New Stained glass window - Butterfly motif

[angelize]

I've done another stained glass piece, this time a buttery motif with copper foil caming.

[pauland]

Nice!

Buttery??

[Boy]

The glass piece is really well done! I feel the frame is a bit off because its wood texture seems too blurred compared to that of the glass.

[Karateed]

Really nice Frances....I think the wood frame looks good actually....we have something around here that's quite similar looking to your frame.

I guess this is the finished butterfly from the 'what are we working on now' thread?

[pauland]

I like the frame, it works well with the glass, but I understand where Boy is coming from. I'm wondering if the lack of contrast in the texture is the real culprit.

[wizard509]

I really like it Frances. Sorry but I just don't see the problem at least not yet. I think it's a beautiful piece of work.

[gray]

Another beautiful piece of work, Frances.

[angelize]

Thanks everyone

@ paul: Buttery should read butterfly (i stayed up far too late last night!)

@ Ed: yes this is the finished piece from the Stop and Post thread.

[guyke]

Frances, another beatiful piece of work. I've seen a few stained glass windows lately in the forum, and I experimented to figure out which techniques are used but I didn't get the result I was hoping for.
Any chance on a tutorial ? What puzzles me most are two things - the wave effect in the glass (fractal plasma fill ? live effect ? ) and the copper look on the wires ( a bevel ? live effect ? ). I hesitated to ask because I know how busy you are, but apart from experimenting with the tool - which I do - is learning from the masters the only way for me to improve my Xara-skills.

[Rik]

I also see what boy means about the frame.
It looks fuzzy. Out of focus appearance.

But, the stained glass is MAGNIFICENT.
The colours and the design is brilliant.
I like it.