Len Rafuse wrote:
> Part of me is saying "Wow, you can do that with AutoSketch"
>
> Another part is saying "Did you need help with this?"
>
> Still another "It is great to share things we are working on."
>
> And another "Why the heck is it posted here?"
>
> And a last part "Did I just agree with Ric?"
>
> After pondering all this it is probably not bad to see some different
> stuff occasionally posted here. I guess you can do some unique
> things you can do when you push AutoSketch to the limit - and use a
> few other programs too.
>
> And if AutoDesk thinks it beyond the scope of the group, the post
> will be gone in a flash....
>
>
> Ric Norris wrote:
>
> > I'm not a grumpy old man....Harvey is much older than me....!!!!
> >
> > Besides, I never made a negative comment....I simply don't
> > appreciate digital "artwork" as such and this forum is not the
> > place for people to piss in their own pockets.
> >
> > We all have our individual works of art....I don't flaunt
> > mine....but if you're interested in REAL photography, feel free to
> > click on the below link (under my name)....the signature has been
> > there for years....something I have never flaunted.....until now.
> >
> > All photos were taken by myself in my previous life.
> >
> > Ric Norris.
> > http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ray McIntosh" wrote in message
> > news:40a887c3_3@newsprd01...
> >
> > > It would be nice if grumpy old men like Ric Norris could keep
> > > there
> >
> > negative
> >
> > > comments to themselves
> > > so as not to discourage people with something positive to say.
> > > There are people who care.
> > >
> > > Ray McIntosh
> >>"Ric Norris" wrote in message
> > > news:40a860c6$1_1@newsprd01...
> > >
> > > > Very impressive.....but I still don't get it.
> > > >
> > > > I am an ex professional photographer (my previous life) and find
> > > > photography/art/imagery these days somewhat
> > > > subjective/objective.
> > > >
> > > > What you have produced is something that could have been
> > > > created via any combination of any graphical
> > > > applications....which it has.
> > > >
> > > > There is nothing better than producing a real image on 35mm or
> > > > 70mm
> >
> > film.
> >
> > > > The art (photography) is produced via the camera lens + darkroom
> > > > manipulation.....not sitting on your arse in front of a
> > > > computer.
> > > >
> > > > Sorry to piss down on your parade.....but who cares....!!!???
> > > >
> > > > Ric Norris.
> > > > http://users.bigpond.net.au/cavedrawings
> > > >
> > > >
> >>>"molucca" wrote in message
> > > > news:10564188.1084772183179.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.co
> > > > m...
> > > >
> > > > > The body and wings are AutoSketch drawings that I manually
> > > > > traced from
> > >
> > > an
> > >
> > > > image. The frame, I drew to match the aspect ratio of my image.
> > > > In the
> > >
> > > first
> > >
> > > > case I had line drawings. With an AS solid fill, I can edit the
> > > > fill in
> >
> > a
> >
> > > > graphic application. A solid fill becomes an object. In this
> > > > case, I
> >
> > tried
> >
> > > a
> > >
> > > > feature in X1 to create all the wing fills at once. I did the
> > > > frame
> >
> > fills
> >
> > > in
> > >
> > > > AutoSketch. I made tileable fills from butterfly wings to do
> > > > the mat
> > >
> > > fills.
> > >
> > > > For the wing cells, I used a reflection map in Expression, and
> > > > gave the cells 50% transparency. Then combined all the
> > > > drawings. AutoSketch has
> > >
> > > good
> > >
> > > > drawing tools for what I was doing. I could do the same with a
> > > > machine.
> > > >
> > > > > You can look at www.pixelparity.org. I present my ideas and
> > > > > drawings
> > > >
> > > > there.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
Well, I like it. It's a bit outside the square of general construction
that I am involved with, but what the heck, I'm going to give it a go
myself. Who needs Photoshop!!