This month the Letter is M
This month the Letter is M
Larry a.k.a wizard509
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Always like the stained glass ones Larry.
Here's my contribution.
Egg
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Thought I replied yesterday Egg, but apparently not. I really like this one. Looks like pewter.
Larry a.k.a wizard509
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Hi Larry,
Thanks. I was trying to get a Celtic Knot type affect. I did a search for "Celtic M" and came up with this one
I didn't want to copy it exactly, just used it as the base for my drawing. The original is an embroidered letter M, which I liked but couldn't see any purposeful way of achieving the embroidery effect in Xara so went for a stone effect often seen on Celtic Knot images. It became quite complex with lots of bevels and contours.
Looking at it again, I'm happy with pewter, very similar effect.
Egg
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Definitely worth all the work you put into it, Egg.
Mine is a fairly straightforward use of a font (Arboret) which I converted to editable shapes, ungrouped twice and then used the Break Shapes command in the Arrange Menu to enable me to recolour the leaves. I also drew a circle around each of the berries so that I could slice them and recolour them as well.
In the second version I used three textures with different transparencies (including Luminosity to get the colour variations) clipped inside the original drop cap to achieve an interesting effect.
Bob.
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You did a great job on those Bob. You and I go about them in more or less the same way, although some require a great deal of effort. I think your technique is excellent. Of the two I prefer the first.
Larry a.k.a wizard509
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Pretty nice Max. It's cute and Different.
Larry a.k.a wizard509
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Cute, Max. I like how you've managed to avoid drawing the bodies of the monkeys.
Bob.
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