This Week in Skinning - May 11th

Skin Roundup for 5-11-07

from WinCustomize Forums

I have been watching the galleries over the past week, and I have been waiting for Friday to come because I saw so many skins that I wanted to feature.  It really gets tough some weeks because due to time and space constraints, it's hard for me to feature all the skins I would like, so having to narrow all of them down to 5 or 6 is difficult. 

It's always good to browse the galleries, and the personal sites of the artists here because many times there are works there that are not featured in the general gallery.

Now let's get to the picks!


Vista Water Bubbles Blue v2.0! for BootSkin
By unclerob

 





Blue water bubbles.  A huge step up from the default bootscreen, and unclerob has some other color variations as well.

 

 

 

 

 

The Cat 1024 for DesktopX Themes
By buzzh58


 



The colors and clean look of this DesktopX theme got my immediate attention.  It includes a custom wallpaper, start menu, and more.  Another resolution is also available.

 

 

 

 



Necromancy: Inferno in Dreams
By DuckStar

 



This is definitely one of the best "flame" dreams out there.  It's seamless and goes great with darker skins.

 

 

 




Slider for IconPackager
By Skinhit

 

 

It's been a few weeks since we have seen some new Icon Packs, and this addition is worth the wait.  Great job!

 

 

 

 





Vienna XP for WindowBlinds
By vStyler

 

 

This is an excellent WindowBlinds skin.  No need to go on about it, just download it and see for yourself.  There is also a matching cursor, weather widget, etc., so be sure to check the galleries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





This has been an exceptional week, and make sure you check the galleries here on WinCustomize as there are some fantastic submissions.  See you next week!


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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not seeing anything I don't agree with and a few that I couldn't agree with more.  Good job ID!
SoundPackager - Customize the Windows sound scheme
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Once again , fantastic picks ID.
Kudos to all in this weeks Skinning picks mentioned here and to those that continue to share their work week after week.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
These are all great skins! Great job ID!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks alot for the mention ID - I really appreciate it.
I've been focusing more on windowblinds work lately but every now & then I have to go back to check out the latest & greatest bootskins and submit a few myself (Alperium pretty much owns that section and has been making some wicked cool vista themed bootskins lately).

Truth be known, bootskins are what got me interested & involved with this site to begin with almost a year ago, before that I didn't even know that it was possible to create bootskins, windowblinds and every other skin project category on this site. I've been hooked to this site and skinning in general ever since.

vStyler's Vienna XP is a master skin and it's free: IMHO it could easily have been listed as a premium skin and would have been a very successful one at that.

Skinhit's stuff is too good for words, I knew he was a wallpaper wizard and apparently he has the same aptitude for icons as well, truly an excellent job.

The desktopx theme by buzz is excellent, I've been wanting to start getting involved with desktopx as well, seeing that theme makes me want to start right now.

The flame dream by duckstar is awesome, I wish I knew how to make them. I'd love to see something similar to my blue water bubbles bootskin as an animated dream.

Great selections this week, thanks again for the mention. I look forward this column every week! This site just keeps getting better & better!!!

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Excellent picks ID, these skins are first rate!
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well I must say that I'm truly honored to be on this list(first time ever) and in the company of such fine artists...So thanks Island Dogg, you made my day!
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Always nice to be recognized for all the hours that it takes to produce this stuff.. I am humbled and appreciative.    

Congrats to the other featured artist's   
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks ID, it's nice to be included on THE LIST and 'grats to the other artists also.

Cheers
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A veritable feast from some of my favourite artists......what a week......thanks ID....thanks guys....all fabulous.........(Skinhits first visit of many with those icons!)......

* goes back to peering at my screen through Vienna......
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
yup.... Congrats to all featured artists real quality work
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
vStyler's Vienna WB and Skinhit's Slider IP go great together. Now if I could only find a way to tie in buzzh58's The Cat DX and unclerob,'s Vista Water Bubble Blue then top it all off with a flaming DuckStar Necromancy:Inferno (don't do Vista so dreams won't work)
I'd have me one helluva desktop. Thanks to all artists for their great work and for the sharing. 10 of 10 to all to each.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It is always a treat to check this weeks skinning list, as usual great choices I.D. Thank you to each artist & skinner for sharing your time and talents with us !~!



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Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Great choices I.D. Love the skins and congrats to all artists. Always a treat to visit this feature and see all the great work.