GlennC Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Hello all I am hoping this is a simple one. Question is, how can I draw a straight horizontal line that is faded on each end?. Drawing the line I can do, fading the ends is the issue. Have searched forums with no luck, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 In Designer, you can do this with the Fill tool: 1. Create the line in the normal way. 2. With the line selected, select the Fill tool & in the Context toolbar, set the Context to Stroke & Type to Linear. 3. Click on the line near each end where you want the fade to start to create two new stops. 4. In the Color Studio panel or in the popup color selector in the Context toolbar (the item immediately to the right of the Type popup), set the Opacity of the two end stops to zero. You can also vary the midpoints (the lines between the color stops) to control how quickly the fade develops. GlennC 1 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...
gdenby Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 You can also use the stroke properties & pressure settings. Change the opacity variance, goto maximum in this case. Assuming you are using a mouse, not a pen and tablet, then go to the pressure setting and make the curve a parabola. Altho' it doesn't give quite the same control as using a gradient, as R C-R describes, it can also be used w. curved lines. For a straight line, you can also use the transparency tool with a radial blend. GlennC 1 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 Thank you both, will try these tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryMonkey Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hello I am new here coincidentally I am working on something similar. Like the guys said.. gdenby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chul Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 1/8/2017 at 6:56 AM, gdenby said: For a straight line, you can also use the transparency tool with a radial blend. i know this thread is ancient, but just so you know @gdenby, it's still making people's lives easier now! Thanks, that's way too easy, not sure why I didn't discover it before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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