Image editing (Specifically Buttons and UI Dialogs

[sp00n]

Hi all

Was just wondering what you all use to create and edit Buttons and UI Dialogs? I know alot of you will probably say Photoshop. But i do not have Photoshop. I have been using the photopea website.

Here's what's happening: I create an image, it looks good. I export that image in photopea to either a PNG or BMP file. Still looks good. But when I add the image into the specific .Lib file and save it. It still looks pretty good in there, but in game, it looks like it has had alot of detail and maybe even some pixels removed. And just dull. Is this because I have "remove black on import" selected? In the editor. Or is this because I need to export it a specific way? Like 8bit, 16bit, 32bit, ARGB, or SRGB etc...?

Any advice would be appreciated. As good of a coder I can be at times, I lack alot in the GFX department hehe

Many thanks in advance

Edit: I use Crystal

 

[Sanjian]

i started off using mspaint, its all pixelbased and works exactly how i needed it to, im very serious btw

i moved on to use Fireworks (although i do still use mspaint when i need to), a much simpler Photoshop, you can find Fireworks CS6 sailing the high seas, look for the version released by [TheThingy]

its never done me wrong

on crystal ALL black pixels (HEX #000000) are removed by default, on Fireworks i simply select the image and give it +1 brightness

 

[Hercules]

I use ChatGTP for image creating and keep on at it until I’m satisfied with the result, using words like; modern, best AAA quality, alpha transparent background.

Then save to desktop and open it in GIMP.

If you want to add another image to an image then open the 2nd in GIMP press Ctrl A, Ctrl C then click back to your original image on GIMP and press Ctrl V.

Export as PNG and as said above make sure none of the image has black 0000 in it and just wack the brightness up +1.

ChatGTP > Gimp > crystal LIB have worked perfect for me almost done a whole UI so far

 

[Shyfx]

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