Scarlet velvet

[salaam]

I'm still not completely happy with it but so far I think it is looking OK.
Maybe it looks too much like satin?

[iamtheblues]

Looks more like velvet than satin to me.
I like it.
Saludos,
Bob.

[raynerj1]

Velvet doesn't reflect much light (That is why it is used by Photographers as a background). I would say closer to satin than velvet. I don't think my opion is worth arguing over tho.

[salaam]

Thanks for your insights men,
I think that I will have to reduce the 'wood' effect and eradicate that mottled jpeg effect.

[salaam]

To get the suble bloctchy square pattern that velvet has, I created a pixelated background and appled it using the art filter.
I encountered a lot of problems trying to achieve this, so in the end I created a pixellated pattern using the art filter.
I have just tried it again in XX3. I have achieved it within a minute.
XX4 has no 'anti-aliased' quality setting for me to then convert and 'create a bitmap copy,
This is a pain. Due to the blend bug I already have to use XX3 to complete part of the job.
Is there another way to pixelate in X4?

[Penny O'Rorke]

That's really good, but more as watered silk, which is usually matt and has a 'ripply' pattern.....sorry, not very helpful either!

[Soquili]

Anas is the attached similar to the effect you are wanting to achieve?

[-=Drifter=-]

[I thought Anas's looked like woolen socks while Soquili's looked like leather.]

[Soquili]

Leather?

[Ron Duke]

Looks really good to me.