Brief Mod Sprite Tutorial

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If you are too lazy to make your new evil demonic SantaKnight have a two image sword movement, then here are some easy ways to get the two primary benefits of a second sprite: aesthetic, and to see which unit is doing what on the battlefield.

1. Open your first sprite in The Gimp (SantaKnight1.tga in this example).
2. Script-Fu-->Alpha to Logo-->Alien Glow accept the defaults. Now SantaKnight is a Green Glowing Action Enigma, easily discernible from the non-active units, and startlingly aesthetic. Beautiful even. Good for SantaKnight, because he is a demon from the Green Dimension, but only reveals himself in the depths of combat.
3. File-->Save As-->santaknight2.tga

2a. Alternative. Script-Fu-->Alpha To Logo-->Frosty, good for jotuns, or nords, or van, or any really cool race.
2b. Glowing Hot--good for hot races, radiating races, abyssian types.
2c. Neon is pretty snarky.
2d. Particle Trace is cool for mage types who might be casting spells.
2e. For Warriors, try this: Filters-->Blur-->Motion Blur. You cannot beat Motion Blur for lazy but effective #spr2 images for warriors.

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I can't think of anything else to put in this tutorial. If anybody has any requests, let me know.

[Ragnarok-X]

How to make alpha channels in PS would be good

[Ragnarok-X]

wtf am i doing wrong !?

[Jack_Trowell]

Another way to make the second sprite for melee units is just to move lightly the unit on the canva to the right. It should give the impression the unit is moving forward to attack.

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Ragnarok-X said:
wtf am i doing wrong !?

What is the problem? I'll try to help if you give details--error message, whatever.

[Ragnarok-X]

I have attached my .tga to my second post.

[Amos]

Ragnarok copy/paste gif's image onto new tga canvas, dont convert it into tga. Easy way to check if you made an incorrect tga- your colors are wrong.