Dots

[TXchuck2u]

Rich, this looks awesome in my opinion. Is the metallic look XARA's default chrome plug-in? I will have to play with this more in the future if it is.

chuckray

[molucca]

XXP3/Expression3.2 I did the concetric circles in XXP and drew the stroke shape. The stroke was designed equal distance and repeating. You can do something similar with a Xara brush. The stroke would always be equal distance and dependent on width. A brush is dependent on width, but has a spacing parameter. I colored in E3 with a reflection map, and in Xara with EC 4000 with a TIF environment. With EC 4000, you can have grouped objects as long as they are not touching. Or, just a multiple selection. Othewise, it colors as a single piece.

There are other differences, but not revelant if you don't draw in E3.

Rich

[molucca]

Something I never thought about. I thought it was a pain to color with EC 4000, but wondered if I could paste attributes. Both vector and bitmap worked. I was testing and editing the fills.

Rich

[Big Frank]

Love the first image, Rich

[molucca]

I thoughtt I would try making an on screen EC 4000 palette. The idea would be to paste attributes by selecting a color. I need to finish the palette to see the range of colors.

The silver image was from a silver gazing ball wwith me photographing the ball. E3

Rich

[germaine]

good work Rich
greetings