[Pythonmac-SIG] Icon

[Kevin Altis]

I vote against a photo-realistic icon. OTOH, a Google search can turn up
some good images as mentioned below.

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ka
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lance E Sloan
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:31 AM
> To: pythonmac-sig at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] Icon
>
>
> --On Monday, July 28, 2003 11:23 -0500 Glenn Andreas
> <gandreas at delver.com>
> wrote:
> > My photo-based icon obviously needs some work to get to that
> level (since
> > the "illustration" style is amost, but not quite, photo realistic, most
> > noticably, the lighting is _much_ more diffused, the image is simplified
> > if possible, and the number of distinct colors is reduced (with tint and
> > other variations of those colors being used instead)).
>
> I like the idea of using a photorealistic python for the icon, too.  The
> only problem I had with Glenn's example,
> <URL:http://gandreas.dsl.visi.com:8000/IndyIcon.tif>, is that on my
> PowerBook it looks like a blob, depending on what angle I view it
> from.  If
> a photorealistic python icon had the snake in an extended position rather
> than coiled up, I would like it a lot more.  Of course, I guess maybe
> coiled is a more natural position for a python rather than
> standing like a
> cobra.
>
> If I were artistic, I would try to contribute an icon to this
> discussion. I
> will just have to settle for looking at others' contributions.  (Will we
> get to vote on them?)
>
> I did a Google search for "python" then clicked on the "Images" tab and
> found lots of images, maybe some of which could be used to make a good
> icon.  I'm partial to the bright green variety.
>
> --
> Lance E Sloan
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