Gadg3ts Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Hi, I've not been able to find an answer to this with some googling, so I thought it'd be best to ask. Basically, I'm trying to recreate a logo that was originally done with a sweeping calligraphic brush, but the original has been lost in the mists of time and now the file only exists as a 400px png. I've managed some of it so far with the pen tool and poking at that with the brush options (the dark path in the image), but what I'm really looking to do is like a blade-tip marker so that it will look like the rest of the text - as in the angle of the brush stays at the same angle rather than perpendicular to the path. Is this possible? Thanks, Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemax Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Hi, As far as I know, for vector brushes it is impossible to set the line thickness as a relation to the angle. After creating a line, you can set the unevenness of its thickness, using the "Pressure" curve in the "Stroke" panel. Quote Non-destructive Mask https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150439-non-destructive-mask/Image layer & Pixel layer https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/146720-image-layer-and-pixel-layer/Brushes | Stars https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/135202-brushes-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 You can get pretty close to what I think you want by creating your own brush. See attached video – you will need to be much more artistic than me to use this properly. You will probably have to play with the brush shape and settings to get a better result. 2021-09-29 09-03-32.mp4 walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosven Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 @GarryP Your "pleins et déliés" (broad strokes and light ones) are inverted. I'm not sure it's possible to do them properly (we tried long ago... somewhere here). But testing with an inverted version of the logo, and inverting the new drawing once done, to have it in the proper reading left to right, is perhaps possible. And to simulate pressure, perhaps a slight enlargement for the bottom curves could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 My knowledge of calligraphy is thin on the ground at best so the brush I used, and how I used it, probably isn’t what is needed, but the technique for creating the brush might be. Just thought I’d give a possible solution; then the OP could say that it’s no good and tell us why; then we can perhaps come up with something better. For example, they haven’t mentioned whether they want to use the brush along an existing vector, which is important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Maybe try different approaches. Instead of using a vector brush, just use the pen tool and trace the edge on both sides to achieve a closed curve. Then add fill, maybe an outline. Use pixel persona and pixel brush (as GarryP explained). It allows to rotate the brush while drawing (arrow keys). Or you may need to use a pressure-sensitive pen to adjust width on the fly while drawing. Depends if you want just a logo (pixel or vector), or want to use the letters in other places or add letters. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telemax Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Quote Non-destructive Mask https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150439-non-destructive-mask/Image layer & Pixel layer https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/146720-image-layer-and-pixel-layer/Brushes | Stars https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/135202-brushes-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadg3ts Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 7 hours ago, GarryP said: My knowledge of calligraphy is thin on the ground at best so the brush I used, and how I used it, probably isn’t what is needed, but the technique for creating the brush might be. Just thought I’d give a possible solution; then the OP could say that it’s no good and tell us why; then we can perhaps come up with something better. For example, they haven’t mentioned whether they want to use the brush along an existing vector, which is important. It can be a new one? (as in vector) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadg3ts Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 11 hours ago, telemax said: Hi, As far as I know, for vector brushes it is impossible to set the line thickness as a relation to the angle. After creating a line, you can set the unevenness of its thickness, using the "Pressure" curve in the "Stroke" panel. This is actually what I've done - just using shorter curves for more control over the 'waviness'. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadg3ts Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, NotMyFault said: Maybe try different approaches. Instead of using a vector brush, just use the pen tool and trace the edge on both sides to achieve a closed curve. Then add fill, maybe an outline. Use pixel persona and pixel brush (as GarryP explained). It allows to rotate the brush while drawing (arrow keys). Or you may need to use a pressure-sensitive pen to adjust width on the fly while drawing. Depends if you want just a logo (pixel or vector), or want to use the letters in other places or add letters. It's part of a larger logo - mostly for web & some video idents. I do have a pressure-sensitive pen with my Wacom tablet, although I've not used it properly for some time, so all the lines come out a bit wonky ATM! But editing the pressure curve after manual editing of the curves seems to be working out ok! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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