How to make a css football player skin

Have you wondered how to make a css football player skin but don't know how to make one? Or do you already know how to make a skin but not anymore after steampipe? Then you have come to the right place my friend ^^.
I will teach you step by step how to make a css football player skin. Let's go

---------------DOWNLOADS AND EDITING---------------

Step 1: Download these files ( Don't worry this is not a virus ) http://www.chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/cftools.htm scroll down until you see download, and then you download StudioCompiler Version 0.4a. When you are done downloading it run the setup.
After that download VTFEdit and Playerskin.
VtfEdit: http://www.mediafire.com/download/anc3hq7xrz1h0qm/VtfEdit.rar
CannonFodder's StudioCompiler: http://www.chaosincarnate.net/cannonfodder/cftools.htm
PlayerskinforCannonFodder'sStudioCompiler: http://www.mediafire.com/download/sjov5mhsm1d16d7/ct_urban.rar

Step 2: Go to your common css bin E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin
Maybe you have your on C:\ or D:\ it doesn't matter just go there instead of E:\.
When you are there you look for studiomdl.exe and hlmv.exe make a shortcut of each one and drag the shortcuts to your desktop, you can rename them to studiomdl.exe and hlmv.exe when they are at your desktop if you want.

Step 3: Right click studiomdl.exe and click properties > Shortcut. Then you see a menu called Target: There you put this
"E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\studiomdl.exe as I already told you if you have yours on Disk C:\ or D:\ or whatever you have change the E:\ to it.
Then under it you see Start in: There you add this "E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin" Click apply and then ok.

Step 4: Right click hlmv.exe and click properties > Shortcut. Then you see a menu called Target: There you put this.
"E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\hlmv.exe" -game "E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike"
Then under it you see Start in: There you add this
"E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin"
Then you click apply and then ok.

---------------DECOMPILING---------------

Step 5: Create a folder on your dekstop and call it whatever you want example "HeLLSkin" After that, Open up Cannonfodder's StudioCompiler at the top you see "Configure" click there and then put this there (Tip don't use the browse button cause it currently doesn't work)
Steam Game Directory: E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike
SDK Tools Directory: E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin
As I have told you before maybe you have C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin, After that click ok

Step 6: Go to "Model Decompile" (Remember that you downloaded this? http://www.mediafire.com/download/sjov5mhsm1d16d7/ct_urban.rar unrar it and put it E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike\models\player\neymar\csl\home\ct_urban.mdl (you don't have to call it neymar\csl) you can call it blablaba\test\home\ct_urban.mdl in the folder home you put ct_urban.mdl

Choose model file: E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike\models\player\neymar\csl\home\ct_urban.mdl

Choose output directory: C:\Users\Neymar\Desktop\Foldername example HeLLskin (ps check step 5)

Now click extract, After that go to the folder and you will see that you have some files in the folder. Open the mdldecompiler.qc with notepad.

In the second row you will see example

$modelname "player/neymar/csl/home/ct_urban.mdl"
And change the / to \ slashes
Correct: $modelname "player\neymar\csl\home\ct_urban.mdl"

Now save it.

---------------DRAWING SKIN---------------

For this you either need PS,Gimp,Paint
http://www.imghack.se/216533 What every parts are
Use this to draw on: http://www.mediafire.com/download/472bq38p73z666n/SkinExample.rar
When you are done you save it as Home.jpg and put it in your folder that you created on step 5


---------------CONVERTING FOLDES---------------

Step 7: Open up VtfEdit > Tools > Convert Folder
Input folder: C:\Users\Neymar\Desktop\Neymar2014Skin
Output folder: Leave it empty
(ps check step 5) example your folder C:\Users\Test\Desktop\Hell

Then click the first button to VTF *.jpg, Now click convert
Now you should have Home.vmt and Home.vtf file in your folder that you created on step 5
Change Home.vmt and Home.vtf names to skin_foot_a2

Step 8: Open the skin_foot_a2.vmt

It will look like this
"LightmappedGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "Users/Neymar/Desktop/neymarskin/Home"
}
Not for you maybe cause you have already done

Now write this but first go to your mdldecompiler.qc and copy the player\neymar\csl\home\ct_urban.mdl from the $cdmaterials

"vertexlitgeneric"
{
"$baseTexture" "models\player\neymar\csl\home\skin_foot_a2"
}

Then save it.

We are pretty much done very soon.

Now go to E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike\materials\models\player\neymar\csl\home drop both of your skin_foot_a2 there

Now it's time for compiling

---------------COMPILING---------------

Step 9: Drag your mdldecompiler.qc on your studiomdl.exe on your desktop, Let the cmd load. After that you should be done then go to
E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike\models\player\neymar\csl\home

Then you can open hlmv.exe
Click load model
go to
E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike\models\player\neymar\csl\home

Then you can see your skin

Thanks hope the tutorial works for you, I can maybe a upload a video later, so it's easier to see what to do. But I hope it works for you.
For further questions please contact me. Have a nice day

 

Great job man

 

Thanks guys

 

Really Good job lad! Nice indepth tutorial and it could add a lot of entertainment to people's games!

 

Ty mate