm adding a new skybox to m01 caves, and it's from a standard photo but i've tried everything to make it blend but it's just not working.

what can I do?

if anyone needs the textures just holler and i'll pass them along.

[wombat50]

Not sure if this will work but worth a try.

Make a canvas that is triple the size of an individual skybox file.

i.e. if an individual file is 512 x 512 make the canvas 1536 x 1536.

Set guides for above example at 512 and 1024 vertically and horizontally.

Set snapping to document bounds and guides.

Should look something like this:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?10ao21f97639omd

Rotate the needed files to look like this:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?lnn9aamp59q3ayw

Merge all then blend or edit.

When done editing:

Using the guides select an individual tile,

ctrl C to copy

then hit ctrl N, to create new document (it should automatically be the size of the area you copied)

hit enter,

ctrl V, paste the copied info

rotate so the file is oriented correctly.

Save

Skyboxes drive me a little nuts. If I try to orient the sun in the skbox so they match the shadows on a map I will rename the skybox tiles the wrong way every time. If I'm lucky when I get back to zero I won't repeat the mistake again.

[Zeealex]

thanks wombat, you always come to my rescue

managed to get it working fairly decently, I can honestly say, Skyboxes will drive just about anyone nuts XD

[Hammer]

Isn't there a Skybox editing tool on the Dessert Siege Disc in the Extras folder ?

[Zeealex]

no idea i'll have a look i think it's just an example skybox

[pz3]

Still drive me nuts. I prefer making them in 3dm now.