hi, im making a winamp clone in vb and was wondering what the best way to apply a skin to a form is.

i have tried buttons/picture boxes, but would prefer a more open format. also, when copying from a picture box that is at an x
position that is greater than the form width, it copies what is at the screen at that point.  

*NOTE*
this technique would be good for getting a screen shot

i have tried bitblt in gdi32.dll, but this is a pretty primative technique, as it doesnt support loading from a file ect. i have
only been able to use this between picture boxes/forms, and have had to load a picture to the src picture box first.

the only thing i can think of is to use direct x 7 for ease of use or direct x 8 for special fx (like in built visualisation ect.)

any suggestions or help with bitblt ect. would be much appreciated.