How do I draw a paper bag?

**sylvan** · 16 July 2010, 09:05 PM

Here's my graphic of a brown paper bag. Anyone want to try to make a paper bag? Hint: it isn't easy!

**steve.ledger** · 16 July 2010, 09:22 PM

Try studying a real paper bag photo. Look at the lighting and shadows then draw your shapes accordingly making use of feathering and transparencies.

It shouldn't be too hard.

TG can help you with the techniques and show bitmap image examples if you like

**Rik** · 16 July 2010, 10:17 PM

Hi sylvan.

Here's first my attempt.

Used fractal plazma fills and fractal clouds fills and feathering and linear transparencies.
I think I got a passable result.

**steve.ledger** · 16 July 2010, 10:26 PM

Looks good Rik, just needs a French loaf sticking out the top

**angelize** · 16 July 2010, 10:32 PM

Here is a quick tutorial showing one method to create a paper bag.

**sylvan** · 16 July 2010, 10:35 PM

Rik,
I compared your work with mine. I prefer yours. I can't use your system as I have xara xtreme, not the pro version. My original title was 'Bag challenge'. I wonder I it got changed to 'How do I draw a paper bag'!

**Soquili** · 16 July 2010, 10:42 PM

Sylvan the fill types that Rik used are available in the non Pro version of Xtreme.

**Rik** · 16 July 2010, 10:46 PM

Well, I couldn't manage a French loaf but though I would have another go!

This time I used a crease fill from the Fill Gallery.

**Soquili** · 16 July 2010, 10:59 PM

Here is a quick and dirty attempt using Xara Xtreme 5.1 (non-Pro version).

**Black Panther** · 16 July 2010, 11:05 PM

Here is my attempt on paper bag, drew with the freehand tool from mind, objects cloned and applyed linear Stained glass transparency to clones.
Regards BP