Wavy line

**remi** · 20 October 2006, 01:40 PM

You're welcome, Will.

Remi

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 October 2006, 01:43 PM

Cheers Will

**gwpriester** · 20 October 2006, 04:07 PM

I blended two line segments then broke the blend apart, aligned the segments, joined the segments and converted line to curves, etc.

Gary

**WolfMoonHP** · 20 October 2006, 05:35 PM

Gary...

This really looks cool...like a neon rainbow. Wish I know how you did it... hint!
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Will

**Noel Williams** · 20 October 2006, 05:41 PM

Gary,

Really impressive.... but I too would be very grateful for a bit more info on how you did it.

Noel

**gwpriester** · 20 October 2006, 08:41 PM

Well, I joined the lines (Arrange > Join Shapes), increased the outline width, using the Freehand and Brushh Tool applied a tapered stroke shape, converted the line to shape (Arrange > Convert Line to Shape, then applied a red to red Linear fill and selected Alt Rainbow from the Fill Effects drop down.

I made a bitmap copy of the colored line, True Color (no alpha) and edited the bitmap in Xara Picture Editor adding blur (by adjusting the Blur/Sharpen slider in the Enhance dialog (Ctrl e).

I displayed the grid and did a screen capture of the grid (Shift Print Screen). Pasted the grid back into exreme. Applied the gird portion of the bitmap to the rectangle and sent it to the back.

Finally I duplicated the grid filled rectangle and brought it to the front and applied a Flat, 60% Stained Glass transparency.

I think that is all the steps. Funny, it did not seem like so many steps when I did it

Gary

**cbutton69** · 22 October 2006, 10:09 PM

WolfMoonHP, I wish you hadn't created that "rope." I made the mistake of copying it onto my 'puter. Soon afterwards, it multiplied by dividing. Then one of the segments turned into a parasite and is eating my tomato plants.

**-=Drifter=-** · 22 October 2006, 10:23 PM

Hahaha. Just make sure you keep those creepy larva away from that dog or you'll REALLY have problems!

**WolfMoonHP** · 23 October 2006, 01:31 AM

Thanks, Gary...

I followed your steps and achieved a measure of success...At least I now understand the concept, and managed to get the rainbow fill, even though my line was not quite as smooth as yours.

But even with my less than stellar creations, I learn more and more. I think I am just now beginning to get a feel for how much I still have to learn.

**WolfMoonHP** · 23 October 2006, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by cbutton69

WolfMoonHP, I wish you hadn't created that "rope." I made the mistake of copying it onto my 'puter. Soon afterwards, it multiplied by dividing. Then one of the segments turned into a parasite and is eating my tomato plants.

LOL...Don't blame me. Gary Priester did the tutorial that let me learn how to do the rope brush. Blame him!