Chessboard

[Organ Donor]

Okay, I feel really ignorant here, but how do you make a 3D chessboard? Is it a clone, blend, and skew?

Dave Cowles AKA Organ Donor

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

[Organ Donor]

Okay, I feel really ignorant here, but how do you make a 3D chessboard? Is it a clone, blend, and skew?

Dave Cowles AKA Organ Donor

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

[Organ Donor]

how to make it lay prone without distorting it!

Dave Cowles AKA Organ Donor

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

[RAMWolff44]

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Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

---Wolff On The Prowl---

[Organ Donor]

Can I use the mold tool on a blended image?
Is there a tutorial on envelopes that might prove helpful? Thanks, Richard!

Dave Cowles

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

[RAMWolff44]

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I also have told you the wrong tool, it is the Mould tool but the use of envelopes is correct.

I'm not sure where the tutorial is for it's use but if you put a search in for the Mould tool or Envelope in the Xara forum, Xara Gallery and the Xara Tips and Tricks you might find some thing or at least some links to the pages you are looking for.

Good luck David and have fun

Peace and Prayers

Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

---Wolff On The Prowl---

[Organ Donor]

Losing perspective, but closer!

Dave Cowles

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

[RAMWolff44]

You got the right idea David!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Have fun

Peace and Prayers

Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

---Wolff On The Prowl---

[sidewaysup]

I created the spaces, then used the envelop tool, rotated and squashed it.

http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/pu...sp?id_=1690997

[masque]

Loose the 3d on the original drawing, group and apply a perpective to the chequer board top. When you have the perpective you require draw in the sides by drawing a rectangle and applying perpective with the tool that lets you drag the shape to your hearts content, (default perpective it's called for some reason). Drag the box to the required shape to form the sides of the board with the correct perpective, you will know which is the correct perpective....it will look right.
Attached example, from scratch 41/2 minuits.
Sorry about the time it took bit. I know it's not a race but I think the faster and more instutive you get with any process, particularly on a computer,then the more natural and lively the end result can be.

derek

[This message was edited by masque on March 19, 2003 at 01:34.]

[This message was edited by masque on March 19, 2003 at 01:36.]