Editing Mod:Create a portrait

This tutorial shows how to create a portrait [[Mod:Create_a_character#Assign_a_portrait|to add]] in ''[[Wikipedia 2197|The Sum]]''.
[[file:Exemple de grand portrait.png|thumb|300x300px|Example of large portrait with dimensions of 300 x 300 pixels.]]

== Required tools ==
* [[Mod:Recommended_Programs#Photoshop|Image editor, like '''Photoshop''']]
* [[Mod:Editors#Phoenix_engine|Phoenix engine (''FT Tools'')]]

== Create a portrait == 
There are two types of portraits: a small one (the most common) and a large one (for the  [[The_Sum:Contents#Main characters|22 main characters]]).{{Idea|For successful integration into ''[[Wikipedia 2197|The Sum]]'', the photo to be used should be framed at the shoulders, include the entire head, and be taken ''relatively'' from the front.}}

=== Small portrait ===
[[file:Exemple de portrait.png|thumb|75x100px|Example of a portrait with dimensions of 75 x 100 pixels.]]
[[file:Ecran Photoshop.jpg|thumb|This tutorial uses mainly Photoshop, but any other image editor will do.]]
# Open the photo in '''Photoshop''', then immediately save a ''.psd'' version of it.{{Idea|Name this file '''_code_name_of_character.psd''.}} 
# Go to the {{False Button|Layers|color=gray2}} menu and then {{False Button|New|color=gray2}} and {{False Button|Layer from Background...|color=gray2}}. Press {{False Button|OK|color=gray2}}
# With the '''lasso''' tool  ({{False button|l|color=white}}), cut the outline of the portrait to remove the background.{{Idea|The tool ''Background eraser'' can also be useful for this task.}}
# Change the tool for '''cropping''' ({{False button|c|color=white}}), and in the property bar (top), in the boxes to the right of {{False button|W/H ratio|color=gray2}}, type '''75'' and '''100''' and make sure {{False button|Delete cropped pixels|color=gray2}} is unchecked
# Crop the image close to the face (note that the proportion is preset).
# Press {{False button|ctrl|color=white}}+{{False button|s|color=white}} to save.
# Go to the {{False button|Image|color=gray2}} menu then {{False button|Image size...|color=gray2}}
# Change the width of the image to 75 pixels (the height should automatically be set to 100 pixels)
# Go to the menu {{False button|File|color=gray2}} then {{False button|Save as...|color=gray2}} then save as ''.png'' in ''Game/core/---BOX---''.{{Warning|Close the image without saving it. The ''.psd'' file already created is of better resolution}}

=== Large portrait ===
Follow the previous steps (or start from the file ''.psd'' that you have created) and resize the image to ''300 x 300 pixels'' instead of 75 x 100 pixels.

=== Convert to '''.zar''' file ===
# Open the folder ''Game/'' then '''FT Tools.EXE'''.
# Click on {{False button|OK|color=white|button=yes}}.
# Click on {{False Button|PNG To ZAR|color=black|button=yes}}.
# Open the folder {{Fake button|[[file:Icons8-folder.png|20px]]---BOX---|color=black}} and select your portrait to convert.
# Move the ''.zar'' file created in the folder ''---BOX---'' to the folder ''Game/core/gui/char''.{{Idea|Although ''.png'' files work in [[Wikipedia 2197|''The Sum'']], it is recommended to only use the ''.zar''.}}