Let There Be Light:
Lighting in Xara
November 2012
Requirements:
- Xara Xtreme, Designer, Designer Pro, Photo & Graphic Designer, just about any version.
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Quick: what makes the difference between a drawing that sits on a page, and one that appears to be in the page? It’s lighting: shadows and highlights complete the visual picture in your head, and make shapes look as though you can reach into the monitor and touch them.
This month, Gary shows you how to use the Extrude tool, the Shadow tool, and other tools to make dramatic lighting a snap in your compositions.
It’s the lighter side of Xara Designer in more ways than one!
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