How to Utilize Scene-Specific PALETTES

HMC · 04:11 PM

With my newfangled expansions like the Solid Color Expansion 2 or the Custom Gradient expansion, you may be wondering 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' Well, here's the deal.

Ever notice how all the default scenes have colors that don't appear in the colors of all the actors and props? Y'see, each scene has its own unique palette. Until V3DMM came around, this wasn't very useful. The regular black scene has it's own unique colors, but they're all pretty useless. Now that we have V3DMM, you can toss in your own colors.

The Average Person's Guide to Making some Custom Gradients

Okay, first you'll want to get the Custom Gradient Expansion here:
http://www.3dmm.com/bboard/showthrea...threadid=70291

This particular one I made will allow for gradients in intervals of 9. I could make more in the future, but for now, you get only get 9. Whay.

A good way to start is to use 7gen to generate a blank background. Don't install it yet. Unzip the files and open up Pencil. You'll be needing to edit the GLCR in the .3cn file.

Okay, now here's the hard part. You'll need to create a PAL, or "Palette" file. There are numerous programs that can do this. I prefer to use Photoshop, but you can use whatever suits you that can edit palettes. If you don't have any, you can just use Pencil's built-in palette editor.

Here's a picture:

The groups of the same color on the palette are the ones you'll be editing (excluding the pink ones at the bottom, those ones can't be edited) Of course, in the real thing, you'll want to make the colors go from dark to light (usually, unless you want otherwise). Just make sure that they're in groups of 9. After you have all that set, you'll likely have something like this:

As you can see, I couldn't be bothered to fill in all the rest of the colors.

Once you have the palette in the GLCR, save the 3CN and stick it back in a VXP. Run V3DMM with your new scene and my Custom Gradient Expansion. Choose the scene and scroll ALL THE WAY down the texture list. If everything went to plan, you should your colors in gradient form. Wa-hey! Have a blast.

Don't forget to check out the Solid Color Expansion 2 for even more custom color fun!

Digital Taco · 09-22-2005, 01:30 AM

Ned · 02-07-2006, 08:36 PM

This should be stickied.

Demented Ferret · 02-07-2006, 08:37 PM

There's like...10 threads in this forum, there'd be no point.

Digital Taco · 02-07-2006, 11:17 PM

yeah. replying has the same effect as stickying. this thing won't move for two weeks.

F-Man · 01-09-2009, 03:28 PM

Can you make a palette that creates gradient colors for Doraemon characters? Is that impossible because the colors of the characters are solid?

09-22-2005, 12:29 AM	#1
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715	How to Utilize Scene-Specific PALETTES With my newfangled expansions like the Solid Color Expansion 2 or the Custom Gradient expansion, you may be wondering 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' Well, here's the deal. Ever notice how all the default scenes have colors that don't appear in the colors of all the actors and props? Y'see, each scene has its own unique palette. Until V3DMM came around, this wasn't very useful. The regular black scene has it's own unique colors, but they're all pretty useless. Now that we have V3DMM, you can toss in your own colors. The Average Person's Guide to Making some Custom Gradients Okay, first you'll want to get the Custom Gradient Expansion here: http://www.3dmm.com/bboard/showthrea...threadid=70291 This particular one I made will allow for gradients in intervals of 9. I could make more in the future, but for now, you get only get 9. Whay. A good way to start is to use 7gen to generate a blank background. Don't install it yet. Unzip the files and open up Pencil. You'll be needing to edit the GLCR in the .3cn file. Okay, now here's the hard part. You'll need to create a PAL, or "Palette" file. There are numerous programs that can do this. I prefer to use Photoshop, but you can use whatever suits you that can edit palettes. If you don't have any, you can just use Pencil's built-in palette editor. Here's a picture: The groups of the same color on the palette are the ones you'll be editing (excluding the pink ones at the bottom, those ones can't be edited) Of course, in the real thing, you'll want to make the colors go from dark to light (usually, unless you want otherwise). Just make sure that they're in groups of 9. After you have all that set, you'll likely have something like this: As you can see, I couldn't be bothered to fill in all the rest of the colors. Once you have the palette in the GLCR, save the 3CN and stick it back in a VXP. Run V3DMM with your new scene and my Custom Gradient Expansion. Choose the scene and scroll ALL THE WAY down the texture list. If everything went to plan, you should your colors in gradient form. Wa-hey! Have a blast. Don't forget to check out the Solid Color Expansion 2 for even more custom color fun!
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F-Man Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 214	Can you make a palette that creates gradient colors for Doraemon characters? Is that impossible because the colors of the characters are solid?
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Digital Taco Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 12,216	yeah. replying has the same effect as stickying. this thing won't move for two weeks.