Icon Help

Icon Help

How do u make icons plz i need to know

i dont know why i bother coming here...

Even for NooBs, creating basic icons is simple. Building original and good-looking icons is more difficult.
First, be sure you are familiar with: http://www.wc3sear.ch/index.php?p=Tutorials&t=Create_Icons

You'll need these tools:

• The Warcraft 3 Viewer: http://www.wc3sear.ch/index.php?p=Tools&ID=11&sid=
• The standard icon template: http://www.wc3sear.ch/index.php?p=Icons&ID=3405&sid=

1) Convert the file ICON_TEMPLATE_STARTER.blp to a .bmp or .jpg using Warcraft3 Viewer.
2) Open the file with your image editing software.
3) While maintaining the integrity of the border, paint in the black area.

OR

3a) Open any image file and edit it to suit your needs.
3b) Resize the image to 56X56, then copy and paste it into the ICON_TEMPLATE_STARTER.

To easily create Disabled or other icon types, you need Adobe Photoshop and:
• http://www.wc3sear.ch/index.php?p=Tools&ID=31&sid=

4) After you are satisfied with step #3, (if in Photoshop) open the warcraft3icondocument.psd.
5) Drag the desired layer from the .psd directly to the center of your image.


6) Save the file with a new file name. Ex: BTNScarfWholeCountries.jpg DISBTNScarfWholeCountries.bmp
7) Re-convert it back into a .blp.

Your results could look something like this:
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3130/btnscarfwholecountrieswq1.jpg
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9524/disbtnscarfwholecountriuy7.jpg
If you don't have PhotoShop, you're gooned. You must make do with whatever image software you DO have in order to create the DISBTN, etc.
If you want, just copy those images and convert them into .blp files.

Please bear in mind the following criteria: http://www.wc3sear.ch/viewtopic.php?t=14711

Thats quite possibly the most annoying icon ever... SUBMIT IT! \o/