Making indented panels?

[ISNJH]

I am new to Photoshop and am still getting the hang of using Photoshop.
I am right now working on a rocket texture for a model and am trying to figure out how to make indented panels? What is the best way to make indented lines on a texture? To show paneling


Thanks ahead

ISNJH

[NEMESIS]

Hi,

By my opinion is best to create panel by panel and you will have greater control over your artwork. Each panel should be on it's own layer. But in case you want to make panels on texture i suggest to you to do that manually with Brush tool (B), and paint shadows and highlights to make an illusion of divided panels.

See ya

[ISNJH]

Hmm so there is no other option to put indents into a texture?

[NEMESIS]

Hi,

In matter of fact there is way, you could try but i don't know how much you'll be satisfied. Let's say that you have texture on one layer so what you need to do is to create new layer and on that layer draw panels grid with brush tool (use hard brush) and go to Layer style thumbnail icon (is located on the bottom of the Layers palette curly letter "f") and choose Bevel and Emboss and for style (by default is Inner Bevel) you choose PILLOW EMBOSS that will make "indents" in your panels. But like i said in previous post best result you will achieve if you draw panel by panel and tweak them separately.

See ya

[ISNJH]

Here is a image of what I got drawing the panel lines. its a little blurred since the 3d editing program is mainly for doing meshes not taking screenshots.
but the panels turned out ok for my first attempt at useing photoshop.

http://www.uskaarj.com/Images/SCUDMISSILEMESH.jpg

[NEMESIS]

Hi,

Since you have done it so far, what you could do next is with Pen tool (P) trace each panel individually and after you close path of one panel than go to Paths palette and at the bottom of it press LOAD PATH AS A SELECTION button. And you will have selection outline of your panel. While selection is still active press COMMAND + J (MAC) or CTRL + J (PC) and this will make a copy of your panel on brand new layer. So what next you could do is to paint shadows, highlights to simulate source of light, to create metal texture (rust maybe) and all with brushes (you have kind of grunge brushes in Photoshop) to create virtually anything. Don't forget Brushes palette which is located in Palette Well or Window>Brushes or F5 keyboard shortcut and with it you can fine tune the behavior of your brushes.
So this is repeating process with Pen tool, selection, painting for each panel but end result can be very surprising.

See ya