RussianRanger Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hello all! I was looking around to see how exactly I could take a texture that is 512x512 and make it into a 1024x1024 or even larger than that. So far the only lead I have is a topic regarding PhotoShop and GIMP and having to recreate the texture from there. Are there any alternatives to PhotoShop? I assume no matter which program you will end up having to re-create textures regardless? Any answers or clarification would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet4571 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 You can always make a texture smaller but you cannot make it bigger because the paint programs cannot create new pixels properly. It will look just as bad as the lower resolution textures and sometimes even worse. So yes to make them larger you will need to redo it. Alternatives to photoshop or gimp? anything that can open and edit a .dds texture. Paintshop pro is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianRanger Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks jet, I appreciate the swift reply! And so I guess I'll be experiencing first hand the amount of work some of these texture pros go through, Lol! And thanks for the mention of what to look for as far as programs are concerned. I don't have PhotoShop and don't want to fork over gratuitous amounts of cash, so any freeware/ inexpensive programs I'll take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jet4571 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 The Gimp is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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