Image Editing

For guidelines and rules, see Help:Images.

Image editors include:

For Windows: GIMP, Paint, Photoshop, and Irfanview
For macOS: GIMP, Photoshop, and ToyViewer. Also the Preview application to view, manipulate, and edit.

Zoom a few times (+ key) over the icon in your screenshot
Click on the 'Rectangle Select Tool' on the Toolbox
Select the square area of the icon you want while making sure that it is a 32x32 pixel size (the bottom of the program shows "Rectangle: 32 x 32")
Go to Image --> Crop to Selection. This should crop your image to show only the 32x32 icon.
If necessary, remove pixels which should be transparent with the Eraser tool (see also this discussion).
Go to File --> Save As...
Rename it as .png file or click Select File Type (By Extension) on the bottom and select PNG Image
Click Save
Click Save a second time

( see: https://www.getpaint.net ) (no instructions here)

Zoom a few times over the icon in your screenshot
Click on the select tool
In the select toolbar under Style: select 'Fixed Size' and change your width and height to 32 px. This will limit your select tool to 32x32 size (Lotro-Wiki's required icon size).
Click near the corner of your icon and make adjustments by moving the selected box until it fits around all four corners of the icon.
Go to Image --> Crop. This should crop your image to show only the 32x32 icon.
Go to File --> Save for Web (or Save for Web and Devices.
Make sure that you have file type: png 24 (the second option) selected.
Click Save

Try to place the upper left corner as accurately as possible; you can change its position later if necessary, but it is slightly more work.

Select the "pixels" radio button and set Height and Width to 32. Changes in height affect the lower edge; changes to the width affect the right edge.
To move the upper left corner, edit the X and Y positions.

Go to Edit --> Crop selection (ctrl-Y). This will crop your image to show only the 32x32 icon.
Go to File --> Save (original folder).
Set file type to PNG, and fill in a name according to the naming conventions below.
Click Save.

Zoom a few times over the icon in your screenshot ("+" in tool bar or cmd+ from keyboard
Click on the image -- cursor becomes a "+"
Drag cursor to surround image area desired (Size will display in a box as you drag)
Then, (fast technique, you can always use the pulldowns):
- Cmd-c (Edit/Copy)
- Cmd-n (File/new from clipboard)
- Cmd-s or Cmd-Shift-S (File/Save (as))
Enter file name in "Save As: box
Select save location
Select format (PNG or JPG)
Click Save
Upload file

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