Icons

[Ham Ham]

I am needing of some icon editor, where I can dl one?

 

[Radditz]

u need a .blp converter try war3 viewer

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

You create icons by drawing them, there is not needed an actuall "icon tool". Only like Radditz mentioned, a tool for converting them to .blp format.

 

[Ham Ham]

I have a Model Editor, I was tryed to create icons as blps for model, but it will get 150 kbs per icon.

With the war3 viewer I can convert an image to an icon?

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

An icon is just a flat image. What do you mean convert it into an icon? It just changes the filetype.

 

[Kimbo]

icons are 64x64 i think.. if you have it any bigger or smaller in that dimension then it wont work sir.

and use wc3viewer to convert the blps.

 

[Ham Ham]

I am trying to use a Loading Screen creator to convert the image to blp, but this converts to a 512x512 blp. With the wa3viewer I can convert it to a small image?

 

[Wolverabid]

Creating basic icons is simple. Building original and good-looking icons is more difficult.
First, be sure you are familiar with: this important thread

You'll need these tools:

• The Warcraft 3 Viewer
• The standard icon template

1) Convert the file ICON_TEMPLATE_STARTER.blp to a .bmp .jpg or .tga 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:
• Icon Layer for Photoshop

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.tga
7) Re-convert it back into a .blp.

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.

Please bear in mind this important information:

 

[Ham Ham]

Thanks for the tips.
I dont have the Fotoshop, I can try with the Fireworks?

 

[Kimbo]

...

Photoshop or Paintshop Pro.

or gimp.

and cnp an image for the base of an icon isnt making an icon, you need to add the borders for the icon(by cnping them from defualt wc3 icons)and edit the image yourself and adjust its size and make a DISBTN version then convert both of them (they should be saved as .tga) to blp.

 

[Eku_suchinuiKKu]

I sugest Photoshop 9.0 CS2. It's a lot easier

 

[Deathclaw24]

speaking of icons, ive submitted 4 of my icons here and after a week they still say awaiting approval... i noticed theres like 8 icons only 8!!!

im typing this on my Nintendo Wii internet channel XD

 

[Wolverabid]

Nice thread revival. You might want to check out our supersecretsearchsystem: it will help you find threads like Just a little question about the submitting system .

 

[Deathclaw24]

ok, thanks a lot!