Custom Themes, Icons and Start Buttons.

[zloo]

Hi,

I've just found this interesting forum looking for some cool start buttons. I saw some nice buttons here but I have some "burning letters" and I want to ask if someone can make a cool start button out of these. I don't know if the square one can be used for a start button. I'm a newbie with graphics and I have to admit that everything I've tried was a disaster...

Thanks in advance and I hope you will not blame me if my first post is a request.

 

[darkstar09]

I made this just before with some pics from NZ.

It doesnt have any custom icons (yet) and one if the picture is really bad quality lol, im looking for another one now.

But I was wondering...how do I add custom icons to a theme?

 

[Iam918]

First, I know the bmp size is supposed to be 54x54 but how big is the Orb itself supposed to be?

Reason I ask is I made one but it keeps having a brief flash of the black (transparent?) when hovering / clicking the start orb. Which I've read is because there is some pixels outside the orb part.

Secondly, How are ya'll getting the pics so clear when shrinking them? I seem to get alot of distortion on mine at times.

Also, I keep telling it to make background transparent but then after all's said and done it'll be a white background. I've seen other peoples where the background doesn't show up and I've yet to figure out why mine does this. Any ideas?

Probably have another question but atm I can't remember what it was LoL /sigh

Oh, I use Photoshop 6.0 for editing/creating.

 

[Airbot]

those dragon yin yang pics look familiar.

 

[Iam918]

those dragon yin yang pics look familiar.

I cut the dragons out of it appears your background you put up http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/11349-custom-windows-7-wallpapers-4.html#post111237 .

I'm not really an artist and I loved the dragon on the background and the yingyang theme and figured the dragons would look good on a start orb. Put 'em on a black 'n white yingyang. resized the dragon to be all the way inside the orb instead of tail outside. put on a clear piece from one of the clocks to make it "glassy".

Hope yer not mad


Attached my .psd of it.


This was done Sunday. Yesterday I found a tutorial on how to make an orb and was able to put together a blue orb.


Again, hope I didn't perhaps step over the line by using it.

 

[Airbot]

No worries mate. I didn't design the dragon, a couple of us colored them long ago and I blended the yinyang and dragon together in my wallpapers. I use it on my profile page.

Nice Orb btw.

 

[Chud57]

dunno if u guys missed it or not but i posted a little while back about making me a Dragon Eye Orb

is it possible to edit the picture of this eye so that it slightly closes (on hover) and closes completly (on Click)?

if not i suppose it would be cool just to do a color change or something but i like the color it is already.

 

[Mark]

dunno if u guys missed it or not but i posted a little while back about making me a Dragon Eye Orb

is it possible to edit the picture of this eye so that it slightly closes (on hover) and closes completly (on Click)?

if not i suppose it would be cool just to do a color change or something but i like the color it is already.

How is this for you?

 

[nguyenxuanhoa]

Orb Logo windows

 

[Chud57]

dunno if u guys missed it or not but i posted a little while back about making me a Dragon Eye Orb

is it possible to edit the picture of this eye so that it slightly closes (on hover) and closes completly (on Click)?

if not i suppose it would be cool just to do a color change or something but i like the color it is already.

How is this for you?

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YOU ARE A GOD!

those are sweet man thank you so much!

now i gotta go through the tutorial and see how to apply em

Thx again man!

Edit*

Got it working and it looks great man! Thanks again, i really appreciate it!

 

[tw33k]

Orb Logo windows

can you post a pic of it? i wanna see it not download it

 

[gr00f]

Hey guys

I've been trying to find the alpha icon converter to make an start orb but can't find it anywhere.

Could someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

 

[edrik]

Hey guys

I've been trying to find the alpha icon converter to make an start orb but can't find it anywhere.

Could someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance.

Download Alpha Icon Creator 1.0 - Alpha Icon Creator - create 32-bit icons with alpha channels in multiple sizes from a single bitmap source image - Softpedia

 

[edrik]

Orb Logo windows

can you post a pic of it? i wanna see it not download it

I downloaded the file he attached, and here's what it looks like

 

[Uber Philf]

Thanks Edrik, and nice sig, looks great

 

[Minotar]

Can some one make a start orb out of this?

I have photoshop and done the above off a base image but i dont know how to make them into an orb i can use

 

[TheBull]

How is this for ya?



View attachment Dragon2.zip

 

[Minotar]

How is this for ya?

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Thats excellent!!

What program do you use to create these,or is there a tutorial somewhere?

 

[gr00f]

Thanks for the link edrik

 

[gr00f]

I was browsing through deviantart start orbs and came across a link someone had put about creating a start orb in photoshop with out the need for a 3rd party conversion to a windows ready bitmap.

Don't know if this has already been given but I found it very helpful.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-9FC6P0lKU"]YouTube - How to make start button for Windows 7.[/ame]

Hope putting this link here is not a problem.

For my first orb I took a wheel and tyre from a nascar and converted it into an orb.

I would put a pic up but I don't know how too.