In the past, I have dedicated a part of my time trying to help out members to acheive greater standards for their skins. It could have been as simple as a little touch up to a full scale remake ( like Keisu's which btw was a bit of a pain in the ass because it was the first time skinning in 4096 resolution)
For the past few years, I have skinned various cars from the little UF1 to the BF1, tried various techniques, styles. My bests of all times were not made in the past months, but in the year 2006. Which is suprising to some.
Notorious Fruity Drifters team skin.
year: 2006
car: LX4/XRT/RB4
time to complete: close to 2 months
note: Back then, there were no skinning kit for the LX4. Everything was made by nudging and guessing.
same car, two different tones for each side. this is what made it so hard
the XRT first generation:
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/3628/nfdcopyhu8.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7017/xrtnfdtp4.jpg
XRT/FXR mutation
second generation made by Siim, rendered by Morrow. I miss him
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9012/nfd1lf1.png
The RB4:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3879/nfdrb4ok8.jpg
doriftoKids personalized team skin
year: 2006
car: XRT / RB4
time to complete: 2 months and countless hours of trial and error, crashes, frustation.
note: those were the times when beauty did not need bodykits.
XRT:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5176/dkcopyig0.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/5379/dkdmskinwall1bm8.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8685/dkdmskinwall2lh2.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8130/dmdkwallpaperva4.jpg
RB4:
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5678/rbrx2.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7551/rb4photoshootcf1.jpg
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8115/meanwhile10le5.jpg
http://img262.imageshack.us/im ... 2/fatcatsaikodcompss3.jpg
good old times with pals
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1963/tchou13jp1.jpg
the FZ5, lost along with a reformat
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5751/dkfzfd4.jpg
Generation 1 JDM*F skin
year: 2007
car: XRT/ RB4 / FZ5
time to complete: alot of time.
note: Very controversial skin when it came out. Along with inc. (Chris Cummins), we were the only ones making bodykits for the cars. It made a lot of noise in the drift community. Although it was highly inspired by inc.'s version, this one was made from scratch. Pioneering a kit from no resourse took a good 30+ hours of searching, nudging, and frustration. Nowadays, copy / paste and you have a bodykit. Don't take things for granted.
Note 2: From then on, Charlie joined me and created the amazing skins we see today. Only used by JDM*F members, design dude's public skins, and obviously, the DrftMstr garage.
This is how the skin started: March 2007
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/483/jdmffo9.jpg
Then, changes were made: March 2007
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7671/jdmf2up8.jpg
Things have been trailing for a bit, R32 Skyline?!
: April 2007
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8954/jdmfr32tc1.jpg
Boy, this screenshot caused alot of rage back then.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4769/drftmstrtunedde1.jpg
The very controversial car at the time that made a lot of rage: April 2007
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7332/jdmf3zz3.jpg
The #2 car came shortly after, May 2007
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1956/lfs00000036xq0.jpg
the RB4 followed shortly after, May 2007
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5504/jdmfrb4ku4.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4603/jdmfrb4rt6.jpg
ectype vs. DrftMstr-tuned
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9115/ntf2lp8.jpg
ectype 0 : DM 1
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7185/lfs00000014sl6.jpg
ectype 1 : DM 1
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9651/lfs00000016hh8.jpg
the FZ5 was still in the works when I had to study for exams and leave for Asia, it never made it, luckily
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9528/fzjdmfpq6.jpg
And today's JDM*F skins are absolutely stunning! Made by Charlie.
I have also made a few skins for myself.
a not-so-obvious FZ5 skin, I started this skin when I started NFD, est. 2006. I finished in Nov 2007. One year
start:
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3045/nfdfzmi5.jpg
end:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4003/lfs00000173qe4.jpg
a FOX skin that I used for various sprint races
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2615/foxraincx8.jpg
the RB4 that terrorizes a few servers here and there
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/382/rb4igpdmhifz2.jpg
a CTRA skin, DrftMstr tuned garage
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1156/deliverycarrr0.jpg
a Kei-style XFG. Effective bumper, I have to admit.
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/7895/xfgvq6.jpg
Endless-theme, experimenting things
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6766/rebornsi4.jpg
UPS delivery for South City
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7841/upsnc7.jpg
I edited my previous post here.
