Skinning
Friday, September 28, 2007 by ArileenDesign | Discussion: OS Customization
CREATE SKINS and THEMES
well where begin? From the beginning i think
This is not a tutorial
Some of us fall in skinning community everyday, many are really new on this stuff, some are new on the site but skin for their personal use since some months/years.
The first thing you can think in seeing an awesome skin/themes from a awesome skinner?
1_ I wish i can do that but i've no skills
2_ How he can do it?
3_... and continue...
Well every people can do it and make their own skins/themes
What do you need? ok you'll tell me that you need skills... NO!!!!
You need time and learn and want really learn.
A very fews Skinners have the skills and hadn't learn too much... VERY FEWS!
You can do all the skins/themes ALL as far as you want it.
So back to the new skinners, you are here but you've no clue where to look for tutorials for this or this application. Ok that's normal.
*You can ask in Forums on Wincustomize
*You can visit our Wincustomize Wiki
*You can read each Articles not only the featureds ones
*You can visit every skinners' personal pages and read their articles not only those of masters or journeyman.
*You can make search on google or whatever you use as searchtools
There is some links Anyway
Help in Skinning/Tutorials :
Good Tutorials.com - Photoshop tutorials
How create a Shortcut on DX (advanced)
Une visite en image de SkinStudio
List of some tutorials to make a WB
How made a Close button with Photoshop
Cómo crear un bootskin previo loas españolas
Comment créer un bootskin pour les français
Photoshop - How to use the Pen tool Pt1
Photoshop - Pen tool pt2: The Selection Tool
Photoshop - Pen tool Pt.3: Paths
How to create button images for skins.
Skin Your PC: Tutorial Index
ObjectDock: Creating a Dock as a Drawer
Wincustomize Wiki
Stardock DeskScapes: How to Install and Use DeskSc
Bootskin Tutorial
DesktopX RomanDA tutorials
Wincustomize Help :
for your comments /treads /posts...
mIRC Guide: Chatting on Stardock IRC
Stardock Central: Archiving and Restoring
Wincustomize Wiki
WinCustomize: Report Post Feature
WinCustomize: Private Message / E-Mail Features
WinCustomize Upload Guide
Wincustomize: Personal Sites
Wincustomize Download Guide
Stardock Central: Come Chat With Us!
IRC Stardock Chanels #Wincustomize #Stardock #Skinning #Wiki #SDCentral
Hopefully after read and try the tutorials you'll find that skinning can be easier than you've though first
If you want add to this list a tutorial link go head add it
In same way if you are good in one skinning applications take a look to the Wincustomize Wiki where you can not only find knowledge but share it for others!
Quentin94
PS: many thanks to every people who had already wrote tutorials and to all of those who will write new ones
ArileenDesign
Reply #2 Friday, September 28, 2007 10:00 AM
Reply #2 Friday, September 28, 2007 10:00 AM
Hope that will help some new skinners to get confidence and make some skins/themes
Quicksilver007
Reply #3 Friday, September 28, 2007 10:30 AM
Reply #3 Friday, September 28, 2007 10:30 AM
Great post Quentin94!!
Glad skinners like you came to this site!
You encourage new skinners!!
Kudos for finding the time to do this!!
Merci!
Glad skinners like you came to this site!
You encourage new skinners!!
Kudos for finding the time to do this!!
Merci!
ArileenDesign
Reply #4 Friday, September 28, 2007 11:07 AM
Reply #4 Friday, September 28, 2007 11:07 AM
I'm a little skinner and as i'm french and didn't speak english at all when i fall in skinning i can understand people can be afraid by this stuff. So like people helped me i try to do the same for other that's all.
i hope
You encourage new skinners!!
i hope
kaazz1337
Reply #5 Friday, September 28, 2007 11:34 AM
Reply #5 Friday, September 28, 2007 11:34 AM
Hey, does Paintshop and Photoshop are quite the same? I mean, I can create great quality images with Paintshop like with Photoshop? Bcause adobe Photoshop is REALY expensive. 
ArileenDesign
Reply #6 Friday, September 28, 2007 2:15 PM
Reply #6 Friday, September 28, 2007 2:15 PM
eh Kazz you can! Quality depends of you not of the software used 
The Gimp is free and can make the same thing too
The Gimp is free and can make the same thing too
kaazz1337
Reply #7 Friday, September 28, 2007 2:45 PM
Reply #7 Friday, September 28, 2007 2:45 PM
I downloaded Paint.NET, someone recommanded me it. It's an ok program, I cant see a big thing it, but I guess I dont know it much.
Same with PSP, it didnt look like it have alot of options. Is the photoshop tutorials can be used with Paintshop too?
Same with PSP, it didnt look like it have alot of options.
Is the photoshop tutorials can be used with Paintshop too?
ZubaZ
Reply #8 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:02 PM
Reply #8 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:02 PM
kaazz, what options do you need?
The tool doesn't make good skins. Good skinners make good skins.
Take a look at some of the first WB skins in the gallery. There is some amazing work and I'll bet (virtual) money that those artists used notepad and MS Paint as much as anything else.
If you like the feel of Photoshop but don't have the ready funds, check out Gimpshop.com
The tool doesn't make good skins. Good skinners make good skins.
Take a look at some of the first WB skins in the gallery. There is some amazing work and I'll bet (virtual) money that those artists used notepad and MS Paint as much as anything else.
If you like the feel of Photoshop but don't have the ready funds, check out Gimpshop.com
kaazz1337
Reply #9 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:08 PM
Reply #9 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:08 PM
Well I have Paintshop7. My father bought it around 3 years ago. It's good I guess. I need tutorials to start off, I cant seem to find some so I will look for some books. The thing I'm wondering is, I can still work with the tutorials and books even if my paintshop is abit old?
ArileenDesign
Reply #12 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:30 PM
Reply #12 Friday, September 28, 2007 3:30 PM
kaazz Paintshop is a corell draw product right?
so maybe that will help a little
ICON A DAY Tutorials index from what he did you can learn the basis and more
so maybe that will help a little
ICON A DAY Tutorials index from what he did you can learn the basis and more
kaazz1337
Reply #13 Friday, September 28, 2007 4:09 PM
Reply #13 Friday, September 28, 2007 4:09 PM
Alot of work is waiting for me...Oh god. Thanks all.
Thanks all.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #14 Friday, September 28, 2007 8:28 PM
Reply #14 Friday, September 28, 2007 8:28 PM
Great post Q
Keep the Spirit of giving alive and well
Keep the Spirit of giving alive and well
ArileenDesign
Reply #16 Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:39 AM
Reply #16 Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:39 AM
thanks HG and sViz hope that will help someone 
sleepydawg
Reply #17 Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:14 PM
Reply #17 Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:14 PM
This is a great post. Gonna bookmark it now. Thanks Quentin94.
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Reply #1 Friday, September 28, 2007 8:39 AM