<html> <head> <style> .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'>Message: 1 Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:41:01 +0200 From: Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@freenet.de> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-art] IbexSunset-widescreen To: ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com Message-ID: <1219146061.6524.9.camel@charly> Content-Type: text/plain On Tue, Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:41:01 +0200 , Thorsten Wilms wrote:   >It looks to me like you used a photo, used pixel-selection (maybe magic >wand) to extract the Ibex and made it black. This has 2 problems, then: > >The choice of photo doesn't offer the best view, as the horns look too >much like one thing at the start and the farther away horn ends ends >hidden by the shoulder. >The silhouette isn't smooth. To get it smooth, you have to use the path >tool. But I would advice tracing in Inkscape, as that's more comfortable >and you end up with a small, flexible SVG.   Sorry , but i didn't used pixel-selection , i did used a path (GIMP) , and modified it with the eraser to get it sharp. Because i've seen real life pictures of sunsets and silhouettes aren't smooth , they are sharp , in contrast to the sunset.   About the view , i did something about it ( used another ibex and it looks better , i think ) maybe you like it the new way. Feel free to view the new one on <A href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/IbexSunset-widescreen">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Intrepid/IbexSunset-widescreen</A> Comments , tips are welcome ... <hr />Deel gratis je vakantiefoto's met al je vrienden! <a href='http://spaces.live.com' target='_new'>Windows Live Spaces</a></body> </html>