MS Paint for Skins

GoldenSphynx · 18th April 2003, 13:13

How would someone go about using MS Paint for skins? I mean, it's not like there are layers that you can save. Once something is done, you can't go back, right? Is there any type of guide somewhere that teaches the basics of using paint for winamp skins?

Mr Jones · 18th April 2003, 13:17

et voila
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=130105

GoldenSphynx · 18th April 2003, 13:24

Not really what I expected. I think I might stick to Photoshop.

Cleanup · 18th April 2003, 16:09

Hehehe. People are afraid. Come... join us...

immortal · 18th April 2003, 16:25

yea join me an cleanup in the world of MSPaint.... please cleanup annoys me

hehe jokin dude

Cleanup · 18th April 2003, 16:27

Btw:

Right. MSPaint has no layers. However, MSPaint does have THREE undos! WOW! Those are enough to get you through the day. However, if you're skinning in MSPaint, it must be pretty damn easy to fix your mistakes anyways.

Join us... rean is being a cretin again... I need some normality.

immortal · 18th April 2003, 16:30

an i'm not normal?

/me sits in the corner and cries

Mr Jones · 18th April 2003, 16:50

One of my most popular skins was done totaly in MSpaint, with the help of a scanner for some bits... near on half a million d/l's

ALL of my 2.9 skins were updated using MSpaint, quick and easy...

GoldenSphynx · 18th April 2003, 19:31

K I'll think about it. Maybe I'll make skin for the easter contest. Wow, Im actually gonna make my first skin.

skinme! · 18th April 2003, 23:05

Was that crayola? Was that even your skin?

/me hits himself.

GoldenSphynx · 19th April 2003, 00:05

Umm, how do I know how big to make the "paintable" area? There aren't exact pixel definitions or anything.

flatmatt · 19th April 2003, 01:47

Crayolamp... yummy.

GoldenSphynx · 19th April 2003, 13:57

Ok, I've got main.bmp mostly done. Anything I can do to make it better? Should I even continue working on it?

Cleanup · 19th April 2003, 19:44

Please post .jpgs or .pngs... but don't save the J-PEGS in Paint.

So far, it just looks like a colourmod of the base skin.

The white is too bright to be a highlight. I didn't mean that bright.

Nice colours.

Give it a little variety - keep it up!

[Edit] The black is too dark to be a shadow, too. Note: Don't use those indents on buttons. It makes it look like they're pressed. Put the highlight on top, and the shadow on the bottom. [/Edit]

GoldenSphynx · 19th April 2003, 20:06

Thanks Cleanup. But I think I might have to change a lot of it. I thought skinner's atlas defined the size of how everything on your skin should be, not clickable area, lol. A couple people recommended other shapes than just rectangles and squares. I guess I'll have to work it out somehow.

skinme! · 19th April 2003, 23:31

Quote:

Originally posted by GoldenSphynx
A couple people recommended other shapes than just rectangles and squares.

I hoping to see a triskaedecohedron in there somewhere (ok, I can't spell it but nevermind)...

GoldenSphynx · 20th April 2003, 00:27

skinme, as soon as i find out how many sides that figure has, ill try and find a place in there for one.

hammerhead · 20th April 2003, 11:57

I made http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/545597 in mspaint. Believe me, Photoshop is MUCH easier.

Atmo · 20th April 2003, 12:07

Quote:

Believe me, Photoshop is MUCH easier.

Absolutely.

Actually, i think psp is easier to use than ps, but that's just because it's what i'm used to working with.

GoldenSphynx · 20th April 2003, 12:10

I know. But I wanna be in the MSPaint skinners club.

skinme! · 20th April 2003, 15:32

13

hammerhead · 20th April 2003, 16:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Atmo
Absolutely.

Actually, i think psp is easier to use than ps, but that's just because it's what i'm used to working with.

I think its more a matter of the artist rather than the program- I used to use PSP, but then I switch to Photoshop because I found it much less time consuming to do stuff.

brado997 · 21st April 2003, 03:35

i love mspaint, i do a lot with it, my only skins are in mspaint, (not that im good) i just dont know how to use photoshop, wat ppl think of this?

Scrag · 21st April 2003, 10:39

Im a MSPaint skinner (new to it) but GoldenSphynx i think oyur skin start is good, your buttons are inwards not out wich looks a little freaky but cool,

well im working on my Eq bars and its not easy,

Ps and Psp i catn use, i duno how, i need to make a glass bit on my skin, any help?

were the nu,mbers are if any one can make me one to go with my skin id be much abliged (i cant spell eather! lol)

well over and out!

Cleanup · 21st April 2003, 13:51

Whoa. Maybe I can start an MSPaint Skinners' Club.

Of course, I'd be lazy, unethical, and eventually the whole thing would fall apart, 'cos I'd be farting too much - and eating too many fresh waffles... and... that's like, bad.

Hunh. Everybody read my MSPaint Skinning Tutorial.

cyana · 21st April 2003, 15:04

my first skin was made with MSPaint. I do not recommend it, however, it's not only the missing undo option, but much more the missing layers. Layers allow you to test different options, place elements more freely and look at the overall outcome of different compositions.

