Question about making a character..

[c.bundy99]

When making the character's headbase and headbase_hat, can I just copy and past the headbase to the headbase_hat or do I have to redraw it?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, this is my first time making a character and haven't really found any in-depth guides.

[drinkmetogrow]

I haven't made a character mod myself.. I hope one of these helps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBvIGkpUbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjz-B6PFBis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JwJtKlMrO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpFxjbpyJes

https://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/20336-creating-your-own-character/

https://forums.kleientertainment.com/topic/27341-tutorial-the-artists-guide-to-characteritem-modding/

[Jakethebeest]

please post this workshop discussions

[Papa Canis]

This isn't the right place to ask but I'm going to answer you anyway.

Headbase is your character's head sprite when wearing open hats or no hat at all.
Headbase_hat is your character's head sprite when they are wearing a hat.

If your character doesn't have much going on hair-wise (as in, nothing is sticking upward or outward that much), you can copy-paste everything from the headbase folder into the _hat folder (be sure to re-name everything)

However, if your character does have some crazy hair/head thing going on (vanilla examples being Wilson, Winona, Wortox, and Wormwood), you can crop out the extruding part that would otherwise clip through headwear. (No redraw needed, you can just use an erase tool)
For example, Wortox's horns dissapear from his sprite when he wears a hat.