The "Animation in Xara" challenge

[Big Frank]

I threw down the gauntlet in this thread so it would be remiss of me not to contribute to the challenge. Here's my effort



(Click on image to view the animation)

[gwpriester]

I love it Frank.

However, in my opinion, the winner was one of my first Xara Xone featured artists. Marcus Geduld 1999.

[Big Frank]

Not with you - this is about "A windmill in the moonlight" and getting people up to the challenge.

Mind you, his animations are lovely, no doubt about it, simple, and entertaining... but off topic for this challenge (unless I'm being the dork and he actually did a windmill in the moonlight and I missed it!)

[handrawn]

ok here is a start, just a doodle to see whether I am in the mood for windmills:



I can see I shall have to resist the temptation to turn it into a lighthouse..

[Big Frank]

Well, a non-animated doodle or not (and it's a cute non-animated doodle!), you're at the very least the first to offer a glimmer of hope that somebody will actually contribute something to this thread!

Funny thing about challenges... wheat... chaff... etc etc...

[handrawn]

I have to animate it in xara Fred, so either I gif it, which I used to do loads of but have sort of left behind, or I learn xara-flash tweening ... guess it's time I did...

[Big Frank]

I animated it in Xara. It's only a GIF, can't be arsed to do it in Flash

[Rik]

I fear that this is a bit 'off-topic' as well.

But, your windmill gave me a bit of an idea so I just wanted to have a go at it!

[Big Frank]

Sadly I have to give you NUL POINTS because you have not followed the challenge description, but 10/10 for using ingenuity and creativity!

[Rik]

That's exactly what I was expecting, Beret.
If I can, I am going to have a go at the windmill.