Creating Icicles

[DiscoverIT]

Hello,

There have been numerous threads here on TalkGraphics relating to snow, ie snow-covered fonts, snowflakes etc.

Can somebody please give me some pointers on how draw icicles. I wish to recreate something similar to this web site www.helpforheroes.org.uk (you will get a pop up that requires closing as it will cover up the icicles running along near the top of the web page).

How do you create a row full of varying height icicles?

Thank you, DiscoverIT

[steve.ledger]

Have you tried creating a 'brush' for this?

[Black Panther]

How about one like this, see attachment please. Regards BP

[Mark (theKeeper)]

Nice job BP.

[Black Panther]

Thank you Mark, if this one is good for DiscoverIT, and he like it. I can told him how i drawn it in Xtreme, or i can post the xar file for him, he can say, what he want. Regards BP

[DiscoverIT]

BlackPanther,

What you have achieved is excellent. Is it possible to have your instructions or can you post your xar file so I can examine it more closely please.

Thank you, DiscoverIT

[Black Panther]

Here the xar file, hope that help you. Regards BP

[DiscoverIT]

BlackPanther,

Thank you for your xar attachment. Today, I am working 14 hours, so I will examine your xar file tomorrow night and see what I can learn from you.

Thank you once again, DiscoverIT

[gwpriester]

Here are some variations on an icicle.

The simple ones are a tapered line with a fractal plasma fill. Some have fractal plasma transparency added. And a few have a clone with a stained glass linear fill to give shape.

[AndFarr]

Here is my attempt.
Started out with simple icicles shape created with the pen tool. Fractal plasma fill, cracklure plugin, wave plugin, then importantly- gaussian blur followed by photo tool sharpening which creates a lot of noise artifacts.

- Andy