rchrdnsh Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 There are radial, linear, elliptical and conical gradient types, but is it possible to create a subtle curved path and have the gradient follow that shape? That would be just awesome if that exists :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Yep it's possible but it's a bit clunky to control at the moment or at least I found it that way... see attached. ronanski 1 Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkaosa Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 In fact, clunky is very well describing. The gradient doesn't just follow the path but is somehow more kind of masking the path. I'd like this gradient to start at the 1st node the line and end at the last. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted March 11, 2016 Staff Share Posted March 11, 2016 No, this isn't possible at the moment unless you go to the trouble of making a gradient texture to use in a vector brush... We have much grander plans when it comes to gradients and I'm not prepared to mention what it is right now because it won't be as much fun when we do the big reveal in the future if you already knew what was coming! ;) Madame, matt.baker and misc33 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkaosa Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 MattP you are one smart cat… Can you at least mention a time plan? Preferrably something like "tomorrow" or "the day after today"? Or even "maybe today plus minus 24 hours" MattP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 rchrdnsh, check out the entry on https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/13517-stroke-gradient-along-curve-or-path/to see if it will help what you are trying to achieve. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchrdnsh Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 hmmmm...i think i asked this incorrectly then...i don't want to create a path, but actually create a shape with a curvy side and have the gradient shoot outwards from the curvy side in the same shape as the curvy side...i don't really know how to explain this better... like....i want to make a rectangle, but one of the sides of the rectangle would be ark-ed, either convex, or concave, then i want to apply a linear style gradient to the rectangle, but the gradient would alter it's shape to follow the curve of the ark-ed side, rather than just be linear... I hope that makes sense a little bit better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Since ya didn't specify :rolleyes: .... You can do some cool stuff with the warp tool in AP. Of course, it's raster, totally destructive AND I'm pretty sure you meant is there a way in Deisgner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Mmmh - maybe like so? Cheers P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misc33 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 How complex is your gradient going to be? If it's as simple as one colour fading out into transparency, you can use the Inner Shadow effect. That will follow the curve exactly. Hmm, maybe not. Painting one by building it up using a masked pixel layer seems to be the best way so far until the new super gradient goodies come out: Quote MacBook Pro 15" 32GB RAM, iPad Pro 12.9" + Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil. Software tools of my trade: Affinity Designer | Affinity Publisher | PDF Expert | Drafts | The Archive | Plutio https://eandrpublications.com.au Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine L Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/11/2016 at 9:19 AM, MattP said: No, this isn't possible at the moment unless you go to the trouble of making a gradient texture to use in a vector brush... We have much grander plans when it comes to gradients and I'm not prepared to mention what it is right now because it won't be as much fun when we do the big reveal in the future if you already knew what was coming! ;) Hello, I didn't find any update on this topic since 2016, and also no other informations anywhere else on that matter. Is this feature already implemented or is it still to come? Thank you very much in advance for your update! Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 There is no gradient on a path - yet. You'd have to find a workaround. Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 For context, which app are you using mr OP? Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepr Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, firstdefence said: For context, which app are you using mr OP? He last visited the forum more than 3 years ago, so it's unlikely he'll answer MattP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I don't know if that would suit you: Draw the shape, put a fill color and one to the outline. Put a "Gaussian Blur" effect by checking "Preserve Alpha". Put an external "Outline" fx, choose the color, adjust the thickness. MattP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, anon2 said: He last visited the forum more than 3 years ago, so it's unlikely he'll answer Knock once for yes, twice for no lol! lepr 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine L Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Aammppaa said: There is no gradient on a path - yet. You'd have to find a workaround. Thank you for this info. I guess I'll stick with old Illustrator CS6 for some work until it comes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Can you post an image of what you´re trying to achieve - so we can see how close we can get with AD. I still thought it was about a "gradient following a path": 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine L Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 10 hours ago, PixelPest said: Can you post an image of what you´re trying to achieve - so we can see how close we can get with AD. I still thought it was about a "gradient following a path": 😀 My question is about a « gradient following a path ». Your image is what i try to achieve, whatever the shape of the curve is. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 In this case you can create a vector brush. Depending on the color scheme the gradient will be parallel or perpendicular to the line. NotMyFault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gear maker Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 23 hours ago, PixelPest said: Can you post an image of what you´re trying to achieve - so we can see how close we can get with AD. I still thought it was about a "gradient following a path": 😀 FYI it's not going to work in many applications, but in the example shown it can be pretty well accomplished using a conical gradient for the stroke. Quote iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) with macOS Sierra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhmedThahir Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 2:47 AM, PixelPest said: Can you post an image of what you´re trying to achieve - so we can see how close we can get with AD. I still thought it was about a "gradient following a path": 😀 how to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhmedThahir Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 1:53 PM, G13RL said: In this case you can create a vector brush. Depending on the color scheme the gradient will be parallel or perpendicular to the line. how to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Hello AhmedThahir, Create a drawing with the colors (rainbow in my example), apply a "Gaussian Blur" fx to it (check "Preserve Alpha") and export it as a png (the selection alone). Duplicate the drawing, rotate it by 90° and export it if you want to have the choice of gradient as in my screenshot. To create the brush, in the "Brushes" tab of the studio, expand the "Hamburger" to the right of the name, choose "New Textured Image Brush" in the drop-down list, select the PNG file, click on "Open", the brush will be created in the displayed category. Proceed in the same way for the second brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhmedThahir Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 hour ago, G13RL said: Hello AhmedThahir, Create a drawing with the colors (rainbow in my example), apply a "Gaussian Blur" fx to it (check "Preserve Alpha") and export it as a png (the selection alone). Duplicate the drawing, rotate it by 90° and export it if you want to have the choice of gradient as in my screenshot. To create the brush, in the "Brushes" tab of the studio, expand the "Hamburger" to the right of the name, choose "New Textured Image Brush" in the drop-down list, select the PNG file, click on "Open", the brush will be created in the displayed category. Proceed in the same way for the second brush. i tried your method but the brush's colour gradient isnt getting applied I got it right with a conical gradient... however, it gets rasterised for svg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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