Creating Dirt Texture!!! Please help

[aksingha]

Hi,
I have finished unwrapping my model and have textured some parts. But i want to get a little dusty texture on the bogies/trucks, a weathered look. I am not good at photoshop and i searched on youtube but couldn't find any appropriate tutorial. Can anyone please provide a link of tutorial if you know of any.
I am trying to achieve something like this-

[buzz456]

I use GIMP when I am doing weathering. It has a spray nozzle that you can adjust the % and the colors to anything you want, however it is truly art. You just have to mess with it until you get the look you want.

[aksingha]

I use GIMP when I am doing weathering. It has a spray nozzle that you can adjust the % and the colors to anything you want, however it is truly art. You just have to mess with it until you get the look you want.

Thank you, will try it..but have never used Gimp before..Might have to practice a lil bit

[artimrj]

Try this in Photoshop.

http://www.3dtrains.com/guides/painting/

[aksingha]

Try this in Photoshop.

http://www.3dtrains.com/guides/painting/

Thank you, looks good enough

[Bananarama]

Here's a really simple weathering method:

1: Find a decent photo of stained concrete (water stains, rust stains, etc.), but don't use areas that have seams and/or cracks.
2: Select and copy a section of the photo you find interesting - the dirtier the better.
3: Paste the copy to a new layer of you texture.
4: Set the layer properties to Soft Light with an opacity of 20~50.

Done!

An example is my ScaleRail concrete track. I used a photo of a rust-stained seaside dock to give a realistic grimy look to the ties.

Hint: You can use two or three photos with varying degrees of grime, and playing with the opacity settings of these layers should yield neat results.

[aksingha]

Here's a really simple weathering method:

1: Find a decent photo of stained concrete (water stains, rust stains, etc.), but don't use areas that have seams and/or cracks.
2: Select and copy a section of the photo you find interesting - the dirtier the better.
3: Paste the copy to a new layer of you texture.
4: Set the layer properties to Soft Light with an opacity of 20~50.

Done!

An example is my ScaleRail concrete track. I used a photo of a rust-stained seaside dock to give a realistic grimy look to the ties.

Hint: You can use two or three photos with varying degrees of grime, and playing with the opacity settings of these layers should yield neat results.

[aksingha]

I have got some satisfactory result...Thank you all for the suggestions

[buzz456]

Nice!

[NSheritage]

now i got a question for y'all. how do y'all make the texture files a picture file so u can edit it in GIMP.
Im thinking about doing ti the way u do it Buzz considering i know how to work with GIMP

[aksingha]

now i got a question for y'all. how do y'all make the texture files a picture file so u can edit it in GIMP.
Im thinking about doing ti the way u do it Buzz considering i know how to work with GIMP

I have never used gimp.All textures are made using PS

[NSheritage]

infact im just bout to start with that. how would you go about doing it the 3DTrains way in that thing

[NSheritage]

but how do you make it where you can change the dds file to a photoshop file

[aksingha]

Photoshop supports DDS, you just have to install the DDS plugin. And BTW i use .ace format..So have no idea about DDS

[NSheritage]

then how did u change it ace format