one more old

**uberzilla** · 23 June 2015, 04:38 PM

This was an experiment I used to learn Xara (extreme 2). It was done many years ago, and I did things in a way I would do differently today. Also would have taken the background more seriously - it was a slap together after thought. It did serve it's purpose though. Coming off of Freehand and Illustrator - the gradient options in Xara were like a dream. That said it is easier to do figures (at least some parts) with gradient meshes.

**wizard509** · 23 June 2015, 08:26 PM

I think it looks great. If that was an experiment learning Xara many years ago, I can't help but wonder what you do now.

**Psaumure** · 24 June 2015, 02:59 AM

I agree with wizard, that looks great! I too would like to see more of your current work. I don't think that you really have to concern yourself with the background, I didn't even notice that you had one in there. I tried my hand at drawing people. Nothing compared to what you put together. Did you switch over to working with gradient meshes, or are you still drawings in Xara?

**uberzilla** · 25 June 2015, 04:07 PM

First up - thanks!
Unfortunately - as a starving freelance artist - most vector work I do has to be in Illustrator. Outside of work I work traditionally, digitally (I like Art Rage and MyPaint), and 3D. When I do work in vector - I have to try to keep loose with Illustrator so I only occasionally work in Xara (as well as Draw Plus - which is a nice budget software that has similar gradients to Xara and a Gradient Mesh tool, and have done freelance work with Inkscape). Sometimes I wish I could be split into 10 people - each mastering different mediums without distraction.
Because of feedback from Grey, Ron Duke, and this thread - I am considering possibly doing one now ... if I can find time.

**gray** · 25 June 2015, 06:42 PM

That's a classy piece of work, uberzilla.

**Ron Duke** · 26 June 2015, 11:38 PM

HOT!

**uberzilla** · 06 October 2015, 04:47 PM

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Another old piece I never got around to finishing (about 33% of the way depending on how much I choose to add - back ground, wrapper on the clay block, finishing the sculpting tools and the clay, clay turntable, and a lot of light and shadow tweaking) - but I like the concept so will probably finish either in Xara or redo in traditional media. There is sort of a masochistic thrill in fighting to get vector to work as a medium for rendering figures

**gwpriester** · 06 October 2015, 04:51 PM

Maybe a little demeaning to women, but well executed.

**angelize** · 06 October 2015, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by gwpriester

Maybe a little demeaning to women, but well executed.

I have to agree with Gary. I don't like the concept of a woman as a lump of clay, but the image is well done.

**Acorn** · 06 October 2015, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by angelize

I don't like the concept of a woman as a lump of clay...

angelise, Genesis2:7 has Adam made from dust. At least clay has some water added. The images fall short of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...on_of_Adam.jpg) but the intent seems to be akin. I wonder what Michelangelo would have done with vector drawings? I think Escher would have been right at home.

Acorn