Attempting a 'light-box' effect in Xara

[Egg Bramhill]

Old age can be a real bummer. I watched a video on FB the other day and it was instructions on how to make a picture frame with a photo inside, then by switching on an internal light it showed sunlight shading and a blurred garden scene through the windows. I liked the effect and thought I'd give it a try in Xara.

Problem is having recreated it in Xara I can no longer find the original FB video. I used to have a memory!

LINK

[gwpriester]

Heh heh. The senior moments come more and more often.

Nice effect with the sunlight. Try adding some Feathering to the sunlight pattern and use a linear transparency to have the intensity fade on the longer end of the sunbeam.

[Egg Bramhill]

Found the youtube inspiration video HERE

Gary I agree re the feathering but the problem is that light is sharper near the object allowing the sunlight through and needs feathering further away from the object allowing the sunlight through.

Can't agree on having the intensity fade on the longer end of the sunbeam. This would be true of a table lamp but sunlight wouldn't change with intensity over that distance.

HERE is an updated version attempting to add feathering with distance which is over exagerated in this case.

[Acorn]

Only saying...

Sunlight comes from a orb that is half a degree wide.
This works out that sunlight passing a sharp edge blurs out by one inch to every eight feet. (Distance Sun to each / Sun Diameter = 109.1).
Your Garden/Sunlight is almost spot on.

...just add in the specular and diffuse reflections of sun, garden, dress and floor.

Using Xara with multiple layers as a virtual light box is far more intuitive.

Acorn

[gwpriester]

Interesting that AI is not aware of the fact that if there is no window there can be no window pane shadow. But you get the point.

[Acorn]

Interesting that AI is not aware of the fact that if there is no window there can be no window pane shadow. But you get the point.

The first evidence of Dark Energy!

Acorn

[gwpriester]

[Egg Bramhill]

I don't know if it's Dark Energy with AI or the same as 'To Many Fingers in the Pie' whereby it can create a stunningly beautiful photo realistic image of a woman but gives her seven fingers.

[gwpriester]

I had asked for a damsel looking out from a castle window. And in the small version the damsel looks convincing. But when I zoom way in to create an outline around the figure I discovered she has a lion's face. Or at least it looks that way to me. Same with her hands.

[Acorn]

I don't know if it's Dark Energy with AI or the same as 'To Many Fingers in the Pie' whereby it can create a stunningly beautiful photo realistic image of a woman but gives her seven fingers.

I'm sure that's just dark matter.

Acorn