quote challenger33:My skins are getting better IMO, thanks to a little GIMP secret I discovered. Whats the secret?

Bac-Talan wrote:erm... Don't?
If you have the opacity at less than 100, and you go over it more, it will look closer to 100... I don't know, what are you trying to do?

I'm just trying to make it easier for me, a very artisically challenged person, to make a skin.

The only relatively good skin I've ever made was this one:



Unfortunately, ingame it looks like a leopard.

Also, someone had some plain white clones, which were good for skinning. Does anyone have those? (There's one in the FAQ, but I thought someone released the whole side)

Here is a hint to the "secret" (I want you to figure it out):

Has anyone here ever messed around with the Path tool in GIMP? (This might not be a secret to many of you).

- :royal:

Path tool???

Yes-it's in the main interface directly under the rectangular select tool.

- :royal:

Well ya, you can use the path tool to make better selections and lines, but I'm not sure what it's really good for. (I haven't used it much)

This was my first skin so here it is for any one to take no credit needed

I sure have (for those skins anyway) BTW Thunder, got an ingame pic?

- :royal:

another skin
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Wow,these are pretty great skins you've made Thunder,we'll like to see ingame

Not a bad start, Thunder, but there are more than a few things that could use improvement.
First off, it looks to me like you're using the paint bucket tool set to recognize regions (or whatever) and filling in parts of the skin. Instead, try making selections (use the scissors (in gimp, magic wand in PS or something) and filling in the whole thing. You'll get more professional looking areas colored in.

Secondly, look at the parts of the skin you've painted over. Just solid color, right?
Try what you can to make the lovely details the pandemic folks put on the skin show through. Especially shadowed areas, highlights and scratches/other irregularities. Those will give your skins a lot more life.

Overall, looks like you've made a nice start, just keep practicing. Read online tutorials (about any image manipulation) to get a hang of the tools and what tricks you have up you're virtual sleeve. Good luck!

ok thanks but these are just like sketch skins

i am relatively new to gametoast so hi

this is my 2nd skin i have made it is han solo wearing a gas mask and red goggles



if anyone wants to use it pm me or ask me on xfire: highmarshallw

here are some buffed skins

Buffed Commander


Buffed Trooper


Buffed Sniper(red)


Buffed Jet Trooper


More Coming Soon

Don't see any images.

Thunder wrote:here are some buffed skins

Buffed Commander


Buffed Trooper


Buffed Sniper(red)


Buffed Jet Trooper


More Coming Soon

very nice skins.

Adjuntant_Reflex wrote:

Thunder wrote:here are some buffed skins

Buffed Commander


Buffed Trooper


Buffed Sniper(red)


Buffed Jet Trooper


More Coming Soon

very nice skins.

Thanks You

Your welcome, I wanna see more!

Adjuntant_Reflex wrote:Your welcome, I wanna see more!

ok hey want me to make a map pack and PM it to you full of buffed skins?

This is just a quick skin that i did from the snow engineer



credit if used

and cam someone please comment on my skin, the other 2 were just ignored for other skins posted after it