BeamNG Skin Making: A Comprehensive Tutorial

A comprehensive guide on how to create skins in BeamNG.drive, including setting up the files, using Paint.NET, creating custom configurations, and packaging the files for distribution. Special thanks to @TopTierStudios for providing this walkthrough! Check out his work on the BeamNG Mods Repo here: https://www.beamng.com/members/top-tier-studios.262311/ Download Links Notepad++: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/ Paint.NET: https://www.getpaint.net/ Skin Helper Mod: https://www.beamng.com/resources/skin-helper.15037/ BoltBaits Plugin Pack: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/113220-boltbaits-plugin-pack-for-pdn-v4212-and-beyond-updated-july-16-2020/ Vehicle Internal Names List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RFtUoPpgYSJPdiicWWJ9GkB0VoJzivtP9i3Zfbmi73A/edit?usp=sharing Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Downloads 1:39 Locating your Mods Folder 1:59 Setting up Mod Files 4:07 Editing materials.json and .jbeam file 6:46 Locating Vehicle Skin Templates (UV files) 8:20 Creating your Skin using Paint.NET 20:04 Saving your Skin 21:52 Testing your Skin in BeamNG.drive 22:33 Modifying & Fine-Tuning 25:11 Additional Parts & Saving the Custom Configuration 26:42 Packing (zipping) the Skin Mod for Distribution 28:10 Conclusion & Thank you! ▶️ Main YT Channel (BeamNG-FUN): https://www.youtube.com/beamngfun 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/WGGmrTZ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/beamngfun​ 🌎 Website: http://beamng.fun/​ ✉️ Email: [email protected]