General[]
This project is designed to help coordinate the creation, addition and maintenance of dye charts. Dye charts are images that show how dyes affect an item in a clear, easy to see way and make a valuable addition to a weapon's page.
Guidelines[]
- Dye charts, like other images, should have a name which clearly states what they are. A suggested naming format is:
<item name> dye chart.jpg
- A dye chart should at least show the effects of all 11 available dye colors on an item clearly and the item's default color if it is significantly different from any of the dye colors. The default color of an item should be clearly labeled, eg. default or undyed.
- How dye affects an item should be clearly visible; the panels should be zoomed in on the item enough that any small but important ways in which dye may affect an item can easily be seen.
- The panels in a dye chart should be arranged to display well on the typical screen.
Notes[]
- Gray dye is spelled Gray dye, not Grey dye.
- Items which share one skin will generally dye the same way and thus, can share a dye chart.
- For some items, where they were acquired affects how they dye. For example, only some Bone Staves are dyable and those acquired in Tyria dye differently from those acquired in Cantha. A dye chart for an item like this or at least, the item's page should note which version of the item it is for.
- Some items, such as the Great Conch have bugged, inverse lighting and a dye effects on these items do not show well in the dye preview window - the effect of dye will appear very dark and dull while actually applying the dye produces a far more vibrant effect which can easily be seen when they are equipped in an explorable area. You can adjust the brightness and contrast of dye charts done for these items from the preview window to make them more representative of how dye affects these items but this is not an ideal solution.
Tips[]
- Use the -bmp command line switch to have your screenshots saved in the lossless bitmap format which will greatly improve their quality and as a result, the quality of a dye chart made from them. Be aware, however, that screenshots saved in this format are much larger than those saved in the default jpeg format and may crash your computer if you run out of hardrive space.
- For a more detailed guide to making a dye chart, you can refer to this user's dye chart guide.
Legend[]
- Name: name of the item
- Comments on dyability: comments on dyability, eg. what parts dye
- Dye chart status: whether a dye chart exists and if so, its completion status
- - a good quality chart exists that shows the effect of all eleven dye colors that is labeled and also shows the item's default color if it is significantly different from a dye color
- - a dye chart exists but may not show all dye colors or is of poor quality
- - no dye chart exists
- (none) - item is not affected by dye or cannot be dyed
- Comments on dye chart: any relevant comments on an existing dye chart, eg. missing colors
Martial weapons[]
Melee[]
Axes[]
Name | Dyability (comment) | Dye chart status | Comments on dye chart |
---|---|---|---|
Ancient Axe | - | - | |
Archaic Axe | - | - | |
Ascalon Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Asuran Axe | - | - | |
Avian Axe | - | Missing gray | |
Barbed Axe | - | Default color unlabeled | |
Battle Axe | 3 different skins, shared | - | |
Battlepick | Shared skin | - | |
Candy Cane Axe | - | (none) | - |
Celestial Axe | - | (none) | - |
Chaos Axe | - | Missing yellow | |
Charr Axe | - | Missing black and gray | |
Charr Axe (Bonus Mission Pack) | - | - | |
Charrslayer Axe | - | Unlabeled, grainy, badly named | |
Cleaver | Tyrian skin | - | |
Cleaver | Canthan skin | - | |
Crescent Axe | - | Default color unlabeled | |
Crude Axe | Canthan skin | - | |
Crude Axe | Elonian skin | - | |
Deldrimor Axe | Very little dyes | - | |
Destroyer Axe | - | (none) | - |
Double-bladed Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Dragoncrest Axe | - | Missing gray | |
Dual Winged Axe | - | - | |
Dwarven Axe | Strange dye pattern | - | |
Eaglecrest Axe | - | (none) | - |
Fiery Blade Axe | - | Missing gray | |
Flame Spitter | Shared skin | - | |
Gemstone Axe | - | Missing gray | |
Gothic Axe | - | (none) | - |
Gothic Dual Axe | - | - | |
Great Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Greater Jagged Reaver | - | - | |
Greater Summit Axe | - | - | |
Grinning Dragon Axe | - | - | |
Halo Axe | - | - | |
Hand Axe | Tyrian skin | missing gray | |
