Livery Editor
GranTurismo Sport Liveries
In my spare time I have always enjoyed playing the Gran Turismo racing game series. The latest installment on PS4 now features a livery design tool - which allows me to create new liveries and replicas of my favourite racing machinery.
Livery Editor is a gameplay feature introduced in Gran Turismo Sport, in which players can design their own livery that can be applied on the car made to accept it. It also allows players to visually customize their racing suits and helmets.
A GT-R Nismo GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport '13 with a custom livery built using a mixture of off-the-peg decals and my own custom decal artworks developed in Adobe Illustrator.
The "Scapes" mode in the game allows you to place cars against HDRI backplates to create a more photo-real effect. I wish this was my garage . . .
Features
The Livery Editor contains the following options:
Preview - view the machine, suit, or helmet with an adjustable camera.
Choose Background - shows the options to change the background of the work area. The options include White, Black, and Outdoor.
Paint - apply custom paint onto the car. There are also options to paint by section, which include Body, Hood, Side Mirror, Rear Wing, Other and Wheels. It is also possible to use special paints acquired from the Mileage Exchange.
Decal - applying decals which include shapes, letters, numbers and sponsors. Custom decals can be applied to the car by accessing Personal Decal or Online Library. Applicable to car liveries only.
Wheels - change the wheels and tire stickers. Note that not all cars have the ability to change these. Applicable to car liveries only.
Racing Item - apply racing numbers, driver names, windshield banner and changeable light covers. Note that the latter two options are not applicable on some cars. Applicable to car liveries only.
Options - adjust interface preferences.
Save - keep the livery for future work and/or download it for use in gameplay. It is also one of the areas where they can share the custom livery for display and download in the Discovery menu.
Exit - leave the Livery Editor.
Custom Decals
In order to use custom decals in the game, the player can choose either of the two options:
For their own decals, one must make them on the computer under the .svg file format and keep it under the maximum limit of 15 kB. When all of these requirements are met, players must proceed to the community page of the official Gran Turismo website, log in and click the 'Decal Uploader' tab in order to start performing the upload. If successful, they can be found in the 'Personal Decal' section.
For other user-generated decals, they can be found in the Decals section of the Discovery menu and pressing 'Add to Collection' will result in the selection being sent to the Online Library.