Full Colour Sign in TF2 - Latest Guide (Decal Tool & Conscientious Objector)

[@awoolensleevelet]

*2024 Edit:* Pixlr has changed the layout on their site, so the scale tool is somewhere else. Currently it's under 'Image' -> 'Resize Image'. This website works too -> imageresizer.com/ You can use any image editor - Gimp is free, and works great too. Just make sure the png is 128 x 128. -------------------------- Hello! While the old 60 second video from 2016 still holds up fine, I've spent the last 6 years getting the same comments over and over about some people not getting it to work. This video is hopefully more in depth (while still not dragging on), and shows an example image editor you can use to get this working 100% of the time If this ever gets patched out, this video will be unlisted. If you see this video, this method still works - just check the description for help, if you need it. Thanks! - woolen

[@willtheoct]

your 2016 video doesnt do 256x256 color and it doesnt look like you learned from that mistake

[@Mai.Calico]

Thank you

[@ItsDemolink]

Having a problem, when applying it everything works out fine until I attempt to apply it. then the game will freeze and crash everytime without applying it.

[@HujinTF]

im having trouble with it, does it matter if there are other files inside the "custom" folder because im doing everything perfectly but its still not working

[@Kobold350]

PLEASE HELP ME I DID EVERYTHING AND IT DID NOT WORK

[@CircuitFoxx]

i sure can't wait to put wholesome and family friendly images on my objector!

[@apotatoman4862]

seems legit

[@theotv5522]

The iron cross

[@emmettbarley5721]

🌚

[@Shemiryy]

🌚

[@blondeepartygirl]

🌚

[@jortand]

Step 1: Quit TF2 What you are asking for is impossible Woolen.

[@Jedi-ge6lr]

It is only impossible because you claim it to be.

[@l3g0b0y6]

First step: lose the game.

[@Incognito4]

​@@Jedi-ge6lrThat joke flew over your head like a Jet didn't it?

[@Jedi-ge6lr]

@@Incognito4 I was making a reference to a Star Wars meme.

[@Xoober78]

@@Incognito4 Lol that joke flew over YOUR head

[@T1mm0s]

If only every tutorial was this good. Short, concise, to the point, no intro or outro, clear instructions, it just has everything a tutorial needs and nothing more.

[@sabertoons7332]

Fr. This is probably the best tutorial I've seen for anything on KZbin

[@Juan01721]

fr

[@specterknight0542]

Thank you for this video, i was struggling to get it right with the color but now i can finally put my "Fine astronaut art" in my conscientious objector, thank you so much

[@awoolensleevelet]

Glad to hear

[@muscleman5133]

@@awoolensleevelet if we already have a paper_overlay can we do a second one for another conscienstious objector

[@Maker_7]

@@muscleman5133 a bit late to the reply but yeah

[@moneywalrus2069]

for everyone who did everything right and just can't figure it out, make sure to check the image size, i was struggling for a good twenty minutes because i spelled everything right and had it in the right order but then i saw that it was two pixels off on the resolution and when i fixed it it worked

[@Merkary]

BTW the “right size” is 128x128, not 256x256

[@GoobGoblinGoob]

Thankyou!!! This was my problem

[@PapaBarnacle]

thank you king

[@panda__king365]

oooohohhhhhh ty soo much dude

[@torres5957]

i love you

[@ender_arrows682]

This has got to be the best tutorial I've ever seen, I had a little bump along the way, but somehow going back to your old 60 second video managed to fix things

[@CHevelleOfficial]

where is the layout and template i cant find it

[@Gilgamesh54]

Neither can I find lay and template

[@Paragon._.]

6 years later and he is still helping out, legend.

[@Nylect]

You are a God-send, now I can put totally safe and family friendly images onto my sign!

[@SoundCosine70]

Guys, please please please make sure that you spelled the files correctly. Just spent 30 minutes trying to find what I did wrong in the steps and just thought my computer was being dumb, when in reality, I just misspelled "custom_texture_blend_layers" by putting TEXTURES instead. So, if it isn't working, make sure the files aren't misspelled at all.

[@mistzito]

was having the same inssue xD

[@FadyFTJ]

Dude you just saved my fucking life, I had it named layer instead of layers I was tearing my hair out for like twenty minutes wondering wtf i did wrong

[@sorrowmg278]

dude thank GOD you said this or I would have been here a lot longer

[@ZombiesRocks123]

your such a life saver, i did the same thing and i would have never noticed it, thanks

[@burgundy8897]

for anyone complaining about layout and template being gone, just use smart resize. its on the same crop tab. after that ur done. for the record i just did it and the image on the objector has full color.

