Hello

[tarteskuk]

Hello, im new to winamp/skinning/graphic design,
I haven't been here before so ill introduce my self,
Hello, my name is tartesk, im male 17 and live in the U.K., im new to computers and Graphics recently got my own new pc, so I have the ability to download software


I hope to get some feed back as it is my first skin, its based on a Forums board skin, simply is it good or bad

[immortal]

for a first skin this is amazing! i LOVE the simple-ness you have used.

just a few little picky points... the cbuttons are to.. out of place.. thats the prev, play, shop etc..

the volume and balance IMO don't fit. they just stand out to much.

other than them theres not much going wrong here cant wait to see how this goes along.

good luck, and welcome to skinlove.

[tarteskuk]

Thank you, I can see the point about the volume but I don't get the buttons (I am not that good at skinning :P) and thanks for the support, I do have to admit pretty much 99% of the graphics are from Bulletin Board Free Skins

What does IMO mean?

[immortal]

just play with the buttons abit. they don't have to look like the standerd cbuttons you see everyday. look at almost ANY foomonkey skin he uses his own style cbuttons. let me find an example......

aha, this is a good foomonkey skin.
http://forums.winamp.com/attachment....postid=1040534

and this, the new sonic skin.
http://forums.winamp.com/attachment....postid=1064265

you just play abit with those buttons and fix up a new volume / balance and this skin will be 1 of my favs.

[tarteskuk]

I went over the skin and gave it a clean, its also modified, and the pink bits are going to be not there (if you get me), its more my own but still taken from the skin for Forums.

[immortal]

lookin good. i like what youve done to it. is it just me or is there no pink?

but yea it's lookin more personal now mate, keep up the good work, you're already better than me, lol.

[tarteskuk]

He He, thanks, I started to use a program I got given (Paint Shop Pro 7) don't no if any one has heard of it, I found it when messing about I made a small net with a circle in it kind of proud never new it was good, well I have a combined Main and Eq Main to show,

thanks again

[immortal]

this is gonna turn out as a really good skin.

Paint Shop Pro is 1 of the top programs used by skinners. the top 3 would be, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoShop and MSPaint

[tarteskuk]

he he, I like MS Paint its easy :P, well I have the skins main parts now I got to try cut them up, lol *thinks this could be daunting task*

[k_rock923]

hey don't forget gimp. It's free! for people like me who don't do design for a living or are still in high school and not really have any job yet, free is good.

About the skin, this is great for a first skin. my first and only isn't that good but im just starting really. anyway i like it a lot. one of the only things i would change is the volume and balance sliders. they just seem too plain to me

[tarteskuk]

thanks k_rock923,



I have added a working version, I don't no how to sort the bugs out, I used a template amp and its crap, anything else I can use that works, there are loads of bugs and also the bug line in the win shade, WTF? I don't how to get round it please help

[StillWater]

looks like you're using Template Amp by cyana. i see bugs in the shuffle/repeat buttons and on the eq bars. And I know that that template doesn't have those bugs, so they're your fault Solution: be more careful

About the windowshade bug, read section 5d of this:
http://www.terra.es/personal5/jignafez/tips2.htm#sec5d
The rest of that tute might be of interest to you as well

IMO means In My Opinion.


///edit. It's late and I might be wrong, but it doesn't look like your problem is the windowshade line bug. It looks like you've just misaligned the windowshade like you did the shuffle and repeat.

[tarteskuk]

ok, thanx wel i gota go sleep for work tomorow, i fixed the shuffle repeat buttons and the menu, max,mun, close buttons now work and hav a small icon when mouse ove, lol the template is a little hard but i am getting use to it and ill read the ut about that stupid bug

[StillWater]

If you find those grey squares distracting, try this template:

http://www.1001winampskins.com/skin_...l?skin_id=2499

[tarteskuk]

cool, thanx, im still having troublw with this big line, why dont they fix it? lol

im confused on how to get round it *reads the tut again*

[tarteskuk]

i have now fully finished the Main.bmp part of my skin (and all that goes with it), and it works, how cool so no i just gotaa make the rest woek, lol

[Mr_007]

You very good design this skin!
good luck in your graphic job!

[tarteskuk]

thanx, *is back after his pc got the worm*,

im creating a web site now for me and my friend, lol its hard work, been up 3 days working on it and i still dont have a deisgin, *chuckles*