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Thanks for that, and the links, Mike. I scarved all the tute vids and will peruse (which means to study carefully, not "glance at" :)) when time allows!

I hope you're right about the heart of...

It's probably six of one and half a dozen of the other if you ignore the tools used to get a result. I really do admire your talent with zBrush. I can't find an entry point for version 3 (or 2, or 1,...

Mike, this is a very elegant graphics solution to dimensionalizing a Pi character.

But is the result significantly different than just extruding an exported AI from Xara?

I'm truly not trying...

Thanks for sharing! A wonderful, free online resource.

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Not to sound like a jerk, but anything is possible in Xara, csehz. It depends on how patient you are and whether there's an easier tool with which you can arrive at your goal. Me, I would not choose...

I admire the fact that you can grok zBrush, Mike. To me, it's logically opaque, the UI is from Mars but the product is World Class. I don't fancy myself a stupid guy, but zBrush is one program I...

Aha, Paul! We're getting back to Xara...thanks! :)

Yes, choosing to link a shape's color to a parent shape/color offers more flexibility than a shade. A shade of a color means mixing white or...

Paul, correct on that. I was trying to show you the shape of the shadow, and the approximate distance from the source blocking the light from an area.

Never mind; you got it in one, above left,...

Paul, I just checked out your reference website, and I found this.

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It's a projection of a distorted rectangle, from the casting plane—the top of the car—with some variation from your...

I respectfully disagree theinonen, for as true as that statement might be in general. Specifically, Paul has gone from journeyman to a highly photorealistic artist in Xara. He has no need for 3D...

Hi, Paul... You absolutely want to get rid of the soft shadow and try out a hard shadow under your magnificent car. There are no visual cues in your drawing that the illumination is diffuse; in fact,...

I love the idea of tackling those coffee "sculptures" that cost a fortune to buy, and unless you take a photo, you ruin the sculpture to get your caffeine fix! :)

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Apologies in advance, Paul.

Every time I see this version of your glass ball sculpture, it takes me back to 1964 and the World's Fair in Queens, NY:

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Admitting to having been alive in...

I looked at the art for quite a while, and aside form a spotlight suggested, it's really hard to pinpoint the source of lighting other than it's from above, faintly at 11 o'clock or so. So if I can't...

Absolutely gorgeous, Paul.

Why would this be anything other than an on-topic discussion about 3D and how to do it in Xara (2D)?

Very handsome reflections, Sir!

My Best,

Gary

I'm afraid this is the coffee shoppe, Paul!

Hey, you are having fun, man! I like the color combos, particularly the red and green. I was in the supermarket the other day, and the annoying...

@csehz—

One of the qualities of a good software program is that it doesn't get in the way of expression, or the artist's style. I think Paul and igor prove that—great work, different styles.
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Well,. oops, my bad on simplifying the Blend, Paul. I think I did that to make an Illustrator copy (Illustrator can't read as lot of Xara effects); the kludge, and again I apologize is to remove all...

You're welcome, Paul.

May I ask: did you use named colors in this piece, to quickly change its main color?

As far as a Blend tutorial goes, I think August might just find the time for one. This...

I think we can have a Grand Xara Convergence here.

Stygg, you've created a beautiful chess piece, Paul, you're on your way to Master Photorealist, and this Blend thing deserves more investigation....

Happy to be wrong, Paul! And you consider yourself a journeyman!?

How many artists on tg do you know who can pull off that degree of photorealism straight out of their head?

You fooled me once,...

That is indeed good news, Paul, The model looks terrif and the render looks photorealstic. I want a copy for our mantle!

Wild guess: Art of Illusion, because it's free and can do interesting...

It is true, but wait for my bad news at the end. Pixar is giving away exactly the same rendering engine that they themselves use (and ILM uses) as long as you sign up for their forum (data sucking, I...

I'm sorry if I was even 1% snide in my previous remark, Paul. It was at the end of a long (and wide) day.

If it seems as though I called you out, I wasn't. In fact, I'm asked for recommendations...

Oh, you want 3D Pro, the Effortless Edition. :)

Paul, you know very well how hard you had to bust to get to the level of excellence you demonstrate with Xara. It ain't any different than any other...