OK, my inspiration is the Antikethira Device (spelling is wrong, I'm sure) - I plan to create a compass rose with a marine motif, corroded bronze and gold, maybe a sea dragon surrounding or Poseidon or Mermaids as part of the design

With the device in mind, I plan to incorporate some "unknown" gears and mechanisms behind the rose, as if it helps drive this "machine rose compass"

I might also include some coral encrustations, barnacle and other "build up from the bottom of the sea"

Why you ask - I don't know, just something I want to try.

Of course, I will be using Xara to composite the entirety, but may also include some 3D content, especially for the ocean motif objects in design.

We'll see what happens... oh, and rather than a simple WIP, I might create a complete multipage tutorial PDF - Creating a Compass Rose in Xara from Scratch!