I'm new here, just want to know...

Mafferik · 19th August 2001, 01:08

...is this a good skin?

It's not finished yet, but you can also see that

I don't have to much time so I want to know if the skin is good enough to spend my time on. If the skin sucks I'd better stop working on it because I have more things to do.

Colldawg21 · 19th August 2001, 01:15

You should've started a poll.
It looks alright, not the best and maybe a little too generic. Kind of like its been done before. Add something genuine that people will think is different and also fix the the side menu letter things (I don't know what they're called).

Mafferik · 19th August 2001, 01:19

Ok, I know blue and metallic are very generic, but I just started skinning and I want to start with something "easy".

about "the side menu letter things" I'm working on it. (only 20% of the skin is done.)

flatmatt · 19th August 2001, 01:48

Holy wow, I'm liking this one. The thing that bugs me is the darkening behind the title, doesn't fit with the way the text.bmp and numbers.bmp, etc. don't have any kind of shadow or anything. I'd remove the blackness behind the title and just have white-on-blue. and consider extending the metal plate around the cbuttons farther up.

BullGawD · 19th August 2001, 02:05

Hey, nice. I agree with flatmatt, but I don't agree with his solution. I'd steepen the gradient of the shading, or I'd change the backgrounds of the numbers and text. it takes a little time, but isn't hard. I don't like your name - it doesn't fit the rest of the skin. (I mean style and position, not actual name) Personal opinion.

Overall nice work. IF anything else puts me off, it's the sliders - they're kind of basic. Not a big deal though, they look alright. Welcome aboard! I look foward to seeing what else you've got up your sleeve.

Mafferik · 19th August 2001, 02:15

Wow! that you can see I used shadow behind the title, are you using Double size and a 22" monitor or something?

.

About raising the metal around the buttons: I did that when I started this skin, but the metal was to close to the Seeking Bar, I looked a bit weird because the rest of the skin is not that close to the metal.

I know the title sucks, does somebody have a better name/title for this skin?

flatmatt · 19th August 2001, 02:40

No, but I have the contrast and brightness all the way up

(screw my eyes!)

Wildrose-Wally · 19th August 2001, 03:10

Welcome to Skin Love. You have the makings of a nice skin there.

chiquita chad · 19th August 2001, 03:19

darn tootin' nice skin der feller

by da way, you may wanna do sumin wit da jiggy jaggies on da play battons

Mr. Bojanglez · 19th August 2001, 07:47

is this a good skin?

no hence the reason I killed it,

Xerxes · 19th August 2001, 10:39

If you creatively inculded those lovely greek alpha/omega symbols into other features of the skin (sliders... etc ) it would do a great service for you in that it would help make it less "generic"

cyana · 19th August 2001, 12:19

Welcome to skin love Mafferik

I think it's a very good start for your first skin, and you should definitly stick to it. I like the shape of your metal frame, however the inset blue area still seems a little inconsistent (text is mixed flat and shaded, and mixed serif/sans serif). I guess you are still trying to find out which way to go either more 3D or flat. I would tend to the flat direction in this case

Lucid DM · 19th August 2001, 13:13

Welcome to the forums

. Nice skin, what did you make it with?

Mafferik · 19th August 2001, 14:10

I use Paint Shop Pro 7 for this skin.

Thx for all the replies. I will make the "kbps" and the "khz" at the same font as the Song Titles. The title will be temperary removed and added at the end. (wenn I maybe know a cool nam) I will post the finished skin in some weeks here, and then change things you people don't like.

Wildrose-Wally · 19th August 2001, 14:14

He, hij is een kaaskop.

Mafferik · 19th August 2001, 23:11

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Quote:

Originally posted by wildrose-wally
He, hij is een kaaskop.

Nou dat valt wel mee hoor, ik doe alleen kaas op mijn tosties

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19th August 2001, 01:08	#1
Mafferik Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 8	I'm new here, just want to know... ...is this a good skin? It's not finished yet, but you can also see that I don't have to much time so I want to know if the skin is good enough to spend my time on. If the skin sucks I'd better stop working on it because I have more things to do.

