2009 January | Laptop Skins

Jan 18
2009

Hello Kitty Laptop Skins

Posted by Mark in custom skins

So, you want a hello kitty skin? I have good news and bad news.

First, the bad news… I don’t have any. But wait! The good news!

I’m going to teach you how to make your own Hello Kitty Skins!!

hello kitty laptop skins

First, you need an image you can scan of Hello Kitty. Maybe some stationary or something else?

Found one? Good. Now scan your Hello Kitty image at 300 dpi.

If the final file was not at least 1 MB, the image you scanned might be too small. This applices for larger devices like a laptop, Xbox360, PS3 or other game console. If you are making Hello Kitty Skins for smaller devices like a cell phone, ipod, or similar sized device, your image can be closer to 500 kb.

Your output file (jpg, png, or gif) should be at least 1MB to ensure you have good resolution and a sharp image. Next you might need to open Photoshop and bring your image in there.

You might choose to “clean” solid colors around your Hello Kitty image as the scan might be just ok, or you might choose to trace the Hello Kitty image and drop onto an entirely new background. It’s up to you. If you’re not real familiar with Photoshop, you might find brushes are interesting too.

Here’s one set of “Hello Kitty Brushes“, and there’s lots more out there.

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Jan 18
2009

Guitar Hero Skins

Posted by Mark in custom skins, games

Looking for some cool free Photoshop brushes to make your own Guitar Hero Skins?

How about skulls, more skulls, bullet holes, and a whole bunch of grunge brushes with things like bullets, grafitti, and blood spatters!

Or you might want to buy some pro brushes from GoMedia, creators of kick ass photoshop brush designs for clients like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Evanescence, Velvet Revolver, and Metallica.

Tip:

If you’re not much of a designer, you can still scan a CD cover (or larger image) at about 300 dpi. The key for a your skins to turn out decent is you want your final file (jpg, png or gif) to be at least 1 MB for something the size of a guitar skin (or laptop skin). Other devices can be closer to a half meg.

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Jan 18
2009

Guitar Hero Metallica

Posted by Mark in games

At last! The band many of us have been waiting for will be avilable!

Metallica will be available on Guitar Hero March 29 in North America for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3, and those outside of North America will see it in early May. Nintendo Wii and PS2 will have it most likely around early May.

Source: http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=601800

Guitar Hero Metallica Set List

Enter Sandman - Metallica
For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica
Fuel - Metallica
Hit The Lights - Metallica
King Nothing - Metallica
Master of Puppets - Metallica
No Leaf Clover - Metallica
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Sad But True - Metallica
The Unforgiven - Metallica
Wherever I May Roam - Metallica

Guest Acts Set List
No Excuses - Alice in Chains
Turn The Page - Bob Seger
Hell Bent For Leather - Judas Priest
Demon Cleaner - Kyuss
Tuesdays Gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Blood and Thunder - Mastodon
Armed and Ready - Michael Schenker Group
Mother of Mercy - Samhain
Black River - The Sword1

Guitar Hero Metallica will include 28 Metallica songs and 45 songs in total. A total of 20 Guest Acts include the Foo Fighters, Slayer, Machine Head, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice in Chains, Judas Priest, Kyuss, Mastodon, The Sword, Michael Schenker Group, and Bob Seger .

A few we thought were missing;
Sanitarium, The Unforgiven, and One!
So many good songs, but only so much room.
Apparently the songs were selected by the band.

Game features for Guitar Hero Metallica include the “Fade to Black” move, which completely blacks out their opponent’s fretboard, or “Trapped Under Ice”, freezing the other players whammy bar.

A new feature for the game is the ability for the drummer to use two pedals with your drum set for the Metallica double bass in a difficulty mode called Expert+.

No mention of whether Jason Newsted, Dave Mustaine or Cliff make an appearance, but there is footage of the band’s career in the game.

Many expect to hear Van Halen as the next super bad Guitar Hero release.

This is a great time to stock up on Guitar Hero Skins so you’re ready to shred!

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