Super Tube

This is a tube or pipe I made using a software called Gimp.  I made it to look like the ones in the New Super Mario Bros video game.  While making it, I learned a lot about shadows.  Shadows are very important for this project because a tube is round, not flat.  With Gimp it is easy to make two dimensional pictures with no shadows, but I wanted to learn how to make things look more three dimensional.  I would advise having a reference picture when making a difficult picture.  Lighting is also important, knowing where the light is coming from helps you know where to put the shadows.  Also in this post I am including my .png tube picture so you can use it too.  Just please comment and let me know!  

     -Caleb