Torus

[Christine Farrelly]

I'm really getting into these knotty problems.

CHristine

[bjwe]

Wonderful work Christine - but how did you do that? Is it a single line (joined) in which case how did you achieve the regular pattern? or is there some other secret. I'm dying to know.

Brian

[alkolka]

I like Christine's translucent version much better than mine. I suspect she added the high- and lowlights individually while I used Xara's bevel feature. Not to mention the crudeness of my loops!

Brian, the secret is creating multiples of each object and cutting off the bits that go above another intersecting object. When your bits have been created all around, the duplicate object is deleted.

There are undoubtedly more secrets that Christine and others can share with both of us.

[Soquili]

Christine, how did you do all that without going bonkers? The illusion of one continuous entertwining shape is marvelous! The colour blends are also wonderful.

Soquili

[bjwe]

Thanks Al Kolka, I think your Torus is splendid also. But I am awestruck by Christine's post because if you trace the line around it appears to be one continuous line (yes, I know it is an illusion but it is not the appearance of three separate rings intertwined). Also, the regularity of the loop pattern is amazing. I have to say I am really knocked out by this quite apart from the logistics of cutting out the shapes and sorting out what goes on top of which. Anyway I haven't got too much work done this afternoon because I have been trying to figure out how it was done and my efforts up to now have been feeble. Please, Please Christine - what's the secret ;-)

Brian

[Truroneil]

I am baffled and awe-struck at the same time. What a marvellous job! Was there a tutorial on intertwining at any time. If not, Christine, you must show us how. Two fascinating efforts.
Neil

[gdavidson]

I didn't realise it was one continuous line until Brian pointed it out!

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Graeme

[alkolka]

There is much more of interest going on in Christine's original image. But, here is one way of dealing with the intertwining overlaps.

BTW, I am still working out how to duplicate Christine's torus. If I try to close a line, it becomes a weird, pretty shape.

[Judi A]

As usual you have created something really neat.

Sooooo I want you to know I spent about 3 hours today trying to create a complicated knot by copying, cutting and intersecting shapes and pasting in place. My results of my efforts were very disappointing. Like I can do the Olympic rings with no problem, a complicated knot.....not.

Luv you anyhow.

Judi




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[RAMWolff44]

you can follow the changing colors all the way around untill you get back to the original one, which is the original?? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Al, nice work and tutorial but your flow of color is not continual. Christines is a wonderful optical illusion and I want to know how she got that to do that!!!

Christine, where are ya, tutorial time!!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Pretty please! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Richard [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

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