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==Introduction: Why Another Icon Tutorial?== | ==Introduction: Why Another Icon Tutorial?== | ||
We have a nice tutorial on this site for those wishing to make transparent weapon and other icons, and it's [[Creating Transparent Icons]]. | We have a nice tutorial on this site for those wishing to make transparent weapon and other icons, and it's [[Creating Transparent Icons|here]]. | ||
But this tutorial, and most other retex tutorials on this site, are for Photoshop. Here's one for the GIMP which will give you nearly flawless-looking icons without the need for any drawing skills (an area where I myself am lacking). I've retextured game icons to look like my retextured meshes, but when I make brand new meshes, I need all-new icons. This method will give you icons that look exactly like your mesh. | But this tutorial, and most other retex tutorials on this site, are for Photoshop. Here's one for the GIMP which will give you nearly flawless-looking icons without the need for any drawing skills (an area where I myself am lacking). I've retextured game icons to look like my retextured meshes, but when I make brand new meshes, I need all-new icons. This method will give you icons that look exactly like your mesh. | ||
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1. The Elder Scrolls Construction set (of course). | 1. The Elder Scrolls Construction set (of course). | ||
2. NifSkope, a powerful mesh-editing and retex tool. Get it | 2. NifSkope, a powerful mesh-editing and retex tool. Get it [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=170735 here] | ||
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=149157&package_id=170735 | |||
3. The GIMP, a wonderful free photo and image editor that many consider as good as (or better than) Photoshop. Get it | 3. The GIMP, a wonderful free photo and image editor that many consider as good as (or better than) Photoshop. Get it [http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html here] | ||
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html | |||
On general principles you need a BSA Unpacker, but if you're at the point of being ready to make icons I'll assume you already have that. | On general principles you need a BSA Unpacker, but if you're at the point of being ready to make icons I'll assume you already have that. | ||