Material Creation

Name / Description	Rating		Src / Author
Half-Life Sprite Tutorial Half-Life Sprite Tutorial			Spider
QRAD Textures and the .RAD file QRAD Textures and the .RAD file			unknown
Converting real life photos into HL textures Making custom textures can be annoying at first, I'm here to help that process.			Admer456
The key to making good tileable textures Relic explains the techniques on how to make textures that tile seamlessly.			Relic25
QRAD Textures and the RAD File This article explains the concept of QRAD (light emitting) Textures and their relation to the lights.rad file.			autolycus
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 8 Custom Skies			TheCorp303
Creating overviews for maps his tutorial will show how to make quick and easy overviews for maps.			LiveWire
How to make 'Transparent Textures' the easy way. In this tutorial I hope to demonstrate an easier way of making those pesky transparent textures that have R:G:B: blue areas that disappear when used in the Half-Life 1 engine.			DiscountKiller
Developing Photo Textures Using PanoTools A small little tutorial on how to turn an object from a digital photo into a reasonable texture.			ginsengavenger
Textured lightning. Textured lightning.			Naigel
The GoldSrc Spraylogo Tutorial 1 - Creating a Spray Our first tutorial is creating a Simple spray			TheCorp303
How to make your own .wad file How to make your own .wad file			Tiger
Texturing Tutorial Thread a bunch of tutorials compiled over the years to give people a head start on texturing weapons, props and such			Z3RO
Editing .mdl Skins This tutorial covers how to use the Model Viewer from the Half-Life Workshop to edit skins for .mdl files using the Recon Grunt as an example.			Spider
Creating a Hand Drawn Texture Creating a Hand Drawn Texture			shaithis
TEXTURE REDUCTION TUTORIAL TEXTURE REDUCTION TUTORIAL			Evile
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - PART5: Animated Sprites PART5: Animated Sprites			TheCorp303
Camouflage/Cloth Skinning Tutorial Camouflage/Cloth Skinning Tutorial			natko
Hal-Life Wad Texture Contents List Hal-Life Wad Texture Contents List			unknown
Light Environment Light Environment			Tatu Eugen
Custom Skyboxes for Goldsource Using Terragen to render and put together a custom skybox.			JeffMOD
How to do Realistic Shine Hey, today I'm going to show you a easy to use but not well known technique using chrome that gives a realistic shine and reflection.			DoomMarine23
Half-Life Deathmatch Skin files Half-Life Deathmatch Skin files			Spider
Half Life Logo Creator An intoduction to logos in Halflife What are logos and how can I use them?			Robster
Transparent textures for Counterstrike 1.6 Maps Transparent textures for Counterstrike 1.6 Maps			Akshit Saklani
Textures from Plastic Models Textures from Plastic Models			firebinder
Creating and Editing WAD Files Ever wanted to know how to add your own textures into VHE? Here you can find out!			Glock18
Wally - Editing WAD Files Editing WAD Files			Neal White III
Creating Skies With Terragen Creating Skies With Terragen			soup
How To Use Environment Maps How To Use Environment Maps			soup
Making Textures and Wads Im no texture making expert, but ill give you what I believe to me the way to make textures and wads, wait keep reading!			Eyeronik
The GoldSrc Spraylogo Tutorial 5 - Creating A Fixed IndexAlpha Spray Creating A Fixed IndexAlpha Spray			TheCorp303
How To Make A Transparent Radar Hello, in this tutorial I will teach you, how to make your own transparent radar. There is a tutorial for solid radars, but it explains only the basics and it doesn't cover the transparent radars.			Kokorov
Changing weapon textures This tutorial is for BEGINNERS, yes BEGINNERS and for those who don't know how to change the extra textures between weapons if the extra texture is provided.			natko
Wally - Using the Patterned Paint tool Using the Patterned Paint tool			Neal White III
Wally - WAD Merge Tool WAD Merge Tool			Neal White III
Hands/Recoloring Hands/Recoloring			Y3TTER
HALF-LIFE SPRITES LIST HALF-LIFE SPRITES LIST			HellBringer, Spider
How to make your texture HD (Highpass increase) So, there are some people complain about my texture, I'll make it up to you by writing this tutorial			Mr.Headshot
Overview Image Overview Image			manoj
Skinning by Tormentus This is a tutorial for skinning set out to be as easy as possible.			Tormentus
Making a custom crosshair in CS and HL Making a custom crosshair in CS and HL			natko
