Weird Question...

[Bay]

Hi All:

I'm invested in simply getting the lines from this picture to apply to another design. Can anyone advise me on a process to get/gain the (editable) lines from this image? ...Hopefully my question makes sense.

Thank you very much!

[Wosven]

Hi @Bay

I would simply draw the middle line with the pen tool, dupplicate and adjust it to get all of them. It shouldn't take long.

You can search more mathematical ways, but thinking will take longer

[GarryP]

In addition to the advice above, the word “editable” can mean different things to different people, and different types of layers can be ‘edited’ in different ways in different applications with different tools.
It might help if you tell us what kind of ‘editing’ you want to do.

[Bay]

On 7/30/2021 at 4:43 AM, GarryP said:

In addition to the advice above, the word “editable” can mean different things to different people, and different types of layers can be ‘edited’ in different ways in different applications with different tools.
It might help if you tell us what kind of ‘editing’ you want to do.

Great question. I'm trying to create track lines that I can use as a background behind a logo. I'd like to be able to play with both the size and the perspective of the track lines. I'm trying to get the right effect- almost like having the track lines run and curve away from the logo. Hard to describe but would need to be able to change size and perspective.

Thank you!

[GarryP]

Thanks for the extra clarification.
I think I understand what you are trying to do and you might be better off tracing the lines with the Pen Tool and Node Tool as Wosven suggested above.
Once you have the lines as vectors you can then manipulate them more easily and they will remain resolution-independent which can be useful, especially for logos.
In this case I would suggest using a single vector curve for each line on the track as you can get something which is pretty good without much effort.
See attached images which show where I have traced three of the lines on the track, each with a single curve – better results can be obtained with more effort, just get some practice the Node Tool.

[Alfred]

On 7/29/2021 at 5:45 PM, Bay said:

Can anyone advise me on a process to get/gain the (editable) lines from this image?

You may think that’s a weird question but the question itself (or a shortened version of it) would make a more useful topic title. You can edit your original post to change the title.

[Bay]

5 hours ago, GarryP said:

Thanks for the extra clarification.
I think I understand what you are trying to do and you might be better off tracing the lines with the Pen Tool and Node Tool as Wosven suggested above.
Once you have the lines as vectors you can then manipulate them more easily and they will remain resolution-independent which can be useful, especially for logos.
In this case I would suggest using a single vector curve for each line on the track as you can get something which is pretty good without much effort.
See attached images which show where I have traced three of the lines on the track, each with a single curve – better results can be obtained with more effort, just get some practice the Node Tool.

This is great. Thank you Garry!

 

[Bay]

4 hours ago, Alfred said:

You may think that’s a weird question but the question itself (or a shortened version of it) would make a more useful topic title. You can edit your original post to change the title.

Thanks very much. I'm happy to make this edit but can't seem to figure out how. Look in my profile, account, etc. Can find the post but I don't see an edit button anywhere?

[Alfred]

1 hour ago, Bay said:

Thanks very much. I'm happy to make this edit but can't seem to figure out how. Look in my profile, account, etc. Can find the post but I don't see an edit button anywhere?

Perhaps you don’t have the relevant permissions, but if you do there will be an ‘Edit’ option on the menu that appears when you click on the ellipsis (‘…’) at the top right of your original post.

[Bay]

4 minutes ago, Alfred said:

Perhaps you don’t have the relevant permissions, but if you do there will be an ‘Edit’ option on the menu that appears when you click on the ellipsis (‘…’) at the top right of your original post.

 

Thank you, Alfred. I have no idea why permissions are necessary to make edits but it is clear I am not worthy.

[Alfred]

49 minutes ago, Bay said:

it is clear I am not worthy

All that’s clear is that you’re classed as a ‘Newbie’! I’ve no idea why that should be the case, given that you’ve made more than twenty posts and you’ve been a member for nearly two years.

[Pšenda]

12 hours ago, Bay said:

Hard to describe

The easiest way is to sketch it with a pencil on paper, take a picture with your mobile, and insert the picture into the forum. The principle "One picture is more apt than ten sentences" applies reliably 🙂

[Bay]

Just now, Alfred said:

All that’s clear is that you’re classed as a ‘Newbie’! I’ve no idea why that should be the case, given that you’ve made more than twenty posts and you’ve been a member for nearly two years.

Silliness!

[Bay]

12 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

The easiest way is to sketch it with a pencil on paper, take a picture with your mobile, and insert the picture into the forum. The principle "One picture is more apt than ten sentences" applies reliably 🙂

The curves themselves show depth. I'd like to be able to manipulate that depth to a degree.

[Pšenda]

8 minutes ago, Bay said:

Something such as what's depicted at the 0:55 mark in this video...

I will not play the video on youtube (company policy). But thank you - I don't need to see it.
My suggestion was intended as advice on how to get more accurate advice from other users.

[Alfred]

9 minutes ago, Bay said:

at the 0:55 mark in this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0cIRsrcuxA&t=55s

 

[Bay]

6 minutes ago, Pšenda said:

I will not play the video on youtube (company policy). But thank you - I don't need to see it.
My suggestion was intended as advice on how to get more accurate advice from other users.

Ha ha. No worries! I fear I've lost my own perspective in trying to explain my question about perspective with Affinity.

[Bay]

9 hours ago, GarryP said:

Thanks for the extra clarification.
I think I understand what you are trying to do and you might be better off tracing the lines with the Pen Tool and Node Tool as Wosven suggested above.
Once you have the lines as vectors you can then manipulate them more easily and they will remain resolution-independent which can be useful, especially for logos.
In this case I would suggest using a single vector curve for each line on the track as you can get something which is pretty good without much effort.
See attached images which show where I have traced three of the lines on the track, each with a single curve – better results can be obtained with more effort, just get some practice the Node Tool.

Hi Garry-

Your method seems to provide the best solution. I was curious if there was a way to modify it to accommodate a small detail. The perspective of the lines that make up the lanes is that they start off wide and finish skinny. (see below)

Is there a way to accomplish this with your method?

 

 

[Alfred]

24 minutes ago, Bay said:

Hi Garry-

Your method seems to provide the best solution. I was curious if there was a way to modify it to accommodate a small detail. The perspective of the lines that make up the lanes is that they start off wide and finish skinny. (see below)

Is there a way to accomplish this with your method?

I’m not Garry (obviously!) but you can modify the pressure profile to achieve the desired result. Click on the ‘Pressure’ button to display the graph, and then simply drag one end of the line all the way — or almost all the way — down.