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Figure 6 shows each step in this short project. (1) Posing and Outlining (2) Roughing in your paint on the outline, adding props. (3) Finishing up the project with a completed figure ready for export to the scene of your choice. Painting in and finishing your project. The finished product in this lesson is a UPS guy delivering a box. Notice the Geo-Shape Man in (1) has an outline around it that is very rough. This rough outline in (2) is the most important step to bring reality to your geometrically shaped character. Do you have to be accurate? Not at all! Just draw an outline around the Geo-Shape man. My suggestion: Do each step in Layers. If you don't know how to do layers just ask or follow the video tutorial provided with Xara. Make the Geo-Shape Man in one Layer (1), the outline shape in another layer (2) and the painting (3) of the outline in the third layer. You can add more layers if your figure is complicated or uses complicated fills. After you draw your outline you may start painting on your posed Geo-Shape Man in a separate layer. Always save Geo-Shape Man in a separate file after you make it. You may find a need to use it again. TIP: If you find Geo-Shape Man useful, you can save him as a template file (File > Save Template...) then the whenever you need him just select him from the File > New... fly out menu. Note: Remember each part of Geo-Shape man can be resized, stretched out or any other thing you want to do. I would highly recommend that you pose your character first before stretching, resizing or painting. This way you can fine tune the look of "perspective" as you proceed in your drawing. You can use Geo-Shape Man as a posed figure in individual frames in animation. Just pose the figure, go to next frame, change the pose and repeat. Do the outline and artwork AFTER you pose please.
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The Xara Xone Guest Tutorials ©2005 Gary W. Priester All rights reserved
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