What happened to all the skinners? Anything new in the works?
Thursday, April 28, 2005 by TheOtherGods | Discussion: Community
Not aimed at anyone, just curious, as I'm always anticipating the really creative and excellent skins. I haven't seen any really quality or very creative skins in a very long time. I'm talking along the lines of things like GT3, Antares, Quasar, Transilvania etc. Is anyone working on any skins that are a bit more creative/usable for the near future?
Oh, and for the "flamers"... don't bombard me with nonsense like, "don't complain if you cant create it", as I'm not putting anyone down. I'm a web designer who works constantly, and I don't have the time to do yet more art with WB. Just hoping for some more really quality skins in the near future.
Cheers.
Oh, and for the "flamers"... don't bombard me with nonsense like, "don't complain if you cant create it", as I'm not putting anyone down. I'm a web designer who works constantly, and I don't have the time to do yet more art with WB. Just hoping for some more really quality skins in the near future.
Cheers.
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aufisch
Reply #22 Friday, April 29, 2005 3:56 PM
Huuhhh? I think spyder has really gone caustic now!!! Did you totally miss 'Cabal'?
Reply #22 Friday, April 29, 2005 3:56 PM
| but nothing new from him has been uploaded since GT3. *looks around* |
Huuhhh? I think spyder has really gone caustic now!!! Did you totally miss 'Cabal'?
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #23 Friday, April 29, 2005 5:05 PM
Reply #23 Friday, April 29, 2005 5:05 PM
Cabal!!! Good!!
I'm sure Danilo is up to something good.
I'm sure Danilo is up to something good.
Jafo
Reply #24 Friday, April 29, 2005 7:51 PM
Reply #24 Friday, April 29, 2005 7:51 PM
| with the attention span of a gnat |
Essencay....why do you have only the attention span of a gnat?....
HG_Eliminator
Reply #26 Friday, April 29, 2005 9:39 PM
Reply #26 Friday, April 29, 2005 9:39 PM
im currently working on eating this large pizza.. afterwards ...i plan on having a pepsi to wash it down...ohh and theres cheesecake in the fridge .... woohoo.. i know whats on tonites ajenda...
Essencay
Reply #27 Friday, April 29, 2005 11:29 PM
....what were we talking about ....look at the pretty flowers ....time for a new mousepad ....oreo cookies ....did I go to work today ....wonder how long that poptart's been sitting on my desk ....what were we talking about
It's more like ....put Patrick in the walker ....plays for a bit then starts to fuss ....pick up Patrick and make stupid faces with him in the mirror ....laughs for a bit then starts to fuss .... feed him a bottle ....content look, belch, then starts to fuss ....to the changing table, crack open the diaper, dad starts to fuss, choke, gag reflex. Patrick pees on dad....good shot that one is ....then it's down we both go for a 15-minute nap and up again for more entertainment. Anything and everything I can think of. Thankfully he does sleep through the night.
trip to the corner market for an antacid
Reply #27 Friday, April 29, 2005 11:29 PM
| attention span of a gnat? |
....what were we talking about ....look at the pretty flowers ....time for a new mousepad ....oreo cookies ....did I go to work today ....wonder how long that poptart's been sitting on my desk ....what were we talking about
It's more like ....put Patrick in the walker ....plays for a bit then starts to fuss ....pick up Patrick and make stupid faces with him in the mirror ....laughs for a bit then starts to fuss .... feed him a bottle ....content look, belch, then starts to fuss ....to the changing table, crack open the diaper, dad starts to fuss, choke, gag reflex. Patrick pees on dad....good shot that one is ....then it's down we both go for a 15-minute nap and up again for more entertainment. Anything and everything I can think of.
Thankfully he does sleep through the night.| woohoo.. i know whats on tonites ajenda... |
trip to the corner market for an antacid
NightTrainthedark
Reply #28 Friday, April 29, 2005 11:36 PM
Reply #28 Friday, April 29, 2005 11:36 PM
I will do my best to impress The Other Gods.
