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Is the time right for a Community Skinning Project?

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Is the time right for a Community Skinning Project?

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Hi ya folks

It has been awhile since the last Community Project, so being the glutton for punishment that I so love being, I volunteer to start one.

Since I am not a skinner this part is really easy.  The hard part is coming up with an idea, some graphics or a theme like a WindowBlinds that the rest of the community skinners can use to make additional themed skins. 

So if you have some thoughts for a theme lets see them.  Now this is not a contest to see who can come up with the best theme.  If we get several theme ideas then that can work it's way into several projects.  Hmmm, I like that thought, lets not lose that idea.

Just like any other skins that are submitted to WinCustomize to be uploaded into the Libraries the skins for the Community Project must pass moderation.  I believe everyone knows what that means, but if you must, ask questions before hand.  If you are going to share some ideas for a theme just remember that what you come up with graphically should be able to work for folks wanting to make Docks, DX skins or Winstep. 

What themed skins can be done?  Well I always like to say if there is a WinCustomize Library for it you can do one.

Basically there is no clock on the project, when it's done it's done.  The only thing that will change that is if the consensus is to do a Holiday Theme.  That should at least be available for the community to use before the holiday passes.    :O

Okay community, the ball is in your end of the court, lets see what you an come up with.  :sun:

 

UPDATE: 

1. Just so everyone knows what we are doing, we have two Holiday Themes to make skins for, reply #22 and #31.  Please contact Karen and Dave to get what you need, when it is ready, so you can start skinning.

2. Hey, we need names for the themes.   Don't really want them to be Community Skinning Project Holiday Theme 1 and 2 do we?  :-"

Theme name suggestions:  Karen's - Yule Rock and Dave's - Christmas 2012

3. I'm thinking that the WBs and themed skins should go up at the same time about a couple of weeks before the Holidays, in other words lets not upload the WBs before folks have a chance to finish their themed skins.  Need to know what the consensus is.

 

Yule Rock                                                                     Christmas 2012

1. WindowBlinds by k10w3                                           1. WindowBlinds by DaveBax 

2. DesktopX Skins by RedneckDude                              2. DesktopX Skins by RedneckDude   

3. ObjectDock Backgrounds by WebGizmos                   3. SysMetrix Skin by k10w3       

4. Winstep by WebGizmos                                            4. ObjectDock Backgrounds by DaveBax

5. Start 8 by Vampothika                                             5. Start 8 by Vampothika

6. Xion by neone6                                                       6. Xion by neone6

7. DesktopX Clock by k10w3                                        7. Rainlendar by RedneckDude

8. SysMetrix by Uvah                                                  8. Tiles by RedneckDude 

9. Wallpaper by k10w3                                                9. Wallpaper by k10w3

10.                                                                            10. Wallpaper by DaveBax                               

 

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Reply #176 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 175
I´ll put some Holly on it
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  o_O with no emoticons attached to your post, I read it in a sarcastic tone in my head (I guess because I'm a bitch and my internal voice is mostly snarky)...like you could have just as easily said "yeah...I got your holly right here."   :rofl:   Oh, I love the holidays...

Reply #177 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

Quoting k10w3, reply 176



Quoting neone6,
reply 175
I´ll put some Holly on it


  with no emoticons attached to your post, I read it in a sarcastic tone in my head (I guess because I'm a bitch and my internal voice is mostly snarky)...like you could have just as easily said "yeah...I got your holly right here."     Oh, I love the holidays...
End of k10w3's quote
Not intentional, Karen. :blush: Can you Please e-mail me some of those holly and pine thingys. :sun:

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Reply #178 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 176
I guess because I'm a bitch and my
End of k10w3's quote

You are not a bitch. I rather enjoyed talking to you. :grin:

 

I have 5 sisters, so I know bitch.  8|

Reply #179 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 178
You are not a bitch. I rather enjoyed talking to you.
End of RedneckDude's quote

I enjoyed talking to you last night, too, but you got my public persona on the phone; she's a sweetie.  You have to real familiar with me, and then you see the bitch that I really am; you can ask my husband. 

Not intentional, Karen. Can you Please e-mail me some of those holly and pine thingys
End of quote

On their way to you right now, Andy. :thumbsup:

Reply #180 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have updated the OP again to hopefully show what skins are currently being worked on. 

If anyone can see that I have missed a skin please let me know.

 

Reply #181 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 174
All it would take to pull this all in, is a tiny bit of holly or some pine garland.
End of k10w3's quote

Oh man! You mean all I needed was some garland! o_O Hmmmm...now...I can do some great stuff with just garland.  :-" Oh course I'll probably get banned.  :typo: This is gonna be one sexy Xmas theme! :smitten:

Reply #182 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 181
This is gonna be one sexy Xmas theme!
End of WebGizmos's quote

Only because you and RedneckDude are part of it.  :O

Reply #183 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 182



Quoting WebGizmos,
reply 181
This is gonna be one sexy Xmas theme!


