Alpha Channels

[At0miC]

Heya I would like to learn how to create an alpha channel (masked stuff) to a custom texture.
For example this one:



So the black would be invisible in the game.
Could someone explain me how I can do it, just simple I don't need a whole storie

I'm using Paint Shop Pro 8

Thnx

[jv_map]

Hmm I only know how to do it with Photoshop

[Rookie One.pl]

Fairly easy. Take the wand tool, adjust the settings so that it just selects the black area and mess around with the channels menu - there's something like 'load alpha from selection'.

[At0miC]

Excuse me, were can I find the wand tool?

[tltrude]

It should be one of the options under the selection tool on the left. It looks like a microphone. Any tool, with the down-pointing arrow, has more options.



You can add to what the wand has selected by right clicking it on a new area and picking "add to selecton"--at least that is how it works in photoshop 5.5.

[At0miC]

Okay thanks rookie and tltrude, I'll try

By the way, do I have to do something with the shader of the texture for the alpha channel? Because I saw something about it in shaders.

[wacko]

By the way, do I have to do something with the shader of the texture for the alpha channel? Because I saw something about it in shaders.

Sure u'll have to. Easiest way would be to copy/paste one of the other masked textures and change the folders and names