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Shading Skins for Dummies

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I just want to begin by stating that this is NOT the best way to do this, it is only the easiest. When I get better at shading I will be making a MUCH better tutorial, but this was a request by someone who claimed to be a "n00b" at skinning, so I wanted to provide some super simple information, as whoever asked me how to shade probably doesn't know much in the way of sketching/painting/etc. where things like shading are a bare basic concept.

This is a tutuorial for the simple way to shade skins. Now normally, if you want to do a really detailed job of shading, you want to have very good color awareness and a good idea of the human form, as seen in this amazing skin here

But not everyone is super good at things like that, and there are simpler ways to give your skin some definition.

This is the simplest way I have found.

First you want to either create, or upload an already created skin onto this website

I used a plain blue skin so you can see details more vividly.

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Next you want to check this box, to create randomized shades of the color you currently have selected

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Finally, color in the area you want to add some definition to.

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And that's all you do! Now just export your skin and equip it. Really simple, anyone can do it :)

Happy Skinning
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Update #1 : by yumenightfire27 09/12/2012 4:16:49 amSep 12th, 2012

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04/23/2018 8:37 am
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FrenFry
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07/10/2015 5:37 pm
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Nationwide
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I thought you where just trying to help and be nice and did a good job! Diamond and fav
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04/22/2015 7:59 pm
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I am on team yumenight in this war.
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02/24/2013 1:00 pm
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Guys this is for new skinners. Just please be nice! Do you see that she just was trying to help! Please leave her alone. I used noise when I first started and I was proud! So guys, I am just saying, be nice, enjoy this tutorial, and realize that she is a human too, she got feelings. Think of the good stuff and just shut up with all the nonsense! Just please guys :)
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12/15/2012 1:46 pm
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yumenightfire27
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Thank you. Colorful language or not, you're saying exactly what I've been trying to. And any other assholes who want to troll this post, refer to another one of my blogs here:

www.planetminecraft.com/blog/how-to-give-and-take-constructive-criticism-and-why-it-is-important/

Trolling my post won't make me delete it, so stop trying.
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11/23/2012 5:20 am
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PhantomButtClap
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Noise isn't shading. Sorry bud, but you're wrong.
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12/04/2012 2:18 pm
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yumenightfire27
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After all your guys' whining, and in all my searching on the internet, I cannot find a SINGLE definition for the word Noise that has anything to do with color. All I could find was a million definitions for sound, and a few about electricity. Please provide a dictionary definition and a reference link for this word.
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12/05/2012 7:27 am
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PhantomButtClap
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Well it looks like you should lurk more.
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12/15/2012 1:38 pm
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yumenightfire27
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Please provide a dictionary definition and a reference link for this word.
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