Ribbon Wave

**HayTay** · 25 May 2009, 02:05 AM

Thanks for chiming in Brad.

Here's my go at it. Not bad for 5 minutes of work and no meshes to fool around with. Two 42 pix lines, apply a 6 step blend, convert to shapes, add a shape to cut the top of the ribbon to size, add a rectangle give it a linear blend, send it to the back then make it nice and tidy with a clipview operation.

I'm sure others will come up with some alternative methods for producing the same effect. Just you wait and see.

Why not give it a try yourself,
HayTay

**Bradj2** · 25 May 2009, 02:14 AM

That is BRILLIANT! I am still pretty new to Xara so I will have a go. The instructions sound a bit complex...if you could break it down into more managable steps with a few pics, I would greatly appreciate it!

**jvila** · 25 May 2009, 02:29 AM

Haytay your effect is great.
I used a custom brush made using a rectangle filled with stepped colors

in the second image I applied a preassure setting
Best regards

**HayTay** · 25 May 2009, 04:10 AM

Nice one, jvila! I'll have to play around with brushes more. I rarely ever think to try them.

Originally Posted by Bradj2

The instructions sound a bit complex...if you could break it down into more managable steps with a few pics, I would greatly appreciate it!

If you're willing, I'll give it a shot. Please give the following mini-tutorial a try. I hope I didn't miss a step or two. After using XX4 for a while you start to do the simple things automatically and forget to include them in the instructions. If you get lost, try again (Undo (Ctrl-Z) is your friend

. If you need clarification just ask and someone here will get back to you with an answer.

Good luck,
HayTay

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**Egg Bramhill** · 25 May 2009, 05:54 AM

Of course, sometimes Xara just does it better

**steve.ledger** · 25 May 2009, 06:12 AM

Nice Egg. Actually looks like a close-up of a multi-coloured pencil shaving

**iamtheblues** · 25 May 2009, 06:54 AM

But does the pencil draw stripes?
An imaginary cover for a real album.
Saludos,
Bob.

**angelize** · 25 May 2009, 08:12 AM

How about some shiny sparkly Xara ribbon

**handrawn** · 25 May 2009, 08:29 AM

That's a clever way of doing it Harry

The only thing I would disagree with is the 'messing about' with the mesh tool in illustrator

The illustrator mesh tool is being used here as a 'mould tool' - its not difficult to use, and very precise, you just need to practice

A mould tool that produces effects like this members here have been crying out for xara to implement for ages...

@EGG -