Skin Style Interface

[Double_J]

Just playing with a skin style UI. Still need to clean-up around the edges.

[ellisr63]

I like it... I still have problems doing the multiple shapes like you have on yours... Hopefully I will get better at it.

[Double_J]

There are a few ways to make odd shapes. I will draw the image on paper, scan it in and then cut the shape out. I will make what I don't want transparent and then either shade the edges or in the case of the photo above, buttonize the cut-out.

[ellisr63]

I've been trying to do it in PS with the Marquee and the "Tranform Path- Distort".

[Dean Roddey]

BTW, don't forget that there are a set of backgrounds you can also use under the Downloads tab of the web site. You might find something you like there and save some time.

[Double_J]

Dean.

There are lot of nice backgrounds that come with CQC, that I like. I just enjoy creating graphics, makes me forget about my real job.

Ellis.

Sorry, I know absolutely nothing about PS. I use the cheap program Paint Shop Pro. From what I see of your work, you got things figured out just fine as all of your stuff looks great.

[ellisr63]

Thanks for the complement... but believe me there are a lot of things I want to do that I am still struggling with. Sometimes the tutorials leave out a little step or it is for a dif PS version and I can't get it right.

[simon]

I tend to find Fireworks easier to use for these sorts of things than PS.

Its much quicker to do multiple effects on objects and link them together.