[@kiwiyosha]

what i decide to do in smart resize, can you tell

[@MrHolmesss]

"smart resize" doesn't exist as well

[@zomhuman6270]

this comment NEEDS to be seen.

[@onlyontuesdays99]

I don't know why everyone's struggling to find obscure tools to do this for them when you can just do it in fucking mspaint 😂

[@Setherg]

Now this is a helpful comment

[@A_random_tf2_fan]

trying to do this in 2024 is pain

[@ChristmasInOctober.]

frfr

[@spypergaming]

no cap on skibidi

[@Cow845]

@@spypergaming bro....

[@zzzmatyzzz]

@@Cow845 dont take everything seriously

[@isthisacreepymontage]

yeah bc of the stupid AI update in that page that works for nothing but only streesing

[@christopher-yt5bq]

I've been waiting for this sequel for years

[@Neceptus]

For people doing this in recent times, try using smart resize right where the crop option is. It basically does everything for you.

[@ChiwyKun]

this has been the easiest tutorial i have ever followed, done in a few minutes, thank you very much good samaritan

[@Mridkmyname]

Perfect tutorial straight to the point only says the important stuff and even provides the necessary tools 10/10

[@roschekarobloxandtf2945]

i did all the steps and it still makes me apply the team fortress 2 filter

[@EagleScoutGamer]

same here and i made SURE I did it right, spelling, size, everything, I STILL cannot get it to work

[@torms5374]

did u get it to work?

[@EagleScoutGamer]

@@torms5374 i did not

[@Itz_Lumi]

Guys, go to the folder called tf I had the same issue but when i went there it worked

[@nyanezt9636]

i immediately recognized the cave story tune :D lovely game, and thanks for the more in depth tutorial

[@EggZu_]

This isn't exactly 60 seconds long wtf. But for real your tutorials are always so damn good and I don't get why so many people fail to make tutorials like this But also -this should just be fixed in game

[@cloudshifter]

It's easy to make a tutorial. There was a really funny video parody about it Step 1) don't ell your name, nobody gives a rats ass about it, all they want is to get the thing done. Step 2) show the result first before anything to show them what it will look like so they can immidietly click off if that's not what they want. Step 3) Do it like me, one thing at a time, first this, then this, then the other thing Step 4) explain why you choose the options you choose and why you place something there to make people understand what they are even looking at. Step 5) Congratulations, you made a tutorial that will save lives.

[@Haddad-i_made_u_read_this]

@@cloudshifter this should be put in the law

[@Artician]

It got removed from the game by valve, so it's safe to say it won't ever come back

[@justaginger5838]

Thank you so much for the tutorial! I was able to apply my image in full color for the first time in years!

[@Mr.nesser]

I have the issue where when I put the image on the conscientious I see it in full color but when I press next, I no longer see it in its original colors but instead it looks horrendous. Any help?

[@Mr.nesser]

I FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT. It has to be a png. I was always using a jpeg. That's what caused the problem

[@PERFECT-CELL-445]

​@Mr.nesser I made it a png but it's still doing it?

[@Mr.nesser]

@@PERFECT-CELL-445 Did you follow the other steps in the video? Creating the folders and naming the PNG paper_overlay? If you have and it still doesn't work then maybe you need to change the size of the image to 128x128

[@Debonsia]

I'm putting a noble nickel amassment of hats on my objector

[@Png_gaming]

It appears in full colour when It opens the image, but when I click next, it is not in full colour.

[@_JustynkaPL]

same

[@Svatik-ft2sd]

same

[@amitUgnmd]

same

[@Png_gaming]

@@amitUgnmd I actually ended up fixing this, but I can’t remember how, try looking at another tutorial.

[@nemez1s162]

It has to be a png​@@Png_gaming

[@LeCheeese]

IT FINALLY WORKED. I reinstalled tf2 and now ur tutorial worked. Thx

[@arthurwolff]

i followed this tutorial, made a 1:1 128x128px image, put it in custom/userstuff/scripts/items/custom_texture_blend_layers/ saved as paper_overlay.png and still got the gradient. i did reload Tf2 several times, tried saving the image into the folder while Tf2 was off too, but nothing seems to work i always get the gradient

[@ThatMS]

Im having the same problem...

[@awoolensleevelet]

What operating system? Do you have hidden file extensions enabled? (It's possible to call the file .png.png) Is there anything in the description that could help

[@blitzgaming3634]

Yeah I'm getting that same problem

[@Perinone]

Is the file a PNG? It must be png, not jpg.

