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*Make changes in your art program and resave the file. When you focus back in to the game, the new pattern will be reloaded.
*Make changes in your art program and resave the file. When you focus back in to the game, the new pattern will be reloaded.


As you're editing, pay attention to any visible seams or deformations using the posing keys! (Shift+G/Ctrl+G) Some warping is unavoidable, but if it looks good when standing or walking, it should be okay. Prioritize how your texture looks over how it looks in-game, because in the case the shirt changes in the future, it would only try to make the patterns look better.
Pattern textures use the Red, Green, and Blue channel to 'paint' the custom colors. See the example below for how a pattern should look like - red where the first color should be at, green where the second color should be at, blue where the third color should be at.


Pattern textures use the Red, Green, and Blue channel to specify the custom colors that you specify in the character creator. If you want to blend the different channels together (e.g. have a spot with multiple color influences) then you have to use the layer blending mode 'Add' to prevent the normal blending darkening the colors! Please note that previewed patterns are '''not''' saved, uploaded, or otherwise visible to others! It's strictly an offline-only tool for creating patterns!
If you want to blend the different channels together (e.g. have a spot with multiple color influences) then you have to use the layer blending mode 'Add' to prevent the normal blending darkening the colors!
 
Some tips...
 
* As you're editing, pay attention to any visible seams or deformations using the posing keys! (Shift+G/Ctrl+G) Some warping is unavoidable, but if it looks good when standing or walking, it should be okay.
* Prioritize how your texture looks over how it looks in-game, because in the case the shirt changes in the future, it would only try to make the patterns look better.
* Please note that previewed patterns are '''not''' saved, uploaded, or otherwise visible to others! It's strictly an offline-only tool for creating patterns!
 
<gallery>
File:ShirtGuide.png|Shirt template (all long/short sleeved shirts)
File:TestPattern.png|Example shirt pattern
File:TestPatternIngame.png|The resulting test pattern applied in-game
 
</gallery>