# Editing a Texture 2D (ILIAD Texture Editor)
## 1. Opening ILIAD Texture Editor from an existing project
Since ILIAD 0.7, the plugin is the default editor to open Texture 2D, which means you just have to double click on a
Texture 2D to open ILIAD Texture Editor.
You can disable / enable this feature in Unreal Engine parameters > Texture2D Editor.
If the option is disabled, it means Texture 2D will be opened with Unreal Engine default editor.
In this case, you will have to open ILIAD with a right-click on the Texture asset of your choice,
then click on "Edit with ILIAD" in the pop-up menu.
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## 2. Opening ILIAD Texture Editor from an empty project
If your project is empty or if it does not contain any texture yet, make a right-click on the Content Browser on the
empty area to display a pop-up menu. Then, go to the sub-menu "ILIAD" and click on "Texture".
**Name** : Enter the name of your Texture. According to the naming convention, they should be like "*T_TextureAssetName*"
**Width** | **Height** : Choose the size of your texture. If the Texture will be used with a Material to modify a 3D object,
we strongly advise you to pick up a size that is a multiple of 2 (i.e. 128 x 128, 256 x 512, 2048 x 1024, etc).
**Format** : This dropdown menu will let you choose the image format : Grey 8 (only grey value in 8 bit),
BGRA 8 (Blue Green Red Alpha in 8 bit), BGRE 8 (Blue Green Red Exponent in 8 bit), RGBA 16 (Red Green Blue Alpha in 16 bit)
and RGBA 16 F (Red Green Blue Alpha in 16 bit float).
**Color** : Choose the color of the bakcground. It can be transparent, White or Purple (for Normal Map).
Then click on "Create Asset" to confirm your choice.
If you need to rename your Texture, hold the click on the Texture's default name to modify it.
Then, hit "Enter" on your keyboard to confirm your choice.
To open your Texture, right-click on your Texture to display a pop-up menu and click on "Edit with ILIAD"
## 3. Texture Editor Interface
1) **Viewport** : this is your canvas to paint and to draw on.
2) **Brush Selector** : this panel will allow you to select your Odyssey Brush and modify the exposed variables.
3) **Stroke Options** : this panel will help you to adjust parameters of the Stroke, like the Step, the Interpolation or
the Smoothing. Next to it, there is the
[Mesh Selector](https://praxinos.coop/Documentation/Iliad/User/html/Iliad-User-Documentation/User-guide/Interface-and-Panels/Mesh-Selector/)
4) **Tools** : this panel contains tools like the Bin or the Paint Bucket. It will also contain shapes in the future.
5) **Navigation bar** : this part of the Viewport is made to navigate within the canvas (Zoom, rotation and pan).
6) **Texture Details** : in this panel, you can access Texture 2D parameters like Mipmaps.
7) **Layer Stack** : this panel contains layers and folders.
8) **Color Selector / Color Sliders** : these panels help you to select colors.
9) **Top bar** : this panel helps to easily change drawing options, such as Size, Opacity or Blending modes. It also includes a
Save button, Undo / Redo and an Eraser to toggle.
Other panels and options are available in the top menu Windows. If you close one of the aforementionned panels,
you can find it back it this menu. To know more about panels, [please read this lesson](https://praxinos.coop/Documentation/Iliad/User/html/Iliad-User-Documentation/User-guide/Interface-and-Panels/).
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You will find here an [outdated tutorial on YouTube](https://youtu.be/kknZKu6EUSg), but it can help to understand the basics.
[](https://youtu.be/kknZKu6EUSg)
Iliad User Documentation 
