Circle of dots

[molucca]

Rich

[molucca]

Rich

[vector]

Cool, what program did you do that in?

[molucca]

The circular array, I did in AutoSketch. AS has a circular and rectangular array function. The file was saved to WMF, and opened in Expression. I have been expirmenting with reflection maps in Expression. This is how Expression simulated spherical dimensions. In this case, I made a non spherical image as a reflection map, and applied it to the drawing. Then an export to PNG with an alpha channel for the next step. I have been using AutoFX Gel to apply shaping effects. In the transparent mode, the graphic is masked, and the effects only apply to the opaque pixels. The map was a shell image. Rich

[molucca]

A reflection map applied to text. Rich

[molucca]

This is a map applied to text made from an image of a bug I found in the pool. Rich

[molucca]

I did most of the preparation in Xara X to get the image ready for a Gel application. Basically, I need a round image with a transparent background with a little space around the image. Rich

[molucca]

I created a gel reflection map in AutoFX. You could create the image in any application. This is the application in Expression. Just from a spherical dot. Rich

[molucca]

I found a snake skin on a walk, and made an image into a reflection map.

[molucca]

Just a snake skin. Rich