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- In <D42qHz.9on@cs.dal.ca>, (Ken Mayfield)ad914@cfn.cs.dal.ca writes:
- >Hi, there...
- > I feel I've been doing some okay stuff lately;however, I've hit a
- >snag in the lovely ol' chrome logo department (blush!).
- > A client has white text (which I've beveled with a black edge),
- >against a flat metal reflective rectangle. The client wants it to shimmer
- >with light and be sexy.
- > He also doesn't want the metal to reflect anything recognizable,
- >like branches, fractal patterns, etc.
- >
- > With trace reflections on, and solid backdrop, my letters only
- >reflect on the rectangle when I chose gradient background(!). If gradient
- >background is entirley black, the rectangle doesn't reflect. I've done
- >this twice, so I think something subtle is occuring here.
- >
- > If any of you can help me with my, um, problem, I appreciate it.
- >
- > Thank you in advance,
- >
- > Ken Mayfield.
- >
- I don't know if you have had a reply yet, but this little trick helps me
- a lot, I hope that it might do you some good.
- Use a gradient backdrop if you choose for some added chrome look, but
- put up a solid black background image. The Background image is not shown at
- instead the gradient backdrop it, but the background is still black.
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- Hope that helps someone.
- Bradley
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