We will also need the Quick & Dirty Bloodlines Tools which will convert the DirectX image to a VTF.Īnd of course, VTFEdit (Valve Texture File Editor) which is a tool used to convert your image in to the game world. We are also going to need to download a plugin which allows us to save our work in to a DirectX image format.Īdditionally we are going to need another piece of software called DirectxSDK by Microsoft which will allow us to edit our DirectX image once it's saved from Photoshop. You can use GIMP as a free alternative to Photoshop as well. In the guide I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS5 but other versions of the program should work just fine. Before we get started you are going to need a few tools so you can follow along with the guide.
