My KDE icons with Xara LX

[geminiguy]

Very nice and interesting looking icons Ivan

I have some other ways you could use xaralx to get that embossed look using the bitmap trace and bevel tools, and even the gel'd "E" look using the freehand brush, and bevel tools
I'll do some later and show in another post, so as not to intrude on this one.

Showfoto also has some really nice filter effects to achieve those results... as well as GraphicsMagick

[ivan louette]

Very nice and interesting looking icons Ivan

I have some other ways you could use xaralx to get that embossed look using the bitmap trace and bevel tools, and even the gel'd "E" look using the freehand brush, and bevel tools
I'll do some later and show in another post, so as not to intrude on this one.

Yes, I saw very nice Egg's works using that technique some years ago. But I prefer using the purity of Xara bevel for simple or precisely defined shapes. Otherwise I use it on Flash traced or Inkscape traced objects. That's just a question of personal taste.

Showfoto also has some really nice filter effects to achieve those results... as well as GraphicsMagick

Of course, but I prefer my own Inkscape svg filters They are so versatile and for example with my emboss ones you can precisely adjust your picture colors and contrast in the same dialog. And of course they are resolution independent ! And I also extensively use the GIMP Sinc (Lanczos3) algorithm to resize small icons without pixellation and work comfortably on them in Inkscape.

kindly,
ivan