Looking for Creative Criticism

Hinokagutsuchi · 30th July 2001, 01:20

I got into making skins, and revently started broadcasting. I though I would have some of you great people critique my skin.

[img]Http://snowtrooper1.*************/Black%20Pic.jpg[/img]

Just tell me what you think.

e-blackadder · 30th July 2001, 01:27

Don't get mad dude, BUT... This is just a basic "skinner.exe" skin. I could duplicate it exactly in about 10 seconds. Try changing the buttons, sliders etc. to give it some uniqueness.

I do like your color scheme tho.

Hinokagutsuchi · 30th July 2001, 01:50

Hrm...my last post didn't show up, so...

What programs could I use to edit some other stuff, like fonts used, the mouse, etc? I'm not good at going in and doing it bare-fisted.

mrsbladez · 30th July 2001, 02:30

For cursors try Microangelo

As for fonts, do you mean Playlist fonts and MB fonts? If that's the case, go into the zip file and open up the pledit.txt file. Change the font to something common (the default is Arial). You can use Tahoma, Comic sans MS, there's about 5 or 6 common one's I can't think of right now, lol. sorry. Maybe someone else can list them. Anyone?

For the MB you need to add this to the bottom of the pledit.txt file:

MBBG=#000000 (code for black)
MBFG=#?????? (whatever the html code is for the color you used in the playlist or whatever you choose.)

And e-blackladder is right. Skinning tools are ok to cut up a skin but you need to personalize it. Get into the zip file and change the buttons on the Main window so they don't look so skinnerish. Same goes for the playlist stack (+file, -file, etc) and sliders and buttons on the EQ.

I like the colors, just make it more personal and don't forget to skin the MB, AVS and all the winshade modes. It sounds like alot but it's not a complete skin otherwise.

You're off to a good start

flatmatt · 30th July 2001, 02:39

Times New Roman
Verdana
Courier
Wingdings

And you can add "Italic" "Bold" or "Bold Italic" to these, too.

Hinokagutsuchi · 30th July 2001, 05:24

Are there any good programs I could use?

I really suck at editing this stuff "bare-handed"

e-blackadder · 30th July 2001, 05:44

Quote:

I really suck at editing this stuff "bare-handed"

No matter what proggie you use, you are gonna have to work "bare handed" for the most part. Just remember, nothing good in life comes easy.

As for good stuff to have, everyone has different preferences depending on what kind of skin they like to do. If you are serious about trying to skin well then you really should have a wide selection of tools to work with. Paint programs, photo editors, a tool to edit your cursors, etc. I'm sure if you ask everyone in here will provide you with a list.

Check here: http://www.cnet.com/downloads and do a search for "graphics tools" or "picture editors" what-have-you. They have a whole section devoted to graphics editing tools, and it's all seperated by price. (demo, free, etc.) After that, it's all experimenting and practice.

garetjax · 30th July 2001, 12:10

budget wise gimp is the best...

http://www.gimp.org

bobo · 30th July 2001, 12:54

photoshop is the best but gimp is a great prog too and the gimp i free.

skinme! · 30th July 2001, 19:05

Don't forget old Paint Shop Pro. (http://www.jasc.com)

Namelessv1 · 31st July 2001, 02:12

MS paint is always good for those small cut, copy, and paste jobs.

Mr Jones · 31st July 2001, 07:31

Quote:

Originally posted by garetjax
budget wise gimp is the best...

http://www.gimp.org

Joe,
Are you the lead developer on gimp all of a sudden, heh, I've never seen the product pumped as much in here as the last few days

30th July 2001, 01:27	#2
e-blackadder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: the elizabethan era. Posts: 446	Don't get mad dude, BUT... This is just a basic "skinner.exe" skin. I could duplicate it exactly in about 10 seconds. Try changing the buttons, sliders etc. to give it some uniqueness. I do like your color scheme tho. FEEL THE POWER

30th July 2001, 02:39	#5
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,039	Other common fonts Times New Roman Verdana Courier Wingdings And you can add "Italic" "Bold" or "Bold Italic" to these, too. flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

30th July 2001, 12:10	#8
garetjax Candyass (Major Dude) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Benton, AR Posts: 2,344	budget wise gimp is the best... http://www.gimp.org 1001skins.net \| That's not a skin, it's some god awful piece of skinner gunk.

30th July 2001, 12:54	#9
bobo Major Dude Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 515	photoshop is the best but gimp is a great prog too and the gimp i free. Xtrmtr Lght \| Lightspeed

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30th July 2001, 01:20	#1
Hinokagutsuchi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3	I got into making skins, and revently started broadcasting. I though I would have some of you great people critique my skin. [img]Http://snowtrooper1.*************/Black%20Pic.jpg[/img] Just tell me what you think.

30th July 2001, 01:50	#3
Hinokagutsuchi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3	Hrm...my last post didn't show up, so... What programs could I use to edit some other stuff, like fonts used, the mouse, etc? I'm not good at going in and doing it bare-fisted.

30th July 2001, 02:30	#4
mrsbladez Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 259	For cursors try Microangelo As for fonts, do you mean Playlist fonts and MB fonts? If that's the case, go into the zip file and open up the pledit.txt file. Change the font to something common (the default is Arial). You can use Tahoma, Comic sans MS, there's about 5 or 6 common one's I can't think of right now, lol. sorry. Maybe someone else can list them. Anyone? For the MB you need to add this to the bottom of the pledit.txt file: MBBG=#000000 (code for black) MBFG=#?????? (whatever the html code is for the color you used in the playlist or whatever you choose.) And e-blackladder is right. Skinning tools are ok to cut up a skin but you need to personalize it. Get into the zip file and change the buttons on the Main window so they don't look so skinnerish. Same goes for the playlist stack (+file, -file, etc) and sliders and buttons on the EQ. I like the colors, just make it more personal and don't forget to skin the MB, AVS and all the winshade modes. It sounds like alot but it's not a complete skin otherwise. You're off to a good start

30th July 2001, 05:24	#6
Hinokagutsuchi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3	Are there any good programs I could use? I really suck at editing this stuff "bare-handed"

30th July 2001, 19:05	#10
skinme! Forum King Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Website: skinme.net Posts: 3,352	Don't forget old Paint Shop Pro. (http://www.jasc.com)

31st July 2001, 02:12	#11
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	MS paint is always good for those small cut, copy, and paste jobs.