Drzues
Reply #29 Friday, April 29, 2005 11:53 PM
Reply #29 Friday, April 29, 2005 11:53 PM
I started to learm how to make graphics about a year ago, by teaching myself Photoshop, Corell Draw, Paintshop Pro, and whatever else I could get my Hands on. I then began the tedious task of learning SkinStudio. For those of you that are familiar with these programs, you know what it's like to teach yourself graphics by trial and error, tutorials, and alot of reverse engineering. My goal was to release my first blind a week or to two before the premier of Spiderman 2. Unfortunatly, My self skinning and graphics education was put off due to the suicide of my stepfather. I am know continuing to build my skin and am determined to make a quality 1st skin, I guess the morale to my story is that there alot of potential master skinners, but we all start at the beginning, and we all have different ideas about what is quality and what is not. So to all those skinners out there bustin there A$$ to create something unique, Kudos for the effort, and Kudos for the onions it takes to upload essentially a piece of your self to be criticized and complemented by the millions of sharks out there ready to take a bite.
PS: Othergods - What do you mean by the term flamers?
PS: Othergods - What do you mean by the term flamers?
joeKnowledge
Reply #30 Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:41 AM
Reply #30 Saturday, April 30, 2005 5:41 AM
You know what bothers me? What bothers me is that people can't upload because it is missing part they don't use in the first place or didn't wan to skin in the first place.
Why not have a Work In Progress windowblind area. We have said it beofre but it never happened. PLUS, maybe, just maybe, by allowing others to just finish it by uploading the file might be nice.
As for something new, I have been working on my stuff for almost 6 months now and never satified. Been working on an update to Plava by Treetog and still don't like the look I made of it.
Skins based on artists like Modrian (spell?) and Frida Kalo, letters in the alphabet, the Cadlillac Sixteen concept car, MOMO truck rims, a traingle, square and circle, The Flintstones, Architects buildings from Frank Lloyd Wright, Pelli, and Antonio Guadi.
Been working on this for a while
Even DarK LunA
Here is an Object Bar skin using someone elses skin as a template:
http://www.esourcemagazine.com/thereport/DarKLunA.obpack
Haven't looked at that for months.
Why not have a Work In Progress windowblind area. We have said it beofre but it never happened. PLUS, maybe, just maybe, by allowing others to just finish it by uploading the file might be nice.
As for something new, I have been working on my stuff for almost 6 months now and never satified. Been working on an update to Plava by Treetog and still don't like the look I made of it.
Skins based on artists like Modrian (spell?) and Frida Kalo, letters in the alphabet, the Cadlillac Sixteen concept car, MOMO truck rims, a traingle, square and circle, The Flintstones, Architects buildings from Frank Lloyd Wright, Pelli, and Antonio Guadi.
Been working on this for a while
Even DarK LunA
Here is an Object Bar skin using someone elses skin as a template:
http://www.esourcemagazine.com/thereport/DarKLunA.obpack
Haven't looked at that for months.
starkers
Reply #31 Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:54 AM
Reply #31 Saturday, April 30, 2005 6:54 AM
Sorry, OtherGods, but you're not right here! Just because you don't appreciate recently uploaded skins, it doesn't mean there has been nothing creative or of quality posted on WC of late. Many great skins have been posted for a wide variety of tastes, and due credit has been given here to just a few of them as a testament to that fact. If what's on offer doesn't appeal to you right now, then come back later and please refrain from generalising that quality, creativity and innovation is lacking, that's only your opinion. The millions of downloads of recent skins clearly suggests otherwise.
Furthermore, I do not skin myself as yet because I lack the necessary tools and experience to do so, but I would love to be able to and have a question. In my travels around the site, I have seen no mention of MS Digital Image Pro 9 as a tool for skin creation, and wonder if it has any practical applications for skinning as I am to receive a copy shortly? Also, I can access a copy of Paintshop Pro 5 and can this be useful as it is an older version than those used by skinners here? Any advice on these will be greatly appreciated, thanks .
