April 2010, my how time is flying by this year.
Please take some time to stop what you are doing and post some of your current work (or play ;))) in Xara software. Completed images or works in progress are all welcome. :)
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April 2010, my how time is flying by this year.
Please take some time to stop what you are doing and post some of your current work (or play ;))) in Xara software. Completed images or works in progress are all welcome. :)
I've been playing with seamless tiles used to give texture via bitmap transparencies. Here is a frame I did.
Looks very good Frances.
Yes, I know there's a lotta room for improvement.
Also, one massive cheat - using a lotta shadow gets me off paying attention to tyres.
Anyways - here's the .xar file, so if you ain't happy with it you can put it right.
So there <:-P
MONOGRAMS
We all know the famous stereograms made by Gary W Priester.
A new technique has been discovered called monograms
I post one here, it is the object to look with one eye, left or right,
depends which one will work better for you, and focus in out fast, and if you
do it fast enough you will see a message. Enjoy
Who's the joker? Changing the name of the gallery for a day are we?
Good job on the joker, Bill.
Interesting frame, Frances.
Ankhor, a monogram huh? I think maybe that's an Ankhorgram.:)
Intbel, love that Auburn. What a classic.
This is a WIP for one of three aircraft to be used in an illustration on the golden age of air racing. This one is Roscoe Turners 'Meteor'.
Just as soon as I get that Twin Row Wasp installed it will lift off from that digital landscape, Intbel.:)
Intbel, fantastic Auburn, great choice of cars.
Gray, I think your planes are already flying. Look realistic.
Rupert
Old and new travel.
I started a space scene and then went back to do an old but excellent tute (May,2000, I think it was one of Gary's) of a hot air balloon. Thought I would throw it in the space scene and things went from there.
Rupert
Very creative Rupert, and thanks for your comment.
I agree with Gray, very creative, Rupert - it just needs the old windows flying toaster. ;)
Saludos,
Bob.
Thanks Bob, Gray.
I never gave it a thought Bob, I would have put it in!
Rupert
A screenshot from the animation I am working on called "Little Pebble."
This may turn into summat good ... we'll see.
If it doesn't, it won't be posted :o
There's gonna be three seats an' three wheels ...
Here's what i'm playing with.
Zeb, good start to the animation.
Intbel, 3 seats and 3 wheels??? OK, you got me on this one.
Good start, John. I like two wheelers.
Coloured version of my Degas Dancer from last month. Started out as an attempt at watercolour but ended up as chalk! ;)) Give me a couple of years I'll have the full picture ;)
Some chap who won the West [and the East, North & South] ...
An image created with one of my new colour schemes.
Lovely image Frances :) I've made a few palettes [so easy with CSD] but all I've got so far is some abstract swatches waiting for an idea! :D
Kate Bush [again!] in the style of Aubrey Beardsley. The colour palette was easy on this one ;))
ohh trust you to pick that style for Ms Bush :D:D:D
needs a bit more of the paisley/frenchcurve feel to it I think - not enough flow
good start though
[we have a genuine Beardsley on permanent display in the city here - and you can get close, its an eye opener...]
I agree twice. It does need more flow & I was going to do the 'moon' with flowery craters [if you get my drift] ... a part two is needed. I saw an exhibition of Beardsley once [probably at the Tate] and it was stunning. You do need to see them up close to appreciate them fully.
a master of black and white space
the originals are wonderful though some them are unlikely ever to go on public display ;)
The 'Yellow Book' and all that! A lot of Egyptian hieroglyphics don't make the Discovery Channel either :D
the things you see when you have academic research as your friend...
I am inspired, I shall draw something..... but neither Yellow, Wilde nor Salomé shaped ..... :D
Always enjoy seeing your work Steve, yellow or not :)
Quick wip/tutorial on easy bevel use.
The beveled items stacked ontop of each other create the illusion of depth.
just one of my side projects, i'm still working on the Apache Bike.
A Yarhzeit candle, a Jewish tradition (http://judaism.about.com/cs/deathand...f/yahrzeit.htm), is burned on the anniversary of the death or a loved one, relative or close friend.
One year ago, we lost an old and close friend to Pancreatic cancer. This image will appear on Kim's memorial blog. I helped the flame in Xtreme and added some transparency to Kim's photo.
Inspired by Rik's QuickShape Tool thread, here are a few kaleidoscope looking images made using the QuickShape Star tool. As you can see, the nifty looking shapes that can be made by bending, twisting and overlapping the control points are nearly endless. If you throw a blend and some klones into the mix, you can further manipulate, scale and/or rotate the shapes to come up with even more visually captivating images. Then, before you realize it, you'll have discovered how something so simple could keep you amused for hours.
BTW, all of the other 5 images were made by manipulating the solid green, 18 point, flower looking (star) QuickShape in the upper left hand position in the attachment. If anyone is interested, I've attached the XAR file so you can check it out and start having some QuickShape fun of your own.
I'll check back in an hour or three :D,
HayTay
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Relaxing this morning after working all night. A simple quickshape, a contour and a random selection of colours. A seamless tile was the result of a few minutes of play with Xtreme Pro 5. :)
The image on the viewer's left is the single tile.
The image on the viewer's right is an example of the tile in use.
Very effective Bill :)
@ Harry I've been playing around with quickshapes and I've discovered something interesting. Starting with a 20 point star I manipulated it a few times to create a kaleidescope sorta shape and then I squashed it and look what I ended up with
Whatever that is, it is nice! :)
Here is another. this time I've included the original star, the kaleidoscope and the result of squashing it up from the bottom with the selector tool.
Now that is interesting Frances. I must experiment with this. It seems that more than a few interesting effects can also be created by skewing the star shapes either vertically, horizontally, or both.
Nice find,
Harry
Pooka plus pal ...
That's 'different', John. I completely miss the reference on this one (before my time maybe?). Whoever the gent is, he's looking rather ghoulish/vampire-ish. Maybe it's just me but I liked your other images in this style much better (even when I didn't always know who the subject was).
Looking forward to your next one...,
Harry