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It's been months since I've had time to play with XaraX. The attached image started out as practice with quickshapes and contours. What started as a star morphed into something that reminded me of a beachball pattern. Which naturally lead to adding a little of this and a little of that to make this result.
Soquili
It's been months since I've had time to play with XaraX. The attached image started out as practice with quickshapes and contours. What started as a star morphed into something that reminded me of a beachball pattern. Which naturally lead to adding a little of this and a little of that to make this result.
Soquili
Hi Soquili,
Like the colors on the beach ball. The shadow needs a little work. I think you need to feather the edges.
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John/DOT
It looks like a magical beachball Soquili. :-)
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It could make for a nice beach scene, with the ball as the focal point. How about a couple of more toys in the foreground, some seagulls in the distance, and a little sailing boat in the back? Oh, yeah, a frosty bottle of beer always looks good on the beach also! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif
Thanks for sharing, Soquili.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Risto Klint:
Oh, yeah, a frosty bottle of beer always looks good on the beach also! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif
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Hey Risto,
i do not know about you but I never went to the beach for the beer... babes maybe, but never beer. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif
Warm, sandy beer. i guess ya gotta love it... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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John/DOT
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>JohnR: ,,,babes maybe, but never beer. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
--- I'm married, and a frosty German beer is as good as it gets. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif Babes are over-rated... Or that's what I'm trying to tell myself. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif
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Thanks John, Gary, and Risto for taking time you view my doodle and comment.
John, the shadow is rather hard edged isn't it. I'll work on that.
Gary, it does look a little like Mikey's robes in Fantasia :-)
Risto, more toys, gulls, boat, and beer will have to wait until I have more free time ;-)
Soquili
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Risto Klint:
--- I'm married, and a frosty German beer is as good as it gets. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif Babes are over-rated... Or that's what I'm trying to tell myself. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif
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Oh.... I see... Beer or bride... I guess I am still young enough to appritiate my bride. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Babes over-rated? Not in any book I ever read.... Playboy, penthouse, etc... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
http://www.draginet.com/dragon.gif
John/DOT
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Soquili:
Risto, beer will have to wait until I have more free time ;-)
Soquili<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
You always have time to beer... If you listen to all the commercials....
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John/DOT
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>John: Babes over-rated? Not in any book I ever read.... Playboy, penthouse, etc... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
--- Magazines like that just leave you feeling empty and sad - and they are expensive! (So I have heard!) http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
A good German beer though, makes you feel full and satisfied - ready for a good nights sleep!
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To much talk about beer here! Hic!
Soquili,
Love the image, but I feel the ball tends to just blend into the sand in an unreal manner. There should be a more defined edge where the ball 'sits' on the sand. Hope you don't mind but I've tried to make this definition edge more pronounced. I've also tried to pull the ball foreward and force the sky backwards. It dosen't work to well working on the raster image, but do you get my drift?
No critisim, just a comment.
Egg
Egg, thanks for the tips. I was afraid that too hard an edge would not work well. I removed the feathering on the sand objects and lightened the sky/ocean.
John and Risto, babes are definately a better topic than beer ;-)
Soquili
Hi Soquili,
I like the shadows much better on this one. Where it sits in the sand still needs something. There is too obvious a break between the "foreground" and "background" sand. I liked it better when it was sitting in the sand.
I think you just needed a slight feathered shadow between the ball and the sand and that would look perfect. This looks covered up...
http://www.draginet.com/dragon.gif
John/DOT