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Maybe you see that yesterday i made this thread: http://tf2maps.net/threads/custom-skybox.28194/

Well, today i was working in the skybox and i have some questions...

1. What is the best size for the Skybox?

2. How to make that this looks better? I mean the corners... (and a little the ramp :/)

Thats all for now, thanks for reading...

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1) Depends how much detail you're putting into it. If you look at the existing ones they're either 512 pixels wide or 1024 pixels wide for more detailed ones

2) One of things linked to you yesterday was a grid template, if you look at that grid you can see there's distortion, if you follow that distortion there wouldn't be any warping in the corners.

3) Yesterday's skybox thread is still relevant, there's really no need to split discussion over more threads than necessary
 

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1) Depends how much detail you're putting into it. If you look at the existing ones they're either 512 pixels wide or 1024 pixels wide for more detailed ones

2) One of things linked to you yesterday was a grid template, if you look at that grid you can see there's distortion, if you follow that distortion there wouldn't be any warping in the corners.

3) Yesterday's skybox thread is still relevant, there's really no need to split discussion over more threads than necessary
i tried what you said but doesnt work :/
i see that you made sky_fuji, can you let this image about it is...
 

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Define doesn't work?

If it's still warped you're probably not doing it right. Take a look at the stock tf2 skies and perhaps try to mimic them.
 
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i see the skyboc here: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Team_Fortress_2_Sky_List
and here: http://tf2maps.net/downloads/categories/skyboxes.27/

And i made the same but the corners still wrong, and the ramp is awful made :/

Do what ym said

2) One of things linked to you yesterday was a grid template, if you look at that grid you can see there's distortion, if you follow that distortion there wouldn't be any warping in the corners.

It's not something you can solve without putting effort and lots of tweaking into.
 

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One of the things linked to you. Soosh linked to http://tf2maps.net/posts/363677/ which provides this thread with a grid texture http://tf2maps.net/threads/useful-2d-dome-skybox-template.11988/

Which has this image and a link to download that template
Team_Fortress_2-2010.02.08-19.44.18.jpg


Edit, this image seems to only load intermittently for me... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1281220/skyboxtemplate/Team_Fortress_2-2010.02.08-19.44.18.jpg is the URL

Follow those lines and you wont get any distortion
Ok, before i start making tha... why i see that the others cutom skybox dont do that, i have seen a lot of skybox and i dont see they do that :/
 
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Ok, before i start making tha... why i see that the others cutom skybox dont do that, i have seen a lot of skybox and i dont see they do that :/
Some artistically-inclined people are just good at doing things freehand. Trial and error helps as well, I imagine.
 

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One of the things linked to you. Soosh linked to http://tf2maps.net/posts/363677/ which provides this thread with a grid texture http://tf2maps.net/threads/useful-2d-dome-skybox-template.11988/

Which has this image and a link to download that template
Team_Fortress_2-2010.02.08-19.44.18.jpg


Edit, this image seems to only load intermittently for me... http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1281220/skyboxtemplate/Team_Fortress_2-2010.02.08-19.44.18.jpg is the URL

Follow those lines and you wont get any distortion
I tried that and it doesnt work, in fact its worse, just see it...
 

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Ok, here...
 

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Perhaps you should tackle a simpler problem first to learn the fundamentals of painting textures. Skyboxes are particularly challenging.
 

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Here is new version... i can still see the corner...
 

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Ok, i make a new version, i think its perfect, what do you think?
 

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Ok, i make a new version, i think its perfect, what do you think?
That looks great so far! It's not really TF2 styled though, but if you blend the colors, add some clouds maybe, and follow the lines you made, it will look even better.