winskin in progress -- opinions needed

reinselft · Post by **reinselft** » Thu May 05, 2005 9:45 am

hola everyone. so here i was, making this winskin... but I hit a snag

i need your opinions on this...

screenshot no 1

screenshot no 2 - with hokey line action

so which do you think it's better? bear in mind, this skin is still in-progress atm... comments and critiques welcome.

edit: forgive the lousy screencaps.

Post by **Taurec** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:00 am

nr 2 makes it look more techy and shows you did a little more then just taking a image and slap it on the background.

So I would go for option 2

sj4iy · Post by **sj4iy** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:18 am

Number 2, I agree...make the playlist editor and I would even use it

(and I'm VERY picky about my winamp skins...yours looks really good).

Circle · Post by **Circle** » Thu May 05, 2005 10:05 pm

At first the two looks extactly the same to me. But then I looked closer for the "hokey line action" and I see the slight difference. But #1 has lines in it too and the hokey line action is very light so the two are still pretty much to same to me. So... my opinion, they are both just as good. Haha, sorry I'm not very helpful.

But the picture you selected is nice.

SousukeXKamane fishin :cute:

reinselft · Post by **reinselft** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:53 am

rarr! ambivalent is thy name!

most of my graphics buddies i asked like the one w/o lines ... and you guys liked the lined-version. NOT HELPING.

will muse on this...

thanks for the comments so far.

PookaKitten · Post by **PookaKitten** » Fri May 06, 2005 3:13 am

To repeat someone else (Circle?), I can't tell the difference between #1 and #2, so either works. I also like the image you picked. That's one of my favorite scenes from the first series. What did you use as a source for it? A screencap from the anime? It doesn't look quite like either Shikidouji's or Retsu Tateo's artwork. Did you do some image processing on it, by chance? It looks "softer" than Gonzo's animation.

But yes, I like it a lot. *grumbles* Will I end up with /three/ music players on my compy?

Samantha

Jae · Post by **Jae** » Fri May 06, 2005 4:02 am

I think it was a promo piece featured in Newtype magazine, published back when the end was aired.

They both look nice

I'm in the 'differences are too minor to matter' camp.

Weltall Elite · Post by **Weltall Elite** » Fri May 06, 2005 4:10 am

Jae wrote: I'm in the 'differences are too minor to matter' camp.

Me too.

Circle · Post by **Circle** » Fri May 06, 2005 5:26 am

I would like it even more if there's also a version without the EQ controls. It hides a lot of Kaname's pretty blue dress.

Weltall Elite · Post by **Weltall Elite** » Fri May 06, 2005 5:56 am

And the pretty blue dress hides a lot of...

...Nice Winskin.

reinselft · Post by **reinselft** » Fri May 06, 2005 7:22 am

hmmhmhm... anyway, i have decided to use the lines but I redid them. So it won't be too busy and retweaked plenty of things. \0/

thank you for the comments^^

What did you use as a source for it? A screencap from the anime? It doesn't look quite like either Shikidouji's or Retsu Tateo's artwork. Did you do some image processing on it, by chance? It looks "softer" than Gonzo's animation.

the original pic came from jae's gallery.... art is by Shikidouji but finished by another artist. (SD did the lineart, someone else did everything else.)

and.. blur + overlay is your good PS friend. it gives a more 'softer and bathed in the sunset's glow' kinda look when compared with the original.

and on the subject of non-working eqs.... I really hate making them. Because they're too easy to make. You know how hard it is to make a workable eq bars and effects? It's a challenge, RWAR. (And I damned like the eq bars I made for this too....)

and now.. to work.

And the pretty blue dress hides a lot of...

...

sj4iy · Post by **sj4iy** » Fri May 06, 2005 10:32 am

reinselft wrote: and on the subject of non-working eqs.... I really hate making them. Because they're too easy to make. You know how hard it is to make a workable eq bars and effects? It's a challenge, RWAR. (And I damned like the eq bars I made for this too....)

Thank You! I always hate when people just slap a picture on a winamp just b/c it looks nice without putting any work into it to make it functional, too. I actually use on the controls on mine, so if something doesn't have usable controls, I don't even bother with getting it. The whole point is to try to make a skin that is functional while looking nice, imo.

Good job, anyway ^^

Weltall Elite · Post by **Weltall Elite** » Fri May 06, 2005 12:11 pm

reinselft wrote:
And the pretty blue dress hides a lot of...
...

I'm only kidding! XD

Wild Goose · Post by **Wild Goose** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:01 pm

Isn't that from the Party Episode? I think that was the dress she was wearing, when she did that karaoke duet with Tessa (and Mao playing the keyboard).

*hums TAKE ME OUT MARIANANA TRENCH*

PookaKitten · Post by **PookaKitten** » Fri May 06, 2005 3:18 pm

Wild Goose wrote:Isn't that from the Party Episode? I think that was the dress she was wearing, when she did that karaoke duet with Tessa (and Mao playing the keyboard).

Jae said it was from a promo, so it might not be the same as the anime.

Samantha