lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Cookies for Santa - A Christmas Wallpaper (made almost entirely from shapes made with DH ShapeMaker, toe-head's Tattersall plugin and TR's Paste Frame.). Everyone, please enjoy! Hi everyone! I'm active over in the 'Shapes' thread. Busily creating shapes and coloring a few in here and there. Our fellow member ScrapbookWithPDN made a wonderful snowglobe shape and I started tinkering with it. And suddenly, it took on a life of its own. I have many hours invested in this composition and I thought it would also look good animated. The picture is 99.9% PDN. The heart in the globe was made by me years ago, but in a different program. I started using PDN about eight years ago and I love it! Many thanks to all who have contributed to this wonderful, free software and the many plugins available. I'm also starting to get hooked on Midora's animation plugin...great stuff! And I can't say enough about Shapemaker. I hope you enjoy what I've created and I hope to be slowly adding to my gallery. Edited November 24 by lynxster4 2 14 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbieq25 931 Report post Posted November 29, 2015 Oh that is very nice! Very clever. Great to see you've started a gallery here. Well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Oh that is very nice! Very clever. Great to see you've started a gallery here. Well done! Thank you for the kind words, barbieq! I'm so glad you like it. I've seen your gallery, and some of the compositions are simply stunning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELEN 355 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Oh, that's a very nice creation! The hearts have a very unique texture. It reminded me of mercury. I really like the animation, too. Nice job! Looking forward to seeing more Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Oh, that's a very nice creation! The hearts have a very unique texture. It reminded me of mercury. I really like the animation, too. Nice job! Looking forward to seeing more Thanks so much, Helen! Glad you like it. I've been in your gallery, too...so many beautiful shiny images! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Limon 147 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 The snowglobe is very nice, Lynxster! I like the rainbow spectre in the hearts' reflections, it kind of makes the hearts look like they were made of mother of pearl. And the base is neat too, the darker lines gives it a soft wood texture Glad to see you have started a gallery, looking forward for more pics! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seerose 4,026 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 Iynxster4! I love the idea well composed. I love the heart inside. Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted November 30, 2015 The snowglobe is very nice, Lynxster! I like the rainbow spectre in the hearts' reflections, it kind of makes the hearts look like they were made of mother of pearl. And the base is neat too, the darker lines gives it a soft wood texture Glad to see you have started a gallery, looking forward for more pics! Thank you, Limon! I'm happy you stopped by to take a look. When making this, everything just 'fell into place'. Inspiration goes a long way... Iynxster4! I love the idea well composed. I love the heart inside. Thank you. You're quite welcome, Seerose! Glad you like it. See what you can make out of some simple shapes? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScrapbookWithPDN 116 Report post Posted December 1, 2015 WOW! So beautiful. You should do a tutorial on how you made that! I love it!! You should do TWO tutorials. One for the frosting and one for this one. Many would love them and learn from them. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 1, 2015 WOW! So beautiful. You should do a tutorial on how you made that! I love it!! You should do TWO tutorials. One for the frosting and one for this one. Many would love them and learn from them. Thank you, Lydia. See...these shapes do come in handy! It was the starting point for a wonderful idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishi 191 Report post Posted December 2, 2015 So what did you use for the animated one? AnimGif? By the way, you seem to like cats. I find myself obsessed with our pet cats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 2, 2015 So what did you use for the animated one? AnimGif? By the way, you seem to like cats. I find myself obsessed with our pet cats. No, Ishi, I used Midora's animated plugin found here: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=31629 It's great! I am a cat lover. My profile picture is of my cat at home that I spruced up a bit. Thank you for stopping by! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilian 1,809 Report post Posted December 12, 2015 Nicely done, lynxter! The animated version looks quite attractive, so keep up the good works! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 13, 2015 Nicely done, lynxter! The animated version looks quite attractive, so keep up the good works! Thank you, Max! It was fun making the snowglobe, then animating it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilian 1,809 Report post Posted December 13, 2015 Indeed rounded things are a lot of fun to make! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Added a Christmas Wallpaper 12/13/15 to first post. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red ochre 1,467 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Very festive! The holly decoration on the plate rim is a nice touch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Very festive! The holly decoration on the plate rim is a nice touch. 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'? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilian 1,809 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Cute wallpaper! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Cute wallpaper! Thank you, Max! Glad you like it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbieq25 931 Report post Posted December 14, 2015 Very pretty! The holly is just so pretty - agree with Red The cup is cool too. Those cookies (we call them biscuits in Australia) look yummy. I can almost feel the texture of the icing cracking as I take a bite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 15, 2015 Very pretty! The holly is just so pretty - agree with Red The cup is cool too. Those cookies (we call them biscuits in Australia) look yummy. I can almost feel the texture of the icing cracking as I take a bite Thank you, BBQ! I realize now that I lost my depth when I rotated the cookies to match the perspective of the rest of the picture. So......I have very thin, crisp cookies (biscuits)! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbieq25 931 Report post Posted December 15, 2015 I love the thin ones. It is all a learning experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seerose 4,026 Report post Posted December 15, 2015 "Cookies for Santa - A Christmas Wallpaper" very well taken. Nice presentation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,610 Report post Posted December 15, 2015 "Cookies for Santa - A Christmas Wallpaper" very well taken. Nice presentation. Thank you much, Seerose! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites