How is this done?

Sports1131 · 04-13-2003, 10:41 AM

I see these amazing stadiums being created all the time, and I may want to attempt this in the future. However, I'm not very sure how to do this.

How do you get the crowd to look so well and make it all fit together? Are there certain files that are useful as a base?

Markmeister · 04-13-2003, 02:05 PM

I've only made one stadium so far, but hopefully I can help you.

Basically I took existing stadium picks and cut the pieces I needed out of them - the field, wall & bleachers. Did a search on google and found the images of the signs, flag bunting, sky, trees & buildings. Copied and pasted everything together resizing, flipping, and rotating as necessary. Many of the images I used are duplicated thoughout the stadium - the outfield wall is just a small wall segment duplicated many times and the building is made up of the same image repeated 4 times to create the large building (the left wing and right wing is the same image flipped horizontally).

After that, I just used the stamp tool & the paintbrush tool to fill in the gaps, smooth rough edges, and create the warning track.

The only thing I created from scratch is the scoreboard.

jarget · 04-14-2003, 12:05 AM

Markmeister, that sounds like a good starting point. But after you get the images for the signs how do you make them to match the rest of the pic? In other words to make them look like a graphical representation and not an actual photo? What graphics program do you use?

NOTE To other skinners: Do you guys make your stadiums from scratch??? Any input you make will be appreciated, as I to am thinking about creating stadiums and just want a little more input.

Thanks

Markmeister · 04-14-2003, 06:26 PM

I used Photoshop to create the stadium I did.

I really didn't do anything to the signs except resize them . The first sign I used was 200 pixels in height and I had to reduce it to 15% so it would fit on the wall. I then resized the rest of the signs to X pixels by 200 pixels and reduced to 15% where x is the width that Photoshop calculated to keep the scale proportionate. Reduced each sign's transparecy to 75% so they melded (is that a word?) onto the wall better.

The only sign I really had to do work on was an Orange Crush sign. Found an actual old faded sign. Cut the logo out, used the paint bucket tool on the letters and created a new orange background.

satchel · 04-15-2003, 10:26 AM

Jarget, I know what you mean, the stadiums have a stylized appearance, unlike a photograph., more like an animation. I think that’s just a result of the way the stadium creators manipulate the images in their graphics programs. After the resizing and the changes in color depth, etc., once-photographic images end up looking graphical.

04-13-2003, 10:41 AM	#1
Sports1131 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25	How is this done? I see these amazing stadiums being created all the time, and I may want to attempt this in the future. However, I'm not very sure how to do this. How do you get the crowd to look so well and make it all fit together? Are there certain files that are useful as a base?

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04-13-2003, 02:05 PM	#2
Markmeister Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 463	I've only made one stadium so far, but hopefully I can help you. Basically I took existing stadium picks and cut the pieces I needed out of them - the field, wall & bleachers. Did a search on google and found the images of the signs, flag bunting, sky, trees & buildings. Copied and pasted everything together resizing, flipping, and rotating as necessary. Many of the images I used are duplicated thoughout the stadium - the outfield wall is just a small wall segment duplicated many times and the building is made up of the same image repeated 4 times to create the large building (the left wing and right wing is the same image flipped horizontally). After that, I just used the stamp tool & the paintbrush tool to fill in the gaps, smooth rough edges, and create the warning track. The only thing I created from scratch is the scoreboard.

04-14-2003, 12:05 AM	#3
jarget Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East Side - San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 85	Markmeister, that sounds like a good starting point. But after you get the images for the signs how do you make them to match the rest of the pic? In other words to make them look like a graphical representation and not an actual photo? What graphics program do you use? NOTE To other skinners: Do you guys make your stadiums from scratch??? Any input you make will be appreciated, as I to am thinking about creating stadiums and just want a little more input. Thanks

04-14-2003, 06:26 PM	#4
Markmeister Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 463	I used Photoshop to create the stadium I did. I really didn't do anything to the signs except resize them . The first sign I used was 200 pixels in height and I had to reduce it to 15% so it would fit on the wall. I then resized the rest of the signs to X pixels by 200 pixels and reduced to 15% where x is the width that Photoshop calculated to keep the scale proportionate. Reduced each sign's transparecy to 75% so they melded (is that a word?) onto the wall better. The only sign I really had to do work on was an Orange Crush sign. Found an actual old faded sign. Cut the logo out, used the paint bucket tool on the letters and created a new orange background.