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Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 19:44:26   
EZCheez


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Status: offline 		Anybody else here mess around with making themes for the PS3? I've been wasting some time on a few to pass the time until GT5P and I've hit a problem. Here's my problem that I will present will imaginary examples.

Say I have a picture of a zebra. And I also have the icon images of the PS3 XMB. How do I copy that pattern (the zebra print) onto the icons? I've seen some themes on PSU and I've noticed some themes that did this. There is a cookie monster theme where every icon has a real cookie pattern on each icon.

Any help would be seriously appreciated. I've talked to a lot of people online and in person, and I have yet to meet someone fluent in photoshopping.
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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 19:47:33   
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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 19:56:12   
FAT MAN GO BOOM


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Status: online 		Are you using photoshop to make the icons???

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 20:04:21   
EZCheez


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Status: offline 		Thanks Timmy, but I already know how to do all of that. In fact, I know how to do a little more. My main problem lies with transfering a pattern of something onto the icon.

I know how to make icons, change their color, switch them with different icons and so forth. I'm trying to give a good example of my problem.

Pretend I want to keep each original icon that comes in the p3t file (which I do). What I want to do with these icons is apply a standard pattern from a different picture (the cookie theme was the best I could think of) onto each one of the icons.


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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 20:06:01   
EZCheez


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Status: offline 		I was using Paint.net and I haven't had any problems, but I can't figure out how to do this one thing. I've got an idea for a theme with a Metal Gear Solid background and it would kick so much ass if I could make this work.

I've downloaded a trial of Photoshop but I still haven't figured out a way to do this.

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 20:07:42   
FAT MAN GO BOOM


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Status: online 		ezcheese please post the icons and the picture of the zebra and I can see what I can do if you want... you need to do it with photoshop


come on let me try pretty please.... I like to learn new things....

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 20:11:33   
FAT MAN GO BOOM


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Status: online 		I would love to make my own theme but that ass hats at sony just release the tools for PC and I have a MAC .....

Ass Hats I say..... ASS HATS....

sorry I better now ... oh look a kitty...


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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 20:26:59   
EZCheez


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Status: offline 		I'm trying to do something to the effect of taking the pattern of the zebra on the picture and overlaying each icon with it.

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 21:09:59   
FAT MAN GO BOOM


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Sorry it took so long N4G was down or I could not get on...

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 22:48:37   
FAT MAN GO BOOM


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Status: online 		The Zebra overlay can be applied to many images how ever I am half Zebra and half Canadian....

PROOF LADIES TURN YOUR EYES FOR THE ZEBRA MAN IS HERE.....



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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 22:50:26   
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The Zebra overlay can be applied to many images how ever I am half Zebra and half Canadian....

PROOF LADIES TURN YOUR EYES FOR THE ZEBRA MAN IS HERE.....




im gettin hot just looking at it..... hot!

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 23:00:09   
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ORIGINAL: snoop_dizzle

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The Zebra overlay can be applied to many images how ever I am half Zebra and half Canadian....

PROOF LADIES TURN YOUR EYES FOR THE ZEBRA MAN IS HERE.....




im gettin hot just looking at it..... hot!



You should see my Tail..... great for the flies....

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-15th-2008 23:32:26   
EZCheez


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Status: offline 		You are officially my hero. How did you do it? If you want just PM me with the details. Seriously though, you did exactly what I've been tryin to do. Thank you. And is this specific to Photoshop?

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-16th-2008 11:16:53   
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Status: online 		It all comes down to layers and masks.... In Photoshop or Maskng-able program.

PS @ Fatman, Take it el Mac user. TAKE IT. While I simply use my Tablet PC to make the best icons ever.

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RE: Help with making themes - Apr.-21th-2008 19:45:58   
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that link is a pretty good tutorial on what you want to do their EZCheez.

hope it helps :)

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