June Drop Cap 2015

This month U

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Use a crafting project as inspiration, hope you like it.
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very nice KATD, I like it.

Hi Katd, that's a very interesting concept. How did you get from what looks like a vector drawing to a bitmap or photo (or vice versa).

At the risk of going off-topic here you might want to answer in a new thread :)

Here's a traditional horseshoe magnet from an unusual angle. Made with the extrude tool and a homemade shadow using the Diffuse Filter.
I used a bitmap of a wooden floor, which I vectorized with Vector Magic, so that I could use the Floor Perspective Mould Preset on it.
I am well aware of the imperfections in this composition, but I'm happy to learn about some that I may have overlooked. ;)
Bob.

Clever idea Bob. =D> The only thing I see that seems a little off is the perspective on the wood compared to the "magnet" but that is so slight that I could be mistaken. Well you asked or I wouldn't have noticed. After seeing this and Gare's 3D Drop Caps, I deffitely need to think hard to attempt to come up with something worthy. So far I have just stayed. With those I started from the beginning and wwill continue those to the alphabbet ie complete. Hopefully I too can think of something clever to add.

On aside note: To everyone I am trying to come uo with something to replace the Drop Cap challenge when we have completed thealphabet. I will entertain any ideas. Not that I don't have something in mind because I do. PM me if you wish with any ideas and theyy will be considered.

EDIT: Maybe we don't need sometiong to replace thoe Drop Caps And just stick with the scribbles and Xara Xone tutorialss.ahat do you think?

Hi Egg, Made the Beads as a gift, took a picture of it and it inspired the U. Created a vector of the photo.

I made more but not really satisfied. The quilted U was filled with an image I found on the web. I wanted to draw my own but no time, sorry.

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I really love this one Fred, it's fantastic!

I love it Fred. Absolutely great.

Thank you, gentlemen!
I was thinking about U boats during the war :think:; logical idea for the letter U. Reminded me of an old joke:

Hey Tony. Is that a U boat I see?
No, itsa' nota' my boat, it no belong to me. [rim shot]

Well I thinka U boat isa great. (bazinga).

Hi Larry, thanks for your comments on my magnet. Thinking about a new challenge to replace the Drop Cap Challenge, I think it will be difficult to think of something that will capture the imagination of forum members over a sustained period. Going back to when I was starting challenges back in 2007, very few of them reached more than 150 posts, which meant they sort of fizzled out after a short while.
Perhaps it might be an idea to resurrect the "Stop and Post" thread in memory of Soquilli (Bill Taylor), who ran it for a long time.
Bob.

Thanks for the idea Bob. I have often wondered what happened to that thread. I myself rarely posted in it because the work was not finished to my satisfaction. I don't know if anyone else felt that way or not.
I do have something I have been working on off and on for a long time, now I have a different idea how to show the same thing and may be more effective and easier to do.

Still playing catch up :) Here's one for 'U'

Sorry for the lateness of the reply mhjgkane looks good.

Thanks Larry :)