Creating Shadow Tilesets
IntroductionThis started with G_G on msn. He was trying to make a shadow for every object on a map and couldn't get so I helped and this is the result. You can look at some examples under the tutorial of this in use.
Tutorial
Whewn you create your new file, before copying the image, set up a 32 X 32 grip with option 'Snap to Grid' selected. This will help when positioning the tileset.
This tutorial is done with Gimp so if you're using there will most likely be some differences.
First, pick a tileset, I'm using the dark space tileset, and open it in Gimp. Now select the Rectangle Select tool and select the whole tileset (Ctrl + A) then copy it (Ctrl + C). Open a new file with the same width and double the height of the tileset you're using and paste your tileset in, making sure it's positioned at the very top. Create a new layer and paste the tileset into the file again, this making sure it's positioned perfectly under the first one.
In the toolbox you have 2 color blocks (or whatever you want to call them
) Click on them set both their HTML notations to 635c74. Now select the second layer, select the tiles in it and then go to the color menu, select Map then Gradient Map. This should have changed the bottom tiles to shadows.
Finally you need opacity. Go to Layer, select Transparency and pick Color to Alpha... Click OK on the dialog that appears and you're done.
Pictures (by game_guy):
Step 1: Setting up the Grid
Step 2: Choosing Tileset/Selecting It/Copy
Step 3: New File/Pasting
Step 4: Setting Color
Step 5: New Layer/Pasting/Gradient Map
Step 6: Color to Alpha
Step 7: Final Result
Examples of Shadow Tileset in UseExamples made by game_guy
Credits and Thanks
- Hellfire Dragon
- game_guy for examples and pictures
Author's NotesNot much else to say really, except here's the tileset I made (the one used in the examples), if anyone wants it.