How Do You Use References for Body Paint/Logos

[FinaleStar]

Yeah so I have plans to do a Finn Balor Warpaint Attire Pack.But I have no idea how to get paint on Balor's base (that sounded weird and sexual).So I'm wondering how
do you use reference images like this to do body paint :



Do I paint them on manually,do I cut some of the photo out and paste it? 
Any help or tips on how to do this sort of thing?

Edited July 17, 2016 by B-FTW

[hovathagod32]

With something like what you're trying to do, I usually draw it freehand. That's a pretty good reference, so It'd be pretty easy to do. It's just the matter of it coming out right in-game, because you're going to have to edit the head files and a few of the body files inside 000C. Just use his body paint attire textures as a base in photoshop or whatever program you use, and draw accordingly. 

[bravebird31]

I use zbrush and just polypaint the texture on the model.

[FinaleStar]

With something like what you're trying to do, I usually draw it freehand. That's a pretty good reference, so It'd be pretty easy to do. It's just the matter of it coming out right in-game, because you're going to have to edit the head files and a few of the body files inside 000C. Just use his body paint attire textures as a base in photoshop or whatever program you use, and draw accordingly. 

I use zbrush and just polypaint the texture on the model.

Thanks for the help you guys really appreciate it