I have started work on a new set of wide icons which you can see a preview of below...

The theme is called Glass-Icon and I will be making icons for the most popular TV shows and then starting work on movies and games.

Unfortunetly I still dont have FTP access on my XBox so I have edited a Media blade preview with my icons so the size may be off a tad since I had to resize by hand to fit the media preview image but they will be correct size from the original icons Im making....

Good work! But if you don't mind would you share the background layer and the front layer. Then other peoples could help you out with makeing them.

Unfortunetly I cant since Im not using a front or back...

Im using custom banners and my own custom made banners and then applying a plugin to the image to create the glass effect without the need of creating a layer using opacity to get the glass effect.

So these are real quick once I have done the banners so if people would like to help out they can make a custom banner/icon and I will do the rest or if you guys have Photoshop CS2 you can get the plugin im using which is Alien Skin Eye Candy 5: Impact

Banner Dimensions:

446x73 px

or if you have a request just post here and I will see what I can do if I have not done it already... I will update this list as and when I make them and once I feel I have enough I will release.

Glass-Icon:

American Chopper
Battlestar Galactica
Dead-Zone
Desperate Housewives
Friends
Joey
Lost
OC
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
The Sopranos

nice looking work, will fit like a glove in mc360..

but please do NOT do more work on this, a new way of implementing this in xbmc is on its way, no need to do different themed icons..

Things will change as soon as xbmc 2.0 is out, then new stuff will be developed.

T0TAL,

very nice work! will these be available soon?

These look a ton nicer with MC360 than the ones we have already!

I have been working on these but still have lots of shows to do...

If its not in the image then Im either working on a banner since I couldnt find a nice one or I have forgot about the show.
So please just post what TV shows you would like.

I'd like NUMB3RS and Mythbusters.

24 would be sweet too

any chance of getting a photoshop template for these?

my x-men/batman/spiderman/duckman animated collections need logos


-edit-
sorry, i just read that your using a different method of making them, if your willing to post a few of the original files (your exact output), we could easily make a photoshop layer for use as a template. (the "That 70's Show" icon you've got would be preaty damned easy to work with)

Ok I have put the template the original 70s show banner and the 70s show icon in a rar file...

The template has text in correct position and drop shadow on layer 2 which is where the correct sized icon goes.

Im not sure if your be able to make the layers needed since the image its self is changed using plugins not using layers.

In total the image has about 4 plugins rolled into 1 applied to it... Anyways good luck making a layered template Im gonna keep making them using the plugin because it has given the best look.

Sample.rar

hello!!!

Can you make a tuto please for me because I use gimp not photoshop ..........



BabelFish translate ==> French to English

Love what you've done, just a couple of requests: Lost and Scrubs
Keep up the goodness

oh yeah, easy =P

i'll post a template once i get this home & loaded into CS2

cheers.

Right-o.

This template isn't EXACT, but its preaty damned close. I made 2 attempts, one template was made by disecting TOTAL's button and it makes minimal usage of any photoshop effects. The other template is done entirely in photoshop effects and is nearly identical.



TOTAL's Original Wide Icon


Template Icon


Its not perfect, but it helps


Template.rar
*note: i dont have the font installed that TOTAL used... but hopefuly he can enlighten us

Very nice... Any icons made using the template should match pretty darn well.

So here is the font I used to make them match just that little bit more.

Univers LT STD

hello !!!

thanks for your reply and I will go test this template with Univers LT STD and If I Need your help I come back ..........


Very Thanks Guy

Hey TOTAL, can you post the icons you've already created?

im good at disecting images but not much of a graphics artist

How do I work the template?

Theres a layer in the template called 'cuttout image template' .. (or somthing like that).

what you need to do is use the shape on the cutout layer as a template for the button, and then paste your image onto the 'image' layer.

anything on the 'image' layer should be given the correct shadows, highlights, etc.

Instructions:
you'll need some basic photoshop skills. basicly, use the selection tool on the 'cutout' layer & select the entire layer (CTRL+A), tap the arrow key on your keyboard to get the shape outlined (Note: the cuttout layer might be hidden, un-hide it to get the proper selection).

you should have a selection outline in the shape of a button, now you can switch to another layer and use that to cuttout a shape (position it using the arrow keys then CTRL+X to slice out the button).

after you've cuttout the button shape, switch to the image layer and paste it in - Tada!!

Icons will be posted a bit later today or possibley tomorrow since Im on PSP and not main PC at moment.

Couldn't you use layer masks for more efficiency? That way you could just stick any old image inside and it would be really easy.

Ok here is the first set of icons... More will follow soon and Im sure some of you will want to use the template liquidfaction put together to create your own. There is also the font I used on the first page aswell.

Hope you like...

Download Link (Megaupload)

Glass

I would love to. - except its been 5 years since my last photoshop class and i've since forgotten
As soon as i remember how (or somone goes and does it for us), i'll update the template pack.


