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Andromeda WB - Work in progress.

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Andromeda WB - Work in progress.

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Dreamed this up last night, more to follow....

 

..lots more... :cylon:

 

 

Subject to change*

 

 

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Reply #351 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Latest screenies looking real goooooooooooooooood John! :thumbsup:

Reply #352 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting LightStar, reply 351
goooooooooooooooooo
good.

EDIT: fixed :grin:

Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #353 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fixed... :blush:

Reply #354 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 349

Interesting question.

I've always tried to be a little creative when it comes to lighting a visual style, If you take anything, in the real world, you can see light hitting it from different directions, objects that stick further out, further in, different materials, and colors, some things absorb light, some reflect, some diffuse.

Typically if i make a more minimal, usable skin, I will light from top left, and keep it uniform thru out the skin, shadows bottom right, etc. Global lighting.

When i make a more out of the box skin, like this, or Penthouse, Krome etc.. I like to throw light sources in from different angles, different strengths, different colors and shades.

Whether it is physically correct or not, to me, doesn't really matter..as long as to the eye..it looks good, and if It doesn't, someone is always gonna let me know.

Now, if I were doing still life drawings, or nature paintings, It would be different but I think in UI design you have a certain amount of creative license to break the rules a little in the interest of coming up with something eye catching for the end user.

 

As far as method, my two main weapons are a good vivid light blend mode in Photoshop, and my trusty dodge and burn brushes.

I make almost everything with vector shapes, then if I am going to do any brushing, flatten the image and go to town with the brushes.

 

Whether any of this made sense or not, I have no idea.. hope it helped.

 

Rolo.. I'll try find a link to those walls, they aren't mine but fit the skin exquisitely.

 

Cheers!

 

Thanks for the insight. I especially appreciate how the lighting gives it a very definite sense of environment and atmostphere, a sense of place. To me, great skins and themes are all about immersion. Your approach to Andromeda, Penthouse, et al exemplifies this. I'm not great with graphics, so I learn a lot from quietly watching WIP threads like this and others, little things like adding a hint of blue to an otherwise flat gray and how much of a difference things like that make.

Anyhow, carry on. :sun:

Reply #355 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh yes, throwing about 10% blue to an otherwise 'browny' grey is a must for me anytime I do anything grey\dark.

Thanks for your input, and if you ever need any help, I'm always around (unless I take a 3 month break) :blush:

 

Lurk on! B)

Reply #356 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Still willing to do some dockage John. No rush, but could I have a current PSD to work off of?

Reply #357 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes, you may, and you get double points for ... Off..of.

 

stand by. :w00t:

 

(The unfortunate side to working off a PSD that has the main layer flattened and brushed is.. you have to work off a PSD that has the main layer flattened and brushed) :|

 

Here you go.. http://www.sendspace.com/file/zozny3  The included WB is XP only, half ass finished..

 

WB Updated for everyone else too. (includes scrollbars)

 

Don't click the wrong link. :P

Reply #358 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 357
Don't click the wrong link.

Oops! :P

Reply #359 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 357
Yes, you may, and you get double points for ... Off..of.

:rofl:

This WB looks stunning! And that's that I'm running the XP version on 7!

(Do I also get dougle points for "that's that"?)

Reply #360 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nope.. one point deduction for.. 'Dougle" o_O :rofl: :D

Reply #361 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sliders and checkboxes and completed shellstyle XP.

 

 

Reply #362 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Absolutely fantastic John! 5* 5* :thumbsup:

Reply #363 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Damn nice scrollbars!!! 5* 5*

Reply #364 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Damn nice everything!! 5* 5* :beer: :beer:

Reply #365 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Damn nice........crap.......late again as usual. :O

Looking very good vStyler.  :thumbsup:

Reply #366 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Loving the borders/scrollbars, but the lighting on the tool/menu bars kinda bom me out.....
Will there be a 'flattened' single color version where...

I'll be grabbing it no matter what, though. ;-)

Reply #367 from WinCustomize Forums Top

U know, you just solved a problem all XP skins with gradients have.. when you re-size any window with a toolbar containing textures or gradients it creates remnants along the dividing lines. There absolutely nothing that the skinner can do about it. Always been a bug , always will be, unless Neil delves back into XP to remedy it.

 

So.. simple solution.. a flat toolbar\statusbar sub-style., easy enough, two images replaced, wham bam, bobs ur uncle.

 

Of course some people.. may also appreciate the choice.

 

Great suggestion...:snowman: :thumbsup:

 

Everyone else, thanks too :smitten:

Reply #368 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Loving this!!  Can't wait to see it finished.  :-)

Reply #369 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Start button.. and no, I wont be doing a winflag version. :P

 

Reply #370 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This is working out better than expected. Looking forward to the finished product.

Reply #372 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Gettin there... Dont forget to zoom.

 

Enough for one day. v_v

 

 

:zzz:

Reply #373 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Wow! This looks fantastic! Is there a way that I can be notified when it is available? Can't wait! :drool:

Reply #374 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 367
So.. simple solution.. a flat toolbar\statusbar sub-style., easy enough, two images replaced, wham bam, bobs ur uncle.

Yeah, had that in mind myself. :)

Quoting vStyler, reply 369
Start button.. and no, I wont be doing a winflag version.

Who needs a steenkin flag anyway.... ;)
Love the way it looks now!

5* :thumbsup:

Reply #375 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sydneysiders, reply 371

Quoting Uvah, reply 370This is working out better than expected

 

you expected.....less.... 

What I expected Master vStyler has provided with exceptional aplomb.  Classic Keeper. (That's a new gallery thingy I thinked up) ;P