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How do I change a sprite's skin color?

BMM Archive · July 15, 2026

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  • Original title: How do I change a sprite's skin color?
  • Original author: vandhvid
  • Original date: December 27, 2013
  • Source thread: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/how-do-i-change-a-sprites-skin-color.21488/
  • Source forum path: Game Development Engines > Legacy Engine Support > RPG Maker VXAce Support

Summary

This is probably a dumb question with a blatantly obvious solution, but I'm a complete newbie, and I've done far more photoshopping than actual game making so far. I've succeeded in changing my actor's face skin colour by changing the colours of the graphics in the "generator" folder in the installation directory, including the colour of the face and ears on the sprite. The rest of her body is still human colour though, and I want to change that. Where can I find the graphics that control the body skin...

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This is probably a dumb question with a blatantly obvious solution, but I'm a complete newbie, and I've done far more photoshopping than actual game making so far.

I've succeeded in changing my actor's face skin colour by changing the colours of the graphics in the "generator" folder in the installation directory, including the colour of the face and ears on the sprite. The rest of her body is still human colour though, and I want to change that. Where can I find the graphics that control the body skin colour? 

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Bonus question! I changed the colour of the skin by running all the files through an automated action in photoshop. Is there an easier way to do this? Some third party software, perhaps? It seems easy, but it's still fairly time consuming.

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