Layouts using this tutorial are very basic. This will change the background, the opaque to transparent and the font color.
The values you need to change are the URL / FONT / COLOR / SIZE.
For color either use web-safe colors or the hexadecimal value for a color.
After choosing and putting in the URL, SIZE and COLOR choice, go here
http://www.fubar.com/create_skin.php erase EVERYTHING that comes up when creating a skin and replace with this code.
**DO THIS ACTION 2 TIMES. IT WILL NOT WORK OTHERWISE. YOU MUST GO BACK IN EDIT, SELECT ALL, PASTE, SAVE.
To see an example of this code in action check this skin out...
http://fubar.com/user.php?u=28962&preview_skin=438842
copy code below:
body{background-image:url(URL)!important;background-attachment:fixed!important;background-repeat:repeat!important;}
table,th,tr,td,p{background-color:transparent!important;background:transparent!important;color:COLOR!important;font-weight:bold;}
body, tbody, table, th, tr, td, p, div, em, font, text, strong, span, a, u, b, i, input, textarea {font-size:SIZE!important; color:COLOR!important; font-family:FONT !important; font-weight:bold !important; }