Easiest way to do "Pucker" effect in VS?

[VectorStyler]

@syllie No such effect.

[syllie]

@VectorStyler aww.. okay - it is quite primitive and easy to make but would have been nice! Thanks for the feedback.

[Subpath]

@syllie

never give up

had a kind of result with
the Shape Effect > Distortion > Spikes
(original Shape was a circle converted in curves)

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the shape panel offers also a few options
in conjunction with these Smart Shapes here
Tip: change also the Value in the Corner field

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[b77]

@Subpath What was the initial shape in the Spikes example?
A squared star? A normal star? I can't get the same effect here.

[Subpath]

@b77

it was a circle, had a example from a illustrator video
the circle was converted to curve

[b77]

@Subpath D'oh!

[Boldline]

@syllie hopefully this is something that can be improved upon in the future. I'm glad you brought it up!

[syllie]

@Subpath @b77 @Boldline Thank you all for chiming in! It is SO good to see this kind of collaboration and hints and tips to get a more complete picture of options. These shapes are much closer to what I had in mind and definitely an option. Thanks Subpath for bringing these settings to my attention!

[syllie]

@Subpath said in Easiest way to do "Pucker" effect in VS?:

Tip: change also the Value in the Corner field

This one is super interesting as the shape of the corner can be edited further to give very interesting outcomes:

Add to that the option to edit the corner shapes and the sky is the limit:
https://www.vectorstyler.com/documentation/shapes/editcorners/#create-corner-shapes

[Subpath]

@syllie

your welcome, indeed VS offers some playground to have fun
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btw related to corners
@VectorStyler made already a video how to edit your own corner
here the video with some corner magic
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I create a Tutorial a while ago, which shows
a bit the power of smart shapes for pattern making
Here the link:
https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/2142/the-shape-of-things-using-parametric-shapes-for-pattern-making