WIP - Testing Blending: not yet a tutorial but soon for beginners


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    @Pat said in WIP - Testing Blending: not yet a tutorial but soon for beginners:

    maximum sub-pixels I've selected to render the graphics

    Could be, but this is not affected by the GPU.
    I will try with maximum subpixel antialising on Windows.



  • The idea is simply to show what can be achieved with the blending feature in VS.

    This is not particularly original; there were many tutorials with this approach in AI that I used to illustrate a book chapter at the time. These small manipulations show different renderings (and perspective) by changing the thickness of the lines/strokes, their opacity and of course their position. I don't want to bother you with too many of these figures and I will show the final version for the all word "VectorStyler".

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  • Not being sure if I can finish quickly, so here is the current status. It's far from perfect but as I wrote, it's about showing that one can be creative with this VS feature (hope you think this way ☺ ). Some parameters can (should in this case) be improved and one can modulate:

    • the colour gradients (here could be harmonised);
    • the placement of the nodes;
    • the thickness and size of the strokes (can be different between the two objects used for blending);
    • etc.
      One could also add distortion effects (I will try later). Some of the strokes ends should be masked, etc. etc.
      I hope you won't be bothered with this and that you won't find it too simple for vector graphics specialists. I don't think we need a tutorial for this but just tell me...

    If this AI function is missing in the work, VectorStyler can do it ☺

    The artefacts are there because this is a simple screenshot (just click the image to get a better shot, I think).

    For abstracts shapes & posters, this is great too.

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  • @Pat

    looks great so far 👍

    btw it is also possible to create a Patterbrush from one or more Blends,
    a new functionality in VS since Version 1.0.42



  • @Subpath I didn't know but I was planning as a next step to dive into the diversity of brushes in VS and their use.
    A lot of fun ahead.





  • @Subpath Great, I'll read the thread for sure 👍 Thank you.



  • Well, I'll stop here for now. I personally find that these VS features allow to express a lot of different (creative) ideas. I don't have much time to go on but just to show that many effects are possible.

    I followed a tutorial from @Devil-Dinosaur on isometric drawing and I've applied various distortions of the whole object. I still have to test the line distortions and I'm sure it will be very creative too.

    If you don't have VS yet, don't hesitate to get it ☺

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  • @Pat said in WIP - Testing Blending: not yet a tutorial but soon for beginners:

    I personally find that these VS features allow to express a lot of different (creative) ideas.

    I can only agree with that.



  • Just a very quick one to display another way of using VS features.

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  • One very last one to show the efficiency of VS ; I have used the 'text' tool, the transform feature, the blend tool (& many options), rotation of a duplicated and mirrored original object... & I tested the colour changes this time ( effect --> adjust colour --> invert colour ; effect --> replace colour --> adjust colour).

    VS is really powerful and a pleasure to use. But work is calling and I'll try to stop using VS for now 😀 I might have an issue with the 'replace colour' feature : I only see the preview for a few seconds & after no way to get it again. I have to use it further before posting a possible bug (but no time now).

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  • @Pat

    nice creations
    it seems to me that you are now another user
    addicted to the possibilities of VectorStyler 🙂

    and the ideas will never stop bubbling up



  • @Pat said in WIP - Testing Blending: not yet a tutorial but soon for beginners:

    One very last one to show the efficiency of VS ; I have used the 'text' tool, the transform feature, the blend tool (& many options), rotation of a duplicated and mirrored original object... & I tested the colour changes this time ( effect --> adjust colour --> invert colour ; effect --> replace colour --> adjust colour).

    VS is really powerful and a pleasure to use. But work is calling and I'll try to stop using VS for now 😀 I might have an issue with the 'replace colour' feature : I only see the preview for a few seconds & after no way to get it again. I have to use it further before posting a possible bug (but no time now).

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    I'm impressed! Very creative and inspiring!

    I'd love to see a tutorial on this!



  • @Subpath Thank you but it's simply to test with a concrete case some functionalities of VS... even if I have an idea which will exploit these various useless graphic "manipulations" ☺ 😀

    Indeed, VS is very very addictive. I'm so glad to have some features back without subscribing to A*%!e for full CC.

    If @VectorStyler decides to add some features for desktop publishing, those apps will be an amazing/striking duo... and then an incredible trio with photo editing in the long term 👑



  • @Harry Thank you (making these is just a way to learn VS) ☺
    Oh, ok for the tutorial but I just need to feel a little more confident, go through the different options and I'll get to it.



  • This is not at all what I wanted to get but as I have some issues with some features, I play with the multiple possibilities of VS. It looks simple but it's full of little steps.
    It would look good for a poster. This will be my next challenge, to make a layout in VS for a poster for a hypothetical event (with grids, etc.).

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  • @Pat

    this one looks so cool 👍
    well done



  • @Subpath Thank you. Can be modified endlessly. This is the V of VS of course. I'll have to spend some time on the "S" ☺

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  • @Pat

    "Can be modified endlessly..." thats so very true 🙂

    I like the filigree design and the extra dimension
    with the objects in the background.
    The gradient looks nice as well.



  • ... endlessly...

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