Feature Request: New Vector drawing mode "Liquid"

[ivan louette]

Hello !

Sorry for using the the first part of another title, I hope no annoyance nevertheless !

I am very glad about the Spiro idea ! But let me explain another drawing mode idea which "obsesses" me for a very long time. It's the automation of another interesting technique which is already possible in Xara but needs a lot of steps I explained it in my "blobs" threads a long time ago (see my mini-tuts below) and thus I think it could be simplified to become a true real time drawing mode.

The last step however (obtaining a clean outline while converting line to shapes) is not easily obtainable in Xara and thus I used the Inkscape bitmap tracer to obtain it.

Liquid could be a property applied to any vector object ; when you move togheter several objects which have this property, their visible outlines smoothly merge togheter.

I hope my proposal is understandable enough ...!

kindly,
ivan

[MarkMyWords]

O.K, but of limited use I would think. Still, it could be another 'live path effect'.

[ivan louette]

O.K, but of limited use I would think. Still, it could be another 'live path effect'.

That's what you say . Take a look below at which expression area could be open if this effect was available in real time.

kindly,
ivan

[Fin]

As a guy who's made a living drawing cartoons with a spotter brush and ink (a spotter brush makes insanely fine lines), I've spent many an hour rounding out those line interesctions. This tool would be VERY useful IMHO.

Tom

[MarkMyWords]

Hey Ivan, I'm all for more tools and effects and if this could be included, I'd happily use it, probably not as often as Fin though.

[ivan louette]

Hey Ivan, I'm all for more tools and effects and if this could be included, I'd happily use it, probably not as often as Fin though.

Thanks ! I didnt misunderstand you

Here are some other samples. Just doodling !

kindly,
ivan

[Xcellent]

That's what you say . Take a look below at which expression area could be open if this effect was available in real time.

kindly,
ivan

That's one of so many cool vector tools that most likely ain't gonna coming. Any new or enhancements on vector tools would be gladly appreciated.
For the time beeing, I just keep using tools in Illy and Inkscape for specific tasks.

[MarcT]

Liquid could be a property applied to any vector object

That would be quite cool!

The only tool that I can think of that look like this is the "liquid ink" tool in Painter.

Regards,

Marc

[ss-kalm]

Again, it seems like a simple application. If these things can be implemented easily they definitely have my vote.

[JokeArtist]

Any new vector tools greatly received!

It's been too many crappy releases without any new vector tools.