RobertJan Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Hi All, I am new to the forum but definitely not new to Affinity (Designer, Photo and Publisher). I have a problem where I hope to find a solution for. I am designing a logo which is my company name but written with a brush. As I want to be able to print and embroider the logo there is a problem with the brush converted to curves. I like the appearance/style/outline contours of the brush but when printing and embroidering the logo there is too many open spaces within the lines. So I guess this will result in problems. So what would be the solution to make the logo workable for printing and further brand appearance such as embroidering? Does the logo needs to be filled in for example and how can this be achieved the best way while maintaining the style of the logo? I have attached an example of a letter. Thanks a lot! example.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Hi @RobertJan You won't be able to do much about it, as the translucent areas are part of the brushstroke. If the translucent areas were also filled, the brushstroke would lose its characteristic and create a completely different appearance. However, after a certain reduction in size, you will no longer be able to perceive any or only a few spaces. Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 23H2 (22631.3296) AMD A10-9600P | dGPU R7 M340 (2 GB) | 8 GB DDR4 2133 MHz | Windows 10 Home 22H2 (1945.3803) Affinity Suite V 2.4 & Beta 2.(latest) Better translations with: https://www.deepl.com/translator Interested in a robust (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF Life is too short to have meaningless discussions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Not sure how to embroider "translucency" but if it´s just the overall shape I´d export to a high-res version to PNG and autotrace in Inkscape for instance. I don´t know if the embroidery software can handle 5k nodes on a small template though. F.svg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertJan Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Komatös said: Hi @RobertJan You won't be able to do much about it, as the translucent areas are part of the brushstroke. If the translucent areas were also filled, the brushstroke would lose its characteristic and create a completely different appearance. However, after a certain reduction in size, you will no longer be able to perceive any or only a few spaces. I understand but I want it more or less the same but just solid with no void spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertJan Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Not sure how to embroider "translucency" but if it´s just the overall shape I´d export to a high-res version to PNG and autotrace in Inkscape for instance. I don´t know if the embroidery software can handle 5k nodes on a small template though. F.svg 235.27 kB · 1 download Thanks a lot @PixelPest, that looks more like it. may I ask how you did this; what are the steps to follow? I assume the white spaces within the F can be first filled in with black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, PixelPest said: I´d export to a high-res version to PNG and autotrace in Inkscape for instance. That was my approach exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 4 hours ago, RobertJan said: I understand but I want it more or less the same but just solid with no void spaces. Why not just use a different brush that doesn't have the voids to create the logo? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertJan Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 On 9/12/2022 at 2:50 PM, R C-R said: Why not just use a different brush that doesn't have the voids to create the logo? I like the appearance of the logo already created with this brush but for some purposes like embroidery I would like to make it solid while maintaining the overal style as much as possible. So what would the best way to achieve this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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