ATS Skinning Tutorial for Beginners — Skinning School Ep.1

See the exact tools I use to optimize my ATS & ETS2 videos: https://vidiq.com/Paulycustomskins (affiliate) Learn how to make truck skins in ATS from scratch — no experience needed. In this first episode of Skinning School, we build a full two-tone navy and metallic skin on the base game Peterbilt 389, step by step. We cover everything: finding the right template, blocking in your base colours, getting that metallic effect, and exporting it ready to run in-game. If you've ever wanted to create your own ATS skins but didn't know where to start — this is the episode. 🎨 What we build: Two-tone navy / silver metallic — Peterbilt 389 base game ───────────────────────── ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 — Cinematic Preview (The Final Look) 0:15 — Software & Tools Required 0:45 — Setting Up Your Project Template 1:08 — Painting the Base Layers 8:00 — Pro Tip: Perfecting Stripe Alignment 12:51 — How to Export & Install the Mod 17:00 — Truck Reveal: In-Game Showcase 18:50 — Final Recap & Tips ───────────────────────── 📂 Tools used: Affinity (skinning software) : https://www.affinity.studio/ ATS template files — https://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.p... Modstudio : https://www.mods.studio/ 🚛 More Skinning School episodes coming soon ───────────────────────── #AmericanTruckSimulator #ATSSkins #SkinningSchool #TruckSimulator #ATSMods #Peterbilt389 #ATSTutorial #ETS2Skins A few notes: Swap in your actual tool name in the Tools Used section — Paint.NET, GIMP, whatever you use. Specificity builds trust. Update the chapter timestamps once you've edited — placeholders are there as a guide. Add your playlist link once the series playlist exists — YouTube heavily rewards description playlist links for series watch time. Want me to tweak the tone or adjust any section? Paulys Discord :   / discord   Head Tracking: Tobii Eye Tracker 5 👉 https://tobii.gg/pauly