PikoPixel for Texturing - TheShubham99/Terasology GitHub Wiki

  1. #What is PiKoPixel ? PikoPixel is a FREE pixel art editor for the Mac. It could be used for the creation of textures in multiple form factors. Additionally it supports the use of .PNG exporting, hence making it usable in Terasology.

#Installation (Mac)

  1. Click on this link http://twilightedge.com/mac/pikopixel/
  2. Click on the .dmg file
  3. Follow the instructions
  4. Thats it!

##What could it be used for in Terasology ? The creation of a new texture for a prefab (such as those in the cooking module) can be rather frustrating as one can never find exactly what they're looking for. Through the use of PikoPixel, one can create a texture .PNG file containing a Pixel art Texture. Further more, it could be helpful in the creation of blockTiles through its custom canvas sizing.

###Creating an asset for Terasology in PikoPixel Simply install the software, open it up and get started! Its an extremely easy to use software, when starting it up you'll be asked for a canvas size and that's it! after this point just fill the pixels with your desired colour and when done, click the EXPORT button and save it as a .PNG file

###Sample Step by Step creation Alright now let's try and make a simple block (Like a stone)

  1. Select 16x16 as your canvas size
  2. Select the bucket tool and add a gray colour to the layer (See image below) image1
  3. Now randomly dot the canvas with darker shades (See image below) image2
  4. Click under file=>Export image as a .PNG image3 Now this image may look a bit rough, but really the possibilities are endless! Here's a sample of the file created before for Terasology image4

Resizing

While exporting select the desired size

Transparency

Select the lower opacity setting when in the colour selecting screen for a more transparent file. image5

####Link for download: twilightedge.com/mac/pikopixel/ ####Tutorial link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3KYYLK0ZC0