Pluginless Chrome effects

**Big Frank** · 10 April 2009, 04:17 PM

Searching through the archives I found a really great chrome effect from 2001 using only Xara's vector and bitmap tools, no plugins. I couldn't get an effect anywhere near that good using EC4000. However, the really wierd thing is that I also couldn't reproduce anything that good using the technique explained in that thread so, can anybody here create something as good as that using a plugin or indeed using the method described in the mini-tutorial on that page?

In the meantime I'll keep on trying to create something worth posting.

**iamtheblues** · 10 April 2009, 05:26 PM

Here's my attempt, sans plugins.
Saludos,
Bob.

**HayTay** · 10 April 2009, 05:41 PM

I thought I'd give it a go. No plug-ins here, only standard tools and a couple of bitmap fills.

Thanks, Frank.

HayTay

**covoxer** · 10 April 2009, 05:46 PM

And my attempt.

**Big Frank** · 10 April 2009, 05:58 PM

Nice job guys.

I cannot reproduce the effect that Eric created in that post from 2001. And that's a shame, because I think it's a super chrome effect.

**covoxer** · 10 April 2009, 06:14 PM

I think, the success of the Eric's method highly depends on the image used for the fill.

**steve.ledger** · 10 April 2009, 06:35 PM

As this thread involves no plugins but does involve reproducing a chrome effect using Xtreme tools only (without the use of any plugin), I have moved the thread from the Xara plugins forum to the Xtreme and Xtreme Pro forum.