The SkinStudio 6 tutorial has many sections, most with plenty of screenshots to help show the process of creating your own WindowBlinds skin. We tried our best to create a thorough Table of Contents which will make it easy for you to find the specific section you might want to reference. Obviously, I would recommend reading through the whole tutorial first, especially if you are setting out to create your first skin.
I posted the links below, for reference, but you can find the full TOC here.
1. An Introduction to SkinStudio
What are Skins? What is WindowBlinds? What is SkinStudio? The Elements of a Graphical User Interface
2. A Brief Overview of SkinStudio
Choosing What Kind of Skin to Make The SkinStudio Categories
3. Skinning the Start Bar
The Elements of the Start Bar The Elements of Start Menu Making a New Start Button Importing the Image into SkinStudio
4. Creating Images for the Start Bar
Horizontal Taskbar System Tray Taskbar Group Menu Vertical Taskbar
5. Making a new Start Menu
Creating a Start Menu Start Menu Logoff Images Start Menu Popup Windows
6. Saving Your Creation
Saving Your Work
7. Changing the TitleBars and Borders
The Elements of the Title Bar and Windows Borders Understanding per-pixel frames vs. UIS1 vs. UIS2 Making a New Title Bar
8. Making Title Bar Buttons
Creating and Importing Buttons UIS1 and UIS2 TitleBars/Buttons Minimized and ToolWindows Window Creating Borders
9. Skinning Windows Buttons and Other Controls
Buttons and Controls Combobox Controls HeaderBar Controls Menus and Menu Bars ProgressBar Controls Scrollbars Spin Controls Statusbar Controls Tab Controls Toolbar Controls Trackbar Controls Treeview +/- Controls
10. Windows XP Specific Elements
Windows XP Shell Logoff and Shutdown Screens Toolbar Icons in Explorer and Internet Explorer 6 Control Panel Shell Styles Shell Style Icons and Pictures XP File Animations
11. Vista Specific Elements
Vista Specific Elements Explorer/IE Shell Parts Internet Explorer 7 Task Dialog Controls Vista Explorer Parts Additional Vista Parts
12. Fonts and Coloring
Changing Skin Fonts Changing Skin Colors
13. Tips and Tricks
Creating and Managing Sub-Styles Backgrounds Re-Coloring Skins Theme Part Details Start Menu Animation Builder Animation Compression Misc. Tips & Tricks
14. Conclusion and Resources
Conclusion Stardock Resources