Firstly I wanna say I think this program is incredible! I was having a look around on your page but couldn't find the info so figured I drop an ask. I'm wondering if I can/how I would go about adding custom elements such as hair types and things to the editor? Just I have some custom trainer sprites and I don't want to have to edit the hair one by one. Cheers!
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Hi! Thanks for the kind words.
If you unzip the sprite styles you’ve downloaded, you’ll see a folder called bases. There is a subdirectory in that folder for every layer of the sprite style. In it, there are separate PNG images for every customization option, and a CSV file (comma-separated values) with every customization option ID for the layer. To add a hairstyle, for example, make a new PNG file in the same format as the others and save it. Be sure to use the exact same shades of blue for shading and highlighting for them to be recognized by the color replacement logic. The exact hex codes for the colors are in the palettes directory. Then make sure to add the file name of the hairstyle you added to the CSV file.
The “Make a sprite style” tutorial video might help you if you’re confused.
Let me know if you’re able to figure it out or if you have any other questions!