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Illuminated Glass Sign Xara Xtreme Tutorial

Here is the final image. The Circular filled rectangle adds a small amount of flare behind the glass and the photo reflection creates the illusion of the front portion of the glass being perfectly smooth and highly polished.

 

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And finally the author's inevitable changes. I changed the bevel settings for the golden type: Contrast 100%, and Light Angle 90°. This made the type appear more as though it were lighted from below and as if it were carved into the back of the glass. The lighting too is now consistent with the bottom lighting for the rest of the glass sign.

I also added two panels on either side of the large beveled shape and applied a repeating fill. This is how large sheets of clear glass look. A Linear transparency faded the new panels into the current bevel fill.

And I just had to add some elegant type to the bottom. The font is called Sloop Script 3.

So what do you think? Too hard? Too easy? Just right? Did you learn anything? Do you have any comments or questions?

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