Minecraft hoodie skin bases

What makes a hoodie read at skin size

Three small details do the work. A kangaroo pocket is a darker seam across the lower front of the body. Drawstrings are two light pixels hanging from the neck. Ribbed cuffs and hem are one row of a slightly darker colour at the ends of the sleeves and body. Five of the six bases here have at least two of the three; the zip hoodie swaps the pocket and drawstrings for a zip line and two seam pockets.

The hood is the other choice. Down, it sits on the overlay at the back of the neck and uses very few pixels: about 36 on the pullover. Up, it becomes a shell around the whole head on the hat layer, as on the graphite hoodie, and it changes the character's silhouette more than any colour does.

Customising a hoodie base

All six use a knit pattern for the fabric, which survives recolouring. Fill each tone of the hoodie in turn and the texture comes with it. Keep the rib colour one step darker than your new main colour so the cuffs still show.

For a logo, use the body front between rows three and six, above the pocket. Three to five pixels is enough; anything bigger turns into noise at a distance. If you want the logo removable, paint it on the jacket overlay instead of the base.

To switch between hood up and hood down, copy the approach on these bases: paint the hood on the overlay head for up, or a folded strip on the overlay body back for down. Hiding the overlay in the editor lets you compare the two without repainting.