Decals
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| - | <td width=" | + | <td width="600" valign=top>The first thing I will do is delete the black area of the image I don't want to be visible.<br> |
In photoshop, the magic want set to a tolerance of 5 works well. | In photoshop, the magic want set to a tolerance of 5 works well. | ||
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| - | <td width=" | + | <td width="600" valign=top>Next, I will select everything and give it a heavy border. I want to do that so the border is easily visible when I shrink it down to 32x32 pixels.<br> |
In photoshop, go to Layer>Layer Style>Stroke. Change the stroke color to black and the size to '10'. | In photoshop, go to Layer>Layer Style>Stroke. Change the stroke color to black and the size to '10'. | ||
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| - | <td width=" | + | <td width="600" valign=top>Now I want to be able to select my image and the new border using the magic wand.<br> |
In photoshop, the easiest way for me to do this is to create a new transparent layer below my current one, then merge it down. Go to Layer>Merge Down.<br> | In photoshop, the easiest way for me to do this is to create a new transparent layer below my current one, then merge it down. Go to Layer>Merge Down.<br> | ||
Now I can use my magic want to easily select my image by clicking the empty area, then inverting my selection by going to Select>Inverse. | Now I can use my magic want to easily select my image by clicking the empty area, then inverting my selection by going to Select>Inverse. | ||
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| - | <td width=" | + | <td width="600" valign=top>Now that I have my selection, I can easily create my Alpha Channel.<br> |
In photoshop, I go to the channels window by going to Window>Show Channels. I now see four channels: RGB, Red, Green, and Blue.<br> | In photoshop, I go to the channels window by going to Window>Show Channels. I now see four channels: RGB, Red, Green, and Blue.<br> | ||
Create a new channel by clicking 'Create New Channel' at the bottom of that window. That gives me a black square with an outline of my crossbones.<br> | Create a new channel by clicking 'Create New Channel' at the bottom of that window. That gives me a black square with an outline of my crossbones.<br> | ||
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| - | <td width=" | + | <td width="600" valign=top>The only step left now is to re-size the image.<br> |
In photoshop, go to Window>Show Layers and select your layer.<br> | In photoshop, go to Window>Show Layers and select your layer.<br> | ||
Resize your image by going to Image>Image Size. Change the width and height fields to 32 and press OK.<br> | Resize your image by going to Image>Image Size. Change the width and height fields to 32 and press OK.<br> | ||
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[[Image:decal6.jpg|left|thumb|32x32 Decal Ingame]] | [[Image:decal6.jpg|left|thumb|32x32 Decal Ingame]] | ||
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| + | *Click [[Media:Crossbonestransparent64.tga|[here]]] to download this decal. | ||