[@Yonaka86]

@@Perinone THANK YOU SO MUCh

[@artenal36]

Thank uou so much!!! you have no idea for how long I was trting to do this man I love you dude

[@Bagplants]

hi woolen thanks for your help! so many years in the future and its still doing good :)

[@awoolensleevelet]

; )

[@TheMrfoxboy]

It worked perfectly, without any issues. Thank you my man!

[@TournavisTheBlind]

Blind guy here, thanks for the improved guide! used the first guide and got a gradiant image... Lucily i was able to use my second decal tool for this one! :D

[@awoolensleevelet]

glad to hear :D

[@TournavisTheBlind]

@@awoolensleevelet also, what do I do if i want multiple objectors?

[@awoolensleevelet]

redo the steps but change the picture

[@kuswerdz]

@@awoolensleevelet how does that work, you can't name two pictures the same thing

[@Pyro_fortress]

@@awoolensleevelet yeah please. What do we do we can’t name it the same thing

[@gameparty-yt7290]

nice sign thank woln!

[@megamanpwn3dmario]

got it to work! everyone havign trouble: Make sure your custum folder is in your TF folder, which is in your teamfortress 2 folder. folder management is very important here.

[@droneepic3491]

i know you posted this a month ago but it just worked for me after doing this thanks :D!

[@dimasddfoxy1492]

Holy shit thank you so much for this video so many years i could never get these to work because every other vid was just useless

[@raumerherr1057]

tysm, cropping before scaling saved me

[@Ditto366]

TIP: if its not working, use an online converter to switch the sign_overlay image from jpg to png (renaming corrupts it) hope this helps!

[@KudosK42]

Thank you so much man

[@swbfuf]

Thank you kind internet person

[@sgt.miningdrill2680]

dosent matter because it still dosent work

[@swbfuf]

@@sgt.miningdrill2680 nah fam, you doing something wrong, i just did it this way and it works

[@chaoswhaletv6306]

@@swbfuf doesnt matter because it still not working

[@Decidue]

Although this took me much longer and I had to figure out some different stuff, I finally made my decal normal thanks to this guide

[@TheOneAndOnlyCatfish.]

Too anyone else out there that did everything right and it still didn't work, make sure that the image is 128 x 128, It has to be 128 x 128, NOT JUST 1:1 for example if it was say, 480 x 480, while yes it IS 1:1, it still wouldn't work because it isn't 128 x 128.

[@Me74310]

What a Nice and efficient tutorial, let me say thank you. "I didn't need your help you know" ... "Thanks mate!" That's better.

[@vitaliyradchuk3864]

Once medic saved me and I wanted to thank him, but upon clicking "Thanks" my demoman replied with that line. Demo my man, you DID need his help that time.... xD

[@papasmurf5750]

If you convert the image to vtf instead of png, you can get it to be much higher quality.

[@awoolensleevelet]

I think some users have enough trouble getting the png's filename right before worrying about configuring vtfedit, but that's a good point to know

[@willtheoct]

@@awoolensleevelet good thing you dont need filenames and paths when working with vtfs!

[@awoolensleevelet]

that's definitely a bonus then, I've found that people don't trust downloading external programs though, and I'm not sure if there's an easy built in method to save a vtf that would be simpler to most people than a couple of folders and a png (although it's definitely cleaner)

[@willtheoct]

@@awoolensleevelet well, its quite unfortunate that this video is labeled as a tutorial then, as making 256x256 full color signs requires VTFEdit. Without your videos appearing in google, people might find the steam guide and vtfedit instead

[@awoolensleevelet]

thats fine, as long as people find the info they want

[@elijahfriedline9381]

Holey hell it worked. It didn't right away but It worked after I made sure everything was spelt correctly. thanks man!

[@hugezipfile]

what if we want to make several signs ? do we just delete the already existing image from before in custom_texture_blend_layers ?

[@awoolensleevelet]

yeah exactly

[@calebrands4912]

@@awoolensleevelet Thank you. That was exactly what I needed to know.

