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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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If you've never created any Body Shop content before, you should start with clothing.  There are two main sets of tutorials that will help you begin creating clothing.  If you are using the GIMP, a free [[Graphics Editors|graphics editor]], you should use the Gimp tutorials.  If you are using Photoshop or other higher-end graphics editors, you should be able to follow Faylen's series of skinning tutorials.
 
If you've never created any Body Shop content before, you should start with clothing.  There are two main sets of tutorials that will help you begin creating clothing.  If you are using the GIMP, a free [[Graphics Editors|graphics editor]], you should use the Gimp tutorials.  If you are using Photoshop or other higher-end graphics editors, you should be able to follow Faylen's series of skinning tutorials.
  
 
Whenever you first do a tutorial, you should do the exact same project they show you, exactly as they tell you to do it.  This way you can be sure you're doing your first project correctly.  When you finish each tutorial, experiment with the techniques you have learned, trying something similar, a project of your own, before moving on to the next tutorial.
 
Whenever you first do a tutorial, you should do the exact same project they show you, exactly as they tell you to do it.  This way you can be sure you're doing your first project correctly.  When you finish each tutorial, experiment with the techniques you have learned, trying something similar, a project of your own, before moving on to the next tutorial.
  
==What you will need==
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==What You Will Need==
  
==Tutorials==
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* [[Body Shop]]
* [[Tutorials:Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 1 - Basic Clothing Recolour]]
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* [[Tutorials:Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 2 - Selective Recolour, Adding a Simple Texture]]
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* [[Tutorials:Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 3 - Adding Textures]]
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* [[Tutorials:Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 4 - Working Around the Mesh]]
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* [[Tutorials:How to Add Shadows and Highlights]]
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* [[Tutorials:Basic Clothing Recolour using The Gimp]]
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* [[Tutorials:Gimp Clothing Tutorial 2 - Using a New Texture]]
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* [[Tutorials:Gimp Clothing Tutorial 3 - Changing the Alpha]]
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* [[Tutorials:Modding with Paint.NET]]
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* [[Tutorials:Tutorial - How to make a bumpmap for clothes]]
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* [[Tutorials:How to make a top out of a picture]]
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* [[Tutorials:How to Recolour Custom Mesh Clothing]]
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* [[Tutorials:How to Adapt Skintones and Clothing to Custom Meshes]]
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* [[Tutorials:Beyond Photoskinning: Transformation and Displacement Mapping in Photoshop]]
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* [[Tutorials:Creating Textures from Images]]
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* [[Tutorials:Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours]]
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* [[Tutorials:Skinning From The Inside Out]]
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* [[Graphics Editors|A graphics editing program]]
  
===Other Tutorials===
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==Beginner's Tutorials==
  
==General Tips and Tricks==
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===Faylen's Skinning Tutorials===
  
==Related Pages==
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If you are using Photoshop or another graphics editor, you can probably follow these tutorials fairly well to figure out how to make new clothing recolours.  If you are confused about what tool to use if you are using a different program, try your editor's help file.
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* [[Tutorials: Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 1 - Basic Clothing Recolour|Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 1 - Basic Clothing Recolour]]
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* [[Tutorials: Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 2 - Selective Recolour, Adding a Simple Texture|Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 2 - Selective Recolour, Adding a Simple Texture]]
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* [[Tutorials: Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 3 - Adding Textures|Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 3 - Adding Textures]]
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* [[Tutorials: Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 4 - Working Around the Mesh|Faylen's Skinning Tutorial 4 - Working Around the Mesh]]
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* [[Tutorials: How to Add Shadows and Highlights|How to Add Shadows and Highlights]]
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===Saraswati5's Gimp Tutorials===
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Saraswati5's tutorials are great for beginners, and they give a lot of information on how to use the GIMP.
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* [[Tutorials: Basic Clothing Recolour Using The Gimp|Basic Clothing Recolour Using The Gimp]]
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* [[Tutorials: Gimp Clothing Tutorial 2 - Using a New Texture|Gimp Clothing Tutorial 2 - Using a New Texture]]
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* [[Tutorials: Gimp Clothing Tutorial 3 - Changing the Alpha|Gimp Clothing Tutorial 3 - Changing the Alpha]]
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===Other Basic Tutorials===
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These tutorials are also beginners, designed to introduce them to creating clothing.
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* [[Tutorials: Basic Clothing Recolour Using Paint.NET|Basic Clothing Recolour Using Paint.NET]]
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==Toolbox Tutorials==
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These tutorials relate to clothing, but are specific techniques, tools, and tips helpful to beginners and more experienced skinners alike, for trying something specific.
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* [[Tutorials:Tiptorial: Making Black and White Clothing the Right Way|Tiptorial: Making Black and White Clothing the Right Way]]
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* [[Tutorials:Tiptorial: Bump Maps|Tiptorial: Bump Maps]]
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* [[Tutorials:How to Make a Top Out of a Picture|How to Make a Top Out of a Picture]]
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* [[Tutorials: Beyond Photoskinning: Transformation and Displacement Mapping in Photoshop|Beyond Photoskinning: Transformation and Displacement Mapping in Photoshop]]
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* [[Tutorials:Creating Textures from Images|Creating Textures from Images]]
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* [[Tutorials: Skinning from the Inside Out|Skinning from the Inside Out]]
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* [[Tutorials: Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours|Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours (2006 original)]]
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* [[Tutorials: Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours (Upd2009)|Exporting UV Maps for Better Clothing Recolours (2009 update)]]
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* [[Tutorials:Fabric Folds in Photoshop|Fabric Folds in Photoshop]]
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* [http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=424820 Texturing With the Smudge Tool]
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* [[Tutorials:Using Milkshape to Preview Body Shop Textures|Using Milkshape to Preview Body Shop Textures]]
  
 
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[edit] Overview

If you've never created any Body Shop content before, you should start with clothing. There are two main sets of tutorials that will help you begin creating clothing. If you are using the GIMP, a free graphics editor, you should use the Gimp tutorials. If you are using Photoshop or other higher-end graphics editors, you should be able to follow Faylen's series of skinning tutorials.

Whenever you first do a tutorial, you should do the exact same project they show you, exactly as they tell you to do it. This way you can be sure you're doing your first project correctly. When you finish each tutorial, experiment with the techniques you have learned, trying something similar, a project of your own, before moving on to the next tutorial.

[edit] What You Will Need

[edit] Beginner's Tutorials

[edit] Faylen's Skinning Tutorials

If you are using Photoshop or another graphics editor, you can probably follow these tutorials fairly well to figure out how to make new clothing recolours. If you are confused about what tool to use if you are using a different program, try your editor's help file.

[edit] Saraswati5's Gimp Tutorials

Saraswati5's tutorials are great for beginners, and they give a lot of information on how to use the GIMP.

[edit] Other Basic Tutorials

These tutorials are also beginners, designed to introduce them to creating clothing.

[edit] Toolbox Tutorials

These tutorials relate to clothing, but are specific techniques, tools, and tips helpful to beginners and more experienced skinners alike, for trying something specific.

Tutorials by Category

Body Shop: Recolouring | Meshing | Modding | Sims  Objects: Object Creation | Recolouring  Other: Building | Walls & Floors | Careers & Majors | Hacks and Game Mods

Body Shop Recoloring Tutorials by Category

Introduction | FAQ | Clothing | Hair | Eyes | Eyebrows & Eyelashes | Makeup | Accessories | Piercings | Skintones and Simming

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