Minecraft is a well-known gameplay for its advanced features and endless creativity. It includes so many features that make the Minecraft gameplay exciting and enjoyable. The ability to change the appearance of the characters in the gameplay is also a fun and exciting activity to engage in while playing the game. You can change the character’s appearance by changing the character’s skin. This guidance will help you to have a clear idea about getting a skin on Minecraft in easy and simple ways. Let us start by understanding the Minecraft skins.
What are Minecraft skins?
Before going deeper, it is important to understand what Minecraft skins are. Minecraft skins help you to change how your in-game characters look. Simply it is like a dress. Skin is a 2D texture and you can wrap this skin around the in-game character to change its appearance. You can create custom skins or else you can find them in various online sources. Mainly there are two models of these skins Wide and Slim. The Wide model has wider arms while the Slim Model has slim arms. Some of the most common skins to find in Minecraft include Steve, Alex, Ari, Noor, Sunny, and Kai.
Getting a skin on Minecraft Java Edition
Here is the guidance on getting a Minecraft skin in Java Edition.
Finding a Minecraft skin
The first thing you have to do is to find a Minecraft skin. You can find many skins from the Minecraft marketplace. This offers some free and paid skins for you. In addition, there are plenty of Minecraft skins you can find from online sources too. Some of the online sources you can refer to are NameMC, Planet Minecraft, Minecraft Skins, and many more others. Take your time and select the best skin you like. These sources include different Minecraft skins that will suit your preferences.
Download the skin
Find the best skin for you. Then tap on it. You can see the details of the skin you selected and also there is a download button. Tap on this download button and download the skin on your device. The skin will be downloaded as a .png file onto the device.
Apply the skin to Minecraft gameplay.
After you have downloaded the skin you like you can apply it in the gameplay using the Minecraft launcher. Here are the steps to use the Minecraft launcher when applying the skins.
- Open the Minecraft launcher on your device.
- On the top left corner of the interface, you can find the option Minecraft Java Edition.
- Tap on this and open. On the top of the interface, you can find some other choices.
- Select the option ‘Skins’. After that tap on the option ‘New Skin’.
- On the opening menu, you can give a name to the new skin you are going to use.
- Select the player model from ‘Wide’ or ‘Slim’ options.
- Next, you have to tap on the ‘Browse’ tab and find the downloaded skin.
- The downloaded skin will appear in your skin collections.
- Just click on this new skin and apply it as your new character in Minecraft gameplay. Enjoy the gameplay with this fresh-looking
- Minecraft in-game character. You can change the skins of the character as much as you like. So, experiment with different skins to have more fun.
You can also change the Minecraft skin on Java Edition using the Minecraft profile. Here are the steps.
- Open the Minecraft profile from the web browser.
- Then open the ‘Change Your Skin’ page on the profile.
- Here you have to select the desired model from the ‘Wide’ or ‘Slime’ models.
- Then find the option ‘Upload Custom Skin’.
- Then tap on the option ‘Select File’.
- Find the downloaded skin file.
- Finally, select ‘Upload’.
- Now you can use this downloaded skin on your Minecraft gameplay and enjoy.
Getting a skin on Minecraft Bedrock Edition
If you are playing Minecraft Bedrock Edition then you can follow these simple steps to get a Minecraft skin.
Similar to Java Edition find and download the Minecraft skin you like from online sources or the Minecraft Marketplace.
Then follow the below-given steps when applying the downloaded skin on the gameplay.
- Open the Minecraft Bedrock Edition gameplay.
- Find the ‘Profile’ tab and tap on the option ‘Edit Character’.
- Then you have to scroll and find the option ‘Owned’. This section shows the skins currently have in your device.
- Find and tap on the choice ‘Import’. Browse and find the downloaded skin file and import it into the gameplay.
- Now you can apply the imported skin on Minecraft gameplay for a new experience.
Final words
Changing the default skin of the in-game characters can add more fun and excitement to the Minecraft gameplay. There are various online sources to download the skins that you will love. Plus, you can download skins from the Minecraft Marketplace as well. Downloading and applying the downloaded skins on Minecraft gameplay is very easy if you are going to follow the above-mentioned steps. You can apply new skins both in Minecraft Java Edition and Minecraft Bedrock Editions. Browse and find the best match Minecraft skin and apply it on your character to have more fun.