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[BNorton]

Well folks....I joined a couple of days ago and I must say I'm very impressed. Here is something I did in Xara. Opinions, tips and hints are always welcome. Hope it comes out and I did this right.

[Intbel]

Not sure about the logo - the hat itself that is something else.
Can almost feel the texture.
Great stuff, really.

And the detail on the holes - that works extremely well.

[Availor]

Great work! I love the way you made those shades in the cloth

[-=Drifter=-]

I agree... fantastic job!
I'm not all that sure i like the "glow" around the hat...

[masque]

Hi
The folds in the cloth are very good, not always easy to do convincingly.
Derek

[Logo Kid]

elipises with eliptical transparency files is always the way to go!

[masque]

elipises with eliptical transparency files is always the way to go!

Well, not always but its at least one of the ways to go.
Derek

[TwidderBird]

really great start BNorton. I too can just feel the softness. I know Xtreme has some cloth fills -- did you use something from there or something else?
nance

[BNorton]

Hey Folks,

Thanks for the input. This was my first Xara project and I must say that I went about it the most difficult way you could imagine. I could never seem to get the logo right. I did all of the contours on the hat with lines and then blurred them out (like I said the hard way). The only fill I used was the main hat color and it was just a standard color fill. I've been thinking of redoing this image with what I know now but I did learn some lessons here...lol.

[Ron Duke]

BNorton,
Very nice work.
ron