Hopkin Watson Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hello, I am very new to drawing and I apologize if I posted this in the wrong place. I've looked at the vector pen tutorials for designer (on Mac). I'm working this this image (a vector drawing of a Mexican skull) and the image's lines have a variable width. I don't see that in any of the tutorials. I know I can create this a set of curves that I group. I just don't know if that's the best way. I'm assuming I'm doing things the 'hard way' because I don't know anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, @Hopkin Watson. If you’re not using a pressure-sensitive input device you can use simulated pressure sensitivity. As explained in the linked Help topic, Affinity Designer allows you to create a custom pressure profile which can be applied to a previously drawn stroke. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkin Watson Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Oh perfect.. that's what I was looking for. Thanks!! Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkin Watson Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Can I as you a followup? In the example I posted, if you look at the small white circles that 'ring' the interior of the eyes; how would they be placed there? Could objects be placed along a path similarly to the way you can type text on a curve? I suppose the artist could have aligned them all manually or with the help of grid lines or something.. In the example I have added, the little circles are perfectly aligned (and symmetrical) on what I am assuming to be some type of technique vs manually positioning each object. If there is a technique for this, do you know what it's called in Designer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Hopkin Watson said: if you look at the small white circles that 'ring' the interior of the eyes; how would they be placed there? There's a few ways to do this. The easiest in this instance, in my opinion, is to use the dashed line stroke. If you use the settings 0 1 0 0, it has a nice circle. Stroke width controls the circle size. Alfred 1 Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkin Watson Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Thanks again :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkin Watson Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Hello, I found another way to do this using brushes. Thought you might like to see: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 9:33 AM, Hopkin Watson said: I found another way to do this using brushes. Thought you might like to see: It depends on if you need to keep the image purely vector or not. If you zoom way in on the image painted by the brush you will see that the brush leaves a pixelated image. Because it's being made from a png file which is a pixel file. There is no right or wrong way depending upon the requirements you have or want. Good luck on your skull. It looks like fun. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkin Watson Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Ah.. great point. I didn’t consider that. Although much easier than Adobe AI (and I’m new to drawing in general) - there’s a lot to learn. thanks for the feedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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