The Lightning Phoenix Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Hi, I was wondering how I get two colors to blend seamlessly like in these pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I usually make selection with feather that preserves areas I do not want to change and use blur or motion blur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 If you want a more "painterly" approach there´s the "Paint Mixer Brush" or "Blur Brush Tool" in APhoto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bru-US Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I was really impressed with this guys techniques...if you are using Affinity Designer Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lightning Phoenix Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thanks for all the suggestions, I realized that I forgot to mention that I'm using Designer in the original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lightning Phoenix Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 So, so far the best way I've gotten it is by adding a layer with the darker color and using the transparency tool, however, it feels iffy to deal with and probably won't work on more complex shapes. Does anyone know any more ways to do so in Designer in Vector mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 No clue about the "complexity" of the shapes - but gradient-tool won´t work for you? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 A lot can be done w. transparency control and blend modes. But from the 2 samples in the 1st post, I'm having trouble trying to figure out exactly what you want to do. Care to offer any shots of quick trials? Or something like you are aiming to do? 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...
Bru-US Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 @Lightning Phoenix, one other example I can show you where "blending" is done with vectors ...is in Inkscape. If you look at it you can watch how he is doing the layering. I always thought it was remarkable that one could get these kind of effects with a vector program. The complete svg file is located here.https://www.clipartsfree.net/clipart/17500-ford-mustang-clipart.html and the video is here..Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lightning Phoenix Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 @gdenby So these pictures may make it harder to follow, but basically what I want is basically a smooth gradient between two colors, which in probably most of my cases would be used for shading. Basically, I want to make the darker shade as the shading and use some tool to be able to smooth the transition between colors to make it look natural. @PixelPest So if you look in my third picture (the odd one out) wouldn't getting the gradient tool make it hard to control if I had the curve all the way around the head? Sorry if I'm seeming stubborn, it isn't really my intention. I basically have no experience in drawing/vector drawings, so I may be missing vital information or techniques edulofter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Then maybe a simple gaussian blur layer effect will do: ... and there are 4 types of gradients - not just linear. Cheers edulofter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lightning Phoenix Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 Ok thanks for the advice and help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 6 hours ago, Bru-US said: @Lightning Phoenix, one other example I can show you where "blending" is done with vectors ...is in Inkscape. If you look at it you can watch how he is doing the layering. I always thought it was remarkable that one could get these kind of effects with a vector program. If you open the SVG in Affinity Designer, you can see that there are 823 separate vector objects in the file, & a great many of them have Gaussian blurs applied to them so they blend with soft edges into layers below them. 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...
The Lightning Phoenix Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 Kinda a off topic question, but are there soft brushes in vector mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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