Electronic Arts has updated the site for its Skate series with a new section called skate.Gallery. This will be a feature in Skate 2 that will allow you to slap graphics onto boards, hats, and clothing.
The editor lets you play around with simple shapes and work with layers, and it's not entirely unlike the graphics creator found in Forza Motorsport 2... you're just applying graphics to a rectangle, rather than a car. Those rectangles can eventually be uploaded into Skate 2.
If you remember how Forza 2 got going, you probably remember that using those simple shapes is enough for some people to go absolutely banarnars. This little number was uploaded by someone who goes by Meeyoch409.
Pretty nice! By comparison, here's the turd I slapped together, along with a look at the interface used to create this stuff:
Yeeeah. Anyway, if you're looking to get the jump on some graphic creation, you can find the tool right over here. You can find Skate 2 up in stores next month. And you can find our most recent coverage of Skate 2 right about here.