I put my dremel on the desk next to my computer today and drew in Xara what I saw. I don't think it came out too bad...
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I put my dremel on the desk next to my computer today and drew in Xara what I saw. I don't think it came out too bad...
Just like the real thing Bob. Thought you might like my picture of the Invisible man.
hahahahahaha, nice
very similar to something i made for a friend - his face (doctored of course) and then that similar oval shaped mirror like window, but i had it animated so that it went over his face and the partial transparency allowed his face to show thru...
xara is so much fun
wish i could get paid to do this stuff.....
Well you do get paid in compliments, won't feed the family but gives one a nice glow. goodnight Bob off to bed 2136 in Edinburgh. Scotland. With a face like mine I need all the beauty sleep I can get. ha ha
hahahahahaha, good night
Very nice drawing, Bob. Looks like the real thing.
I wish I had a smidgen of the talent that guys like you have Bob....... :-(
Great drawing as always.
Dave
Thanks guys.
Drifter, you make me want to throw away my camera!
hahahaha, thanks sally
here's something else i drew, that is sitting right here, where it belongs, next to my monitor... my time warner roadrunner modem
Drifter,
Bit of constructive criticism. you can view the item in question by moving your eyes which can create distortions in perspective because you are living in a 3D world, rendering to a 2D world.
Your divsion line of your perspective should be the closest edge of your modem. Therefore all lines going off to the left which are horizontal to the picture plain in the orthographic should receed to your imaginary vanishing point on your left perspective point, likewise on the right. This is simple two point perspective as you only use three point normally with buildings because they are so big.
The lines of convergence are opposite on the lable around the modem to perspective that I learned in school (mind you remember I am a nerd, I drop things through a cone of vision -- had to compete against guys who learned drafting in high school when in college -- you know I really didn't want to take cooking class, would have rather had shop classes, nevertheless, I still passed). But check our your perspective, easy correction.
Uh!?
well, thanks for the constructive criticism sally, that's why i'm here, to learn
i made some changes
if it still looks weird, it is just because that's the shape of the thing - it is quite oddly shaped....
The perspective is much better. Don't mind me, for years I've taken my drawings and held them up to the mirro because I tend to elongate something when it is laying obliquely to me. It happens.
It's all about learning how to see. We think we are seeing but until you draw something in detail, you really have missed a lot.
Good attention to detail.
Not all our tools are always in the greatest condition...
My monitor, and then some...
My God, you even draw the damage to the pencil, you really are observant. It are the little imperfections that make items look more real.
Well done.
Your pencil may require sharpening Bob but your drawing skills don't.
thank you both - xara is so much fun!!!!!!!
One of my most useful tools (other than my computer and Xara) -
RoboGrip:
(before it got all rusty)
These are wonderful drawings, Drifter.
You could post these up on the 3D boards and no one would know the difference.
**Those Robogrips are pretty handy. Got em in two sizes, always keep em in my bag for every job I go to.
~Liam~
Thank you Liam, that is very kind. Yeah, i love that robogrip too!!! One of my most useful tools.
Drifter, are you retired? :)
Where do you get the time to do all these? They look very nice BTW.
Kind of and kind of not retired. I am 54, but recently had to resign from my job due to back problems, severe shakes and tremors, severe muscle cramps, severe anxiety, occassional dizziness and sometimes almost falling down, constant fatigue, diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis, and other problems. You would not even know any of this looking at me. I have applied for soc. sec. disability and am awaiting their response. This is why I have so much time to create things with Xara - and it is Xtremely therapeutic to me - it calms me down. I would love to find a way to do this for a living... I just don't know how. So I shall continue to post my drawings and hope that one day someone posts or private messages me and says, hey, wanna draw for my company?
Didn't really mean to ever have to post any of this, but since you asked...
Great work, Drifter!
I'm the one who posted the "Where in the world to live?" thread and you told me WI would be rather cold for my preference.
Anyhow, as an acupuncturist, I have seen amazing results with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Have you tried? It can do wonders to just get rid of the symptoms and give you a better quality of life. Acupuncture treats the root and balances you, whereas western medicine, for something like this, ... well, I'm not sure what they do ...
Just a thought. I hate hearing about people having to tolerate such symptoms, and what acupuncture can do never ceases to amaze me!
Yikes. I've had several friends over the years with MS. With treatment they lead fairly normal lives. I sincerely hope you're blessed and can find clients who will hire you to design in Xtreme full time! I really like your design work, keep it up!!!
My weird clamp thingie (quite a challenge to draw this lil' sucker!):
Hi Bob,
Very good drawing of the "Helping Hand". I had one of those myself at one time. Bought it from Radio Shack years ago.
My tin snips...
I'm impressed ...really impressed. I recognised the crocodile-clip thingie instantly too.
Bob, I wonder how long it takes you to produce these great pictures and are they all done with Xara?. Keep up the good work..Norman.
thanks guys, each one takes less than a day, but i space it out
they are TOTALLY Xara Xtreme - nothing else
i simply place the object on my desk and draw away
those yellow handles were driving me nuts - i still didn't get it right - but i said, that's enough of those
hahahahahahahahhahahahaha
Here's a very old wooden box that I found in some of my dad's stuff after he died. The brass (or whatever) inset is missing on the top. I do not know what was there or if it even had printing on it.
My next upload will be the open box, and what is inside it.
A quick guess Bob................. Taps and dies. BA thread?
Hi Bob,
Is the wood stained that dark? Difficult to see on my monitor.
Your drawing if very good, especially the 'catches' to hold the lid closed. The perspective is a little disconcerting. Hope you don't mind, I lightened it a bit to see the wood grain and attempted to adjust the perspective of the raster image.
I found the missing brass insert if you want it, like Bill I hope you don't mind the liberty.
P.S. I made the insert from my brass neck. ha ha
Here's my attempt with a little help from Xara3D.
Egg
hahahahaha to all of you guys
first off, yes, the wood (OLD) is actually that dark, if not darker
secondly, thanks for the brass off your neck, parahandy
the perspective? well? who knows, my eyes are seeing it the way i have it...but now that i look at my pic compared to yours, yes, yours is much better perspectively (if that is a word)
thirdly, there's only one guess as to what might be inside
and that guess is incorrect
no prize for you...
hahahahahahahaha
[as a matter of fact, i don't even know what a BA thread is, i can only conceive that it is some type of fabric made from a sheep... hahahahaha]
P.S. Is using 3D fair????????? hahahahaha
i'm trying in all my drawings to make them APPEAR to be 3D without the use of any 3D software
Bob
I had no intention of cheating, it's just that Xara3D is an excellent tool for giving a start on perspective when doing a drawing in XaraX.Quote:
P.S. Is using 3D fair?????????
If your base is horizontal, I think it would be impossible to have the perspective that you've drawn.
Egg
oh please don't take offense, i was totally only joking around
please...