Illuminations

[jjkohler]

A while back I saw a tutorial on doing illuminations with Xara (don't remember the version). Can't find it now. Does anyone remember it.

John

[gwpriester]

Not clear in what you mean by illuminations. Can you be more specific?

Gary

[John Rayner]

Do you mean glowing effects?

[jjkohler]

Illuminated. From Old English. A manuscript or book embellished with ornamental letters, scrolls, minatures and/or other designs usually in gold and red, but also in silver and other colored leaf. Usually thought of in terms of medieval manuscripts done by monks. For a look at something more modern you can examine the patriotic illuminations done Authur Szyk.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/szyk/

If I remember correctly the tutorial I'm referring to was a example of how to make a piece of the design. I remember it as being elegant and the technique similar to making celtic knots. Hey at 71 I can't remember everything I ever knew.

John

[Thatch]

It wouldn't of happened to have been the one based on this graphic was it?

http://www.xaraxone.com/FeaturedArt/...luminating.jpg

If so, the tutorial is long gone. It was on designer.com and was a complete bag of crap. I would seriously consider using the instructions from the back of a packet of "cup a soup" as your starting point before you use any tutorial that I wrote.

Pure rubbish.

If it wasn't that one... well, just ignore me and go about your day.

J

[jjkohler]

Eureka! That's it! I still think it's very good am still impressed by your work. I don't remember any of the details of the tutorial but I do remember that it got a good reaction in several places, at least I am now sure I'm not crazy. I believe I did most of the tutorial and I don't remember it being that hard to follow.

Thanks,Joe

Maybe you'll want to redo the instructions some time in the future.

John

[molucca]

http://www.aridi.com/

Some examples that may be of interest. Rich

[Thatch]

John,

I'm glad you liked it and that it was a help to you. I'm also glad to hear that it was well received by others. I was never very happy with the tutorial when I did it and thought it was less than I was capable of. I found tutorial writing hard, not the process so much as the concept. I have a very unorganized way of working and my work is such that I have a hard time thinking that anything I do would be a help to anyone else.. thinking "geez, wouldn't they just screw around with it until it looked like they wanted like I do?" So I thought about it for 3 weeks and wrote it in 30 minutes and regretted it every since.

Glad to hear it wasn't globally received that way. If I stumble onto the text I'll let you know, but that was probably 5 computers ago, the chances are slim.

J

[John Rayner]

I remember seeing some Illuminated letters on one of the versions of xara's clip art. Have not seen it lately, so do not know if it is even on X1's CD...

[Egg Bramhill]

Here's an illumination of the letter T on a 400 year old document. Effective use of the celtic knot type design as well.
Egg

http://www.xlwebdesign.co.uk/tg/illumination.jpg