©2001 Ric Heaton

Ric Heaton
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Almost Quittin' Time Xara's photorealism (& Web) capabilities is a large part of what attracted me to CX 1.5 in the first place. I decided to attempt doing the Citizen Chronograph watch because the reflective metal, glass, & leather it required would be a good exercise to learn how to do 3D looking illustrations with a 2D illustration tool. I must admit being somewhat intimidated by the illustrations I have seen done with Xara by "real" illustrators and artists, but Xara makes it so easy that even I can do some fairly impressive work.