ChrisP Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hi all, I am having some frustrations, which are probably due to my not knowing AD as well as I should ( I have searched and watched some AD videos thou), so I would like to ask for some help and clarification. In the past, using AI, I was able to create my characters with the pen tool, not worrying about overlapping corners, etc... I would then click on the various custom brushes I have created and apply that stroke (and width) to specific line work. Then, I would expand all the line work and delete the extra (overlapping) pieces to create clean corners. Then using live paint I could color in the various parts of the artwork. I have tried to do this in AD but can't seem to get the same workflow. First, I cannot apply a custom brushes (meaning I created the taper) to the line work. I have to do it via the pressure tab where I have to save the profile. Is this the only way? And is there a way to save the width in the profile? I also saved a version of the "brush" in the "Styles" panel but it did not give me consistent widths. Next, after I created my line work, I used the "convert to curves" function, then Layer > Expand Stroke. Then I used the "Divide" function to create individual pieces so I could delete all the extra pieces. After that I marque selected everything and used the "Add" function to unite all the pieces. Which seemed to take forever with a larger piece. Next, I went to the Pixel Persona to used the "Flood Fill" tool in the hope of coloring in the artwork but it doesn't work. The only way I got it to work was to rasterize it which defeated the whole purpose of trying to create a vector art piece. I found a youtube video that shows my workflow almost exactly. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sPuXmTLBj4 The only way I found to do this in AD was to create different parts of the character on different layers and use the standard fill and stroke tools in the Draw Persona. Ten I switched to the Pixel Persona to erase the extra overlapping line work. Yes it does the job but takes considerably longer and if mistakes are made, it takes a lot longer to correct than the method I am trying to figure out. Can someone please help me figure this out? Thanks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo.limoncelli Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 First, I cannot apply a custom brushes (meaning I created the taper) to the line work. I have to do it via the pressure tab where I have to save the profile. Is this the only way? And is there a way to save the width in the profile? I also saved a version of the "brush" in the "Styles" panel but it did not give me consistent widths. Yes, it is the only way currently. For filling purposes you need a vector shape behind each area. No Live Paint tools yet... Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Thanks for the reply. Having tried different things for the past few day I see that the way you suggest is the only way. It takes some changing of the workflow but it works. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo.limoncelli Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Yep... Unfortunately not all workflows are covered yet. Currently if you are a shape-oriented illustrator you'll find it a killer app. For line-oriented style I'm sure they will improve it, the roadmap is pretty fine. :) Quote The white dog, making tools for artists, illustrators and doodlers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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