step1:

for now lets start out with a work space of 300x300 (make it bigger if you would like). with your gradient tool selected (G) use the settings below and go crazy filling in your background. (just click and drag about 20+ times):

step2:

after you get your image looking a little something like the image above goto filter > distort > twirl and set the angle to 300. then press ctrl+u select colorize and use the settings below:

step 3:

duplicate the layer that you have been doing all the editing to and set the mode to overlay. goto filter > distort > twirl and set the angle to 150. then press ctrl+u select colorize and use the settings below:

now go to filter > artistic > plastic wrap. use settings below:

Highlight Strength: 17

Detail: 9

Smoothness: 7

your final product should look a little something like the image below:

Thanks to

bock9.net

Now remember.... Tutoruals are just GUIDES! They can always be manulipulated to get the look you want. I took it into my own hands and made my own, changeing things around, this is my result.

remind me to never share another wireless connection with you, ricktendo :lol:

mine

who the hell is link ?

the gangs all here

quick transcript of what i was thinking when i made this...

Bowser: GRRRRA!! I HATE EVERYTHING!...except money

Mairo: My hat is too tight...

Peach: OMG! AIR!

Toad: HI WEIRD PERSON!

Yoshie: SHUT UP TOAD! *throws egg*

:lol:

sounds like a stupid mistake, yep i must have made it :sweatingbullets: :lol:

heres mine

Clean

Dirty

Widgets Dashboard

and no my desktop is not turned like that in real life :lol:

LimeWire.ico

i did?? whoops

*grumble* and i got here first too ...

ok, who should i pick for 2 finalists??

hum...helt and....ripken204 g' job guys!

Vote for your favorite here

Post September desktops here

Post em, guys!

Helt's Desktop

(nice wallpaper)

Ripken204's Desktop

(nice menubar set up)

Time To VOTE!

thanks cygnus

@kel - that was N1k's idea

its the first link in kels post...personally i hate the compact start menu one

thanks buddy

Test it for yourself. Using the arrow keys to scroll, see if you can move the scroll button even one pixel. On second thought, don't-- especially if you're the doggedly persistent type. To do so will take about seven times longer than your natural lifespan.

:lol:i'm gunna try

scary stuff :lol:

tabbed browsing, now tabbed convos.... eventually, tabbed windows explorer windows That's evolution for you :lol:

link to the rules in the top navagation bar is dead.

...just thought you should know that

meee too! I like pointless stuff

Hope you like it

lemme know what you think

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1563/pokemonbannerac8.png

look, you'll see that there are new, "fast reply", "new reply" etc buttons, and team buttons to match the new logo....and there are still more to come

haha, i only made the top logo, if it wasent for N1k's codeing skills none of this would be possible

did some tweaking

haha, i love that show

Want to change the MSN messenger icon in your system tray in OS's before Windows 2000?

Heres how!

First, your going to need to install the following patch, it patches your tray Icons to support 256 color rather than the ugly 16 colors it defaults to.

Dr. Hoiby's tray icon patch.

Before:

After:

All you need to do is download the file below and extract it to your MSN messenger directory. If you want, I can also make a self extracting archive for everyone.

Let me know if it works for you!

Mirror1: Download

Mirror2: Download <--- usually faster, but you need to wait to be redirected.

very nice

moved to gfx tweakes forum