Quest WIP
Friday, January 23, 2009 by Niac | Discussion: Sneak Previews
Hello everyone...I'm a longtime lurker and a first time poster...so here goes! Hopefully I can insert the image correctly
This is my first Windowblinds skin, at least the first that is far enough along to post, and I would love to have some constructive criticism. I have skinned the Taskbar, Startmenu and the UI2 window frames...so much done, but so much more to go...
Thanks to everyone
Niac
Reply #2 Friday, January 23, 2009 3:43 PM
Ack, I did a search and only saw 2 that included Quest...the name isn't fixed, I'll consider it a WIP too. Thanks for pointing it out.
Reply #4 Friday, January 23, 2009 3:49 PM
looking good...lots of detail.....like it...keep on keepin on
Reply #5 Friday, January 23, 2009 4:14 PM
Hmmm, 'The Quest'... Niac looks at the startmenu
Thanks for the comments. Time to get back to grindstone
Reply #9 Friday, January 23, 2009 8:57 PM
I like it, love the texture or whatever, you used, looks wicked! 
very medieval
Reply #11 Friday, January 23, 2009 9:12 PM
Thank you everyone! I've lurked here so long, I guess it's time to become more active.
I love designing the parts of the skin I have completed, it's the control details that always seem to bog me down. You have all given me the forititude to see this one through!!
Reply #12 Friday, January 23, 2009 9:21 PM
Cool Niac, I reckon it will rock when it's done
Reply #13 Friday, January 23, 2009 9:29 PM
bogs us all down mate.. keep ur chin up.. persevere.. doing great so far.. carry on!
Reply #14 Friday, January 23, 2009 10:24 PM
Tell me about it, 
that's where i am and it's hard going...
Reply #15 Friday, January 23, 2009 10:37 PM
wow cool design. any chance you made one for vista? pretty pweeze
Reply #16 Friday, January 23, 2009 10:40 PM
My advice is to make a backup copy of it. After fiddling with the colors and the fonts on my blind, I got called away from my computer and when I came back, half the blind was gone! So I had to pick through all the images and put them back in the correct places, and fill in the extra instructions, etc, HUGE PITA! Would have been even worse if I hadn't had the backup copy (not as much of the details finished in the backup copy, but still had the fonts left and some of the system colors so it was just a lot of copy work). This is not the first time something messed up while working on it, but again, fortunately, at THAT time I had an earlier version uploaded to Mediafire for WIP testers.
Any venture that consumes this amount of time should have backup copies stored not only on your computer, but uploaded somewhere online just in case...just my 2 cents worth.
The blind is AWESOME so far. I can't wait to see it finished!
Reply #17 Saturday, January 24, 2009 1:55 AM
Wow, thank you again for making me feel so welcome.
k10w3, I will definitely take your advice and save everything somewhere other than my PC. I can't imagine having to start from scratch, although I do find myself constantly revising and touching up.
BluesBrother. I only have XP on my PC at the moment, but I do own a copy of Vista Business that I could install in a dual-boot set-up after I finish the XP skin...though that may not be anytime too soon 
Reply #18 Saturday, January 24, 2009 5:55 AM
k10w3, I will definitely take your advice and save everything somewhere other than my PC. I can't imagine having to start from scratch, although I do find myself constantly revising and touching up.
BluesBrother. I only have XP on my PC at the moment, but I do own a copy of Vista Business that I could install in a dual-boot set-up after I finish the XP skin...though that may not be anytime too soon
awww.. well best not to rush great artists such as yourself. 
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Reply #1 Friday, January 23, 2009 3:41 PM
There is already a Quest WB
Looks more creative than many I see in galleries.