Rik posted a feature request in the Dear Xara Forum for the ability to create to give a line a gradient fill. While Xara can not do this the way other programs do there are ways to do this in Xara software.
Feel free to share your methods here!
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Rik posted a feature request in the Dear Xara Forum for the ability to create to give a line a gradient fill. While Xara can not do this the way other programs do there are ways to do this in Xara software.
Feel free to share your methods here!
- Convert the line to shape (Arrange menu).
- Apply a fill.
as Gary but duplicate/clone line first [you may want to edit it and recreate the fill later]
make an art brush [limited but should work for some simple cases]
I just draw a box, stretch it out, thin it down to a line and fill...
Am I too simple? :)
Emmeric - If it is a straight line, OK. But what if the line is curved?
Converting a line to shape is much simpler. Determine the shape. Increase or decrease the line width. Convert to Shape. Apply fill.
Once a brush is created, its application to a circle, for example, is not perfect, none of the three cap options gives a satisfactory result, unless I am missing something.Attachment 124097
HD's solution of using an art brush is the way I'd go about it.
Give the line a flat bevel and then add the gradient to the bevel. Make the line have a none thickness and adjust the bevel to suit.
That way the line is still editable as a line with the shape editor tool.
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Hi Lorrain, have you tried your brush with different art brush scaling options?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lorrain
Repeat along stroke (with any line cap) seemed to work for me.
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Hello Jonopen,
Thank you for your comment, as I am in the middle of discovering Xara, I suspected that I had missed something! I didn't pay attention to the "Edit Brush" button, I feel a little stupid! Repeat along stroke is the solution, thank you again for taking the time to answer, have a good day.Attachment 124115