Creating Textures
Introduction
In this chapter we will learn how to create and optimise textures for Minetest. We will use techniques relevant for pixel art.
- Resources
- Editors
- Common Mistakes
Resources
About MS Paint
You need to be aware that MS Paint does not support transparency. This won’t matter if you’re making textures for the side of nodes, but generally you need transparency for craft items, etc.
Editing in GIMP
GIMP is commonly used in the Minetest community. It has quite a high learning curve as lots of its features are hidden away.
Use the pencil tool to edit individual pixels
Set the rubber to hard edge
Common Mistakes
Blurred textures through usage of incorrect tools
For the most part, you want to manipulate pixels on an individual basis. The tool for this in most editors is the pencil tool.