Create An Active Skin
(Irregularly Shaped Form Based on any Image)
Yes, believe it or not, the images shown below are both Visual Basic forms. Each picture illustrates a single form. Why use a form like this? Because they are eye catching. Forms looking like this are called Skins and are actually very popular. Customizable Skins are used in popular applications such as RealPlayer and Winamp.

This sample shows how to create a skin resembling any image. I call it an Active skin because you can change it by simply dragging a new image onto it. Likewise, you can add and remove skin shaped buttons with a simple drag operation.