[@Mundwasser]

tried that... didn't work :/

[@pondelema223]

Thank you a lot man :D I tried this like 5 times with other tutorials and didn't work, but thank you

[@cat-nl4sv]

This was very helpful as i got my objector from the steam marketplace, and it came with a very questionable image lets just say it was "furry art"

[@Kyunin9]

Hot

[@Edward_delacroix]

Ah yes furry art indeed Just like what i put on mine

[@yoozoo2]

idc if this is nine months old this helped me so much by just following the steps I was so confused before but now it works ty so much

[@wrwinter]

you forgot the most important step, which is to absolutely not use this guide if your image is some kind of hideous pornographic monstrosity

[@awoolensleevelet]

correct lol

[@trevorbarney1796]

some key notes if it's not working for you: 1) the image MUST be a .png file 2) the image MUST be 128px by 128px 3) triple check that your folders are named correctly. one of my folders was "script" not "scripts" (WITH the s)

[@Simply-this-guy]

it shows up in color when i select the image, but when i want to apply, its black and white

[@droneepic3491]

same

[@coaijet7830]

What do you call the .png file for the photo badge? I can get it to work with flair, but it doesn't work for the photo badge

[@TomBowser]

good video mister sleevelet

[@isopod_gaming-real-]

simple yet informative, straight to the point.

[@pabloplays92]

HELP i did all the steps and when i browse the image it appears in full color but then when i select next it appears with the ugly colors

[@swudurshchurf2386]

Did not expect to get flashbanged with Dan Gheesling by opening this video

[@The_Fizzlebottom]

I seem to do everything right, however it will show the full color on the first preview, but it will look like the gradient on the second preview. Is there a way to fix this or?

[@rawmaw]

same here

[@logiano7552]

Love the Dan G image at the start

[@ЛъчезарКусеров]

it dont work , i tryed everything and it still dont work

[@HuffytheMagicDragon]

Thanks this worked out for me, another tutorial had me confused about naming it “paper_overlay.png” instead of “paper_overlay” with it just being a PNG

[@realairbreathing]

didn't show in full color tried and did everything size, png and spellchecked my spelling nothing worked.

[@FredChuck64]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Clear and concise! Just the way I like it! I just had one question: What do you do if you want to save multiple images? I have one file named paper_overlay just like you said, but when I try and do this again it says: “paper_overlay.png already exists.” “Do you want to replace it?” I’m not sure what to do, I don’t want to erase my existing picture, so what do I do if I want to save more images???

[@awoolensleevelet]

Yeah just overwrite the overlay png, it won't affect your old sign

[@lambdrey]

@@awoolensleevelet That's a great help, thanks.

[@toasterman244]

I click the browse for image, click the image and it instantly goes back to “use your current avatar image”

[@cubeddude010-ro7eq]

Did you figure this out? Im having the same problem

[@toasterman244]

@@cubeddude010-ro7eq sadly not :( it might be a windows 11 issue if your also on windows 11

[@Heavy_fromTF2]

Move the file window down. The file is directly over the current avatar button.

[@kubasim1]

it also happend to me, i tried to restart TF2 and then suddenly it worked.

[@P0t4t0m4n]

ok so my problem is that whenever i choose the image it appears in full color, after that when i clicked "next" it just went back to the limited color palette, just wondering if that is normal or not

[@awoolensleevelet]

I've heard a few people get that, I've never been able to reproduce it though If you're willing to burn the decal tool to test it might be worth trying anyway and accepting the loss if it doesn't work

[@slime_jelly201]

i had this issue too, but then realised i messed up the filename for the custom_texture_blend_layers folder. try double checking your file spelling.

[@P0t4t0m4n]

@@awoolensleevelet the problem is that the video is outdated, i looked it up and there's an updated tutorial and it worked great

[@P0t4t0m4n]

@@slime_jelly201 ^

[@kndust2028]

@@P0t4t0m4n what was the video if i can ask? i have your similiar problem

[@LigmaLapis]

You are a savior, thanks dude.

[@Sypitz]

No idea why they didn’t make the filters optional, at the least

[@awoolensleevelet]

it was originally to try and maintain the integrity of the game's design lmao

[@croma2068]

@@awoolensleevelet Before Valve said "fuck it, banana hat" and made the game look like a cosplay convention :(

[@Tenma_Gold]

Never mind! i though it did not work but FINNALY after like 8 years of trying and very stupid videos that overexplain it and it just did not work, but finally it did!!! thank you so much!!!

[@DarkFEPKMN]

Mr. Woolen my toes fell off when I tried to follow this high-quality video game sign tutorial. Please help. This wasn't included in the guide and the method no longer works clearly. You've been fooled. This wasn't a real complaint comment at all and was just to help boost your engagement numbers.

