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Kosheh: /* Photoshop */

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Dazz at 20:55, 18 August 2014

2014-08-18T20:55:37Z

Dazz: /* Paint */

2014-08-08T21:10:41Z

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SuperFlorian12: /* Paint */

2014-08-08T19:13:30Z

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Dazz at 15:22, 21 May 2014

2014-05-21T15:22:20Z

Dazz at 15:21, 21 May 2014

2014-05-21T15:21:43Z

Dazz at 15:19, 21 May 2014

2014-05-21T15:19:30Z

Dazz: Created page with "A Recolored sprite or texture is when the shape and form remains entirely the same with the exception of the item's palette. The technique of recolorin..."

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Created page with "A Recolored sprite or texture is when the shape and form remains entirely the same with the exception of the item's palette. The technique of recolorin..."

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A Recolored sprite or texture is when the shape and form remains entirely the same with the exception of the item's [[Dictionary#palette|palette]].

The technique of recoloring has been used since the early days of gaming. It allows for developers to create additional enemies quickly and easily.

There are a number of different techniques to recoloring depending on how specific you wish to make your changes.

==Recoloring Sprites==
===Paint===
===Photoshop===

==Recoloring Textures==
===Photoshop===

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 Select the '''Pick Color''' tool and left click on the color you want to change and right click on the color you want to replace it with. Switch to the '''Eraser'''. Now simply swipe over the sprite while holding down the right mouse button. The first color will change to the second color.
-A similar method can be used for entire sprite sheets. Select the '''Pick Color''' tool and right click on the color you with to replace. Now, press CTRL + A, and then CTRL + X. This will cut the entire sprite sheet. Simply fill the solid color that is left on the document (which should be the color you wish to replace) with the color you wish to replace it with. Press CTRL + V to paste your sprite sheet back into the document, setting the secondary color to transparent. This will replace said secondary color with the color that you filled with.
+A similar method can be used for entire sprite sheets. Select the '''Pick Color''' tool and right click on the color you wish to replace. Now, press CTRL + A, and then CTRL + X. This will cut the entire sprite sheet. Simply fill the solid color that is left on the document (which should be the color you wish to replace) with the color you wish to replace it with. Press CTRL + V to paste your sprite sheet back into the document, setting the secondary color to transparent. This will replace said secondary color with the color that you filled with.
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 The technique of recoloring has been used since the early days of gaming. It allows for developers to create additional enemies quickly and easily.
-While is often frowned upon within the spriting industry, it has its place to be used, and learning how to quickly and easily recolor a sprite is an important skill to possess.
+While the technique is often frowned upon within the spriting community when it comes to starting out with spriting, it has its place to be used, and learning how to quickly and easily recolor a sprite is an important skill to possess.
 There are a number of different techniques to recoloring depending on how specific you wish to make your changes.

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	The technique of recoloring has been used since the early days of gaming. It allows for developers to create additional enemies quickly and easily.		The technique of recoloring has been used since the early days of gaming. It allows for developers to create additional enemies quickly and easily.
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		+	While is often frowned upon within the spriting industry, it has its place to be used, and learning how to quickly and easily recolor a sprite is an important skill to possess.

	There are a number of different techniques to recoloring depending on how specific you wish to make your changes.		There are a number of different techniques to recoloring depending on how specific you wish to make your changes.

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−	A Recolored sprite or texture is when the shape and form remains entirely the same with the exception of the item's [[Dictionary#palette\|palette]].	+	[[File:Poison-Recolor.png\|right]]A Recolored sprite or texture is when the shape and form remains entirely the same with the exception of the item's [[Dictionary#palette\|palette]].

	The technique of recoloring has been used since the early days of gaming. It allows for developers to create additional enemies quickly and easily.		The technique of recoloring has been used since the early days of gaming. It allows for developers to create additional enemies quickly and easily.

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 ==Recoloring Sprites==
 ===Paint===
 Select the '''Pick Color''' tool and left click on the color you want to change and right click on the color you want to replace it with. Switch to the '''Eraser'''. Now simply swipe over the sprite while holding down the right mouse button. The first color will change to the second color.
 ===Photoshop===