Environmental Maps Environmental Maps			rust
Mirar's sprite guide. mostly broken sprite guide			Mirar
Making a texture start to finish Making a texture start to finish			shaithis
GoldSrc Custom Map Texture & Sprite Tutorial This is a massive 16-part tutorial series on custom Map texture and Sprites			The303
Animated buttons in Half-Life This is a short guide on how to do animated buttons in Half-Life			Mike
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 1 PART1 SIMPLE TEXTURES AND WAD PACKING			TheCorp303
Creating your own decals Something useful I learned over the months of mapping with VHE.			Glock18
Wadfather Colour Spray Tutorials Wadfather Colour Spray Tutorials			Un_ethical
How to include custom texture files (.wad files) into your finished .BSP How to include custom texture files (.wad files) into your finished .BSP			mapmakers
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 7 SCROLLING Textures			TheCorp303
Wally - working with RES files working with RES files			Neal White III
How to create overview for CS 1.6 map Steps to creation overview			SickiX
Half Life Sprite List A definitive list of all worthy Sprites in HL			Ferret
The GoldSrc Spraylogo Tutorial 2 - Creating a Spray With Transparency Create a Simple Spray with Transparency			TheCorp303
Custom Textures Learn how to incorporate your own custom textures into maps.			atom
How to Retexture in Photoshop for CS (CS Rn'RG) This is a HIGH DETAILED tutorial. The first one of two about texturing and rendering using Photoshop and HLMV for Counter-Strike and Half-Life.			natko
Wadfather Colour Spray Tutorials Wadfather Colour Spray Tutorials			Un_ethical
Creating a Hand Drawn Texture (part two) Creating a Hand Drawn Texture (part two)			shaithis
Wadinclude in bsp Wadinclude in bsp			Tatu Eugen
NS-type Metal Textures How to make amazing metal textures like in Natural Selection			Campaignjunkie
General Texture Tips General Texture Tips			shaithis
How to make a REGULAR HL logo How to make a REGULAR HL logo			atomicwarrior
Making textures using Wally and PhotoShop			matt
The Color Logo Bible The Color Logo Bible			atomicwarrior
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 4 Part4 ANIMATED Textures			TheCorp303
Wally FAQ Wally FAQ			Ty Matthews
Making good WADS for distribution			Waldo
How to make skys for cs 1.6 In this tutorial i will show you how to make a sky texture for cs 1.6			Mr.Rampage
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - Introduction Introduction			TheCorp303
dod texture list dod texture list			unknown
Animated textures Making them, and getting them to work			NOmad
The great outdoors tips on making hl levels			unknown
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - PART6: BEAM Sprites PART6: BEAM Sprites			TheCorp303
Creating New Textures Using Wally Creating New Textures Using Wally			Neal White III
Creating Sprites for Half-Life Making sprites for Half-Life is an easy way to add visual appeal to any new map or add-on that you create.			valve
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - PART4: Masked Sprites PART4: Masked Sprites			TheCorp303
Wally - Creating a custom decal texture Creating a custom decal texture			Neal White III
How to use Texlights How to use Texlights			Rageline
Installing GUIs/Sprites Installing GUIs/Sprites			natko
Modifying the HUD Changing the look of your HUD in Half-Life			Daubster
Texture Types Info Texture Types Info			tommy14
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 2 PART 2 Masked Transparent textures			TheCorp303
Model Texturing Oldstyle Methods Model Texturing Oldstyle Methods			TheCorp303
Super easy Counter Strike 1.6 Guns skin creating ! Before we can begin note taht that i didnt created program ! this program isn't for skining but i founded super easy way to do it with this program ! So lets start !			FagOut
Making a Half-Life Decal in Paint Shop Pro Decals are as easy as drawing in black & white and saving it into the right directory.			Spider
Loading Hi-Res TGA files into Trinity One of Trinity's big features is its external texture loader			Matthew
Blast Marks using Painter Blast Marks using Painter			Evile
Adding Custom Sprays Adding Custom Sprays			natko
How to create team colored How to create team colored			Ezequiel-TM
How to fix texture missaligments A simple tutorial for fixing texture missaligments			Crash
Making (SEMI-)Transparent Textures Making (SEMI-)Transparent Textures			...
