I am trying to figure out the process of making textures for clothing. I've been snooping around my Textures folder and seeing what other artists do with the templates, in the hopes that I can learn from what they've done. I'm confused..... I sometimes see: name.jpg nameTrans.jpg (black and white version of name.jpg) and .bmp files Can someone explain what each of those are exactly? I want to make textures for my own use, but I also want to be able to offer them as freebies if I make something nice enough.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi