Raised graphics program

ID:188789
 
Jan 4 2004, 9:56 am
I'm looking for a program that will allow me to do "raised" graphics with speed and ease. A raised graphic is essentially taking a flat simplistic object (such as a basic smiley), then having the program simulate a raised effect, as if the object were in 3D and raised off the page.

Flat:
 _______
|       |
|       |
|       |
|_______|

Raised:
 _______
|       |\
|       | |
|       | |
|_______| |
 \_______\|



I will reward you with 5 dimes if you give me the name of a *free* program that gets the job done the way I want it.


~Polatrite~
Jan 4 2004, 10:15 am
You could probably do it in DM with the Shift() proc. Get your icon, make a copy of it, shift the copy upleft 1 pixel, overlay the copy onto the original icon. Rinse. Repeat until 3dish.
Jan 4 2004, 10:18 am
In response to Jon88
Well, I'm kinda also looking for a program that will do this in a professional manner. I'm sure I could manually design the raised icons myself, but I'd like to get a program that would do a bit of a "shine" effect on the icon. So it looks like a professionally rendered graphic.
Jan 4 2004, 10:32 am
In response to Polatrite
Can't help you there, except to mention that most of my graphics smell like a professionally rendered product.
Jan 4 2004, 10:45 am
In response to Hedgemistress
I could give you a copy of PSP 7.0

:-/
Jan 4 2004, 11:03 am
http://newbiehangout.com/3dlogomaker.htm


You can try the demo, it lets you do words........
Jan 4 2004, 11:12 am
In response to Nave
Jan 5 2004, 6:01 am
In response to Polatrite
http://www.mediachance.com has a great program called RealDraw Pro that, if I remember right, allows a 30-day free trial. You might want to check it out.
Jan 6 2004, 8:57 am
In response to Gughunter
let's not forget GIMP http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/ which basically has nearly all the power of Photoshop with none of the cost!
Jan 6 2004, 2:30 pm
In response to digitalmouse
Try Blender. It puts a shine on things I believe.http://www.blender3d.com/
Jan 6 2004, 2:56 pm
In response to Aleis
Blender is an actual 3D program. I dont think thats what he wants.
Jan 6 2004, 7:58 pm
In response to Scoobert
Sorry for the lack of response. I've been working many an hour the past few days, and have also been developing a few key libraries for the BYOND community. I'll respond once I get a chance to test out some of these programs, as Morph has had to be bumped down the to-do list for another couple days.

(I'm currently trying to create a financial breakdown of the next year of my life, which is my first year of college. It's my goal to have the entire thing mapped out as best I can predict by the end of this week. I'm going so far to include things like silverware and towels. Wish me luck.)


~Polatrite~