Tutorials on textures

[olonolo]

Could someone point me to some basic beginners tutorials on creating and using textures in Skyrim. I'm mainly interested in understanding body textures and the software needed to create them. I have a basic knowledge of photoshop but have no idea of the other programs needed. Thank you in advance.

[olonolo]

11 hours ago, <Mystic Stranger> said:

Hi olonolololololololololo

 

I use Gimp and Photoshop for the texture editing.
You need DDS plugins for the programs.

And read this: https://beyondskyrim.org/ddstextures/

Hi Mystic Stranger, thank you very very much. I've checked out your link and it looks like I have a lot to learn.

Are there any write-ups explaining what each of the files in body textures are for: ie  1.dds, 1_msn.dds, 1_s.dds, 1_sk.dds. I only know 's' is for the specular.

[Guest]

1.dds => Color map

1_n.dds => (often msn) normal map

1_s.dds => specular map

1_sk.dds => soft lighting/subsurface scattering maps (but really not much used.)

1_e => environment map

1_m => environment mask

1_p => Parallax

 

Be aware, depending on shared (skin or other) the accepted textures may vary.

The standard NIF texture organization for Skyrim is:

0 Diffuse/Color

1 Normal

2 Glow/Skin

3 Parallax

4 Environment

5 Environment mask

7 Specular

 

[olonolo]

Thank you very much CPU. Much appreciated.