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DEGASPICS
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Brief background information on each of the PC1 pictures included in
the program is given below in order of appearance:-
Title MAC font (Gilbert Sheldon) converted into GEM (GDOS)
font and used for the title before being animated.
Message 1 GDOS font (Swiss) used before being outlined in red.
Early 1 The first of two picture files depicting my early
attempt at producing a picture in perspective. It's
interesting to compare this effort with my more
recent work. No signs of dithering in those days -
not to mention cobblestones & other points of detail
such as the truck & wheels of the tram itself. Even
the tram's livery was basic.
Early 2 Thought I'd try and make a Christmas card based on a
tram in industrial Lancashire to stimulate nostalgia
and all that! I used a GDOS Camelot font for the
festive-type message. Despite the picture's crude
appearance today, I can recollect how proud I was
at the time to have produced such a masterpiece!
Message 2 The title, Tramology, was formed using a GDOS Dutch
font and then stencilled over gradated red through
yellow. The other lettering was made using a GDOS
Helvetica font in yellow and 'outlined' in black.
No 1 Tramology - This was the introductory picture to the
series of pictures referred to in Message 2. As you
see, the style remains relatively naive compared with
more recent work though, compared with my original
efforts, it's quite an improvement!
No 2 A compilation showing four 'miniaturised' pictures
in the above-mentioned series. They illustrate, in
part, the step-by-step approach to making a picture.
The pictures were reduced in size by using the Block
'stretch' option and then touched up as necessary.
No 3 Self-explanatory graphic.
No 4 Another self-explanatory graphic using the Block
'stretch' option to highlight two illusionary aspects
of the final Tramology picture.
Message 3 GDOS font: Dutch. Subsequently stencilled onto
random pattern produced by stippling mixed blobs of
colour in cycle mode & then animated. The border was
produced in a similar cycle mode - the lines being
drawn freehand as the line-tool cannot produce the
desired effect. Incidentally, the lines must be drawn
in the proposed direction of travel, ie from l to r,
r to l, up & down. Each corner was also dealt with
by hand in order to produce a satisfactory effect.
01 Xmas Tram used as frontispiece for Christmas card.
02 Yacht - imaginative picture composition. Note
extensive use of dithering and watery/shadow effects.
03 St Aubin's Bay - this is the finished picture
of the one featured in Degasart. Note the use of the
air-spray in forming the clouds.
04 Drawn completely from memory. Here we have another
ubiquitous tram trundling along Bradshawgate, Bolton,
in 1938 - or was it 1937? The Lido cinema, like Stan
Laurel & Oliver Hardy, is no longer with us - more's
the pity!
Message 4 GDOS fonts: Hollywood & Los Angeles. Straightforward
application of letters using Degas Elite. The minimum
of kerning was required though care, as always, was
taken to centre the words. The outline effects were
produced after setting 'Outline' before using the
Outline tool, with colour variations, on individual
letters.
Chess The first of David Peppiate's pictures. David isn't
too sure why he included this though I guess Nigel
Short would approve!
Chrome 1 Drawn using a Letraset typeface as a guide.
Chrome 2 Ditto
Chrome 5 A colour variation of Chrome 2.
Cycle 3 Animation set at fast but not quite on maximum.
Cycle 5 Ditto
Deluxcap A tarted-up version of a DL Paint font.
DeluxcLC Lower case letters of the above.
Disc 5 Animation set at fast but not at max.
Forest A pleasant woodland scene. Note how depth is
portrayed by progressively lighter shades of grey.
Keyboard Digitised keyboard with standard Degas font.
Kitchner Lord Kitchener scanned from a book. The dates were
added using a GDOS Century font from Degasart.
Mafia B&W line drawing scanned from the Radio Times, then
tinted. GDOS font: Los Angeles imported from
Degasart.
Marknote DP kindly bequeathed this to Markotek at no extra
cost!
Panelvan Started as a digitised Porsche from DL Paint or
Quantum Paint (DP can't remember!). Then transformed
into a delivery van via Degas Elite. One might say
it's the fastest delivery van in the West (Riding!).
Plane Animation set at fast but not maximum.
Prisma1 Another Letraset typeface subsequently drawn and
coloured-in.
Robo 2 Based on the title lettering for Robocop. Initially
having the letters ROBC & P, David made up the rest
himself.
Scraper 2 Much use made of Block to repeat and resize. Again,
note the use of progressively lighter shades of grey
to add depth.
Shop Originally drawn on Quantum Paint which allows for
far more colours on screen at once than Degas. Saving
onto Degas resulted in the loss of many colours -
however, the end product remains eye-catching; first-
class detail, too.
Station An imaginary station. DP called it Louth because he
was born in nearby Grimsby. What he really means is
that Louth's a darned sight easier to draw in than
Grimsby, but we'll excuse him on this occasion!
Terrace Based on back-to-backs in Headingley, Leeds, where
David has also lived. (Daren't tell you where he
lives at the moment!)
The End "Thank goodness for that!", I hear you mutter - only
hope my hearing's at fault.
Well, folks, that's all for now. Unfortunately, the disk cannot take
any more bytes so we're stumped!
Remember, you can utilise the above-mentioned sets of lettering by
cutting & pasting each letter individually via Degas Elite in order
to embellish any titling you might make. The final picture file, ie
'The End', illustrates this point by using letters 'lifted' from
Chrome5. To produce similarly sized font-sets would take up far too
many bytes to be practicable. Sorry, but you can't win!
And before I forget, there are 2 Clip Art PC3 (mono) files which can
can be viewed in high resolution using the SHOWPIC.PRG.
Keep smiling ...
Keith Markland.