Bouton's stuff, Volume 2

[Boy]

Nice image but, I suspect, a digestive challenge.

[luxxeon]

Your work is inspirational, Gary. I've noticed you started posting some animations to Youtube again too, which is always a treat.

[wizard509]

Still wondering how those images are done with the triangular shapes.

[Gare]

Wonder no longer, Larry.

DMesh for Windows, totally free

I literally just bumped into these comments, Larry. I'm not sure why I'm not getting notifications in Outlook.

Off to investigate!

Have fun triangulating!

-g

[Gare]

I've been working on this on and off for more than 8 years, and I'm tired of trying to refine it!

I used Poser's Winter Queen model as reference, and curved a flat texture of a brick wall to get an idea of curved perspective. The lighting is my own.





My Best,




Gary

[Gare]

All this is, is a set of extrusions.

Okay, okay, the background is a painted-over photo and the eyes are drawn.



I'd be somewhat happy to post the paths in a Xara file. Let me know.

My Best,




Gary

[Igor01]

Wow Garry!
So nice DMesh recommendation.
It is so funny. I love it!


Thanks
Igor

Wonder no longer, Larry.

DMesh for Windows, totally free

I literally just bumped into these comments, Larry. I'm not sure why I'm not getting notifications in Outlook.

Off to investigate!

Have fun triangulating!

-g

[Gare]

Hi Igor!

DMesh Fun=YES!

BTW, there is another fun and useful program that is good to use in Xara whenever you need a steam effect.



Escape Motions Flame Painter.

Can create a PNG with transparency to then place in Xara Designer.

version 4. About $90

Okay, some apologies here. I bought in with version 1, so I've been upgrading and didn't look at the retail price. I suggest that you do download the free trial, and if you like what it can do for you, subscribe to their newsletter, because like the Filter Forge people, Escape Motions runs flash sales and deep discounts you won't know about except for their newsletter.

FWIW, you can import SVG files and also create vector art to run your strokes through. Version 4 is a big upgrade—my upgrade price was about $35...so if you like the company's products expect yearly upgrade discounts...and you OWN the product, no subscription stuff.



My Best,

[gray]

You are the man, Gare. Always enjoy seeing what you come up with next..

[Gare]

Nice image but, I suspect, a digestive challenge. ;)

Barfing out loud!

(BOF!)?

Thanks!

Here is one that is only partially mine. I discovered the original, scanned at 1 bit per pixel, too small for just about anything. There is no copyright; I offer the Xara version freely as a gift to the community.



For anyone who is into the origins of symbology, this piece, very sdimilar to the eye in a pyramid on the back of U.S. currency, is an early Christian symbol, not a demonish one as suggested by the superstitious.

The eye is the all-seeing eye of God. The pyramid is actually a triangle representing the 3 expressions of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.


I'm not inclined to revel or attach any super significance to symbols, precisely because they are symbols, representations, icons of something that is often intangible.

Anyhow, I like this particular, woodcuttish version, as a nice design.

Please help yourself.

My Best,

Gary