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Spawn's Themes updated - More Anime |
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Joined: Nov 10, 2003
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From: Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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Been at work all day today scoobs so haven't really had chance to play. I did start my own thread but have only had 10 replies, the last one of which was ages ago so its slipped way down the list. Thanks once again for the positive comments, again!
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vinnieza
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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nice theme skin  , that's a good idea have a playaround with the image editer you're using , that's what i did as well  .
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no1bluejacker
Joined: Dec 06, 2003
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On 2003-12-11 19:07:31, augustborn9917 wrote:
@no1bluejacker,
it can be difficult to make 3 different pictures on 3 different screens, because we have to blend one status bar, and soft key image with 3 wallpapers. half the time, the result is choppy/fragmented images on all 3 screens. one solution is to "frame" the images. i tried my hand at the theme to get 3 images, but the output is mediocre for me. if you want a full bodyshot, or a better wallpaper u want to use, just send me an image and i'll see what i can do.
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this Lord of thr rings theme is what i'm talking about, i'm not even a fan but i must say its one of the best themes i have seen,
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=41589&forum=29&start=100
i don't no what i'm talking about but it looks like he has useed more then 3 pics to make this theme eg the eye on menu bar? am i talkin bollox? lol now time to do some research and find out how i can do it! lol |
TheRealSpawn
Joined: Jul 03, 2003
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Yes maampias lotr theme is very good ( and hes a she )
It can be done - naturally - its not difficult to add 3 images technically - the problem is finding 3 different images that will all look good using the same statusbar in the top and the same softkeybar in the bottum and all with the same colorscheme. The top statusbar and the buttom softkeys cannot be changed - they stay the same on all 3 - you can only change the part in the middle. But you can allways just put 3 pics in a themes - that in itself does not make it look good. It will propably not - unless you work with choosing the right pictures and work alot with the colorschemes. You want to make all 3 pictures blend naturally with the top and buttom bars and with the colors. You want to make it pretty while at the same time be functional - be able to read all information.
Thats the difficult part of theming - and the thing that differentiates between just themes and good themes.
The thememakers here work alot with these things in mind trying to make the themes look good - thats why you can find so many good examples from the thememakers - and why when one start out theming, it doesnt allways quite look the same. A litle practice though and most get the hang of it pretty well
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no1bluejacker
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now i understand! couldn't that be solved with a title at the top or a name at the bottom? or leave it plan, if you had the same background colours that is but with different pics ontop?
i have no idea realy i'm a complete begginer lol but i want to get into this and i hope to be as good as you and the rest of the guys (and girls), so what do u use to make the themes? where can i get what i need to start? and do u no any tutorials?
cheers!
have u noticed that water and shinny objects sem to look very clear much better then other themes? i think they look crisper, so u think u could make some funky cool shinny themes? the madder the better! lol |
augustborn9917
Joined: Jun 03, 2003
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On 2003-12-13 16:46:13, no1bluejacker wrote:
now i understand! couldn't that be solved with a title at the top or a name at the bottom? or leave it plan, if you had the same background colours that is but with different pics ontop?
i have no idea realy i'm a complete begginer lol but i want to get into this and i hope to be as good as you and the rest of the guys (and girls), so what do u use to make the themes? where can i get what i need to start? and do u no any tutorials?
cheers!
have u noticed that water and shinny objects sem to look very clear much better then other themes? i think they look crisper, so u think u could make some funky cool shinny themes? the madder the better! lol
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@no1blujacker,
a lot of the themers here hang out at www.mobile9.com theres a thememaking forum, in there are some tips, hints etc. maybe you can stop by and take a browse 
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verysoon
Joined: Nov 15, 2003
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i dun make a lotsa themes. but i spent a lot of time into each one of them. just my 2 cents worth..... i feel that getting nice pictures is the easy part. with todays internet, u can get loads of them. proficiency in photoshop would help if u can play with varies effects. a keen sense of photography will also play a part in preventing the images looks like a typical mug shot... i mean good framing of subject will make the wallpaper interesting. (using crop & rotate) as we need to make the images fits on the phone screen.
but most importantly, is the design sense of color co-ordination, without which....like spawn says... a theme is just another theme.
design intent of a good theme must be functional; to make using the phone pleasing to the eyes. so color contract / co-ordination must be more important.
i find this part harder to achieve....as spawn can testify when he helped me with one theme. so perhaps should look out for some adverts/coprwrites to observe the kind of color scheme they use. wonder what would happen if i use a good set of color palette to begin with, b4 looking for images. i dun know. maybe experience thememakers or some graphic designers can share with me their train of tots during their creation.
thanks for listening.
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TheRealSpawn
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ok - here are some erotic themes - one of them is maybe going to be submitted to our erotic contest - but cant decide which
http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic1.thm
http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic2.thm
http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic3.thm
http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic4.thm
http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic5.thm |
scubyd002
Joined: Oct 26, 2003
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hey spawn!! nice themes i wouldn't know how to choose from these great themes either if i were you tough choices!!
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vinnieza
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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great themes spawn , my favourite is the last 3, make that last 4, nope change that all of them; i can't decide either 
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Vlammetje
Joined: Mar 01, 2003
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I like number 4 (1st vote) and number 2 (2nd vote)
Finally someone can decide here  
But tghey are al excellent work.
The picture on the first one reminds me of Sarah Bernhardt?
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Cycovision
Joined: Nov 30, 2003
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Brilliant stuff, spawn! I'm torn between the 'cowgirl' theme and the last one, just can't decide  |
verysoon
Joined: Nov 15, 2003
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imo, the 3rd one is good. cowgirl riding hard?
the 1st one is kinda scary~~~
i like how u color co-ordinates your theme & all text can be read clearly. i think that's more important than having nice wallpaper. your works have a overall harmonious feel to it. that's good.
keep it up!
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TheRealSpawn
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http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic6.thm
http://spawn.dk/T610/Erotic7.thm |
vinnieza
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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@verysoon, it was spawn who inspired me to start theme making as his themes where so good and i wanted ago, then i made my first theme and couldn't stop
good work spawn, keep it up
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