Introduction Do you want to learn how to create new uniforms for use in NBA Live 06? This tutorial will help you get started. Of course you can download some great patches or request a patch but many people would like to learn how to do this themselves. This tutorial will show you how to create you own uniforms. You will need a graphic program that supports layers such as Corel’s Paint Shop Pro or Adobe’s Photoshop. For this tutorial I will use PSP9. I have saved the files in PSP7 and PSD format so that most people should be able to use them. You should also have knowledge of the tools and techniques for graphics editing.

There are a variety of methods for creating new uniforms. I will show you the method I use. I learned this method by painting cars in NASCAR Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus. The original templates were created by Brian Simpson. He created 3 rd party templates for previous versions of NASCAR Racing that were so good that Papyrus contracted him to create templates for their game. These templates have a base layer for the primary color of the car. Above this you can add designs such as stripes, flames, contingency decals and logos. Each graphic is placed on its’ own layer or grouped into layers for better organization. Above these layers are highlight and shading layers and detail layers. These layers give the illusion of hood and door line, scoops, rivets, rear spoilers, grills and more. These layers are rarely modified. You just change the base color, add some logos and then save the file in the layered format and as a BMP or TGA file. The TGA “flat” is then imported into the game. Since the game was released with 2003 paintjobs, you can create paintjobs for new drivers or updated paintjobs. Using a template that you can create or download you can make uniforms for your favorite CBA, NBDL, college, high school, International or Olympic teams.

You can also make fictional uniforms for NBA teams, practice uniforms, classic NBA teams or even make uniforms based on other sports. This tutorial is based on my NBA Live 2005 Tutorial. It has additional information for NBA Live 06 and more tips and techniques. Please refer to my “Installing Jersey Patches Tutorial” listed below for information on DBF editors and DBF editing.”