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Edited by Gary W. Priester Number 51 • October 15, 2006

Covered in this month's Workbook:

• Creating a Custom Palette
• New User Tutorial - A 3D Star
• An Embossed  Notary Seal
• Retouching a Photo
• GEL Sparkle Text

In the October Xara Xone: The October Xara Xtreme tutorial makes recreates the mesmerizing Apple QuickTime GEL logo. New users should be able to get through this one,  though some knowledge of Xara is always helpful. Your Editor (that's me) continues the GEL mania with this month's Guest Tutorial which covers creating a Sparkle GEL Effect and creating a Sparkle GEL Brush. 35 Designers from all over the planet participated in the 2006 Logo Show, which you can see in the Featured Artist Gallery. The logo designs came from 19 separate countries. Xara truly is an international product! Check it out. If you would like to be considered for a single or part of one of the upcoming group shows, e-mail me and let me know where I can see a few of your images.

I am accepting your contributions (Tips, Brushes, Templates, stuff like that). I'm starting to run out of ideas and could use your input. If your site has Xara graphics and is not listed, send me your link and a brief description of how you have used Xara on your site.

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• Xara Screenmaker 3D A 3D screensaver maker that's fast, fun and easy to use. Create animated 3D text or tumbling picture cube screensavers. (This application will make you a hero in your office or home. And it is embarrassingly inexpensive!)
• Xara 3D-6 Xara 3D is the Number 1 tool for creating stunning, professional-quality 3D web graphics. See why for yourself. You can use a 3D program and drive yourself nuts trying to figure out all that X Y and Z axis nonsense, or you can make your life easy (and fun) with Xara 3D. It's up to you.
• Xara 3D Heading Maker Add this great interactive tool to your web site and let your visitors make 3D graphics online.
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