How do I make good looking textures?

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How do I make good looking textures?

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Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

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Re: How do I make good looking textures?

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bummer wrote:
08 Nov 2023, 16:46
Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

Try reading these, they helped me make my bland plastic brick houses better looking. I'm still not good at art but these help

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13798
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10287

Also this has tutorials and other things on how to make plugins and stuff

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2965

also can I see one of your house sprites?
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Re: How do I make good looking textures?

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DGYT wrote:
09 Nov 2023, 07:08
bummer wrote:
08 Nov 2023, 16:46
Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

Try reading these, they helped me make my bland plastic brick houses better looking. I'm still not good at art but these help

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13798
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10287

Also this has tutorials and other things on how to make plugins and stuff

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2965

also can I see one of your house sprites?
Thanks for the links, ill check it out before trying to make any more sprites. This is one of my better house sprites.
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Re: How do I make good looking textures?

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PDN File - What is a .pdn file and how do I open it?
https://fileinfo.com/extension/pdn

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Re: How do I make good looking textures?

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CommanderABab wrote:
11 Nov 2023, 09:08
PDN File - What is a .pdn file and how do I open it?
https://fileinfo.com/extension/pdn
Oops, sorry. Heres the PNG version of the sprite. That file is used by paint.net.
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Re: How do I make good looking textures?

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bummer wrote:
10 Nov 2023, 17:14
DGYT wrote:
09 Nov 2023, 07:08
bummer wrote:
08 Nov 2023, 16:46
Generally speaking, how do I make good looking textures? Each time I try and make one it just comes out cartoony and lifeless. Not sure if this is the right place to ask as its my first time on this site.

Try reading these, they helped me make my bland plastic brick houses better looking. I'm still not good at art but these help

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=13798
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=10287

Also this has tutorials and other things on how to make plugins and stuff

viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2965

also can I see one of your house sprites?
Thanks for the links, ill check it out before trying to make any more sprites. This is one of my better house sprites.
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better than when I started doing plugins,

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and heres a old plugin i made (It looks worse)
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