Object Dock background request

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Okay, I've seen, and enjoyed PHOENIXHEART's rare icon request post so we can all enjoy amazing icons from experts like PHOENIXHEART, Po'Smedley, Bandit4edu, etc... but I've seen many who request object dock backgrounds, and I would like that everyone can have a cool one to match their desktops.
I'm not that good at making them, but I know how to make them, but maybe cool designers like WebGizmos, Gooberbean28, and many other great skinners can help us out here, so if you would like one just tell us!
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'd like a stretch of sand with palm tress at the ends

been trying to make for a year
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
mmm.. tough one, I'll give it a try!
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
cool...
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey Sir B. Help me find some palm tree brushes or picture tubes for Paint Shop Pro X and I will be able to make you one. I will try making brush or pic tube from palm tree I will render in Bryce. I will easily be able to render the sand for background in Bryce. It may not be until the weekend that I will have time. I will give it a go for you.
It won't be cheap though
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The one problem you will find when using certain graphics is that they look great until someone takes the dock background and stretches it out...then it becomes distorted. The Thredz dock I did is a good example...that one took awhile before I got certain parts of it to behave no matter what anyone did to it. If you don't get it just right it not only distorts it also breaks up and looks like a bad patch job.

The strecth of sand wouldn't be a problem and for the most part the trees would look ok until you stretched it out. But I'll see what I can do as well Bichur.

But as far as requests...I've always been game...but no ones ever asked
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey Cavan and WebGizmos, glad to see you would like to participate, thanks.

And Cavan I just found this tree brushes, which includes palm trees for photoshop ... http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/22839764/ ... I coulnd't find any for paint shop pro x.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I sent you 4 .tub's Cavan from my home email addy mcash10277@....
Use them in good health. I'd enjoy one like David described too.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cavan, got anything??? how about you WebGizmos?, I'm having problems with this one
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Got them, thanks Lantec.

I will start working on it soon, got busy with logons and a bootskin to match Night Trains 2 new WBs.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Haven't had a chance to hunt down the right stuff for this one...plus been busy with a few others at the moment. But its been on my mind! And with all the other requests coming in I'm swamped.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey Sir b. Something like this http://cavan1.wincustomize.com/photos.aspx?a=1&p=10&view=full
If you like it let me know the size you normally have your dock set at, I can then make the image for that size so there is no stretching of the palm trees.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry Sir B.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
We need the edit function back.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Awaiting moderation,
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That looks great Cavan!
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
All we need now is some beach chairs, umbrellas, and some of those cute drinks with the little umbrellas in them! !
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks WG; I have no brushes or pic tubes for any of those items.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

PS 'brushes' for palm trees?

Why stop there?  Why not get NUMBER BRUSHES so you can number bits of your pictures so an UNTRAINED monkey can paint the right colour inside the lines....

What happened to plain and simple DRAWING?....

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What happened to plain and simple DRAWING?


It's hard to get the palms to pose in the proper grouping (frond envy)....
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Looks great Cavan1!
everytime i tried the trees keep stretching out wide.

What happened to plain and simple DRAWING?.

Some of us don't have a lot of ability in that area Jafo.
For a lot of us, this type is really no different than modifying a vehicle.
How may custom cars or bikes or whatnot start out with going out to a field and digging up some ore?
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for sending to Cavan1, Lantec...got side tracked and lost this thread until today.
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
got it!
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#14
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow Cavan, that came out really cool!

My palm trees were streching awefull, think I need some more practice at coding
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
everytime i tried the trees keep stretching out wide.



My palm trees were streching awefull, think I need some more practice at coding


I used a larger image for this than normal, 800x90, so right and left width and outsideborder left and right could be set at 75,
so inside the palm trees so they are not stretched. With large width and border values need a large image width wise. Large values
on a smaller image does not apply proper, will have blank in center of dock. Not sure how much is needed but it seems there has to be
enough of the image between width and border for it to be stretched properly.