Hand Axe | Canthan skin | missing yellow and gray | |
Hatchet | Shared skin | - | |
Heket Axe | - | - | |
Hooked Axe | - | - | |
Icy Blade Axe | - | - | |
Jade Axe | - | - | |
Jagged Reaver | - | - | |
Kaineng Axe | - | - | |
Krytan Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Kyhlo Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Lesser Jagged Reaver | - | - | |
Mammoth Axe | - | - | |
Morning Star Axe | - | - | |
Mursaat Axe | - | - | |
Norn Axe | - | - | |
Piercing Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Plagueborn Axe | Very little dyes | - | |
Pyroclastic Axe | - | Slightly on the small side, very hard to see intricate dye effects on this axe | |
Runic Axe | - | - | |
Rusty Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Sephis Axe | - | Gray is labeled grey | |
Serpent Axe | Tyrian skin | - | |
Serpent Axe | Canthan skin | - | |
Serpentine Reaver | - | (none) | - |
Shadow Axe | - | (none) | - |
Sickle | Tyrian skin | (none) | - |
Sickle | Canthan skin | - | |
Spiked Axe | - | - | |
Starter Axe | Shared skin | - | |
Stygian Reaver | - | - | |
Summit Axe | - | - | |
Tengu Axe | - | - | |
Tormented Axe | - | (none) | - |
Tribal Axe | - | Missing red and gray | |
Undead Axe | - | - | |
Ungula Axe | - | - | |
War Axe | Shared skin | - | |
White Reaver | Shared skin | See Hand Axe | |
Winged Axe | - | Missing gray | |
Wintergreen Axe | - | (none) | - |
Zodiac Axe | - | Missing gray |
Swords[]
Name | Dyability (comment) | Dye chart status | Comments on dye chart |
---|---|---|---|
Adamantine Falchion | - | (none) | - |
Aerowind Blade | - | (none) | - |
Ascalon Razor | - | - | |
Asuran Sword | - | Missing gray | |
Aureate Blade | - | - | |
Bramble Blade | - | (none) | - |
Briar Blade | - | (none) | - |
Broadblade Scimitar | - | (none) | - |
Broadsword | - | (none) | - |
Bronze Edge | - | Unlabeled, missing gray | |
Brute Sword | - | - | |
Butterfly Sword | - | (none) | - |
Candy Cane Sword | - | (none) | - |
Canthan Machete | - | - | |
Canthan Shortsword | PvP reward only | - | |
Celestial Sword | - | (none) | - |
Cerulean Edge | - | Somewhat grainy, some spelling errors, default color unmarked | |
Charr Sword | - | - | |
Charrslayer Sword | - | - | |
Colossal Scimitar | - | - | |
Crenellated Sword | - | (none) | - |
Crested Machete | - | (none) | - |
Crude Scimitar | - | Default color unmarked | |
Crystalline Sword | - | - | |
Dadao Sword | - | - | |
Dark Scimitar | - | - | |
Dead Sword | - | (none) | - |
Denravi Sword | - | - | |
Desolation Sword | - | (none) | - |
Destroyer Sword | - | (none) | - |
Dusk Blade | - | - | |
Elemental Sword | - | (none) | - |
Elonian Blade | - | - | |
Emerald Blade | - | (none) | - |
Emerald Edge | - | Missing black and gray | |
Etched Sword | - | - | |
Eternal Blade | - | (none) | - |
Falchion | shared skin | (ctrl + f) and type falchion | |
Fanged Sword | - | (none) | - |
Fellblade | - | Missing 3 colours, gray, (fill in) and (fill in) | |
Fiery Dragon Sword | - | Missing gray | |
Fiery Embersteel Blade | - | - | |
Fiery Gladius | - | Missing gray | |
Flamberge | - | - | |
Forked Sword | shared skin | (ctrl + f) and type forked sword | |
Gilded Edge | - | (none) | - |
Gladius | shared skin | (ctrl + f) and type gladius | |
Golden Machete | - | Missing gray | |
Golden Phoenix Blade | - | - | |
Gothic Sword | Shared skin | (none) | (ctrl + f) and type gothic sword |
Greater Dark Scimitar | - | Default color unmarked | |
Greater Highlander Blade | - | - | |
Greater Sage Blade | - | (none) | - |
Highlander Blade | - | Missing gray | |
Icy Dragon Sword | - | - | |
Igneous Blade | - | - | |
Istani Scimitar | Shared skin | See Falchion | |
Jade Sword | - | Missing yellow and gray | |
Jitte | - | Default color unmarked | |
Katana | - | Missing gray | |
Kournan Sword | PvP reward only | ||
Legendary Sword | Shared skin | (none) | See Gothic Sword |
Lesser Dark Scimitar | - | Default color unmarked | |
Lesser Highlander Blade | - | - | |
Lesser Sage Blade | - | Missing gray | |
Long Sword | - | - | |
Machete | Shared skin | - | |
Mammoth Blade | - | Missing gray | |
Mursaat Sword | - | Missing gray | |
Norn Sword | - | - | |
Notched Blade | - | - | |
Obsidian Edge | - | (none) | - |
Oni Blade | - | - | |
Ornate Scimitar | - | - | |
Plagueborn Sword | No info on dye | ||
Plasma Blade | Shared skin | See Forked Sword | |
Platinum Blade | - | - | |
Platinum Broadsword | - | - | |
Ripper Blade | - | (none) | - |
Runic Blade | - | Missing gray, grainy | |
Rusty Machete | - | - | |
