Watercolor Emico

[Phixion]

A mod would imply that he modified the original watercolor, which he says he didn't do. If he made it from scratch but based it on watercolor it still doesn't make it a mod :)

BTW Capric0rn: How do you go about making your themes? Do you make a mockup and then use the images from that or do you create each image seperately?

Also do you use Stylebuilder or just ResEdit?

Edited October 22, 2008 by Phixion

[Jamushroom Veteran]

^Correct.

The entire theme is inspired by Watercolor and a bit by LE. All images are made from scratch which means the hole theme isn't a mod. It's just a theme that's inspired by the original Watercolor.

Compare the first LE to Luna. That's what a mod is based on another visual style.

I know you are stating your opinion. I'm doing the same kinda :p

[DavidM]

I can understand your point and can accept that you see things differently than I do. I will refrain from calling Emico a mod of Watercolor, and just say it's a beautiful theme. I hope SE is released soon and is as good as Emico. Good Luck.

[Jamushroom Veteran]

I wouldn't count on 'soon'. There's still a lot to do but I'm sure I can release it before 2009 :p

[Phixion]

I wouldn't count on 'soon'. There's still a lot to do but I'm sure I can release it before 2009 :p

Capric0rn can you reply to my last post plx? :D

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Oh.. I didn't even see you made an edit to that post.

I create a mockup before putting it into the theme. These mockups are pretty big bytes wise. So I'd mock up the images in separated PSD files if you don't like to wait for Photoshop while it's opening the mockups.

I use Stylebuilder and Resedit to create the theme. Stylebuilder to edit the margins and somehow see what the theme looks like. Resedit to add stuff into the XML or INI files, like extra margins and other options.

[Phixion]

OK thanks mate :) I don't really get margins yet, I edit some and they seem to do nothing whereas others don't seem to want to do what I want them to :p

[Jamushroom Veteran]

I used to mod visual styles with Stylebuilder, thats how I learned how to use it. I also get get help from em3 whenever I'm stuck with Stylebuilder.

[Spartan Erik]

Any more updates? A bump and a useful question that I'm sure everyone is wondering about

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Of course there are updates. But if I'm going to tell about them or show them off there won't be any surprises in the theme :p

[Scirwode]

Of course there are updates. But if I'm going to tell about them or show them off there won't be any surprises in the theme :p

Wouldn't that be a shame now, would it :p ?

[Jamushroom Veteran]

It would indeed be a shame. I wasn't even planning on showing off the start button to begin with :p

[Scirwode]

It would indeed be a shame. I wasn't even planning on showing off the start button to begin with :p

If I remember correctly, no one forced you :whistle: .

Scirwode

[Jamushroom Veteran]

I know, but I wanted opinions for the 2 start buttons that I made. They both turned out to be ugly at that point :p

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Thought I'd update you guys again :) The theme is shaping up nicely. I think that I'm half done with the theme. So now I'll have to start mocking up the other half. This theme shouldn't be compared with the older versions. A lot of stuff is looking different and it even has a red close button. The theme name wont be Emico for that matter.

[Krokus]

Nice. :)

Can't wait.

[ikonizer]

How I missed this theme is beyond me. This should have been the default XP theme, period. Slick, clean, and something else you very rarely find in a skin... it's usable.

I tip my hat to you, good sir, for understanding how great skins should be made.

[Spartan Erik]

So will there be a new thread for the shell style, or will it this thread become a mega-mega thread?

[Jamushroom Veteran]

^The shellstyles will probably released inside the themes as an update. I'll have to talk about that with Scirwode first. The new version will get a new thread since it'll have a new name :)

@ikonizer: Thanks a lot for the kind comment! :)

[Scirwode]

^The shellstyles will probably released inside the themes as an update. I'll have to talk about that with Scirwode first. The new version will get a new thread since it'll have a new name :)

Me? What do you need me for :p ?

Scirwode

[Jamushroom Veteran]

You're working on the shellstyles at the moment so it's necessary to ask you first. But I think you'd like it to be an update for all themes right?

[Jamushroom Veteran]

Sorry for the double post but.. what the hell is this?

:whistle:

[acies]

Looking good... Looking very good!

Will actually be doing this one in different colours? Pink actually looks surprisingly nice, I'd never use it though.

[Jamushroom Veteran]

You didn't notice that the PurpleSE teaser is just a cover up? :p

[Rudy]

I would love to see this ported to Vista :)