Exile Posted April 15, 2020 Author Posted April 15, 2020 ^[]IntroThere's a tutorial explaining how the basics of what shaders are, but no in-depth tutorial on how to make them. I'm sure there are many people who'd like to make their own shaders. But they have no clue where to start? They might be asking questions like, how do I make facial hair? How do I change the face, how can I edit the clothes? Well this will be the topic you can learn the basics of such things. In this topic I will explain to you in depth how to do such things,and as time goes on it will be updated. I recommended this topic, to people who already have some familiarity with digitally editing images.If you're a beginner to image editing, you might have a hard time following this, but i'll do my best to break it down.FAQWhat are shaders and how are they used in the server?Shaders are essentially just textures, but shaders MTA wise, allow you to replace the texture/skin of an element without modifying the entire object. This allows an element to have multiple modified versions in the same server by modifying the TXD.Take this for exampleWhat programs do I need to start making shaders?You need an image editing program such as:Adobe Photoshop, or if you prefer GIMP or anything similar that works too!TXDWorkshop: https://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=8320 (Used to open .txd files aka skins)and thats about it!What online resources will I need to utilize?Skin ID's: https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/All_Skins_Page (This can be used to find the name of the .txd file you want)Vehicle ID's : https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Vehicle_IDsWeapon ID's : https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Weapons**2 Easy methods to turn a txd into a PNGMethod 1:Open TXDWorkshop, then press the Open IMG button, Navigate to your GTA Directory > models > and click on your gta3.imgFind the .txd you want to edit, then press the Export button and save it where you like, but remember where you saved it!Method 2 :Go here and search for the texture you want by pressing Ctrl + F, and typing the name of it!https://dev.prineside.com/en/gtasa_samp_game_texture/view/Photoshop Shortcuts Cheat SheetFaceHow do I create facial hair?Click on this album for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/Hhe0lewPlay around with the settings, toy/tweak with it until it looks how you want!Note: Make sure you trim the facial hair how you want it before you duplicate it,and remember the face is mirrored! Whatever you do to one side will be on the other!End result :)How do I change the face of a skin?Click on the album below for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/Ul0XwZfClothingHow do I change the color of a shirt?Click on the album below for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/vTcQ7gQNote, DO NOT try to change multiple colors at once,do one at a time!( Please view this entire screenshot)How do I add camoflauges/textures?Click on the album below for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/m5oAMMvHow do I add Logos? + How to use Content AwareClick on the album below for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/0aTfNQA2nd Method to Changing ColorsClick on the album below for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/3YfphgwBodyHow do I add tattoos?Click on the album below for instructionshttps://imgur.com/a/r3xRjPuVideos Tutorials:Suggested by Siper:link textI will continually update this topic with more ways to edit shaders, and also how to do some of these tutorials on free programs such as GIMP. If any other person who has experience with shaders,would like to help on the development of this topic, feel free to message me on Discord: Exile#4315 1
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