Alfred Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 2 hours ago, walt.farrell said: (By the way, you seem to have a lot of empty pixel layers in there. I'm not sure why you're creating them, but I don't think they're doing anything for you.) There are also very many more nodes than are needed for these simple shapes, and the presence of straight line segments between them makes for an unnaturally angular look. Compare and contrast the screenshots below: Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Alfred said: There are also very many more nodes than are needed for these simple shapes, and the presence of straight line segments between them makes for an unnaturally angular look. The attached file has the original version on the left and my tweaked version on the right. cat-cones.afdesign Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 When I use the pen tool to trace the images, how many nodes should there be when adjusting the nodes to get the exact or similar look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 How do I fuse a cat and a mermaid tail and put them together as one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM1 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Josie said: When I use the pen tool to trace the images, how many nodes should there be when adjusting the nodes to get the exact or similar look As few as possible. If you need to you can add nodes simply by tapping. Remember to use the edit feature to 'shape' your lines into curves. Try drawing circles using only 4 taps with the pen. Keep practicing with simple shapes and curves and before you know it you will be drawings cats . 5B3655A5-4699-4898-8284-7C6EC43365FC.MP4 Alfred and gdenby 2 Quote M1 IPad Air 10.9/256GB lpadOS 17.1.1 Apple Pencil (2nd gen). Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Affinity Design 1.10.5 Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and betas. Official Online iPad Help documents (multi-lingual) here: https://affinity.https://affinity.help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 How do I do a cat and a mermaids tail together as one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Josie said: How do I do a cat and a mermaids tail together as one? Load a cat picture and place a tail picture on top. Adjust the size and position of one or both so that the tail covers the rear half of the cat’s body. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 "As few as possible. If you need to you can add nodes simply by tapping. Remember to use the edit feature to 'shape' your lines into curves. Try drawing circles using only 4 taps with the pen. Keep practicing with simple shapes and curves and before you know it you will be drawings cats ." Just 2 will do. DM1 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...
Josie Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Do I do the mermaid cat like this? mermaidcat.afphoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Is there any masking required? also how do I do a cat spewing rainbows? 8394542D-8219-4F7B-9770-8A0E571A0459.jp2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Get back to me about the cat spewing rainbows and how to do it ASAP! thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 5:40 PM, Josie said: Do I do the mermaid cat like this? mermaidcat.afphoto yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Josie said: Get back to me about the cat spewing rainbows and how to do it ASAP! thanks. get a picture of a cat... i'm sure you have one or two... then get a picture of a rainbow and put it on top just like the one in the rainbow-puking cat picture...the exact same way you did the cat-mermaid picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 8:12 PM, Josie said: When I use the pen tool to trace the images, how many nodes should there be when adjusting the nodes to get the exact or similar look As few as possible, as many as you need. There is no single answer that will apply to a hundred cat pictures. Each one will be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Did I do this right? rainbowpoopcat.png.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 How do I make frosting like this in affinity designer? Get back to me ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Josie said: How do I make frosting like this in affinity designer? Get back to me ASAP That’s a very simple shape, Josie. What do you need help with? You could even download a ‘poop’ emoji and recolour it. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 What shape is it to make the frosting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 I just want to do all kinds of designs with cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, Josie said: What shape is it to make the frosting? It’s three shapes: two sausage-like things and then a pointy blob on top. I used the Trapezoid for the bottom two and a Tear for the top one. Select each one in turn, convert it to curves and then tweak the nodes to get something like the frosting in the reference image. Frosting.afdesign Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 When I use the trapezoid and the tear to make the frosting or ice cream, when I convert it to curves how do I get the perfect looking point or curl on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Get back to me ASAP. THANKS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 11 hours ago, Josie said: Did I do this right? rainbowpoopcat.png.afdesign yes you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Alfred said: It’s three shapes: two sausage-like things and then a pointy blob on top. I used the Trapezoid for the bottom two and a Tear for the top one. Select each one in turn, convert it to curves and then tweak the nodes to get something like the frosting in the reference image. Frosting.afdesign nice use of the trapezoid tool. I probably would have used the pen tool and thus would have taken longer. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah73 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 @Josie With all the practice you're getting, maybe you want to share your work with others? https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/10-share-your-work/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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