are WB skinners allowed to take requests?
Saturday, December 20, 2008 by BluesBrother | Discussion: OS Customization
i have this request that pertains to WB. if it cannot be done, thats fine. the theme i want to see is, paying homage to one particular need for speed series- NFS undercover. i have payed this game on my ps2 4500 times.
cheers
Reply #2 Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:57 PM
err isnt skinstudio a seperate option from wb that youd have to buy?
Reply #3 Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:57 PM
Anyone can be a skinner. All it takes is making a skin, it doesn't even have to look nice. 
You could talk to the stardock design crew, they make custom skins.
Requests are rarely done for free though, because it takes a huge lot of work to make a skin. And my own experience with cutstomizing peoples computers is that anyone doing a free request expect just as much perfection as those who pay good money for it...
From an artistic point of view it's way better for a skinner to stick to doing their own things....
Reply #5 Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:50 PM
And to get you started, Z71 has a WB uploaded that he's made open source, 3nvir0, https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6715&libid=1
All he asks is that you modify 50% of the skin, so 50% of your work is already done for you! There is no better time to start skinning than now.
Reply #6 Saturday, December 20, 2008 6:22 PM
You might post your request and maybe a few graphics and maybe you'll inspire someone to do it.
Reply #7 Saturday, December 20, 2008 6:37 PM
If you got it the day it was released then you've played it an average of 141 times a day.............impressive.........
6 times an hour...if you didn't sleep all month........How did you manage to eat, intravienously? 
Reply #8 Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:41 PM
not only are they allowed to take requests... they're allowed to accept payment/gratuitites for the 40+ hrs they'll put in..
Reply #9 Saturday, December 20, 2008 9:44 PM
hehe, good one troll.
Reply #10 Friday, December 26, 2008 3:12 AM
one day i will request someone to create a custom skin for me..but in order for me to pay for it, it'll have to be really kick butt design..and im sure with the many skinners here, they'll do a fine job. yessiree..ill be willing to pay ..how much would a custom skin go for?..maybe $8.00 ? the theme im thinking of would be centered around the need for speed undercover game
Reply #11 Friday, December 26, 2008 12:33 PM
would you be willing to put in 40 hrs for $8.00?
i think maybe you're confusing skins for sale (those purchased by anybody) with a custom skin. A custom skin would be one designed for you. A one of a kind skin that no one else would have.
$8 for a custom skin woud be really cheap - if it took only 40 hours would mean you willing to pay $0.20 an hour for a one of a kind skin
I'm thinking the only place to find someone willing to work for $0.20 an hour would be in a really under developed part of the world and probably wouldn't be able to afford a conputer and/or internet access so will never see your request
on the other hand, maybe a skinner will mull it over and decide to some day give the theme a shot
Reply #12 Friday, December 26, 2008 1:16 PM
touche bichur. 
perhaps sometime mid 2009 ill request it..where should i submit a request?
Reply #15 Friday, December 26, 2008 4:41 PM
... to 40 days.
... to 40 yrs
going on 5.. still haven't figured one out...
Reply #16 Saturday, December 27, 2008 2:46 PM
speaking of requests..my mind is now shifted towards xion.. and hope someone would create a simple design evoking that of NFS undercover video game..wheather its 50KB or a whopping 999KB..the skys da limit 
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Reply #1 Saturday, December 20, 2008 3:52 PM
Open up SkinStudio and dig in mate.