I need skinning help

All i need is help with skinning i have downloaded so many things and i still dont get it :\ . I have tried like 3 tutorials and have had no luck i just want to do some basic color changing and stuff like that if you could help me out i would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks

P.S. you could also email your help to me at [email protected]

Do You Mean What Programs Would You Need?
Or
How Do You Basicly Skin?
or
How Do I Use The Programs To Skin?

Please Elaborate.

lol i mean all of the above which program should i use and how do i use it and save them (basically all i know how to do is load the skins on to wc3)

ok, First Decide What You Want to Edit!

Bring Up The "BLP" Of The Image U Wish To Edit Using The Viewer.

Extract And Convert That To TGA.

Use Your Editing Program (PhotoShop, Paintshop ect) to open the file and edit.

Save The Image

You Can Veiw Your Work Inside The Veiwer On The Model BY:

1. open the "Current File" Menu
2. Click "Remap Textures"
3. Find The Models Current Texture And Click It Then CLick "Change"
4. Choose Your Edited Skin.
5. It Should be viewable

For Step 3 You Must already Have The Units Normal Model On Veiw.

Once Your Skin Is Finnished Convert it To BLP Again To Use In WC3


Anything Else? Id be Happy To Help More If I wasnt Clear Enough!

ya not clear enough but i am glad you would like to help see i am really new at this but i would love to start getting into this kind of stuff but i am at like the basic level so you lost me pretty quickly if i am being to a hassel i understand if you give up on me :\ but i really appreciate you helping me k this is what i got so far i have that war craft three viewer and i got a pic of the dreadlord that i want to edit and thats all i can do :\ so if you could help me out i would be very happy ^_^ thanks

Does anyone know how to copy images in photoshop v. 8---> Example == I want to copy
the texture for the leg in the shandris skin to the leg of Jaina skin == ??

Have You Extracted The Blp Or Not?

alright i opened up the program clicked on the blp button opened up the dreadlord and went uder the current file tab and click on the "extract (and convert) BLP" button then i saved it did i do that right? ::UPDATE:: wow so what you said earlier really helped now :) i edited my guy and he showed up different in the viewer!! thanks now could you tell me what to do in terms of getting him into my game what do i save him and how. i know how to import him and stuff i just need help on the saving part THANKS WHITE!!!

alright so i found out how to change it so i can load it on now i have one more problem :\ why can i not find a blp for the demonhunter or the blademaster or a ton of the others? can they not be edited or am i not looking in the right spot?

hmm yeah, the skins are scattered throught textres and creeps and deamons subnenues on the image extractor.. that really helped me look. the deamon hunter is in textures. so is the footman.

Heres how u import:

Gth the war3.mpq file in word or some other document.. i think u get it with the image extractor.. if not then its not to hard to find....
anyway, find the file u want in that under its pathway: E.G: Footman is in textures so the footman texture looks like this:

textures\footman.blp

so once uve found the listing of ur edited model, go into wc3.
Open up import manager (Icon up the top with green arrow pointing at white paper)
click import.
get ur model (Make sure its in blp format!)
double click it.
A popup will come up. check the use custom path box.
paste ur listing in there!
AND UR MODEL IS IN! eabven if it dont show up in the editor, go test map and the skin will work... youll see...

NOW HAVE FUN! skinnin is great, tho ived moved on to greater things, skinning MODELS! (That i make) well! skin away! dosent take long to become pro from there!

If You Ever Cant Find A BLP Because It Doesn't Show On The TreeVeiw Use "Find MPQ" on The Toolbar. This Is Also Effective For Finding Paths For Applying Models Into Your Maps (Importing Them).

I Havent Been On Yesterday So I was Beaten To The Helping Of Importing ;) But I Belive He Explained It Well Enough. Any Troubles, You Know Where To Find Me!

Happy Skinning!

†TheWhiteReaper â€

Thanks to the both of you for helping me my skins are coming along great and i am having fun making them thanks a bunch