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Again thank you Egg.

For the moment, I am sticking with straight Xara as my proof of concept:

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Next step - tartan Paint!

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Egg, nicely done.

Why Bitmap though?
Keep the letters as Text and Copy Attributes allows you to change the lettering easily.

The N is two bars if you imagine each letter is a paint brush and...

Nancy, colour and position each as a separate letter.
Next apply a thin 3D extrusion and adjust the lighting to tint the top part of the extrusion.
Do note each extrusion is canted at a different...