Stop & Post March 2009

**Soquili** · 01 March 2009, 01:07 AM

February has been an exciting month. Xara announced a new program, Xara Web Designer. The release will be during the first week of this month, March 2009.

It is March 1st in much of the world and will be shortly here in the US.

Time to begin this month's Stop & Post Thread.

Please show us your current works in progress or completed works made with Xara applications.

**steve.ledger** · 01 March 2009, 02:00 AM

Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?
"To Hemel Hemstead to see Xara Xtreme."
Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, was there anything new?
"Oh yes there is but I dare not tell you!."

**Soquili** · 01 March 2009, 02:12 AM

Nice one Steve.

**Burpee** · 01 March 2009, 03:45 PM

Love your cat and that's beautiful pool/garden.

Are our images suppose to go in this thread instead of us making new threads? Sorry if I was doing it wrong.

**Soquili** · 02 March 2009, 12:56 AM

Nancy you can post your images in a new thread. The Stop & Post thread is like a gathering place to show works in progress as well as something complete if you like.

We have had times when very few posts were being made. The Stop & Post was started to encourage people to share even none finished pieces of art if they pleased. It has become a tradition on the forums and a featured link in the Xara Outsider.

**Burpee** · 02 March 2009, 01:26 AM

Great idea!

**Burpee** · 02 March 2009, 09:46 PM

Well, this one belongs in here because it's still a work in progress (WIP). I made an eye, which I've attached here. You can play with it and use it if you wish. I don't think the eye is good for my drawing though, as the eye should be more of a side view. I still like my eye as it's my very first one.

If anyone wants to suggest an eye or create one share, that would be cool.

**Burpee** · 02 March 2009, 11:28 PM

Did a bit more.

**HayTay** · 03 March 2009, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by Burpee

Did a bit more.

Burpee,

You're coming along nicely with your drago-rhino-gator beastie. I'm not quite sure of the angle of the head, but shouldn't we see a bit of a bulge from the creature's other eye lid/socket? It appears to me to be a bit like a Cyclops. It's just a suggestion. (Not to influence you, but here's what I'm referring to on the cover of 'Dragon Rider' by Cornelia Funke.

I like where you're going with this,
HayTay

**Burpee** · 03 March 2009, 02:28 PM

Hi, I know what you mean but this is a side view. It's how the crack design was on my floor, that's why it's a bit off. The eye is even there in the random design...weird, huh?

I think the eye should look more like below. Perhaps I should change it or maybe I'll just keep the 'off' look to it. I made a bug holding a shamrock and stood it on the horn and also made a dragon neck and put a background behind it. None of that worked so I have to redraw.