How do I go about changing the color of a piece of clothing

[JakR4t]

I have been wanting to dip a toe into modding for a while. My first idea that I would like to try is changing the color of a piece of clothing from one mod to the color of another piece of clothing from another mod. Maybe even just changing any piece of clothings color. I'm not sure how it all works.

 

I specifically want to try changing the cloth coat from the shirtless mod from light tan to the color of Preston's coat that has been changed by OldWolfe's brown and green recolor of the Minutemen. Basically making a light tan coat into a darker brown, leathery type color. But I am open to any kind of color changing know how. Where should I begin? What programs do I need? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Edited September 2, 2019 by jnpsmith

[Thirdstorm]

Creation Kit and Xedit and both Exceptional Starts for Programs to make the edits happen.

 

In Creation Kit find some existing material swaps and examine how they are configured.

 

 

Additionally I'd suggest getting a Photoshop variant, something that can Edit *.DDS files and a Material File Editor (available on Nexus)

[JakR4t]

Thank you for the suggestions. I will look into things.