Tried the whirrled peas tut only . . . .

[cazza42]

Had a chance to play and amend my cotton reel.

Jens, I tried your technique for the words, and adapted the shadow a bit. I also added the highlight around the edge of the hole, but how do I get a 70% white fill. please? I could onlt find 70% black.

After seein Xanders wonderful wooden one I tried to add a wooden top to mine. I also realised that I could add effects to just the bevel, cool! So I added some transparent shading, hopefully, in keeping with the light on the thread.

Carol Leather
Newbie

[xander11]

Xander, your wooden reel is fantastic. Can i ask how you got the thread to look like thread? I have to ask, also, how you do your burned in wood style? It looks so realistic.
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Hi, Carol!
Sorry in delay - busy...
There are no secrets in my technique, you can look this xar.file...

Xander.

[cazza42]

Xander, for taking the time to do this for me. It is really helpful to see how you put this together. I can see I will learn a lot from this group.

BTW my disk arrived, but haven't let it be known to my other half that I have purchased the program yet http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

I am busy scouring the archives and digesting the mine of information in there. Wow, what a talented lot you all are!

Thanks a lot, I'm off to study Xanders file now.

Carol Leather
Newbie