The GoldSrc Spraylogo Introduction What are spraylogos? Spraylogos are images you can place on most surfaces multiplayer games, with the exception of models.			TheCorp303
https://twhl.info/wiki/page/VERC%3A_Creating_Skys_with_Terragen VERC: Creating Skys with Terragen			ADarcJedi
Creating Skies With Terragen Creating Skies With Terragen			ADarcJedi
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - PART3: IndexAlpha Sprites PART3: IndexAlpha Sprites			TheCorp303
How to get perfect texture rotations in Hammer Tutorial covering how to calculate the perfect texture rotations in hammer			isolated-design
Lights Textures Lights Textures			Tatu Eugen
How To Make Transparent Thingy Work How To Make Transparent Thingy Work			(Tikus Kali)
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 3 PART3 ADDITIVE TRANSPARENT Textures			TheCorp303
How to make a solid radar In this Tutorial I will attempt to learn you how to make a solid radar with transparent areas. It's not really hard when you understand what we're doing.			-bastard-
Logos/Decals for Half-Life Logos/Decals for Half-Life			Val
GoldSrc 'Chrome' Guide 'Chrome' in GoldSrc is a special texture mode that allows for a simple environment-like texture			TheCorp303
Stand Still, You Sprite! (or: How to Fix Sprites' Axes) This tutorial explains how to fix sprites' axes. Normally, a sprite will aways face the player, but using this method, the sprite can be prevented from moving on some or all axes.			hazardous!
Adding .bmp in .wad OK, this tutorial is about how to make a .wad. I'm only showing how to import a .bmp into a .wad with Wally			Naigel
How To Make Sprite For A Skin. How To Make Sprite For A Skin.			Kokorov
Texturing weapons - part 3 Texturing weapons - part 3			Millenia
Lifts, Moving Platform and Elevators. Lifts, Moving Platform and Elevators.			wolf-3d
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 6 PART 6 WATER Textures			TheCorp303
The glass(es) texture(s) The glass(es) texture(s)			Naigel
Wadfather Colour Spray Tutorials Wadfather Colour Spray Tutorials			Un_ethical
The easiest way to make tileable textures with PhotoShop7 or above The easiest way to make tileable textures with PhotoShop7 or above			DaddyCool
How to Create Realistic Looking Shadows The way it's done is by using decals			Matthew
How to make a model transparent How to make a model transparent			Neytiri
Making a Territory Control Map This tutorial explains how to make a basic map where there are flags to capture			Tim Holt
Texturing weapons - part 2 Texturing weapons - part 2			Millenia
Creating Custom Splash Screens for Your mod in Steam Just as the title says, this tutorial will explain how to create a Splash Screen for your Mod.			omega
textures too dark? here the solution in this tutorial will teach you to create brilliant textures and polished like a champion			ezequiel-TM
Creating Custom Menu Art for the Half-Life Launcher This tutorial will explain how to create and implement custom graphics for the Half-life menu system.			dr. angryman
How to change the Textures on a model A simple guide on how to export the textures from models and modify them to your liking, and then importing it back into the model.			nmb24
Batch image processing transparency method Batch image processing transparency method			The303
Color Logos/Decals for Half-Life Color Logos/Decals for Half-Life			Val
Making ENV. Maps with Bryce 2 Making ENV. Maps with Bryce 2			rust
The GoldSrc Spraylogo Tutorial 4 - Slightly higher resolution Sven Co-Op spray using wally Slightly higher resolution Sven Co-Op spray using wally			TheCorp303
Texturing weapons - part 4 Texturing weapons - part 4			Millenia
Texturing weapons - part 1 Texturing weapons - part 1			Millenia
Preserving Details (Blending Modes) AKA Blending Mode			Ankh
Wally - Using the Rivet tool Using the Rivet tool			Neal White III
Info tutorial on texture types This is NOT a tutorial on how to make textures. Instead, here are all the texture types I know of, the symbols their names should start with, roughly what they do, and some of the potential problems.			Tommy14
Entity system in goldsrc In this tutorial, I will show you how do entities in cs 1.6			shash7
Wally - Using the Bullet Hole tool Using the Bullet Hole tool			Neal White III
How to make a muzzleflash in Gimp. How to make a muzzleflash in Gimp.			Kokorov
Custom Sprays - Decals How to Create a Custom Spray - Decal			Stu Pidaso
How to install Custom Crosshair in Day of Defeat A Fast and Easy way to install Custom Crosshair's in Day of Defeat !			Mr.Cypher!
