====== Contributing Vehicle Liveries ======

===== Creating a vehicle livery =====

  * Download the vehicle template (png) and livery preview model (obj) from http://www.tinyurl.com/phobjs
  * Create a 4096x4096 (or, if the template is twice as wide as it is tall, 8192x4096) image

==== Useful programs ====

  * Photoshop
    * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mSSE_Dyod8&feature=youtu.be|Setting up object & map / saving the livery in Photoshop]]
  * GIMP (Free photoshop alternative)
  * Inkscape (Free vector graphics program)
  * [[contributing:blender:start|Blender]] (Free 3D modeling program that can be used to preview liveries, as well as some livery creation)
    * [[contributing:blender:liverySetup|Setting up Blender for previewing liveries]]
    * Livery creation in blender: [[contributing:blender:remap|Remapping allows for alignment that may be tricky with the standard template]]
  * OpenIV (free GTA 4/5 file viewer that can be used to preview liveries)

===== Submitting a vehicle livery =====

Upload the livery as a PNG at 4096x4096 pixels (8192x4096 for 2:1 aspect ratio templates) to #livery-submissions on the **[[https://discord.gg/xbf6pvH|Project:Homecoming Discord server]]**, with a message of the format

> <car name>
> <livery name>
> <is this an update to a livery that is already on the server Yes/No>

using Shift+Enter to make new lines in the message

for example

> Comet Retro Custom
> Coverup #84
> Yes
> {{https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/501533839202713611/561603694001520688/comet3-coverup.png?200x200}}