[@awoolensleevelet]

thank you for the engagement :^)

[@FilipeCms3]

DUDE, thank you so much, 1+ sub

[@badscout6781]

finally I can make my googly eyes nekopara sign thanks woolman

[@awoolensleevelet]

good taste

[@finnodile360]

I did this but it keeps "team fortressizing" it, how do i stop this?

[@endruler8625]

So I followed this exactly as you said, but it still doesn't show up in full color. Any idea what went wrong? EDIT: I figured it out, I had saved it as a jpg, not a png. So quick tip for anyone having trouble, make sure it's saved as a png, jpg doesn't work

[@crististroia3594]

thanks I did the same

[@A_DerangedApe]

Thank you for the tutorial, it was very clean and clear on what todo.

[@Majimba_Enjoyer]

oh no you have doomed us all and sent 260k people out there with * handsome family friendly pictures * on this sign

[@croma2068]

Very good video, now remake your "the reasons behind all weapon bans" video as well ;)

[@awoolensleevelet]

lmao

[@realname4072]

Instructions unclear, Captain Hina stuck in greyscale

[@1xfx1]

this isnt working

[@FilliamPL]

If you have a custom HUD, then do everything he says, but instead of making a /userstuff/ folder, just use the custom HUD's folder.

[@burgerrei2398]

​@@FilliamPL I tried that but it's still fucked up I hate n1tehud man :(

[@funkymonkey2167]

Worked after a couple of tries, thanks!

[@demoknight864]

hi, i was following this tutorial and for some reason it just does not work. It's a great tutorial, but i must have made a very slight and small mistake somewhere but i just can't find it. The only thing differing from this tutorial in specific is that in the "customs" folder, there is more than just the "userstuff" folder. There is a folder named "workshop" and a "readme". This is probably not what's causing the issue, but idk what else it could be. If i solve this myself i will have already replied to this comment. Thanks :)

[@demoknight864]

turns out i spelled the last filename wrong. Thanks for the great guide!

[@vikinglad0]

Thanks for adding in a program that properly adjusts the image size, that’s what my problem was

[@Werewolf64lol]

The best tutorial for this

[@Mermaidwhisperer]

Thank you so much for the Flair! tip

[@kinya7439]

thank you so much!! now i can show my cat to everybody

[@sleekshady5815]

once i click next it go's back to the wired gradient please help

[@_SEAL-]

is there a way to keep the high quality of the image? when i look the sign of other players their images are soo clear. Also when i choose the image in the first step is fullcolor but then when click next is not full color anymore what i have to do? :(

[@Friendly_Forest_Goblin]

Hey thanks so much you deserve so much love for this is this so easy!

[@creampiecasanova]

the sign isn’t full color when I do this, instead, it makes me choose a weird color palette

[@bignose1752]

the "Layout and Template" option simply doesn't exist?

[@Junoprotogen-YT]

Thank you my friend

[@stovepipe]

For the record, this still works after the 64bit update

[@Gust_The_Man]

"You need a Decal Tool" Welp guess im gonna have a blank objector forever

[@ISHIDDEDANDFARDED]

they're 19 cents on the marketplace, sell some cases or something idk.

[@Gust_The_Man]

@@ISHIDDEDANDFARDED idk how to sell cases

[@Gust_The_Man]

​@@ISHIDDEDANDFARDEDAND IDK HOW TO BUY THAT

[@NuttyBuddy99]

Bro i did all this and it still wont work, 2:01 what does this even mean??????

[@bagasse2265]

thanks bro, now i can be devious

[@TheOperator37]

I can't believe i've done allat just to hear "You need a decal tool"

[@yairstvgames3859]

thank you very much man you are the best!!!👑

[@macaronitony93]

worked perfectly!! thank you so much!!

[@carrot18]

This actually worked, thank you!

[@Nanielerus]

can you make a new update version? the editor got updated and its different now, i cannot follow the tutorial step by step.

[@MimiS-rl9lf]

ive done everything right and still doesn't work, i did have to miss a step tho which is the 'layout' part on pixlr since it wasnt there for me, not sure what to do

[@ARandomPersonFromTheNet]

I followed every step exactly, yet it doesn't work :(

[@Bordie3D]

I don't see mine in fullcolour but only in the second window. It applies the colour palette that's to the left

[@DiamondDovesArt]

Worked like a charm! thank you!

[@Azulfo]

Dan Geeseling Sign obvious sign of taste.

[@cheesemanzombie9151]

My The Legend Of Zelda Buttock Of The Wild sign is now in use thanks man!

[@ketchpbottel]

"Today were going to make a full color sign in tf2" "Step one: close team fortress two" lol