This thread is for solely to share my icon templates for those whom need unit icons and ready to create them by simply colouring.
What?! Yes, you only need to recolour these templates to have your icons!
Why?! Because I am not an icon-maker but nothing prevents me to create some usefull templates sometimes if I wish so...
The main archive is here (I will reload it whenever I add new contents):
https://www.mediafire.com/file/lsepvc3z ... 0.zip/file
The list of included icons are the following (the fictive and naval units will not be listed only the air and ground stuffs):
- Air stuffs:
A-6 Intruder
A-50 russian AWACS
AE-6 Prowler
B-2 Spirit
B-70 Valkyrie
Buccaneer with bombs
Commanche
Dassault Étendard
Dornier Alpha-jet
EF-111 Raven
Eurocopter Panther
F-14 Tomcat
F-117 Nighthawk
Gazelle helo
Gripen
Harrier 1-2
Hawk
Ka-58 steath helo
Kawasaki C-1 tranport&radar versions
Kawasaki OH-1
Mitsubishi F-1
PLZ I-22
Sea Harrier
Sepecat Jaguar
SR-71 Blackbird
Super Puma
Westland Wildcat
- Ground stuffs:
2s5 spg
2s35 Armata spg
A222 Bereg
AHS Krab
AHS Kryl or 2s22 Bohdana
AIFV
AMX-30 AVLB
AMX-30 DCA
AMX-30 EBG
AS-90
Beaver
Bieber
BMO2 IFV
Boxer
Bulldog + 81mm grenade launcher
C-1 Ariete
CCV-L
DANA
Donar
Eurosam Aster-15
Foxgound
HEMTT + 155mm cannon
HEMMT + AD launcher
HEMTT recovery truck
HEMTT transport
LARS or LAROM
Luchs
M104 Wolverine
M109 Paladin
M728
Mastiff
Palmaria
Pancyr S1
Panhard DCA
Panhard ERC
RM-70 Vampire
SA-8 Gecko
Sabre
Scimitar
Stingray tank
Stormer
Striker
T-14 Armata 1-2
T-15 Armata IFV
T-55 IMR
T-72 IMR
T-72 Cobra AT launcher
Wildcat AA
WR-40 Langusta
York
1. Load the wished picture
2. Use the "color selection" option and select the pink BG colour results that only that colour should be selected EVERYWHERE on the picture!
3. Invert selection (ctrl+shift+i, usually) results that only the units should be selected
4. Copy and paste it as a new layer (if you not did anything else the PS shall paste it right above the original ones so no need to nudge, move, etc...)
5. Duplicate layer and lock the duplicated layer what will prevents painting anywhere else but upon the active area (the units!)
6. Set the layer to "multiply" so the painted areas shall painted over the original template resulting shaded areas with the used colour
7. Paint and see the wonder! Use more colours to give intricated camo for the units!
8. Use blur to soften the coloured surfaces (OPTIONAL!) and then merge the layers
9. If you satisfied with the result "save as" and repeat the process with the other wished templates aswell.
10. Use your new icons either for your own dat files or send them to lvjtn to have them in the general repo!
Tipp: If the results are to saturated you can use PS to soften it, make more dull or so. PS have lots of options from brightness\contrast edition to editing with specific colour channels or experimenting with the overall saturation. If you learn where to find and how to use these things you would be able to create near-to-pro quality icons...
