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[molucca]

Using a TRM in E3, and selection in PS. Rich

[molucca]

This was something I discovered in Expression while expirmenting with reflection maps. I almost missed it because it appears differently on screen. However, when you save to PNG, the graphic is transparent. I used the alpha channel to create a selection in Photoshop, and pasted an image into the selection. I made lots of maps in Xara X. These particular types look like grids. I thought of this while photographing the Brown Damselfly on a walk to town. Rich

[Mike S]

great looking effect to the font Rich!

[molucca]

Mike,

This is such an easy effect in E3. Basically, you need to adjust the embossing of the reflection map until you get a pattern you like. In E3, the transparent areas look black on screen, and you have to know this is going to be transparent in a PNG file. This type of map has transparent areas, and E3 flows the map into an object guided by the objects shape. Rich

[molucca]

Another example with some gel effect. Rich

[RAMWolff44]

Neat discoveries Rich. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

John, Rich is NOT nuts....... most of the time!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif He just likes taking pictures of all sorts of critters, including bugs! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif I love Rich's photography. He always gets really good close ups so we can see those tiny details. I think that's just http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/cool.gif !

[RAMWolff44]

You are, for sure, an imaginative and funny man John!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif If anything Rich probably trips over his furry "kids" (Kai and Mook) from time to time taking pics of the beautiful nature that he is surrounded by. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif Although after all this time, they probably know when to get out of the way, http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif But you would have to have Rich tell those stories, I'm pretty much in the dark about his life as a shutterbug!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif He does live fairly close-by but with no car and life being so busy it's hard for me to take trips so that's that! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif