How do I make a custom texture/mesh from scratch

I came across a problem: I am trying to make a cool sword, but I'm having a difficult time because every time I go to file> load on Nifskope, there are no files to load. I've got all of the meshes, textures and data unpacked correctly, but there is no data to open. How come? I'm also having the same problem with GIMP. (Every time I open up a file on GIMP, a pop-up says: opening file failed: unknown file type.) If someone could give me some help from there on making a custom texure, I'd be glad.

First, make sure that the extracted files are located in the "Oblivion\Data" folder since it makes saving files easier rather than having to mess about copying files all over the place. If they aren't, move them there.

• For NifSkope, make sure that it is properly configured. Instructions can be found here.
• For GIMP, try using the method described here.

--ShadowDancer 02:47, 25 August 2007 (EDT)