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I posted a question about this yesterday, how I recolored a Pikachu but when it was able to use a FS, the area around its eyes wasn't consistent with the rest of its body. I was given a link with tutorials (http://forums.kc-mm.com/index.php?topic=7.0) on how to remedy this problem, and I've followed the steps exactly (numerous times over, I might add) but still haven't produced any results. I've tried using both Photoshop and GIMP, as indicated by the tutorials, but still nothing.

I don't know if this matters, but I use Photoshop 6, and don't have Photoshop CS4. I know that this problem can be resolved in GIMP, which is why I elected to try using that as opposed to buying/pirating CS4.

tl;dr, I was wondering if someone maybe knew what I'm doing wrong? Like I said, I've followed the steps exactly but I've still messed up somehow. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Over the past few days, I've been reading up on how to hack characters and stages into Brawl. I downloaded a ton of premade characters and stages, but I really wanted to create my own character-- nothing fancy, just a simple recolor. So, I picked Pikachu, and decided to color him pink, for the hell of it. Everything turned out fine, save for one minor detail; when he gets a Smash ball, the area around his eyes and cheeks is a noticeably different color than the rest of his body. Like I said, it's a minor error, but it's just a little bit irritating.

Examples: http://www.brawlsnapshots.com/snapshots/242654.jpg
http://www.brawlsnapshots.com/snapshots/242653.jpg

Is there any way that I can fix it so that when Pikachu gets a Smash Ball, the color of his body is consistent? Also, I decided to keep his eyes the normal color when he gets a Smash Ball, as opposed to having them turn yellow; could this have affected anything?