Noob - Achieve the coin affect

[Availor]

Nevertheless Microsoft is the leading company.... That shows being sassy is not always a bad thing http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[John Rayner]

Microsoft even got convicted of antitrust, and should have been broken up... When your wallet is deep enough you can keep things in litigation until you still wipe out you competitors unfairly http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[FJM57]

Yes that helped a lot! I thought I was going crazy because I couldn't get the tutorial to work (even with pictures).
This is a great forum. I don't think I would have had as much success with the product without everyones help

Originally posted by Simon T Lewis:
Grrrrr. But I think I found the secret. Insert the two Winding spots first - without a page break. Select each one and add the textures. THEN insert the page break.


Does that help anyone?!

[Hwy101]

Hi Soquili (aka Bill),

I saw your message with the mini-Tutorial to make a Coin, is it included with the other Tutorials for Download?

(Loved ALL the coins! And, the Animated one: Wow!)

Tom

[Soquili]

Hi Tom,

If you are asking if my mini-tutorial is on the XaraXone, the answer is no. There is a link within the post to a zip file that contains all except the text of my post you refer to.

There are many mini-tutorials (pun intended ) that have been posted to the various forums here at Talkgraphics over the years. I don't recall that anyone has collected them and made them available in one location for download.

[BroncoFanCam]

With the assistance of you graphical geniouses....

Here is my first attempt... (only a newbie - go easy )

[Soquili]

Hi BroncoFanCam,

Welcome to the forum.

Very smooth transition between the shapes and the use of the textures is well done. Maybe a little moving of the lights so there is less flare (white out) as the shapes face the #1 light. I usually move the light up to reduce the flare. Move it around to see how it works and find where you want it to achieve the look you are after.

[BroncoFanCam]

Hi BroncoFanCam,

Welcome to the forum.

Very smooth transition between the shapes and the use of the textures is well done. Maybe a little moving of the lights so there is less flare (white out) as the shapes face the #1 light. I usually move the light up to reduce the flare. Move it around to see how it works and find where you want it to achieve the look you are after.

that sounds like excellent advice... thank you kind sir!

[BroncoFanCam]

Is this maybe a little easier on the eyes?

I am open to ANY other suggestions you guys have.

[Soquili]

Excellent. The animation is very smooth and no flare. The lighting looks very good through out the entire sequence of frames.