June 2015 Xara Xone Giveaway - Gare’s Dimensional Drop Caps -

[stygg2003]

Nice work Rik, well laid out and I do prefer the L in #5 fits nicely with the text.

Stygg

[Gare]

[Rik]

Thanks for your input and comments, Gary and stygg.

Gary: When you say, "Would anyone like to venture forth and draw one of these bitmap drop caps?"
Do you mean:
1. Come up with something new to replace the letters.
(Which would require quite a bit of imagination. And more often than not, it's extremely difficult to better an original.)
or
2. Recreate the letters (which would be quite a challenge).

[Gare]

Now that you mention it, Rik, I'd invite anyone to visualize a more fitting design for any of the characters, but I meant, "Recreate an original using vector shapes." By vectorizing them, they can be scaled to fit any size. The bitmap can go up to about 5" on a side if you use poor resolution like an inkjet printer.

Oh, just have fun with them and don't listen to me any more! :)

-g

[Rik]

Now that you mention it, Rik, I'd invite anyone to visualize a more fitting design for any of the characters, but I meant, "Recreate an original using vector shapes." By vectorizing them, they can be scaled to fit any size. The bitmap can go up to about 5" on a side if you use poor resolution like an inkjet printer.

Oh, just have fun with them and don't listen to me any more!

-g

I'm normally up for a challenge, but, that's a very difficult one. Your designs are unique, to say the least.
If anything springs to mind, I'll try and draw it!

[stygg2003]

I'm normally up for a challenge, but, that's a very difficult one. Your designs are unique, to say the least.
If anything springs to mind, I'll try and draw it!

You go first Rik, I'll follow your lead! What me chickening out? dead right I am Rik, that's a challenge indeed

Stygg

[Rik]

You go first Rik, I'll follow your lead! What me chickening out? dead right I am Rik, that's a challenge indeed

Stygg

OK, stygg.
I'll get thing started, then.
And I'm not trying to replace Gary's original letters.
I don't take on impossible things.

All you've got to do (and I'm quoting you here) is 'follow my lead'.
So, come on stygg. Your turn.