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Thanks, Red, I thought you'd like it. I seem to be gravitating towards making artwork that includes a lot of 'shapes' made by me and others. Why else would we have a "ShapeMaker'?

WOW! I'm blown away, Limon! I can't wait to try this! The gemstone looks fabulous! Thank you, thank you, thank you! (P.S. You should edit your post on my faceted gem thread and add a link to this tut.)

Added a Christmas Wallpaper 12/13/15 to first post.

Thank you, Red. I'm glad you liked them. I will most definitely revisit my 'turkeys' at a later date. I never delete anything!

Thanks so much, Eli! I'm glad you like them. Yes, blending the straight edges on the yellow one was a bit of a bear, but it worked out.

Thank you, Max! It was fun making the snowglobe, then animating it.

@Red...this wasn't as easy as I first thought. After studying your tutorial, I realize the possibilities are endless! After tinkering for a day-and-a-half, this is what I came up with (and these are the decent ones...I had a few 'turkeys' that I scrapped): I started to follow your tut and then just did my own thing. This one is an attempt at a photoshop tut I found online; no directions, just pictures only. That was a real challenge! (I used Cookies' PSEmboss on this one...thanks, Cookies!) Thank you so much Red for writing this tutorial; it has given me a better understanding of some things in PDN that I was unsure of.

Many thanks, Red! I peeked at your tutorial and can't wait to try it when I get home.

That is fabulous, Limon! You should do a tut on this. I haven't yet had time to even tinker with my shapes....I really can't do anything till the weekends. The setting is real nice, too. And you captured the translucence of the gem...WOW! Thank you for sharing!

You're welcome, Tuckeroo.

Thank you so much, TH....you're a sweetheart!

When I saw this plugin my mind immediately thought of CADD (computer aided drafting & design). They have some varying line width and different colors for different layers. I really would like a Color Wheel (it would cut out a step; I can change the color using Curves), if possible; I think it would aid the users in creating more beautiful art pieces. Line width...not so important. I can use Object -- Outline Object to achieve some variations in width. Thank you, TH!

I tried to link to the opal tut and there's no link. I was interested in exploring it as I had just released a faceted gemstone pack in the Shapes forum, and thought I could get some ideas. Yes, another lynx.....an old childhood nickname.

Seerose....thank you! That is so adorable. My cat loves you! Thank you for the kitty gif. You are more than welcome, mottoman....hope it can be useful for you!

@ Seerose....that's a blast from the past!

Toe_head, you're always thinking up new things! I use isometric graph paper at my job for quick sketches of piping and ductwork out in the field. Question 1: Is it possible for you to vary the line width a little? Nothing too drastic, Maybe a slider from 1 to say 10px? Question 2: Is it possible to choose a color other than the default black? I appreciate all your plugins, TH, thank you!

That is gorgeous! I love it. Care to share any tips?

You're welcome, Lydia! I'm also trying to find a good tut on this. I've read a couple of them but the directions were not that clear and they were for photoshop. Glad you like them! If I find a good one, I'll let you know. Thank you, Red! This will be a bit of a challenge for me. If you do shade one that you are happy with, I'd love to see it!

Smileys are no problem with me...I love them! Have a rather large collection myself. Keep checking Lydia's website as she adds more things.

Hi everyone! I have a faceted gemstone pack I just created. I thought it might come in handy when learning how to properly shade gemstones. Please note that these shapes are not intended to be used as 'Filled Shapes'. They were intended to be used in 'Outline Mode' only. 'Filled Shape with Outline' works, but that kind of defeats the purpose of learning how to shade gemstones. I don't know how to shade gemstones, so I'll be learning right along with you! I hope you enjoy my pack. Pack is now available in the first post

Thank you BBQ! I'm glad you like it.

I love it, Seerose! He seems to 'pop' right out at you. I can assume you used a little more bevel? And the Snowman family is adorable! Thank you for the pictures and the 'kitty gift'. Very cute cookie smiley gif, Maximilian! I don't think Scrapbook (Lydia) would mind if I gave you the link to her website: http://pdnscrapbooking.wix.com/scrapbooking#!blank/c24vq It's a work in progress!

@Scrapbook.....Thank you, Lydia! Your comments are much appreciated. I'm glad you and others will find it useful.

I really like that opal effect you have going on. Very nice image!

Thank you, Maximilian! I'm glad you like it. More cookies for Santa!