Ok, I did this between calls at work today so it's not perfect, but here's my new entry.. It's a PNG file which uses transparency which Internet Explorer 6 and lower won't display right (even through the PNG spec has existed for about a decade, Microsoft just can't seem to implement any standard right)..
The head stocks should be standing against the background of whatever page it's on. The quilt will blend into the background as well.
The quilt is from my bass, the Smith headstock is from my bass, and the double bass headstock is the one in Ken's avatar. The writing is bump mapped cocobolo from this picture on Ken's site:
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/woodpa...o/Dcp00723.jpg
The word "Smith" was taken from Ken's site, and used as a mask for some tiger maple in this picture from Ken's site:
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/models...oltonLEbdy.jpg
Then it was used to bump map the cocobolo.
I still need to smooth the blending a little to get some of the sharp edges out of the blend into the background.
It's a large file due to being lossless. Feel free to convert it to some other format as long as the transparency is preserved.
Anyway, here it is:
I'm also thinking of replacing the faded quilt look with a beveled edge looking plank of quilt. Which do you guys think would look better?