Confused with transparent presets? Here's the easy way!

[.General..]

I do not have GIMP, I use Corel Paint Shop PhotoPro X3 which has always worked fine for me, but can It be used to make the transparent presets?

I will answer, if there is a eraser tool or rubber tool and if the checkered thing shows up when you select the tool and "Add Alpha channel" to add then your all set! I don't have any other art programs besides gimp so good luck find the rubber/eraser tool!

Thank you. I do have the rubber an eraser tool on there, but I have to go back and check for the add alpha channel.

Aye, thank you for answering Rhiannon. Unfortunately I know practically nothing about Corel Paint Shop Photopro X3 though, I'm sure that if you can add an alpha channel and when you rub out it shows the checkered background then it shuld work. ^3^ No guarantees I'm afraid

[.General..]

Do you know how to make transparency on just one side of the preset? C:

Indeed I do. X3 When you open the preset material file the first bit you'll see is this bit of coding:

material preset_5_bodyMatL
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_5body.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_5_bodyMatR
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_5body.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}

You'll see there's two because material preset_5_bodyMatR will be the right side of the body and then material preset_5_bodyMatL will be the left. So, for example, I did the picture like I would usually for a preset. If I wanted it just to be on the left side of the feline/canine, I would call it something different like Preset_5bodyLEFT.jpg. When it comes to coding you'll need to replace the bit where it says 'preset_5_body.jpg' with that name. For example:

material preset_5_bodyMatL
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_5bodyLEFT.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}
material preset_5_bodyMatR
{
   technique
   {
      pass
      {
         texture_unit
         {
            texture preset_5body.jpg
         }
      }
   }
}

Then obviously, if you want just that side transparent, you add in the 'Alpha_rejection greater_equal 128' into the coding like on my tutorial and voila x3 Sorry it's so long, I find it hard to explain these things :L If you don't get any part of it, just ask me X3

[hugrf2]

I did find the rubber tool but it's a eraser not really called the rubber tool.

[xPuRfectDisastRx]

Great tutorial! But, if you could, tell me how I can make it blue, but transparent. You know like still transparent, and blue at the same time?

[.General..]

Great tutorial! But, if you could, tell me how I can make it blue, but transparent. You know like still transparent, and blue at the same time?

Thank ye' x3 And yes I know what you mean, but unfortunately I do not know nhow you do it. Though, there is a tutorial for it: http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=26062.0 (Gonna have to scroll down a bit x3)

[xPuRfectDisastRx]

Great tutorial! But, if you could, tell me how I can make it blue, but transparent. You know like still transparent, and blue at the same time?

Thank ye' x3 And yes I know what you mean, but unfortunately I do not know nhow you do it. Though, there is a tutorial for it: http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=26062.0 (Gonna have to scroll down a bit x3)

Thanks!!!!:) I'm a mapmaker, but I still would love to make presets, so thanks for the help

[.General..]

Great tutorial! But, if you could, tell me how I can make it blue, but transparent. You know like still transparent, and blue at the same time?

Thank ye' x3 And yes I know what you mean, but unfortunately I do not know nhow you do it. Though, there is a tutorial for it: http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=26062.0 (Gonna have to scroll down a bit x3)

Thanks!!!!:) I'm a mapmaker, but I still would love to make presets, so thanks for the help

No problem! x3

[SutterDog]

Neato! I will sometime here, I will attempt to make a/some preset(s), and it might be transparent in some parts.

[SteampunkWolfdog]

Ah, not as complicated as I once thought. Nice easy to follow tutorial you've got here. I'll have to try this out one day. 

[saffie515]

I'm confused. I understood most of it, but the thing I don't get is how to open the material file in notepad? o3o'