help with recoloring mod assets

[dakaretara]

hello everyone! i'm extremely new to modding and have absolutely no idea about using art programs (i have krita installed though!) or creating recolors of stardew despite my desire to (i have a severe addiction to the color pink and want my farm to reflect that LOL) i've recently come across a lot of mods i enjoy but i would like to try my hand in editing them(with the authors consent of course) to fit the aesthetic i'm aiming to achieve as some aren't compatible with others, or in the case of BAGI some of my mods are unsupported.. does anyone have any advice or perhaps a tutorial on things like creating layers or just any advice on this in general? i apologize if i explained this poorly and appreciate any help/advice!

 

[UlyanaLeyana]

hello everyone! i'm extremely new to modding and have absolutely no idea about using art programs (i have krita installed though!) or creating recolors of stardew despite my desire to (i have a severe addiction to the color pink and want my farm to reflect that LOL) i've recently come across a lot of mods i enjoy but i would like to try my hand in editing them(with the authors consent of course) to fit the aesthetic i'm aiming to achieve as some aren't compatible with others, or in the case of BAGI some of my mods are unsupported.. does anyone have any advice or perhaps a tutorial on things like creating layers or just any advice on this in general? i apologize if i explained this poorly and appreciate any help/advice!

For Creating maps

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Content Packs

Modding:Content pack frameworks - Stardew Valley Wiki

Content pack frameworks are SMAPI mods which let you write content packs with little or no programming experience, and implement the functionality for you. Content packs are one of the two main ways to mod Stardew Valley, alongside creating C# mods for SMAPI directly.

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and everything else

Modding:Index - Stardew Valley Wiki

Mods are packages of files which change Stardew Valley in some way. Mods can add features (like showing NPCs on the map), change game mechanics (like making fences decay more slowly), make cosmetic changes (like making your house look like a hobbit home), and much more.

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[dakaretara]

thank you for your quick reply and the resources! i should have included that i checked these before commenting but am still a little clueless. i'm mainly referring to the artwork aspect, if that makes sense? i'm just aiming to learn how authors are able to create layers of objects to recolor (for example; with ali's blue and pink building recolors i would like to change the color palette a bit) i've looked at youtube tutorials and searched the wiki but i feel like i'm missing something because i'm still kinda clueless about creating layers.. sorry if these are dumb or confusing questions but thank you so much for taking the time to send me help anyway!

 

[UlyanaLeyana]

thank you for your quick reply and the resources! i should have included that i checked these before commenting but am still a little clueless. i'm mainly referring to the artwork aspect, if that makes sense? i'm just aiming to learn how authors are able to create layers of objects to recolor (for example; with ali's blue and pink building recolors i would like to change the color palette a bit) i've looked at youtube tutorials and searched the wiki but i feel like i'm missing something because i'm still kinda clueless about creating layers.. sorry if these are dumb or confusing questions but thank you so much for taking the time to send me help anyway!

For recolors you need something like Photoshop, Gimp or Aseprite (I've never used Krita, so I don't know about its features). You can recolor pixel by pixel in programs with the provided tools (pen, brush, etc) or use masks, adjustment layers, filters and much more things. It all depends on your skills and on what you already know.
Useful vids for recoloring

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

 

[dakaretara]

thank you so much! i managed to figure it out and im so grateful for your resources!! thank you for entertaining my admittedly silly question <3