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Free software that I can use to create a skin?

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Fivepastten
2 posts
Joined June 2013
Topic Starter
Fivepastten
I noticed in this quote

You can't make a decent skin in MS Paint, sorry. You need something that can create transparent png files
Make sure your skin is:
A) Complete. You don't need to skin every little thing, but the gameplay sprites, at the very least, should all match the theme.
2) Fun. It should be fun to play Osu using your skin. Anything too distracting, obnoxious, or ugly might ruin the experience, even if it does fit the theme, so make sure the priority is on making it enjoyable to play with.
3) Clean and polished. I'm a stickler for this. Make sure your sprites have smooth edges, so they don't look like crap when Osu resizes them. I suggest using an outer glow or drop shadow when appropriate. Also, delete any remnants of the template skin. They waste space and make your skin look unfinished when I browse the folder.]
I cant use MS paint to create a skin, are there any alternative FREE softwares I can use that will be effective?

Im really just looking for something that can create transparent PNG files, so I can change the combo bursts on my combo skins to custom ones without having a white background to it as well.
XPJ38
osu! Alumni
3,570 posts
Joined February 2010
XPJ38
Paint.NET will do the trick for you. It's free, quite easy to use and it handles transparency.
If you want something more advanced, take a look at GIMP but, as Photoshop, it's not really user-friendly.
Imperf3kt
75 posts
Joined December 2012
Imperf3kt
I prefer Gimp, it is far simpler than people make it sound.
I honestly don't know where they get this idea it isn't user friendly. As for Photoshop, it depends which version, I use CS5 and its actually pretty complex, but nothing is impossible with a tiny (and I mean TINY) amount of reading the MANUAL!

Using Gimp 2.6, I edited this image to osu-ready in about 20 seconds.
Nines
392 posts
Joined May 2013
Nines
The newest Gimp looks almost identical to the newest Photoshop and does MANY of the same things. The only thing is that Gimp can get a bit confusing if you are used to Photoshop's GUI, and it doesn't have all of the same features. (features are not located under the same menu's for Gimp as in Photoshop)
Aresous
8 posts
Joined August 2013
Aresous

XPJ38 wrote:

Paint.NET will do the trick for you. It's free, quite easy to use and it handles transparency.
If you want something more advanced, take a look at GIMP but, as Photoshop, it's not really user-friendly.
^ took the words right out of my mouth/keyboard.
Xiao_old
292 posts
Joined July 2008
Xiao_old
Use GIMP. Look up tutorials. It's not that hard.

I use Photoshop CS5, probably going to make the move to PS CC soon. There is such a wealth of information on the internet that I'm not sure why everybody says it's "hard to learn" or it's "not user-friendly."

Is it that difficult to Google?
OsuMe65
1,519 posts
Joined May 2011
OsuMe65
GIMP and Paint.NET are good options. Look for some tutorials, like what Xiao said earlier

Photoshop, in the other hand, is also good. It's not that hard to learn. (I'm) Currently using PS CS6 Ext. (I have PS CS5 too, also planning to push from CS6 to CC) and believe Xiao, Google is your best friend forever.
deadbeat
osu! Alumni
9,218 posts
Joined June 2009
deadbeat
i think there are enough suggestions in here. gonna lock now. hope one of these programs helps you :)
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