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Title: how is it done?
Post by: jay on March 30, 2010, 07:42:10 PM

not sure if this is the right place to post this but oh well

since WWI came out and the rush for skins for it to be made i would like to know how they are made (so i could ATEMPT to make one)

-fbJay

Title: Re: how is it done?
Post by: oboe on March 30, 2010, 08:02:04 PM

Hi Jay -

Best place to start is searching this forum for 'skin tutorial'.   There are several available.   You should also check out the permanent topic above called "Skin Submissions".

Welcome to the world of skinning!

Title: Re: how is it done?
Post by: jay on March 31, 2010, 02:03:48 PM

thanks  :salute  :rock

by the way are there any programs that are needed?

Title: Re: how is it done?
Post by: Krusty on March 31, 2010, 02:27:28 PM

You need a graphics editing software that supports RGB colors and that works in layers. MS Paint is out.

Paintshop Pro, Photoshop, Gimp, and others, all can be used for skin work.

Title: Re: how is it done?
Post by: jay on April 01, 2010, 10:48:40 AM

ive got PSP7 now what is RGB colors??

Title: Re: how is it done?
Post by: Krusty on April 01, 2010, 11:06:12 AM

You're going to need a basic familiarity with the software. Play around in it.

Try creating your own custom banners for webpages you like. I used to do that as little "fun" practice lessons.

RGB stands for full colors. That means you can mix red/green/blue to get any combination they allow. I think it has millions of colors, or hundreds of thousands. I don't remember. It's essentially 16 bit (32 bit if you use alpha channelsl!)

Indexed mode (another term you will learn while skinning) is limited to 8-bits or less, this means 256 colors or less. It's a restrictive format compared to RGB, but you can still pull of some nice things.

There is usually an image menu with something like "mode" as a submenu, and in this mode you will find RGB, indexed, greyscale, etc.

Title: Re: how is it done?
Post by: jay on April 01, 2010, 11:09:25 AM

Quote from: Krusty on April 01, 2010, 11:06:12 AM

You're going to need a basic familiarity with the software. Play around in it.

Try creating your own custom banners for webpages you like. I used to do that as little "fun" practice lessons.

RGB stands for full colors. That means you can mix red/green/blue to get any combination they allow. I think it has millions of colors, or hundreds of thousands. I don't remember. It's essentially 16 bit (32 bit if you use alpha channelsl!)

Indexed mode (another term you will learn while skinning) is limited to 8-bits or less, this means 256 colors or less. It's a restrictive format compared to RGB, but you can still pull of some nice things.

There is usually an image menu with something like "mode" as a submenu, and in this mode you will find RGB, indexed, greyscale, etc.

oh...found ur skinning tutorial (very helpful) and im playing around with a P39q just to get setup with the program