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sushikay
hello everyone, I have recently tried to get into skin making however I do not know how to actually start creating the base skin itself and make it look decent, shade properly and what not. (I use PMC3D btw)
Any help is appreciated !
Any help is appreciated !
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I sorta taught myself (I'm not great, but decent). I usually try to start with the torso and outer garment. I often do it in 3 steps: 1 is drawing a rough outline of where the garment is. Secondly I refine it, usually using a low-percentage (5-20%) noise tool. Finally, I do some shading, just darkening areas and lightening others, there's a handy tool for doing that in PMCSkin 3D. Anyway, I wish you good luck on your skinning journey!
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Here are some useful tutorials by DinowCookie:
Dinow's tutorials part 1: The beginning! How to make your own Minecraft skin.
Dinow's tutorials part 2: Basics! The first do's and don'ts of skin making.
Dinow's tutorials part 3: Dictionary! Commonly used words in skin making.
Dinow's tutorials part 4: Shading! Basic principles for shading skins.
Dinow's tutorials part 5: Human anatomy! Tips and tricks for shading humans skins.
Dinow's tutorials part 1: The beginning! How to make your own Minecraft skin.
Dinow's tutorials part 2: Basics! The first do's and don'ts of skin making.
Dinow's tutorials part 3: Dictionary! Commonly used words in skin making.
Dinow's tutorials part 4: Shading! Basic principles for shading skins.
Dinow's tutorials part 5: Human anatomy! Tips and tricks for shading humans skins.
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THIS IS quite useful! One thing tho... where can I get color palettes?
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One way to find a cohesive palette is a palette generator from an image.
Find an image you like, such as an old thrift store, etc.
Submit it into this website, and it'll take colors from it and supply you with a palette.
And then add your skin colors and what not.
That's one way to do it, but I find it better to just experiment with colors and find what you like.
It's not about 'where you get palettes', it's about learning about color theory and finding cohesive colors yourself. If you want your skin to pop, use bright colors.
Now, your skin isn't going to be absolutely beautiful on your first tries, it takes plenty of practice.
Another thing is to find your aesthetic. For example, bums is an amazing skinner, and all of their skins consist of pastels. anxieuse tends to use bright colors and neons, and you can recognize their skins by their style.
As for style-
I just realized I got extremely carried away, hah, but anyways the palette generator is at the top ^
Find an image you like, such as an old thrift store, etc.
Submit it into this website, and it'll take colors from it and supply you with a palette.
And then add your skin colors and what not.
That's one way to do it, but I find it better to just experiment with colors and find what you like.
It's not about 'where you get palettes', it's about learning about color theory and finding cohesive colors yourself. If you want your skin to pop, use bright colors.
Now, your skin isn't going to be absolutely beautiful on your first tries, it takes plenty of practice.
Another thing is to find your aesthetic. For example, bums is an amazing skinner, and all of their skins consist of pastels. anxieuse tends to use bright colors and neons, and you can recognize their skins by their style.
As for style-
I just realized I got extremely carried away, hah, but anyways the palette generator is at the top ^
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Thank you for the mention! 💗
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You're welcome!
