Creating Textures: Update chapter

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- [Using the Pencil](#using-the-pencil) - [Using the Pencil](#using-the-pencil)
- [Tiling](#tiling) - [Tiling](#tiling)
- [Transparency](#transparency) - [Transparency](#transparency)
- [Color Palettes](#color-palettes)
- [Editors](#editors) - [Editors](#editors)
- [MS Paint](#ms-paint) - [MS Paint](#ms-paint)
- [Aseprite / LibreSprite](#aseprite--libresprite)
- [GIMP](#gimp) - [GIMP](#gimp)
## Techniques ## Techniques
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Not all editors support transparency, so make sure you choose an Not all editors support transparency, so make sure you choose an
editor which is suitable for the textures you wish to create. editor which is suitable for the textures you wish to create.
### Color Palettes
Using a consistent color palette is an easy way to make your art look a lot
better. It's a good idea to use one with a limited number of colors, perhaps 32
at most. Premade palettes can be found at
[lospec.com](https://lospec.com/palette-list).
## Editors ## Editors
### MS Paint ### MS Paint
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but if you need transparency in your textures you should choose a but if you need transparency in your textures you should choose a
different editor. different editor.
### Aseprite / LibreSprite
[Aseprite](https://www.aseprite.org/) is a proprietary pixel art editor.
It contains a lot of useful features by default such as color palettes and
animation tools.
[LibreSprite](https://libresprite.github.io/) is an open-source fork of Aseprite
from before it went proprietary.
### GIMP ### GIMP
GIMP is commonly used in the Minetest community. It has quite a high GIMP is commonly used in the Minetest community. It has quite a high
learning curve because many of its features are not immediately learning curve because many of its features are not immediately
obvious. obvious.
When using GIMP, the pencil tool can be selected from the Toolbox: When using GIMP, make sure to use the Pencil tool with the Pixel brush and a
size of 1. It's also advisable to select the "Hard edge" checkbox for the Eraser
<figure> tool.
<img src="{{ page.root }}//static/pixel_art_gimp_pencil.png" alt="Pencil in GIMP">
</figure>
It's also advisable to select the Hard edge checkbox for the eraser tool.

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