EHM The Blue Line

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:55 pm**

Yes that's right folks here is the first ever world-exclusive screenshot of the ESPN skin I am creating...

As you can see, I have not really started! (In fact it was a quarter of an hour ago) but I have a lot to learn, so any progress is welcomed by me! Estimated tome of arrival? How about 2059?
I'll do my best and keep showing you new screens when I have a chance...

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:58 pm**

I looked over that screenshot for 3 minutes before I saw the ESPN logo

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:22 pm**

"Keep on the great work"
"Best skin ever"

euh... well... not really... but good luck

, you can do it!

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:31 pm**

Ha ha

I know it's rubbish at the moment.. but it will be good. All graphics editors have to start somewhere-right, Minty?... Minty?...
(Minstrel suppresses snorts of derisive laughter)

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 5:55 pm**

Working on the title screen...
I need to find a suitable picture and sort text colurs out..

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:19 pm**

Ha ha-this is such poor quality...

:-D
Still, It is all useful in the learning process

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:22 pm**

Experimenting with background themes. I think that orange could lend itself to the ESPN theme...

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:29 pm**

I think that orange would give me a seizure if I looked at it too long.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:37 pm**

I really like it BlackCats!!!

Keep it coming, buddy!!!

...forgot to say that I really like the orange one!!!

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:40 pm**

If it's to be an ESPN skin then it ought to be based on red, white and black.

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:41 pm**

Cheers, flea. As you can see it is years away (possibly literally

) from being finished. All those different text colours are just evidence of me practising with Minty's guide. I know what you meant E about the orange, it is rather bright. However I am sick of blues and greys in my game-it's time for some variation!

Posted: **Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:35 pm**

I like the orange color. Looks like ESPN

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:55 am**

No, I won't point and laugh honest.

The late response is just becuase I'm not around much weekends as I am performing and doing other stuff with my theater on weekends so it's the first I've seen of it.

You're on the right track; it does take a lot of experimenting to get used to the system, the more you tear things apart the more it begins to come together. You're working with a new program too. You can't expect to go from point a to step 246a instantly, but keep working on it and you'll be fine. On that end as I said there are tons of tutorials out there for PaintShop, google up 'paintshop pro tutorials' and you'll see what I mean. I've learned a lot of great techniques from tutorials. Here's a bit of a compiled listing from about.com:

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/paintshopprotutorials/

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:05 am**

Cheers, Minstrel. I think I might work with that orange background despite the mixed response. I'll do an alternative later-possibly in red or black(!)

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:37 pm**

A black background sounds pretty cool

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:28 pm**

With a new orange background (firefox logo!) and silver matchday title panels:

(don't ask me where the team names have gone because I don't know!)

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:51 pm**

LoL, probably they thought they could use a day off!!!

That looks pretty cool my friend!!!

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:24 pm**

The colours clash pretty nastily in this example as they are too heavy, and the text is all in the wrong colour. However it gives you an idea of the bits and pieces I can tweak with. What are your thoughts? Would an orange sidebar be the better alternative?

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:31 pm**

Yeah I think an orangey-red sidebar would be pretty cool.

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:11 pm**

I think I am making some progress-take a look at my latest one-I quite like it even if I say so myself!...feedback?

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:06 pm**

Background looks great

Sidebar needs some work, as does the top.

Good job for your first time

Posted: **Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:30 pm**

BlackCats101 wrote:The colours clash pretty nastily in this example as they are too heavy, and the text is all in the wrong colour. However it gives you an idea of the bits and pieces I can tweak with. What are your thoughts? Would an orange sidebar be the better alternative?

So far I like that one the best.

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:47 am**

U are getting real good man!!! Keep it up...as I always say

BTW, witch stadium is there in the background...looks to me like the Camp Nou from BarÃ§a, but probably Iam wrong there..

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:18 pm**

Uhrff...the skin crashes the game on the loading screen now whenever i try to load it up:rant:. I've given up for the time being.

Posted: **Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:30 pm**

Got game back to working state, but this meant changing nearly every component back to its default setting. Needless to say I am not happy

the sooner Sega make a comprehensive skin editor programme the better.

EHM The Blue Line

BlackCats101's skin-it'll be alright on the night...;)

BlackCats101's skin-it'll be alright on the night...;)