Furthermore, I do not skin myself as yet because I lack the necessary tools and experience to do so, but I would love to be able to and have a question. In my travels around the site, I have seen no mention of MS Digital Image Pro 9 as a tool for skin creation, and wonder if it has any practical applications for skinning as I am to receive a copy shortly? Also, I can access a copy of Paintshop Pro 5 and can this be useful as it is an older version than those used by skinners here? Any advice on these will be greatly appreciated, thanks .
thomassen
Reply #32 Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:47 AM
I'm have a hard time finishing skins as well. I like designing them, making concepts in PhotoShop, but actually assembling them just gets a bit boring for me...
Reply #32 Saturday, April 30, 2005 9:47 AM
| Personally I've become very bored with trying to completely finish a WindowBlinds skin. I don't use the Windows taskbar/systray, or startmenu, so I really don't care to skin it. |
I'm have a hard time finishing skins as well. I like designing them, making concepts in PhotoShop, but actually assembling them just gets a bit boring for me...
ama02
Reply #34 Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:27 PM
starkers, I believe Digital Image Pro is mainly for working with photographs or (already created) graphics. I don't think you can create new vector or raster graphics with it. You can, however, use that Paintshop Pro 5 to create the graphics necessary for skinning. It's an older version, but it still has the features you would need. You could always upgrade it to a more current version as well. Hope that helps.
Reply #34 Saturday, April 30, 2005 12:27 PM
| I have seen no mention of MS Digital Image Pro 9 as a tool for skin creation, and wonder if it has any practical applications for skinning as I am to receive a copy shortly? Also, I can access a copy of Paintshop Pro 5 and can this be useful as it is an older version than those used by skinners here? |
starkers, I believe Digital Image Pro is mainly for working with photographs or (already created) graphics. I don't think you can create new vector or raster graphics with it. You can, however, use that Paintshop Pro 5 to create the graphics necessary for skinning. It's an older version, but it still has the features you would need. You could always upgrade it to a more current version as well. Hope that helps.
voo
Reply #35 Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:47 PM
vf- nods
Actually I like designing and building, but I won't put it together unless its exceptional.
I just find it hard to please myself, if its not close to perfect it won't exist.
Reply #35 Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:47 PM
| #32 by thomassen I'm have a hard time finishing skins as well. I like designing them, making concepts in PhotoShop, but actually assembling them just gets a bit boring for me... |
vf- nods
Actually I like designing and building, but I won't put it together unless its exceptional.
I just find it hard to please myself, if its not close to perfect it won't exist.
TheSkinsFactory
Reply #36 Saturday, April 30, 2005 3:15 PM
Reply #36 Saturday, April 30, 2005 3:15 PM
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carolelee
Reply #37 Saturday, April 30, 2005 4:08 PM
HG.....still hoping for a little Turtle Soup window blind......hehe
Reply #37 Saturday, April 30, 2005 4:08 PM
| im currently working on eating this large pizza.. afterwards ...i plan on having a pepsi to wash it down...ohh and theres cheesecake in the fridge .... woohoo.. i know whats on tonites ajenda... |
HG.....still hoping for a little Turtle Soup window blind......hehe
Koasati
Reply #39 Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:40 PM
Reply #39 Saturday, April 30, 2005 8:40 PM
| I have seen no mention of MS Digital Image Pro 9 as a tool for skin creation, and wonder if it has any practical applications for skinning as I am to receive a copy shortly? Also, I can access a copy of Paintshop Pro 5 and can this be useful as it is an older version than those used by skinners here? |
Judging from the reviews I've read, MS Digital Image Pro would be of little if any use to a skinner. PSP is ok, but lacks layer support. Working with layers is not a 'must' but certainly is helpful. You can probably find PSP 6 very cheap, possibly free.
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Reply #21 Friday, April 29, 2005 12:58 PM