New XIII forum skins now in business!

[Psychotic]

I was about to say "What are you talking about? I made sure the link and text colours were different for this very reason!" and welp, looks like they're not.

[Sephiroth]

Do you need some screenshots you could work with?

[Marshall Banana]

Eh. I don't like the length of the gradient I posted now that I've seen what it looks like as a background. I tried to recreate my blue and gray skin in a HTML file, and I included it in the RAR file below, along with the gradients and a banner! I wanted to make it perfect before I posted it, but I'm at a stand-still and need more time to think of ways to improve it. What I made is a little bland right now.

Preview:

[crazybayman]

Sword-chucks yo!

[Psychotic]

Do you need some screenshots you could work with?

It wouldn't hurt! I don't know what use we'd have for them yet though.

Anyway Monda I got the forums index looking pretty much exactly how you have them (although the rounded corners still elude me) but the threads themselves look like, well, see for yourself. Each post starts the gradient all over again. Yay? Nay?

Also, sword-chucks for sure.

[Psychotic]

Disregard what I said about threads in the previous post.

Here's some attachments. I did a wee bit of deleting various bits of code and hoping for the best, and it looks way better than before.

EDIT: Ha, you can see the ugly old version still attached in the thread sample!

[Madonna]

I like the font versus the gradient; from light to dark, it is still legible!

[Rantz]

Really liking the cloudy day skin so far.

[black orb]

>>> I guess I could draw some ff13 art for a banner or something..

[Rocket Edge]

>>> I guess I could draw some ff13 art for a banner or something..

That would be awesome.

[Psychotic]

I agree with Mr. Rocket Edge!

I think I am giving up on Plum Mint for the time being. Anyone else have any feedback on the Strawberry Chocolate and Cloud Day skins?

[Rye]

I agree with Genius Lynx, the font is a very good choice as you can read it throughout. I really love cloudy day, I don't think it could be improved very much since it's really genuinely good.

If you want any other skin ideas, I'd suggestion a Frocobo skin!

EDIT: Oh actually, my biggest suggestion is just round the edges around the big grey forum index and forums list box, like Monda did in her screen shot. idk if you can or not, but it REALLY make a difference to me even though it's a minor detail.

[Wolf Kanno]

I'm still pretty partial to the pink one Psy made at first, it just needed a better font color so the pink doesn't wipe out the white. Cloudyday doesn't look too bad either.

[black orb]

>>> I guess I could draw some ff13 art for a banner or something..

That would be awesome.

>>> Im on it then..

[Marshall Banana]

Lookin' good, Psychotic! I say "nay" to the look of individual posts, though.

To achieve the rounded corners look, I made two images and positioned them the best I could over the original corners. I don't know whether I wrote the code correctly, but the images are accurately-placed in my browser!