Stop & Post November 2009

[ankhor]

Thanks Burpee and Gray. I really thought about this one. And the G had to express that you netter yourself through time, you start in the middle you progress up. And ofcourse like a handle progressing in time clockwise.
The C and C I wanted to incorperate in the G. one negative other positive.
Now I have to work on making them more colorfull and more 3 d

And Gray, your clouds are really amazing, your planes too by the way.
And I have seen plenty of cloudskapes here in paintings when I was younger
by old dutch painters, and yours can hold up to them.

[gray]

Thanks all. I'm trying to work on improving my skies and landscapes.

ankhor, black and white tells you how good a logo is and this one is good.

[gwpriester]

Graham that's fantastic. I was thinking you were using a photograph for the clouds until I looked at your sidebar.

[lupen]

Gray, your illustration is simply astonishig, really. Lupen

[gray]

Thanks Gary, lupen for your kind words. I draw in vector and paint all the sky and landscapes I use in the plane illustrations now.

[buckobeck]

Hello folks,

This is a poster I created for my father using Xara Xtreme. I had it mounted for him in a custom made black metal frame and it looks really sweet. I'm new to the forum but have been experimenting with Xara for a little while. I never cease to be amazed by this program and I am still discovering all that it is capable of. I like it so much I have all but abandoned my other graphics programs.

Anyway, just wanted to say "hi" and express my excitement of becoming a part of your Xara community. I have already learned many new things in the few posts I have read here.

PS. Dad introduced me to Xara and is an avid Xtreme user also.

Mark (aka buckobeck)

[HayTay]

A hearty TG welcome to you, buckobeck. You've jumped right in and made a big splash with your first post. Bang-up job! I'd say that needs to be posted in the Xara Art Gallery proper and not just the 'Stop & Post' category.

You also need to persuade your dad to drop by TG and join in. The more the merrier.

Just out of curiosity, what size did you make the dragonfly poster?

I look forward to seeing more of your works,
Harry

[buckobeck]

Hello HayTay,

Would have answered sooner but I had to take the puppy out for a bathroom break. I created it in Xara at 40 x 22.04 inches which made it easy to capture all the small details of the dragonfly, I settled on 20 x 11.02 inches for the print.

I must admit that I was worried that a print wouldn't look as good as it did on the computer (this was my first with Xara), but I couldn't have been more wrong.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Mark

[HayTay]

Your welcome for the welcome, Mark. Thanks for the poster info. I, just recently, printed my first poster from XXP at 22" W x 17" H. I must say, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. Once I get it finished I've got to post a picture of the framed print for gray ('twas his suggestion), and everyone else, to check out. You'll eventually be able to see it in my URBAN D-K thread.

Xtreme Poster Print Fun,
Harry

[Burpee]

Most excellent dragonfly poster you created for your father. Wonderful details. Glad to have you here.