Minecraft SkinEdit

The viciously popular graphics editor for Minecraft.

Minecraft SkinEdit program is viciously popular with thousands upon thousands of downloads and users. The software was created as freeware, which means you should be able to find a version of this for free on the Internet. It has also been updated rather a lot by the developers because they are self-confessed Minecraft addicts that are improving the software to serve their own selfish need to alter the game.

Affect Appearances Without Creating Bugs

You can let your imagination run free with Minecraft to a certain extent, though skin editing has never really been a big part of the game. With the SkinEdit program, you can further affect appearances within the game. Unlike other skinning and alteration software, this skin editor does not cause any known bugs.

Look At Your Character

Create new skins for Minecraft and change the way your character looks. For example, you may like to colour your character all pink, or draw a big symbol on your character’s chest. When you play the game and look at your inventory screen, you can see your artwork in action.

Easy To Learn

Working the software and learning to skin something is fairly simple. You are given a colour palette to work with and as you make your changes, you will see them occur in real time. This means you can chop-and-change as you go and see the results instantly. The software is not complex, but then neither is the Minecraft game itself. On that note, the developers have done a reasonably good job in sticking with the same visual themes and tones that the Minecraft game uses.

Undo And Redo

You do not have to make permanent changes until you have previewed your work and confirmed it. It is also fairly easy to revert back to how it was originally. There are a variety of different tools and brushes you can use within the software and you can change the shading effects to create more artistic designs. There are also undo and redo options for if you make mistakes whilst you are skinning. Creating a truly aesthetically pleasing skin is difficult, but the program offers a way to kill a few minutes before returning to your Minecraft game.

Pros

• Change things without making the game buggy
• Different tools may be used to create your effects
• Has been updated quite a few times

Cons

• Still difficult to create anything genuinely hi-res
• A basic art program
• You cannot see your character most of the time