<csharp>
/// TextureUtils 0.1
/// by nihilocrat <nihilocrat@gmail.com>
///
/// Some utility functions for procedurally generating or modifying textures at runtime
/// Just put this in your Assets/Plugins directory and call like so in any of your scripts:
/// "TextureUtils.Colorize(myPixels, myColor)"
///
/// licensed under the BSD license : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BSD/

using UnityEngine;

public class TextureUtils {
/// colorize a texture
public static Color[] Colorize(Color[] pixels, Color tint) {
for(int i=0; i < pixels.Length; i++) {
pixels[i].r = pixels[i].r - (1.0f - tint.r);
pixels[i].g = pixels[i].g - (1.0f - tint.g);
pixels[i].b = pixels[i].b - (1.0f - tint.b);
}

return pixels;
}

/// mask a texture using a second texture
public static Color[] Mask(Color[] pixels, Color[] maskPixels) {
for(int i=0; i < pixels.Length; i++) {
pixels[i].a = maskPixels[i].a;
if(pixels[i].a <= 0.0f) {
pixels[i] = new Color(0,0,0,0);
}
}

return pixels;
}

/// paste one texture on top of another
public static Color[] Paste(Color[] topPixels, Color[] bottomPixels) {
for(int i=0; i < bottomPixels.Length; i++) {
bottomPixels[i] = Color.Lerp(bottomPixels[i], topPixels[i], topPixels[i].a);
}

return bottomPixels;
}
}
</csharp>