Author Topic: Need a tutorial for making Decals. (Read 841 times)

Joe205 · February 14, 2009, 11:52:55 AM

I'm basically a noob when it comes to making addons. I came up with the idea for a decal, but I realized I had no clue how to make one. If you can please give me a good tutorial or maybe a link to one. I'll need probably every step.

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Littledude · February 14, 2009, 06:28:33 PM

making faces and decals is a simple task, just make it using any paint-like program: MS Paint, Paint.net, GIMP, Photoshop,etc.

size it to 256x256 and save it

then make it 64x64 and save that to another folder titled thumbs and throw the 256x256 pic in a zip folder aong with the thumbs folder and your done.
If you need clarification on my run-on sentences, just tell me.

Joe205 · February 14, 2009, 06:37:24 PM

Quote from: Littledude1222 on February 14, 2009, 06:28:33 PM

making faces and decals is a simple task, just make it using any paint-like program: MS Paint, Paint.net, GIMP, Photoshop,etc.

size it to 256x256 and save it

then make it 64x64 and save that to another folder titled thumbs and throw the 256x256 pic in a zip folder along with the thumbs folder and your done.
If you need clarification on my run-on sentences, just tell me.

So do I have to originally make it 256x256 or could I resize it to that. How would a make a folder zipped. Um and thats about it, I'll try to contact you if I have any troubleshooting. Thanks...Heres a cookie for your help

Littledude · February 15, 2009, 10:20:03 AM

Quote from: Joe205 on February 14, 2009, 06:37:24 PM

So do I have to originally make it 256x256 or could I resize it to that. How would a make a folder zipped. Um and thats about it, I'll try to contact you if I have any troubleshooting. Thanks...Heres a cookie for your help

you could resize it and to make a zip just right click on your desk top and go to new then select Compressed (zipped) folder

Joe205 · February 15, 2009, 01:34:36 PM

Ok I'm almost done. I have save the image as a .png along with the thumb, the icon comes up when I try to change my character, but when I click on it my character just has a blank chest. Do I have to make the parts to crop the white parts out, if so how? It just doesn't come up at all other than an Icon.

Joe205 · February 15, 2009, 01:50:33 PM

Ok heres a Screenshot off what it looks like to me.

I think the problem is because I used the normal paint, which doesn't include any form of Transparency so thats why its white instead of Grey, but it doesn't come up at all

Littledude · February 16, 2009, 01:41:59 PM

Not sure why that happens, but you might be right about paint.

Nick4t · February 17, 2009, 07:23:49 PM

Do not use MS paint, it makes your decals bad. Download -PAINT.NET-. Here is a good link http://www.download.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html?part=dl-PaintNET&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=10879258

Joe205 · February 19, 2009, 09:51:22 PM

Thanks for the link, but I had already downloaded it, I just need to update/install Microsoft .net so it can work (which it says will take about 2 hrs) I'll keep trying.

Joe205 · February 20, 2009, 08:08:52 PM

More Troubleshooting... take a look at this

I remade it on Paint.net so that I could get a transparent background, but it doesn't appear on my avatar. On the other hand the background for the thumb is grey which is good. Are you sure that it is 256x256?