Sage Blade | - | (none) | - |
Salient Sword | - | (none) | - |
Scimitar | Shared skin | See Falchion; default color unmarked | |
Sephis Sword | - | Default color unmarked | |
Shadow Blade | - | (none) | - |
Shining Gladius | - | (none) | - |
Shinobi Blade | - | - | |
Short Sword | shared skin | See Gladius | |
Singing Blade | - | - | |
Spatha | shared skin | See Forked Sword | |
Starter Sword | shared skin | See Gladius | |
Steel Broadsword | - | Missing gray | |
Steelblade Machete | Shared skin | See Machete; default color unmarked | |
Sunqua Blade | - | Dye chart only shows 3 colors | |
Tattooed Blade | Shared skin | See Tattooed Scimitar | |
Tattooed Scimitar | - | - | |
Tengu Sword | No dye info | ||
Tormented Sword | - | (none) | - |
Tribal Blade | Shared skin | See Falchion | |
Turai's Sword | - | - | |
Undead Sword | - | - | |
Vabbian Scimitar | - | - | |
Vertebreaker | - | - | |
Violet Edge | - | Missing black and gray | |
Wicked Blade | - | Default color unmarked | |
Wingblade Sword | - | (none) | - |
Wintergreen Sword | - | (none) | - |
Wyvern Blade | - | - | |
Zodiac Sword | - | Missing gray |
Hammers[]
Scythes[]
Name | Dyability (comment) | Dye chart status | Comments on dye chart |
---|---|---|---|
Ancient Scythe | 3 different skins, similar dye effect | Rare: | Missing yellow and gray |
Asuran Scythe | - | - | |
Banana Scythe | - | - | |
Bonecage Scythe | Bugged, inverse lighting | - | |
Briarwood Scythe | Bugged, inverse lighting | - | |
Bronze Scythe | - | - | |
Charr Scythe | - | - | |
Charrslayer Scythe | Bugged, inverse lighting | - | |
Clockwork Scythe | Bugged, inverse lighting | - | |
Crenellated Scythe | - | - | |
Deldrimor Scythe | - | - | |
Demon Tongue Scythe | - | - | |
Destroyer Scythe | - | (none) | - |
Draconic Scythe | - | This dye chart was created before the inverse dye effect for it was fixed, thus it may not be accurate | |
Duskblade Scythe | - | (none) | - |
Elegant Scythe | - | - | |
Embossed Scythe | - | - | |
Gazing Scythe | - | Missing gray | |
Grim Scythe | - | - | |
Hooked Scythe | - | - | |
Insectoid Scythe | - | - | |
Mursaat Scythe | - | - | |
Nightmare Scythe | - | - | |
Norn Scythe | - | Very small, missing gray, spelling errors | |
Ornate Scythe | - | - | |
Peppermint Scythe | - | (none) | - |
Raven Scythe | - | Missing brown and gray | |
Razorclaw Scythe | - | - | |
Saurian Scythe | - | - | |
Shadow Scythe | - | (none) | - |
Soulbreaker | - | (none) | - |
Starter Scythe | Shared skin | See Suntouched Scythe | |
Steelhead Scythe | - | - | |
Suntouched Scythe | - | - | |
Tengu Scythe | - | - | |
Tentacle Scythe | - | - | |
Tormented Scythe | - | (none) | - |
Undead Scythe | - | - | |
Wintergreen Scythe | - | (none) | - |
Daggers[]
Shields[]
Ranged[]
Bows[]
Spears[]
Name | Dyability (comment) | Dye chart status | Comments on dye chart |
---|---|---|---|
Asuran Spear | - | - | |
Banded Spear | - | (none) | - |
Blood Spear | PvP reward only | - | |
Brass Spear | - | (none) | - |
Broadhead Spear | - | (none) | - |
Bronzehead Spear | - | (none) | - |
Ceremonial Spear | - | (none) | - |
Charr Spear | - | - | |
Charrslayer Spear | - | - | |
Clouded Spear | - | (none) | - |
Crenellated Spear | - | (none) | - |
Deldrimor Spear | No dye info | - | |
Demoncrest Spear | Bugged, inverse lighting | - | |
Destroyer Spear | - | (none) | - |
Draconic Spear | - | Missing gray | |
Forked Spear | - | - | |
Greater Guardian Spear | - | Default color unmarked | |
Guardian Spear | - | Default color unmarked | |
Lesser Guardian Spear | - | Default color unmarked | |
Mursaat Spear | - | - | |
Nightmare Spear | - | Default color mislabeled | |
Norn Spear | - | - | |
Ornate Spear | - | Missing yellow and gray, grainy | |
Peppermint Spear | - | (none) | - |
Pronged Spear | - | (none) | - |
Serrated Spear | - | Missing gray | |
Skull Spear | - | (none) | - |
Solemn Spear | - | (none) | - |
Spiraling Spear | - | (none) | - |
Starter Spear | Shared skin | See Suntouched Spear | |
Sunburst Spear | - | - | |
Sunspear (weapon) | - | (none) | - |
Suntouched Spear | - | Default color unmarked | |
Tengu Spear | - | - | |
Tormented Spear | - | (none) | - |
Tribal Spear | - | (none) | - |
Undead Spear | - | - | |
Voltaic Spear | - | Default color unmarked | |
Windblade Spear | - | (none) | - |
Wintergreen Spear | - | (none) | - |
Spellcasting weapons[]
Staves[]
Wands[]
Focii[]
Armor[]
Not many dye charts for armor currently exist on GuildWiki and more discussion is desired before progress is made here.