Valence Shell Trilogy-WIP

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I'm going to go all-out this time. I'm beginning work on the first WindowBlind in a trilogy of themes. The family of themes is caled Valence Shell, which will be futuristic and sci-fi.

Each theme will include skins for WindowBlinds, ObjectDock, IconPackager, and possibly CursorFX.

I am starting off with Valence Shell 1: Plasma Canon, which is a steel mixed with a little dark glass, and a lot of plasma green highlights.

Valence Shell 2: Ultra Violet and Valence Shell 3: Proton Beam will follow.

These skins will be designed for Windows 7, Vista & XP.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Awesome and sleek looking work Bri:thumbsup:

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

A trilogy of windowblinds themes+iconpackages? WOW. Hope we will get  to see these beauties done before Christmas XD Just kidding. Like I said before I don't like the start button at all but I usually like your work and I have no doubt that this will be awesome too. Can't wait :D

 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

This sounds like a great Trilogy and the first Theme is looking very good.  :thumbsup:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Fathers day is over and already back to work. Sorry I have to keep saying the same thing.

"Looks Great"

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks everyone! :D The skin is well underway. I'll be posting some screen shots soon.

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't like the start button at all

Deea, what would you suggest?

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Agreed, if your going all out, the start button needs some extra imagination, also watch the gradient banding in the start menu glass.

 

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Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

  What I would suggest? I was thinking about a simple square button but when it has the mouse over it should have an animation, it should be open like a door and reveal some sort of green animation (or violet depending on the skin). It's just an idea, but  i personally think everything would be better then that retro START text. I have seen some previews of the icon folders that you have made for this skin and they looked so futuristic, this skin definitely deserves a better start button :drool:

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I will definitely give that some thought. Thanks!

I may make an alternate start button... cuz, well... I kinda like this one. :X

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I, personally, like the start button, but maybe not the text.

Lookin' good, Brian. :star:

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Ross! :)

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I must ask, and I may be showing my red neck here, but shouldn't it be Plasma Cannon?

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

shouldn't it be Plasma Cannon?

:rofl:

Ya know, I'm a photographer... and... photographers spell Canon with one n!

Maybe I oughtta rethink this skin and call it the Canon Mark 7d! :rofl:

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Lol!!  I have a Canon printer....does that help, nah!

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I like the overall shape of the button.... I trust Brian's imagination more than RnD's 'cannon'...

 

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

One thing for sure--don't let RedneckDude do a DX theme for you. Look what he did with Aero Station.

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 8
also watch the gradient banding in the start menu glass.

 


Please excuse the "Duh" factor, but what the heck is that?

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting willistuder, reply 18
One thing for sure--don't let RedneckDude do a DX theme for you. Look what he did with Aero Station.

HEY!     o_O

Yeah, I guess I really messed that one up, huh.  :P

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 20



Quoting willistuder,
reply 18
One thing for sure--don't let RedneckDude do a DX theme for you. Look what he did with Aero Station.



HEY!    

Yeah, I guess I really messed that one up, huh. 

It was one of your best messes yet, and it deserved the skin.

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

also watch the gradient banding in the start menu glass.

Please excuse the "Duh" factor, but what the heck is that?

Gradient banding is a visible line where one color ends and the next starts, like bands of color, instead of a smooth transition from one color to the next.

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looking excellent as usual Brian! 5* :thumbsup:

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks like somebody's about to be promoted to Master to me! 5*

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Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Looks like somebody's about to be promoted to Master to me!

:thumbsup: