Alexey Gamov Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Hello. I need help. Plz tell me someone how to make a gulshat in affinity designer like on the screen? (something like waves formed by many curve lines)... Means_3rd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted September 25, 2019 Staff Share Posted September 25, 2019 Hi Alexey Gamov, Welcome to the forums There aren't any dedicated tools for this I'm afraid the best way to do it would be to draw it by hand using either the Pen or Brush Tool. Thanks C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 As Callum says, this sort of thing is only possible in Designer if you do it manually. My top attached example was created by repeatedly duplicating a curve, giving it a larger stroke width, adding a pressure curve, expanding the stroke, breaking the resultant shape at the ends, resetting the stroke and fill colours and then removing the unused portion of the curve. My bottom attached example was produced by duplicating the curve, resizing it in the vertical axis and re-aligning it with the original. Neither is what you want but they might give you some ideas. Alexey Gamov 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 You might want to look at FlamePainter. GarryP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 ...but if you want to do it with vector Blend tool would be the answer. Affinity devs know it is in the wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 +1 for Flamepainter There is an issue with this type of pattern, in so much as, it will not export to vectors in the style displayed, it reports that SVG does not support line mode. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.6.1, 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...
GarryP Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Flamepainter looks great but I think it’s a bit pricey for casual use. However, the free browser version could come in very useful at some point so I’ve bookmarked it for future use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara72 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 You can get some good effects with power duplicate, check out this thread and some of the examples by @ErrkaPetti Hey Affinity GDPR-415734 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 A quick manual example. Method. Use pen and snap to grid to make regular straight line, all sharp nodes. Duplicate. Select all, switch to node tool. Select columns, and click the transform box widget. Reshape node columns. Select all, and turn to smooth nodes. Sara72, catlover and GarryP 1 2 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...
GarryP Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I had a bit of a hard time de-cyphering the instructions but once I figured it out it works quite well and is something well-worth experimenting with. Thanks for sharing that. Definitely something that is calling out for its own permanent tutorial with a more verbose explanation of each step. catlover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The defacto Guilloche creator for Mac is Excentro but again it's pricey, I don't there is anything better on any OS to be honest, take a bit of getting used to but you can make some funky shapes. This is a basic Guilloche: Guilloche red spots.pdf Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.6.1, 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...
GarryP Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 gdenby’s technique can produce some lovely results without much work. Well worth experimenting with. My second example uses an Acrylic brush and the Subtract bend mode. My third example uses all kinds or semi-randomly chosen effects (not particularly useful but interesting). My fourth example uses a bitmap stroke fill, a Gaussian Blue effect and an Add blend mode. firstdefence, Alexey Gamov, Wosven and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 It can be fun GarryP, thomaso and catlover 2 1 Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 23 hours ago, GarryP said: I had a bit of a hard time de-cyphering the instructions but once I figured it out it works quite well and is something well-worth experimenting with. Thanks for sharing that. Definitely something that is calling out for its own permanent tutorial with a more verbose explanation of each step. +1 : Verbose explanation would be very much appreciated ! Fixx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I don’t have time to write down all of the steps fully but this GIF might give you the clues you need. (The end result in the GIF doesn’t look very pleasing but that’s just because I did it quickly, you’ll need to do it better to get a better result, but all of the steps are there.) Alexey Gamov, Alfred, kirkt and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catlover Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Just the ticket !!! TRhank you so much !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I've been sort of busy the past few days. Might have more time on the weekend. For now, some notes. The method starts w a straight line made up of evenly spaced nodes, a dozen or more. The line is duplicated in parallel. If all the resulting straight line curves are selected, and one switches to the node tool, one should see a grid of nodes. I prefer sharp nodes, because when the lines are bent, I find it easier to select columns of nodes connected by straight sections. Using the node tool, select a column of nodes from all the parallel lines. Then switch to the node tool selection box. This makes it easy to rotate, shift, skew and perform various transforms on the column. One may then, as desired, proceed thru other columns until all may have been twisted, expanded, contracted, etc. Then turn all the nodes into smooth. FWIW, one can apply a tapering pressure curve to one of the lines, copy the style to the rest. Then the series can be broken, making portions of the lines either wispy or thicker. 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...
catlover Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I forgot : I had a look at that Excentro app: There's also a lite version for Mac, it's available as demo, limited to "not saving", but you can export the file as pdf, which is perfectly editable in Aff Designer, tried it out, it works. Steep learning curve though, your method is much, much easier. Also, I doubt whether this lite version will be useable in the new Catalina upgrade of OSX. Anyway again : thanks a bunch for the instruction gif ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I have also used Excentro in some small projects but it feels somewhat limited – probably getting more varied and controlled results takes some expertise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 I still use Inkscape for that purpose and there´s an Guilloché add-on running on Windows only I can´t test… And/or this: http://blackholedesign.com/vectorizer/#?R=48.661479221651625&steps=1035&r=0.44741523143943&p=-49&m=23.98054557312516&amplitude=7.8&opacity=0.550&lineWidth=1.100&colorCycle=44&color1=%238747c1&color2=%232a3dfe&backcolor=%236c2c2d Cheers GarryP and Wosven 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 BTW... what is "gulshat"? Indian woman's name (says google)...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 I wondered the same @Fixx Waiting for some files to back up so had a play with Excentro, made a mono drippy fishnet affair. Cup of Yorkshire tea, a slice or two of toast and marmalade and the time to doodle, it's all very therapeutic. Drippy Fishnets.pdf Fixx 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.6.1, 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...
Wosven Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, PixelPest said: I still use Inkscape for that purpose I was searching the 0.92 InkScape' splashscreen for the same reason, it's a good example, and since we can copy-paste directly for it to AD, it's a complementary app. And a small video about how it's done found in those comments. Edited September 28, 2019 by Wosven Video link added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 6 hours ago, firstdefence said: had a play with Excentro I can make things look complicated but there is not much control as math is too deep for me: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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