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1. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 9:44 AM (in response to danstep)
"danstep" <danstep@thekitchenstudio.com> wrote in message
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| Anyone know where I can get a plugin/ brushes, tutorial etc for making a
rope border/ outline around a rectangle or oval?
http://www.ultraweaver.com/tutorials/
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2. Re: Rope Border
danstep Aug 25, 2006 10:31 AM (in response to Newsgroup_User)Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for -
3. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 11:06 AM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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4. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 11:19 AM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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5. Re: Rope Border
danstep Aug 25, 2006 11:47 AM (in response to danstep)That looks more like what I'm looking for -
6. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 11:49 AM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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7. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 12:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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8. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 12:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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9. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 1:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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10. Re: Rope Border
danstep Aug 25, 2006 1:29 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)Yes, I think this would work -
11. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 1:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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12. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 2:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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13. Re: Rope Border
José_Rivera Aug 25, 2006 2:33 PM (in response to danstep)Hi danstep.
I have modified a little bit the above Linda styles to make them suit with your oval and squared shapes.
http://snipurl.com/vgs5
The stroke angles now follow the your custom form, hope you find it useful.
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14. Re: Rope Border
danstep Aug 25, 2006 2:44 PM (in response to José_Rivera)Now the big ?-How do you do that? -
15. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 2:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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16. Re: Rope Border
José_Rivera Aug 25, 2006 3:10 PM (in response to danstep)quote:
Originally posted by: danstep
Now the big ?-How do you do that?
Go to the advanced options :
Stroke options > advanced > Sensitivity tab >
and choose the "Angle" for stroke property option in the combo box.
In that option move the horizontal and vertical values from 0 to 100. Play around with the random and pressure as well in that Angle stroke property. I used random around 30 and pressure at 50... don't know the reason but seems to work better for that stroke in that pressure. -
17. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 3:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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18. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 3:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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19. Re: Rope Border
danstep Aug 25, 2006 3:54 PM (in response to danstep)Anything else that your doing? I see the line changing but I'm not getting anything like what you have. The closest I've come is to add a "diagonal line" texture at 100% but still isn't close.
I'm starting with a "hard line" at 14, edge 0 -
20. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 4:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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21. Re: Rope Border
José_Rivera Aug 25, 2006 4:25 PM (in response to danstep)Oh ok, are you creating one from scratch?
I think you need to work with a stroke that support spacing in the advanced options, such as calligraphy , charcoal, crayon...etc, for better results.
Once you selected one of these, go to Stroke options > Advanced and increase the spacing until looks separated.
To adjust the angle, switch to Shape tab in the advanced options and change the aspect to a small value, and the angle in your desired one.
Do this before to apply the Sensitivity changes, it should work. -
22. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 4:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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23. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 5:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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24. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 5:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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25. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 6:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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26. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 6:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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27. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 7:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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28. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 7:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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29. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 8:19 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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30. Re: Rope Border
Newsgroup_User Aug 25, 2006 8:49 PM (in response to Newsgroup_User)danstep wrote:
> Pretty neat but a little more involved than I'm looking for
Will this stroke style work?
http://www.playingwithfire.com/rope.png
Some fonts, like Adobe Caslon Ornaments, have rope characters.
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31. Re: Rope Border
danstep Aug 26, 2006 7:59 AM (in response to José_Rivera)Thanks
I don't seem to get quite the same results but I have enough of an idea now to get me going.