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I've looked through all the tutorials and haven't been able to find the answer to my question. I know this may sound silly but where do you find the graphics used for the start menus and so forth? Are they all created in Photoshop or a similar program? If so, is there a tutorial out there somwhere that tells how to create them?
You may find some answers at the WC WiKi found here. http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/Main_Page I'm a casual user of graphics and rely on PaintDotNet to do my small amount of graphics work. You'll find that the various artists who create skins use PhotoShop and other similar programs for their actual graphics work.
If you're already familiar with the graphics programs and use them now then you could probably tackle right away a full Window Blinds skin but, if you're just learning graphics software now start with something smaller an icon, a right click skin an Object Dock skin or something else that suits you. A full Window Blinds skin is a big project. Beyond my limited skills.
You also find there is plenty of help available. I'm expecting right now many artists will be busy with GUI championship projects and may seem scarce but, be patient you'll get your chance to jump in the pool soon enough.
I meant to ask if your problems you indicated in your other post https://forums.wincustomize.com/325091 are solved? If so would you mind maybe putting in a final message that everything is okay? Helps to close off old posts.
This might be a good place to start:
So, I guess, to actually create the image itself, I need to know how to use Photoshop? Okay, that puts a serious kink in my plans. Anyone have some good tutorials for Photoshop? 
There are tons of them out there. Google 'Photoshop Tutorials' and you will find enough of them to keep you busy for a long time! 
Thanks for the ideas! I downloaded paint.net yesterday and so far I've created a couple glass buttons and made a fire background! It's so easy to use and their tutorials are great! Thanks Bichur!
cool.
I've found paint.net useful.
I have PSP8 and tried creating a .tga to use in SKS, but every one I created... SKS kept rejecting with a 'you suck, try it again' message.
found if I created a .png in PSP then opened that in paint.net, I could then just 'save as' a .tga that SKS was happy with.
There is a freeware program called The Gimp.....very similar to Photoshop, just not as many goodies to it, and plenty of tuts out there for it as well. I have found that I don't do so well with tuts....I have a tendancy to go off in another direction....dang ADD 
. I guess that is why I haven't moved on from doing walls....woe is me.
Hey Sir B., SKS will convert the png to a tga for ya, then ya still have the png to tweak as needed.
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