However, I use MSPaint to 'compile' the skin once its design is finished, i.e. cropping and preparing the needed bmps and fixing the inherent winamp bugs. You might want to try template amp for this job, it contains all needed masks.

good luck, can't wait to see your first skin

18th April 2003, 13:13	#1
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	MS Paint for Skins How would someone go about using MS Paint for skins? I mean, it's not like there are layers that you can save. Once something is done, you can't go back, right? Is there any type of guide somewhere that teaches the basics of using paint for winamp skins?

18th April 2003, 16:09	#4
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Hehehe. People are afraid. Come... join us... cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

18th April 2003, 16:27	#6
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Btw: Right. MSPaint has no layers. However, MSPaint does have THREE undos! WOW! Those are enough to get you through the day. However, if you're skinning in MSPaint, it must be pretty damn easy to fix your mistakes anyways. Join us... rean is being a cretin again... I need some normality. cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

18th April 2003, 23:05	#10
skinme! Forum King Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Website: skinme.net Posts: 3,352	Was that crayola? Was that even your skin? /me hits himself. He had decided to live forever, or die in the attempt In America - a must see film

19th April 2003, 01:47	#12
flatmatt Iron Chef (Reviewer) Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Winamp Island Posts: 3,039	Crayolamp... yummy. flatmatt.com v5.0 \| Echoes \| Meddling Kids v1.52 Space Invaders v1.1 \| Danielle Fishel v1.11

18th April 2003, 13:17	#2
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	et voila http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=130105

18th April 2003, 13:24	#3
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	Not really what I expected. I think I might stick to Photoshop.

18th April 2003, 16:25	#5
immortal Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: My gf's bedroom... Posts: 324	yea join me an cleanup in the world of MSPaint.... please cleanup annoys me hehe jokin dude

18th April 2003, 16:50	#8
Mr Jones Nothing to say... Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: UK Posts: 23,098	One of my most popular skins was done totaly in MSpaint, with the help of a scanner for some bits... near on half a million d/l's ALL of my 2.9 skins were updated using MSpaint, quick and easy...

18th April 2003, 19:31	#9
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	K I'll think about it. Maybe I'll make skin for the easter contest. Wow, Im actually gonna make my first skin.

19th April 2003, 00:05	#11
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	Umm, how do I know how big to make the "paintable" area? There aren't exact pixel definitions or anything.

19th April 2003, 19:44	#14
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Please post .jpgs or .pngs... but don't save the J-PEGS in Paint. So far, it just looks like a colourmod of the base skin. The white is too bright to be a highlight. I didn't mean that bright. Nice colours. Give it a little variety - keep it up! [Edit] The black is too dark to be a shadow, too. Note: Don't use those indents on buttons. It makes it look like they're pressed. Put the highlight on top, and the shadow on the bottom. [/Edit] cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

19th April 2003, 20:06	#15
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	Thanks Cleanup. But I think I might have to change a lot of it. I thought skinner's atlas defined the size of how everything on your skin should be, not clickable area, lol. A couple people recommended other shapes than just rectangles and squares. I guess I'll have to work it out somehow.

20th April 2003, 00:27	#17
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	skinme, as soon as i find out how many sides that figure has, ill try and find a place in there for one.

20th April 2003, 11:57	#18
hammerhead The Shark (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,537	I made http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/545597 in mspaint. Believe me, Photoshop is MUCH easier. .:SharkWork::Deviantart::Breed:.

20th April 2003, 12:10	#20
GoldenSphynx Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,738	I know. But I wanna be in the MSPaint skinners club.

20th April 2003, 15:32	#21
skinme! Forum King Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Website: skinme.net Posts: 3,352	13 He had decided to live forever, or die in the attempt In America - a must see film

21st April 2003, 10:39	#24
Scrag Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 52	Im a MSPaint skinner (new to it) but GoldenSphynx i think oyur skin start is good, your buttons are inwards not out wich looks a little freaky but cool, well im working on my Eq bars and its not easy, Ps and Psp i catn use, i duno how, i need to make a glass bit on my skin, any help? were the nu,mbers are if any one can make me one to go with my skin id be much abliged (i cant spell eather! lol) well over and out!

21st April 2003, 13:51	#25
Cleanup The WWYD Jerk (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,385	Whoa. Maybe I can start an MSPaint Skinners' Club. Of course, I'd be lazy, unethical, and eventually the whole thing would fall apart, 'cos I'd be farting too much - and eating too many fresh waffles... and... that's like, bad. Hunh. Everybody read my MSPaint Skinning Tutorial. cleanup.myspace \ cleanup.devart \ cleanup.lastfm the what do you do? game thread! play for fun, posts don't count toward your postcount.

21st April 2003, 15:04	#26
cyana total eclipsed (Major Dude) Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,488	my first skin was made with MSPaint. I do not recommend it, however, it's not only the missing undo option, but much more the missing layers. Layers allow you to test different options, place elements more freely and look at the overall outcome of different compositions. However, I use MSPaint to 'compile' the skin once its design is finished, i.e. cropping and preparing the needed bmps and fixing the inherent winamp bugs. You might want to try template amp for this job, it contains all needed masks. good luck, can't wait to see your first skin 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

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