I would like to start learning

[KingKellz]

any tips some one would like to throw out there to help get me started on them building? I.E. programs i should get, Videos i should watch, Sites to check out, people to talk, background things i should start learning.

[Big V]

Well to start theme building you need to have a few items on your computer like photoshop, windows style builder, and a resource editor like restorator. Once you have those items first thing id recommenced is updating the windows style builder with Mr Grims class map to make location easier to find http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/29940-Updated-Class-Map-for-WSB-1-5

Then i would do some reading in the Wsb tuts section. http://virtualcustoms.net/forumdisplay.php/810-Windows-Style-Builder-v1-5-Tutorials

[gor17981]

Well you come to the right place bud, if you get stuck just post in this section http://virtualcustoms.net/forumdisplay.php/857-Help-Support
and we will be happy to help where we can :Smile:

[KingKellz]

Well to start theme building you need to have a few items on your computer like photoshop, windows style builder, and a resource editor like restorator. Once you have those items first thing id recommenced is updating the windows style builder with Mr Grims class map to make location easier to find http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/29940-Updated-Class-Map-for-WSB-1-5

Then i would do some reading in the Wsb tuts section. http://virtualcustoms.net/forumdisplay.php/810-Windows-Style-Builder-v1-5-Tutorials


ok i got gimp and restorator, and gimp (from playing with it) i assume is the alt to photo shop, is there a free download for windows style builder? and also is there other style builders I.E. MAC/alienware

[Dj Duck]

I'm just to stupid to make these skins so I'm so grateful you can do it :)

[jhgenius01]

Unfortunately from what I have seen Windows Style Builder is by far the easiest for msstyle editing. Hex Editing and some other more mundane methods are possible however. As for a free download to Windows Style Builder, I'm not saying anything but there's a lot of different things on the internet if you search hard enough...

Personally I am still slightly confused with non-msstyle editing stuff such as editing system files, but a free alternative to Restorator (which can be quite expensive) is Resource Hacker with Resource Hacker FX (patch by another person).

I'll create a separate topic for that later as I have my own questions, but I hope I got the general idea for you and those who are more proficient in theme and system file styling could check if I got it right or not.

PS: Interesting inactive user mod, making me post. It's a good incentive I must say.