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[Draco1962]

A little tease for Dan_Dan_91_07...

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[celly]

NICE Draco!

[Draco1962]

...and another tease for those running Supermodel.

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[hansolo77]

Draco1962, on 29 December 2011 - 01:39 AM, said:

...and another tease for those running Supermodel.

Oooh I like that one

[Draco1962]

Getting closer to completion. As noted previously, I am redoing most of what I had from scratch - system logos and images, etc. I have pretty much completed the consoles, and about halfway through with the PC systems. Will start working on Handhelds next.

Here is another peek of my more current work...

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[Adultery]

These are coming along really nicely! Great work as always Drac! Nice to see new icons in such a mastered style! Way to go!!!

Now they need to be on my cab!

[ehuonder]

Nice work Draco! Question since you said that you've redone most of your work from scratch... I've used your last full logos release pack as a starting point for my WOPR them logos, but I have to remove the mirrored part of the backgrounds by hand (about 70% complete)... For this set, do your XCF/PSD files have the actual logo parts separated from the backgrounds? or are the bricks merged in?

By the way... I love the Wii and Guncon images!

[Draco1962]

The "bricks" are just a pattern layer, as are the areas with the slight glows. Once released you can mix and match layers or do without to your heart's content!

[AlphaUMi]

I'm astonished watching these images... can't wait 'til release! Great work Draco!

[JNeeley]

Wheres the tutorial. I looked at the theme editor and couldn't figure it out. I downloaded what I thought was a tutorial on theme editor. It was in the tutorials section but it was just a bunch of .exe that did nothing. Can we not always assume that people just somehow know how to do stuff by osmosis and have a real A-Z tutorial. Video tutorial would be nice. I really would love to learn how to make my own themes.

[Draco1962]

We'll be glad to help you out,. but as you are aware, there is no tutorial. Much of what we have learned is trial & error. You will have to pick up a few tools along the way - either Photoshop or its free alternative GIMP to do much of your editing (there are quite a few good forums for helping you to learn how to use them to create unique backgrounds and effects). The Theme Editor proper is more for object placement than a full-on skinning tool. To that end, this thread is more or less dedicated to showing our stuff and helping others learn as well. The best thing you can do is open the Default theme in Theme Editor so you can familiarize yourself with the various elements as they appear in GameEx, try manipulating them.

[Draco1962]

Has been a while since I last updated my work. Life has a way of getting in the way for good or bad. Once finished it will be one of the most comprehensive collections I have pieced together and hopefully worth the wait.

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[Adultery]

You do fine work as always!

Funny thing that life... LOL!

[Krakerman]

Very nice Draco!

I know the same feeling as I am making slow progress on my theme due to work, sports, and whatever life is throwing at me

[Draco1962]

A sneak peek at my latest endeavor. Nothing too flashy or involved. Just a simple HTPC theme.

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[Krakerman]

Very nice!

[Draco1962]

Redoing some of my recent redoing to add text, resize objects, etc.

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[AlphaUMi]

Really amazing, Draco! I love ALL the images!

[Draco1962]

Thanks, Alpha! I have completed to date the Company & Product and Consoles logo packs (May add a few more to the console time and decent images permitting). I am roughly 3/4 finished with GameEx "core" and 1/4 finished with PC System logos.
Once I wrap those two up, I will begin work on the Handhelds logos.

Upon completion they will be available for download and each logo pack will contain Photoshop PSD and GIMP XCF files so that the end user can add color backgrounds and custom overlay effects to fit within their own themes or use some of the example overlay patterns I have created.

[Krakerman]

Would really like to incorporate them in my new theme Draco, but my new theme doesn't use logo's at all. Can't wait to see the final product thou.

Good job!