Only because you and RedneckDude are part of it. 
End of Philly0381's quote

Wait a minute John starting to worry about you. It will be a great theme with their additions no doubt about it. However I don't see where they fall in the sexy category. Have you looked at them lately.

Reply #184 from WinCustomize Forums Top

XD

Reply #185 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DaveBax, reply 183
Quoting Philly0381, reply 182


Quoting WebGizmos,
reply 181
This is gonna be one sexy Xmas theme!


Only because you and RedneckDude are part of it. 


Wait a minute John starting to worry about you. It will be a great theme with their additions no doubt about it. However I don't see where they fall in the sexy category. Have you looked at them lately.
End of DaveBax's quote

Hell, I can't get past looking at me in a mirror without getting sick Dave...... :O

Reply #186 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 153
Very nice Karen.

Now I need to figure out how to get both Dave's and your wallpaper on a dual monitor set up.  I guess I could use Paint or a similar program and put the two walls together to make essentially a dual monitor wall.  Do you or anyone else know if that will work? 
End of Philly0381's quote

[quote who="RedneckDude" reply="157" id="3288098"]Quoting Philly0381, reply 153Very nice Karen.

Now I need to figure out how to get both Dave's and your wallpaper on a dual monitor set up.  I guess I could use Paint or a similar program and put the two walls together to make essentially a dual monitor wall.  Do you or anyone else know if that will work? 

John, It's called DisplayFusion.

 

http://www.displayfusion.com/[/quote]

Well there is another answer which Wizard just showed me.......Deskscapes, and it works great.  :sun:

Now there are not some of the bells and whistles and options that you get with DisplayFusion but then you don't have to download another program.

Reply #187 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 186
Now there are not some of the bells and whistles and options that you get with DisplayFusion but then you don't have to download another program.
End of Philly0381's quote

OMG!!!!  What? The dreaded "another program"!   

 

Reply #188 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I got stuff from Karen. It´ll match up. Finishing it today :sun:

Reply #189 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have a question. The three that I'm doing........since the graphics go well together can I use Yule Rock/Christmas 2012 as the 'dress-up' for the hearth. Here's what I'm thinking. There's this big tree.......makes the one in Rockefeller? Center look like a sapling........anyway....Neone 6's Xion is like the star on top. Karen's Yule Rock, with its window to the outside, as a wall next to the tree that opens up to envelope the hearth while DaveBax's candy canes stick out of the stockings, make up a frame for a winter scene hanging on the wall above the hearth.....stuff like that. Kinda reminds me of an Uncle's home way out on Long Island circa 1957 or so. Memories. |-)

Reply #190 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Matching graphics added. ;)

Reply #191 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oops

Edit: No oops. Pic is there.

Reply #192 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 191
Oops

Edit: No oops. Pic is there.
End of Uvah's quote
Smethin wrong with Photo-Bucko XO :sun:

Reply #193 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 190
Matching graphics added.
End of neone6's quote

\o/ :thumbsup:

Reply #194 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 193
Quoting neone6, reply 190Matching graphics added. \o/ :thumbsup:  

End of k10w3's quote
Turned out surprisingly good |-)  

Reply #195 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 194
Turned out surprisingly good
End of neone6's quote

Andy, your stuff turning out good is no surprise. ;)

Reply #196 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Second that. You may have to give Andy an Apprenticeship as a Wizard. Who know3s...maybe........................ :w00t:

Reply #197 from WinCustomize Forums Top

|-) Thanx guyz

Reply #198 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 190
Matching graphics added.
End of neone6's quote

What? No Xmas tree? XD

Looks good Andy. :grin:

Reply #199 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Uvah - I don't think I'm going to get to the fire for the mantle.  My job is offering me overtime for the next week and a half and I'm not in a place in my life where I can turn that down.  I'm sorry.  You can find the fire tutorial that I was going to use here (in case you want to try it yourself): http://graffiti.hbfx.com/?p=219&lang=ro   Instead of saving it as a .GIF, in Photoshop, choose Export-->render to video, and that will save the animation in individual separate .png files and you can either manually assemble them into a strip for the animation, or use AniUtil.  Once again, I apologize for not being able to get to this. :(

Reply #200 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting k10w3, reply 199
strip for the animation
End of k10w3's quote

These words get a redneck's attention....dunno why.  :moo:

 

I will be posting a screenshot for Yule Rock DX in a few hours.  :)