Chessboard

Okay, I feel really ignorant here, but how do you make a 3D chessboard? Is it a clone, blend, and skew?

Dave Cowles AKA Organ Donor

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

Okay, I feel really ignorant here, but how do you make a 3D chessboard? Is it a clone, blend, and skew?

Dave Cowles AKA Organ Donor

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

how to make it lay prone without distorting it!

Dave Cowles AKA Organ Donor

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

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Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Can I use the mold tool on a blended image?
Is there a tutorial on envelopes that might prove helpful? Thanks, Richard!

Dave Cowles

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

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I also have told you the wrong tool, it is the Mould tool but the use of envelopes is correct.

I'm not sure where the tutorial is for it's use but if you put a search in for the Mould tool or Envelope in the Xara forum, Xara Gallery and the Xara Tips and Tricks you might find some thing or at least some links to the pages you are looking for.

Good luck David and have fun

Peace and Prayers

Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

---Wolff On The Prowl---

Losing perspective, but closer!

Dave Cowles

www.3DCaricatures.com
Spartanburg, SC

You got the right idea David!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Have fun

Peace and Prayers

Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

---Wolff On The Prowl---

I created the spaces, then used the envelop tool, rotated and squashed it.

http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/pu...sp?id_=1690997

Loose the 3d on the original drawing, group and apply a perpective to the chequer board top. When you have the perpective you require draw in the sides by drawing a rectangle and applying perpective with the tool that lets you drag the shape to your hearts content, (default perpective it's called for some reason). Drag the box to the required shape to form the sides of the board with the correct perpective, you will know which is the correct perpective....it will look right.
Attached example, from scratch 41/2 minuits.
Sorry about the time it took bit. I know it's not a race but I think the faster and more instutive you get with any process, particularly on a computer,then the more natural and lively the end result can be.

derek

[This message was edited by masque on March 19, 2003 at 01:34.]

[This message was edited by masque on March 19, 2003 at 01:36.]

Here is my attempt for Chessboard in Xara.
Thanks...
Lord

Here is another one.
Thanks...
Lord

The same one, looks better now.
Thanks...
Lord

nm

It did show up, twice!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

BTW, I downloaded your file and looked over your idea and it is really FABULOUS!! WOW!! nice work there dude!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

All these boards look great. I'm sure David has lots of inspiration looking at all this wonderful stuff!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

---Wolff On The Prowl---

Thanks for the compliment ramwolfhttp://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
On my screen the attachment doesn't show, any idea why? When you guys load attachments do they show on your screen?

Thanks

Hello sidewaysup!
Your attachment is in xar.file, you can not see it on your screen, i and the anether don’t see it too, we need to download this file and oben it in Xara, if you want to see your attachment on screen you must export your xar.file in JPEG and post it as an image, JPEG, gif, PNG: then you can see it on the screen and it will be show for another member.
Thanks...
Lord

to add to Lord's responce. Did you by any chance download Jonathan Paynes .xar file viewer?? If you did that only will work on your hard drive, it will not work within the browser. Perhaps in a future version that would be fun!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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