DesktopX 2.........Special Request

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I finally took the plunge tonight (excuse the pun) and downloaded the new version of DesktopX coz i was dying to have a go with the fishies. What can i say. Fantastic. Found a great Wall on the net to compliment them.......theres a link for the wall on Neowin on one of the DesktopX threads. Just one thing, my little 6 year old daughter would love a mermaid. Is there anyone with the skill out there to do one. Unfortunately my skinning skills are a bit limited still so it will be some time before i am as good as the likes of Frogboy and Dewebmassa at making these objects. Please anyone?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
themajor... let me see what I can do. No promises but I have young daughters myself and know what a thrill it is to please them. Again, no promises but I will look into it.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Your interim mermaid is uploaded. HOWEVER, it is up to you to find me a better image to work with. I spent 1/2 hour trying find something acceptable and this was it.

I would prefer a 3DS Max model but can also work with a reasonably high quality GIF or other animated format as long as there is no copyright on it. The larger the size, the better off we are.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
DaWebMassa........thank you thats nice......i will have a trawl around the net later and see what i can find
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
BTW........i should imagine that most pictures will be copyrighted but i will ask the owners for permission.........be back later
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You are welcome

There is a mermaid 3ds model that can be purchased but there are two problems... #1 Its has naked boobies (really nice ones though!) and while that may be cool with a lot of people here, you may not want that for a little girl. #2 It's $195 :^o

Anyway, remember, if it isn't a 3ds model, I would really prefer that it already be animated.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(really nice ones though!)


Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah Dewebmassa i know what you mean see the link below. Nice but not really for the childrens eyes


http://www.gfxzone.org/personal/benj/02/benj-mermaid.html



will keep looking
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I cannot believe how many topless Britney type mermaids are out there on the web........never was like that when i was a boy....mores the shame.

still searching
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have googled till i am blue in the face and i cannot find a good GIF or Animated or PNG of a mermaid. one you start going past the first 5 pages of hits you start coming into all sorts of porn etc.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Same thing I found themajor. Can you believe there is Little Mermaid porn? Totally unbelievable.

Sorry dude but I will keep my ears and eyes open. For now, you'll have to make do with the one I already did.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How about Disney's Little Mermaid?
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Chickie........i thought of that however it would mean asking Disney permission and i don't think we would get it
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Theres nothing wrong with downloading a graphic of the little mermaid and using it in DesktopX. In fact it might even be ok to distribute that object, after all how many CocaCola/Sony/Pioneer/Pepsi skins are their for Winamp out on the internet? Also if that were the case, any DX Object made as a zoomer, like the Unreal Tournament logo etc, would also be disallowed.

The real problem would be if you were selling it, or including it as part of an "Original Creation".



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Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Dewebmassa............see Jerry's post above.......what do you think?
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jeremy,

Yes I could more than likely get away with a Little Mermaid object with no problem but I would still need a 3d model of her or at least a good animation! Writing Disney to ask would be a waste of time as it would probably get ignored.

I was contacted today by someone who says they have a 3d model of a mermaid but they need some help learning how to create DX Objects. I am going to help him out and see how that works out. If we still need a mermaid at that point, we'll move to the next level.

Note: A mermaid was NOT that important to me but now it's become a challenge.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Personally for me I'd prefer a real looking mermaid, not a cartoony one. Too bad Daryl Hannah from "Splash" isn't available, since I'd think you would have found it already, she'd be a good one.



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Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Listen... if anyone can find me a good AVI or MPG of a mermaid swimming, it will take me some time but I am willing to consider going that route. Problem is it involves twice the work but hey, at this point I want this resolved!
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've written emails to two authors that have 3d models they created... we'll see what they say.