# Recreating a skin - challenge

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [November 3, 2003, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504 "2003-11-03T10:10:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/1 "2003-11-03T10:10:06Z")

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I found this skin on [www.theskinsfactory.com](http://www.theskinsfactory.com) , and wanted to redo it myself 🙂

now I KNOW it has errors, like the little things that form a circle aren’t the exact same apart, and I left out a few things too, also altered a few things 🙂

but overall I know it could be better, but I just got tired of it 🙂

you can find the original on the site mentioned above, below is my attempt, now YOU try it too 🙂

the only thing I stole directly is the colors (used the eyedropper), forms and all were made by me, I just had a screenshot of this skin next to me, I completely recreated it myself. 🙂

and right now I’m pretty sick of circle marquees!! :P:P:P

here it is:

![](http://www.avalon-rev.dk/junk/dims.jpg)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/2 "2003-11-03T11:15:22Z")

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nice job :thumb: … i love most of the skins that the skin factory create, one question though, “why”?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/3 "2003-11-03T11:15:22Z")

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why?

personal challenge 🙂

I’m gonna try some of the other skins too… I won’t use them tho, that’d be ripping it… kinda…

Mostly just a personal challenge, and I learn a lot of stuff from it too 🙂

like sorting things… this baby ran me on 200+ layers… erck…

and I get a lot of inspiration from it 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/4 "2003-11-03T11:40:02Z")

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ok fair enough, why not make your own skin? …

…great work anyways 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/5 "2003-11-03T11:56:20Z")

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because I suck at skinning 😊

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/6 "2003-11-03T15:45:22Z")

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gj man, and nice song in the playlist!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/7 "2003-11-03T15:51:32Z")

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nicee work man! I wish I could do that…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/8 "2003-11-03T15:58:05Z")

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cool work eilsoe…looks nice…that terminator skin they have in their is great!!! never seen that one b4…it is off the hook!!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/9 "2003-11-04T09:03:21Z")

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Hey, sorry if this sounds stupid… but did you use a 3D program for some of that, or is it all photoshop?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/10 "2003-11-04T09:26:49Z")

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It looks all photoshop to me.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/11 "2003-11-04T09:30:57Z")

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it’s 100% photoshop 🙂

and EG, what the hell’s that supposed to mean! 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/12 "2003-11-04T09:34:59Z")

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Other people could be fooled into thinking that it was made with a 3D program, but I know you Eilsoe, you’re an hardcore photoshopper. 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/13 "2003-11-04T09:39:30Z")

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ah, MUCH better 😛

:love:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/14 "2003-11-04T09:40:38Z")

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Wow what a nice save, man I’m good. 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/15 "2003-11-04T09:42:55Z")

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Ⓜ

😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/16 "2003-11-04T09:46:13Z")

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That’s one good job eilsoe…  
Love it… and the song… of course… he he:)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/17 "2003-11-04T09:56:52Z")

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I have a fan! :love:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/18 "2003-11-04T10:22:23Z")

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Nice job man, are all those … things that look like gradients… just plain old gradients tweaked out to your liking?

edit: I realize that didn’t make sense… its getting pretty late… what I MEANT to say was did you use a lot of beveling and lighting, or did you just use gradients.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/19 "2003-11-04T10:37:35Z")

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I used gradient’s, a crapload of marquees, and a sh\*\*\*\*itload of soft brushes…

takes a steady hand… 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recreating-a-skin-challenge/34504/20 "2003-11-04T12:01:18Z")

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Awesome job eilsoe. That’s an awesome idea to try and recreate skins.

You are such a stud.