The ELC Anemone (which is also my trademark symbol) has gone through many stages.
First, it was a simple 3DS render:
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No effects, no ray tracing.
Next came the simplistic render that was my header for so long:
I faded the edges with The Gimp to make it blend well with my blog, and I guess there’s some basic material on it.
Then there was the faux cell-shaded anemone:
I liked this one, but the varying line width annoyed me, plus I wanted something that looked a bit more professional.
I got that with the next variation, which has been my logo in many places.
This, of course, is the official ELC Anemone. It is the current logo for ELC, and is also my avatar in many places. It was only used in the header here briefly, because its size made it off-center.
The ELC Anemone was replaced by the newest anemone, the CLC Anemone:
This baby took a while to make, and it uses ray tracing and radosity. It’s inside a large sphere with red and orange splotches inside to create the explosion thing behind it. I really love the way it came out. It’s the logo for Completely Leet Chat, the next version of ELC.
Now, I leave you with the current image being used as the header here. It has an alpha channel, which makes the bg slightly transparent. Cool!