I really don't want to go overboard on this because as was mentioned earlier, the 2.0 engine is going to change things dramaticaly most of this work will probably need to be re-done. (although chances are the 2.0 release is going to line up with Duke Nukem Forever...)

so basically theres no idea when/if it will come out?

laugh. dont ask me, i'm not part of the team =P

it will be done when its done. the only people who could give you a real time frame are the xbmc guys and they decided not to commit to a release date - so its any bodys guess (worst case scenario is the Duke Forever syndrome)

I will have to agree with blittan...I would wait before you do more because it will be a waiste of time

These are really nice wide icons... but things are going to change here pretty soon, and all work done on wide icons will be useless... Even all the wide icons I ever created (200+ Wide Icons!) and the 1,000+ wide icons already made by the many generous ppl who have helped...

For Example, after 2.0, in PM3, Wide Icons will have a slightly different look&layout, fonts&filenames will be implemented in the icon, as well as a lot of other stuff being done for pm3 specifically, Chokemaniac (The creator of Project Mayhem III) should be implementing all of this, so everything will be different. In PM3, You will be able to query a website and the wide icons will be downloaded automatically, without the need to rename folder files, find the icons, put them in certain folders, etc, etc, etttccc...

Your icons are great, but PLEASE wait til xbmc 2.0+ because thats when new, better & different stuff will be developed for wide icons/tv shows...Great work, just save your idea's, graphic skills, & everthing else until 2.0+

PS... Not trying to be negative here towards you, but another thing : "Themes", is pointless. You run into a problem I had when creating these wide icons... the icons I created looked beautiful in PM3, scanlines, shadow, etc, etc... when applied to MC360, they didn't quiet fit, a little too dark, etc... so the hundreds of icons (1,000+ Wide Icons made for PM3 specifically) was useless in MC360. so I learned that there should be a default 'theme' for wide icons, which should be dependant on the SKIN creator, Chokemaniac for pm3, the team behind MC360, kotix, etc. So this way you'll have your wide banner, and the skin will apply effects.

Because if we have certain themes, Glass, Scanlines, Clear, etc, etc... We will have to make 4+ themes for EVERY icon made! If I'm making a Southpark Wide Icon, I gotta make it for Glass/Scanlines/Clear/etc... So when xbmc 2.0 is out, there will be no need to create 'themes', or add your own 'effects', you'll basically just plug in a banner, and the skin will add the effects, not you, not me, not anyone. It's our job to find a cool looking banner/picture for the icon, and its the skins decision on what effects will be applied.

Sorry to rant here for a while, I love your wide icons, I really do, they look sleek! Its just sad to not much will be done with it just like mine. I'm ONLY trying to help you here so u dont waiste your time

Hope 2.0 comes out real soon

-NineT9mustang

I'm sure he has taken this on board and is saving the origional un-glassified images. It's probably for those who cant wait post 2.0 also we cant assume everyone will download the post 2.0s as the 2.0 is there to be a stable release

hi !!!!!!!!!

I make 50 Icon or more but in the day I release them .............


Excuse me for my bad english

anyone have the template for this? I would love to make a few custom ones for myself. Thanks.

Me too! I've been playing with PhotoShop...and have been able to get the glass affect...but having troubles with the rounded edges...and shadowing. These really look great with the MC360 ...much brighter than the ones made for PMIII.

yea, i hope T0tal or someone that has done work on this template will read this. I'll try sending a pm

i don't mind helping out. i just want to make sure i don't step on Total's feet - he's done great work so far.

let's wait to see if "xxxwutengxxx" has gotten a reply.

In the meantime, for those wanting to use the wide icon, there is a "pinned" thread at the top of this section by "NineT9mustang" - also great work

k, well... after waitin for a while... i guess i tried to do it myself, and seem to have made a decent replication of the glass icon. I've also included a photoshop action that does it all for you, but you MUST have eye candy 5: impact installed.

here's the file

GLASS WIDE ICON DOWNLOAD

i an load the template..then open the image...
Then it says could not complete command because selected area is empty.

there were a few bugs... let me fix 'em and get back to you

and jus to be sure, you have eye candy 5 installed right?

yup........instaled and reg,

Last line under Filter.....Alien Skin Eye Candy Impact...

k, i have it fixed but my internet is acting up.. i'll upload it first thing when i get into work

here's the rar file once again with the fixed action. remember you need eye candy 5.

also, try to resize your image width to 460 before running the action. it helps a bit.

FIXED GLASS WIDE ICONS

can get to the set selection command before inverse,,,,,
then says could not complete command because the selected area is empty

when that error happens, check to see what is bein selected, and what layer you are on. then get back to me

you should have the black area inside the template selected, if it's the opposite, go to select>inverse, then play again.

there is nothing selected....
all i see is the black template with the picture just behind it on the edges....
There is nothing selected

what version of photoshop are you using?

anyways, if there is still two layers, one is the template, and the other is Image, select the template layer, use your magic wand tool and select the inside of the black template, then play from DELETE.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 9.0.2

That fixed it............
anyways, if there is still two layers, one is the template, and the other is Image, select the template layer, use your magic wand tool and select the inside of the black template, then play from DELETE.

The other is that it can't find the font...Yes I copied it to the windows/font directory Fixed Program Files/Common Files/Adobe/Fonts