The design needs to be 256×256 pixel and has to be named emblem.bmp (24bit) or emblem.tga (32bit) and be located in your main Aion folder.
Your best shot at a good logo is to have a transparent background and saving the logo as a 32bit .tga file. The latest Photoshop versions changed the way they handle .tga files. So if you use Photoshop, your best bet is to create the logo, save the .psd and then load it with Gimp (a free program) and save the .tga from there. Or you can create it with Gimp from the start, but I still prefer Photoshop. If you do not have or can afford Photoshop, Gimp works very well for this.
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If you want to use an older version of Photoshop, you will have to create a transparent alpha channel to get the transparency to work in Aion.
Step 1
Start your guild emblem design at 256×256 pixels but at 300 resolution so that it is larger and easier to detail and edit. Make sure the new file has a transparent background and is RBG Color at 8 bit.
GuildEmblemStart
Step 2
Create your design (feel free to view my sample emblems following this tutorial)
**note that the design will be very small on the cloak and extreme detail will not convert well to the small cloak**
GuildEmblemFlame
Step 3
Save your file as a .psd file and open it in Gimp
Step 4
Once opened in Gimp, Go to File > Save As >
name your emblem: emblem.tga and save it to your Aion folder
Save as TarGA image
GuildEmblemSave
Another window opens up if you have multiple layers, make sure the bottom layer is transparent if you don’t want a box in your emblem.
GuildEmblemMerge
Another window opens up after that with an RLE Compresion checkbox.
UNCHECK IT!