19th August 2001, 01:15	#2
Colldawg21 Major Dude Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: ô¿ôakland Posts: 633	You should've started a poll. It looks alright, not the best and maybe a little too generic. Kind of like its been done before. Add something genuine that people will think is different and also fix the the side menu letter things (I don't know what they're called). Colldawg Online

19th August 2001, 01:48	#4
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,039	"Side Menu Letter Things" = "Clutterbar" Holy wow, I'm liking this one. The thing that bugs me is the darkening behind the title, doesn't fit with the way the text.bmp and numbers.bmp, etc. don't have any kind of shadow or anything. I'd remove the blackness behind the title and just have white-on-blue. and consider extending the metal plate around the cbuttons farther up. flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

19th August 2001, 02:05	#5
BullGawD Cool Guy. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,122	Hey, nice. I agree with flatmatt, but I don't agree with his solution. I'd steepen the gradient of the shading, or I'd change the backgrounds of the numbers and text. it takes a little time, but isn't hard. I don't like your name - it doesn't fit the rest of the skin. (I mean style and position, not actual name) Personal opinion. Overall nice work. IF anything else puts me off, it's the sliders - they're kind of basic. Not a big deal though, they look alright. Welcome aboard! I look foward to seeing what else you've got up your sleeve. ...a blatant person.

19th August 2001, 02:40	#7
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,039	No, but I have the contrast and brightness all the way up (screw my eyes!) flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

19th August 2001, 01:19	#3
Mafferik Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 8	Ok, I know blue and metallic are very generic, but I just started skinning and I want to start with something "easy". about "the side menu letter things" I'm working on it. (only 20% of the skin is done.)

19th August 2001, 02:15	#6
Mafferik Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 8	Wow! that you can see I used shadow behind the title, are you using Double size and a 22" monitor or something? . About raising the metal around the buttons: I did that when I started this skin, but the metal was to close to the Seeking Bar, I looked a bit weird because the rest of the skin is not that close to the metal. I know the title sucks, does somebody have a better name/title for this skin?

19th August 2001, 03:10	#8
Wildrose-Wally The Albertan Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sunny Southern Alberta Posts: 6,132	Welcome to Skin Love. You have the makings of a nice skin there.

19th August 2001, 03:19	#9
chiquita chad Forum King Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,391	darn tootin' nice skin der feller by da way, you may wanna do sumin wit da jiggy jaggies on da play battons Artist Track

19th August 2001, 07:47	#10
Mr. Bojanglez Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: behind binary hero Posts: 1,424	grrrrrrrr is this a good skin? no hence the reason I killed it, yea...I said it.

19th August 2001, 10:39	#11
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,688	If you creatively inculded those lovely greek alpha/omega symbols into other features of the skin (sliders... etc ) it would do a great service for you in that it would help make it less "generic"

19th August 2001, 12:19	#12
cyana total eclipsed (Major Dude) Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,488	Welcome to skin love Mafferik I think it's a very good start for your first skin, and you should definitly stick to it. I like the shape of your metal frame, however the inset blue area still seems a little inconsistent (text is mixed flat and shaded, and mixed serif/sans serif). I guess you are still trying to find out which way to go either more 3D or flat. I would tend to the flat direction in this case the Southern Pinwheel Project A conversation with our universe googlism note of the week: cyana is going to be the last thing you ever see

19th August 2001, 13:13	#13
Lucid DM Eat, skin, sleep. Repeat. (Major Dude) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: all over the place. Posts: 1,490	Welcome to the forums. Nice skin, what did you make it with? Lucid Dream \| Orange

19th August 2001, 14:10	#14
Mafferik Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 8	I use Paint Shop Pro 7 for this skin. Thx for all the replies. I will make the "kbps" and the "khz" at the same font as the Song Titles. The title will be temperary removed and added at the end. (wenn I maybe know a cool nam) I will post the finished skin in some weeks here, and then change things you people don't like.

19th August 2001, 14:14	#15
Wildrose-Wally The Albertan Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sunny Southern Alberta Posts: 6,132	He, hij is een kaaskop.

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