SweetDreams: When I first started, the hardest thing to do was get a wallpaper onto a site called Skinz.org, (the original one) They had moderation there like we do here, and I got moderated
all the time! I would upload what I thought was the finest piece of art ever created only to get the dreaded rejection notice listing all the things wrong with it. I often spat my dummy, but tried to learn from it.
Like Jafo, I just love what I do. It's an honour to be a moderator here.
I had to laugh when I read what you said about skinning WindowBlinds because I feel exactly the same! I have a daily battle with skinstudio, (well, more a battle with my own inabilities!) and always struggle to put a skin together.
I still have the first skin I ever made.... it's a QuickNotes skin, (notepad thingy) and when I look at it now I think aaaaahhhhh! that's awful! But it was a good place to start, and once I got the hang of it I made loads of them.
As for advice......hmmmmm.... Well, you will often hear people say "skin for yourself first and foremost", and this is good sound advice. If you make something that
you would really like to use, you usually find that other people will like it too. And I always try to be a little different, I think different is good.
I look forward to seeing your WB skin, if you need a beta tester.......I'm your man. (I like to play with things before everyone else!)
If you need any help just ask. My strongest points are DesktopX and Photoshop.
