mind boggling

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I've been working with skin studio for a few weeks now and i must say everytime i round a corner, theres another long tunnel, i've managed to look at the small picture when working, because to look at the whole picture is mindboggling.. i just wanted to ask when people make a new wb skin, do they make all there own graphics for it or do they use other graphics already made? I wouldnt have gotten anywhere on the current one in doing if it wasnt for the help of a few key people from irc and emails.. Kudo's to you all.
and after delving into the program i must say thank you to everyone who does this and submits great skins for all of us to use, i never knew just how hard it was before now.
Psy
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
do they make all there own graphics for it or do they use other graphics already made?


Yes, they make all their own graphics. A lot of work, huh?......
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
SKS is a great tool for skinning, but you are right - there are lots of nooks & crannies, not to mention long tunnels. The Preview Image, while very helpful, is also not fully congruent with postitioning of certain graphic elements in certain previews and sometimes shows things as they "should" appear as opposed to how they "actually" appear.

Someone skilled at creating and manipulating images can get a skin put together fairly quickly, but there is a lot of time and care that must be taken to get all the sizing and content margin settings correct, not to mention the various text & basic color settings.

Additional animation knowledge & skill is also required for a "complete" skin that includes all the features available in WB5. It's easy to consume more than a hundred hours of work getting a skin optimized, particularly if you include the time needed for "shakedown" use.

Cheers,
Daiwa
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