Cup of coffee?

**Thor** · 12 November 2007, 03:30 PM

Yes thanks a lot for this .. I think I'm going to try a fade-out or something like that .. I must say I didn't really put much thought in this reflection .. but I see now that I should have ^^ well .. that's why I'm here ^^ learning learning ... thanks again!

**Thor** · 13 November 2007, 08:50 AM

Well here is a little update .. I think this is going to be my final version ^^
Thanks again everyone!

**ss-kalm** · 13 November 2007, 12:18 PM

Sorry Thor, the reflection should show the rim of the cup and the line of the coffee as convex (as per Marks post) and not concave as your final version.

**remi** · 13 November 2007, 06:42 PM

Hi Thor,

the reflection can't be this way in reality. You can study the reflection of a object, if you render a example scene with your 3D graphics editor or (easier) put your object on a mirror (or a glass plate) and make a photo with your digital camera.

This is a quick reference picture from a 3D graphics editor:

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Regards,
Remi

PS: see also this thread

**Thor** · 14 November 2007, 07:04 AM

Thanks for the explanation. I think I understand pretty well now how reflection works thanks to you guys.

I see now that I have to draw this reflection to get it right.. shame their ain't no quick way to get it like in a 3D software

I whish their was a tool we could use in Xara to do this quickly

I will give it a try when I have a little bit more time ... thanks again for all the greate help!!

**MarkMyWords** · 14 November 2007, 01:29 PM

Nothing wrong with using 3D software as a guide Thor.

Have you tried Googlesketchup? The free version is easy to use and outputs line-drawings, though not as vector (I think, maybe others know different) and at quite a low res, but for working out tricky perspective, it's great.

Though the idea of 3D layers is not daft (other programs have them), I think it is unlikely in Xtreme, at least in the near future LOL!

This is interesting, but perhaps of limited use; http://blip.tv/file/358735

Don't be downhearted anyway, this is still a very good illustration and the reflection is only the 'icing', so to speak.