Hi everyone,

Hope you can help me out here.  I'm having an issue with a texture I'm working on for Powerage's Power Truck --

As you can see, I have my new trailer textures in J-Line's Colors, but for some odd reason, I'm getting a ghost texture showing through of the original one. 

This is using templates, and applying the colors in the Material room by selecting the template I used in the diffuse section, and then even applying it to highlight.

I'm at a loss.  Hope some of you can help me out out there.

Thanks in advance!

This is intended to be a freebie when it's all finished.  Doing the cab as well..... 

Picture showing the "ghost textures"

Show the shader.

If there's a picture showing up in your render, then there must be a picture in the shader.

You're also forcing us to assume that's one material we're looking at. Some models have lettering build into them as a separate zone so you don't have to load a picture to color the letters.

Some have two layers of geometry.

Either way, there could be two materials (two shaders) at work here.

no disrespect, but i think you are skating on thin ice,trademark wise, again.

Bill, I'll look into it.  Thanks.  There is no other picture in the shader material. 

This isn't about trademark, etc. etc. again.   :rolleyes:  Can we please just stick to the topic at hand?  Thanks......

There was a whole thread about fan art, etc.  I think in a way these can fall under that.....

As you can see, nothing under the logo area.....not sure what's happening here......

still need to see the Shader. not just the texture. thats just one part of the puzzle.

Sorry Khai -- I'm just a little confused on Shader?  Where would I find that....

Quote - Sorry Khai -- I'm just a little confused on Shader?  Where would I find that....

Go into the materials room and do a screenshot of the whole area containing the information of the material for the trailer.  i.e. all the nodes and how you have it hooked up.  

Cool --- thanks DA!

I love how you tell ppl that warn that you may get into trouble to basically shut up and stay quiet. Not good :( Remind me to never buy anything from you. LOL

Laurie

Well now, here's the texture shaders --- staying on topic......

As you can see, there are some marks on the base paint.  How can I get rid of those? That shows the trailer with out any paint texture.......

Laurie, I know the difference between help/trolls etc.  Number of posts for the time they joined etc, not staying on topic, etc, etc.....

Quote - As you can see, there are some marks on the base paint.  How can I get rid of those? That shows the trailer with out any paint texture.......

Laurie, I know the difference between help/trolls etc.  Number of posts for the time they joined etc, not staying on topic, etc, etc.....

Johnny, hit the advanced tab and see what that looks like.  I'm betting you have another image file in those nodes somewhere.

One thing: when making shaders, NEVER use simple view. Never. Ever. Ever. ;) The nodes Bagginsbill wants to see are in the advanced view.

Laurie

Quote - One thing: when making shaders, NEVER use simple view. Never. Ever. Ever. ;) The nodes Bagginsbill wants to see are in the advanced view.

Laurie

Quoted for truth!

You probably won't understand what one node is doing, but any journey begins with one step ;). Learn how to set up a decent shader and you'll be much happier with the stuff you do. Everything is not just textures, simple specular, reflections and bumps. You can create some really good stuff if you take the time to learn. Tho, seeing as how you jump from one thing to the other I'm not sure you'll learn much in the short term. The material room is its own beast, but worth learning.

Laurie

Thanks all.  Appreciate the help on this.    Maybe I'll get that figured out after all.

Fixed it.  Found what node was the trouble.  Thanks everyone!

sorry but I am going to rain on your parade.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4003:bpaepn.3.2

J-LINE is a trademark. although not quite as you have it drawn.  I suggest that even as a free texture you pass it to the rendo copyright person for an ok.

I emailed the company to ask permission.  Still working on it, gonna see what happens.  Told them I'd send the render if they'd like to see it.

It's also a trucking company J-Line that I'm using, not the chemical company. 

Quote - I emailed the company to ask permission.

If you ever put it in freestuff, the freestuff mods are gonna wanna see the permission email.

Laurie

cool, be curious to see what they say.

Thanks Laurie --- I'm prepared to give them what ever they need.....

I'm curious too Mark --- should be interesting to hear their response.....

Johnny...you will have to have a release to use that logo on your truck. I came over from the Coord Forum from a head's up re: this issue...I Moderate Freestuff so I thought I'fd give you a head's up as well

Thanks!  I'm waiting for them to write back to me.  Just emailed late last night and perfecting the texture, so will let you know as soon as I get a reply.....

Like I said before...opening a photo editing program and making ur own logo is always an option. Probably the best option. LOL

Laurie

Make it 'J Time' with the vertical of the T a big fat joint - or does Cheech Marin already hold the IP on that?