Detailed Textures in Half-Life Improve the look of your maps using Valve's powerful 'Detail Texture' upgrade.			hlife_hotdog
How to create transparent sprays How to create transparent sprays			vodka kmfdm
Animated sprites & fixing palette issues in Photoshop How to make animated sprites in Photoshop, and how to fix the frames of your sprites so they share the same palette.			imaculata2000
Controllable Looping. Controllable Looping.			ComCray
HalfLife Crosshair Tutorial. From concept to reality. HalfLife Crosshair Tutorial. From concept to reality.			Crosshair Central
How to use detailtextures in a professional manner How to use detailtextures in a professional manner			Trempler
Reskinning A Model So, you want to know how to edit your 'Half-Life 1' model and have them show um in your mod?			bobby0415
Create your very own menu background Create your very own menu background			natko
The see through texture. The see through texture.			Naigel
Brief guide about realigning textures Brief guide about realigning textures Brief guide about realigning textures			MaRzY
Spraylogo Tutorial Tutorial 3 - Spray with Hltagconverter With Transparency Spray with Hltagconverter With Transparency			TheCorp303
Wally - Using the Decal tool Using the Decal tool			Neal White III
Making Textile textures for skinning Making Textile textures for skinning			Klint
Wally - Using the Patterned Paint tool Using the Patterned Paint tool			Neal White III
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Introduction Creating Textures for GoldSrc Mapping			TheCorp303
How To Recolor Texture How To Recolor Texture			MakarovVR
Texture dimensions vs. appearance, memory, and r_speeds Texture dimensions have a significant effect on the appearance of the texture, the memory used by textures, and in a minor way on r_speeds.			tommy14
Excluding and embedding custom textures with ZHLT Excluding and embedding custom textures with ZHLT			cd5ssmffan
Spray Tutorial Spray Tutorial			cs-maps
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 5 PART 5 TOGGLED AND TOGGLED ANIMATED TEXTURES			TheCorp303
Adding startup movies to your Steam mods So you want a movie to play, right before your Steam mod loads? Did you know that you can actually do it very simply with Steam?			Doofus
How to use detailtextures in a professional manner If you don't know what a detail texture is, I shall explain			Trempler
Creating a 24 Bit Texture From Scratch Creating a 24 Bit Texture From Scratch			ApocX
How to make a custom spray for CS 1.6 How to make a custom spray for CS 1.6			Akshit Saklani
makels and qlumpy explination makels and qlumpy explination			SourceSkyBoxer
Modeling / 2D Art Frequently Asked Questions Modeling / 2D Art Frequently Asked Questions			Spider
Creating Textures and Texture WADs for Half-Life Creating Textures and Texture WADs for Half-Life			valve
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEATHMATCH MAPPING - Part 3 DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEATHMATCH MAPPING Part 3			sulsa
Making a Half-Life Decal in Photoshop Decals are as easy as drawing in black & white and saving it into the right directory.			Spider
How to use detailtextures in a professional manner Pro Detail Textures			trempler
How to re-skin model to cs 1.6 How to re-skin model to cs 1.6			unknown
How to Make Transparent Textures with Wally How to Make Transparent Textures with Wally			Robert Olesen
Materials.txt Change the sound of your textures!			paulkennedy
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 10 Batch Conversion			TheCorp303
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - PART1: Normal Sprites PART1: Normal Sprites			TheCorp303
Half-Life Color Decals Half-Life Color Decals			Neal White III
Half-Life Full Crosshair Tutorial. Half-Life Full Crosshair Tutorial.			Crosshair Central
GoldSrc Sprite Tutorial - PART2: ADDITIVE Sprites PART2: ADDITIVE Sprites			TheCorp303
How to Add Custom Texture on a Model in CS1.6 How to Add Custom Texture on a Model in CS1.6			Sharma
SKINMAKING SKINMAKING			scarecrow
Custom Decals This beginner's tutorial will discuss how to make your own custom decals for inclusion in your maps			Luke Haywas
Making Decals Decals are images that you can 'spray-paint' on walls to...um make a statement. Making decals is extremely easy, so let's get to it.			Vlad
GoldSrc Map Texture Tutorial - Part 9 DETAIL Textures			TheCorp303
Texturing Techniques (PS Filters, And Features) jOeSmOe gives us a tutorial on advanced texturing using PhotoShop.			jOeSmOe

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