Simple program to learn meshes

**Ron Duke** · 10 July 2016, 04:12 PM

Can anyone recommend a program that is simple to use for learning how to use meshes?
Blender?

**Mike Bailey** · 11 July 2016, 03:15 PM

http://www.wings3d.com/

**Ron Duke** · 11 July 2016, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Mike Bailey

http://www.wings3d.com/

Mr. Bailey!
Good to here from you. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll look into it.

ron

**mwenz** · 11 July 2016, 03:21 PM

Mesh gradient fills, or modeling, Ron?

**Ron Duke** · 11 July 2016, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by mwenz

Mesh gradient fills, or modeling, Ron?

I'd like to learn more about mesh as I've heard it discussed/requested before here on the forum.

Thanks Mike.

ron

**mwenz** · 11 July 2016, 04:20 PM

Well, I think that both modeling and mesh fills have been discussed before, Ron. As for illustration purposes like what you do, unless you are talking about 3D modeling, it would be the oft requested mesh fills.

DrawPlus does mesh fills very well and is relatively inexpensive, especially for the previous (not latest) version. But a couple things. DP X8 (the latest/last version) also has several improvements over previous versions (like a B-spline tool). However, the Plus range of Serif software will also not have new versions going forward and the Affinity Draw product they have a public beta of does not have mesh fills added yet. DrawPlus is still a very viable product, albeit it is now a dead product with the exception of probable bug fixes in the future.

CorelDraw also has mesh fills. However, the cost is exceptionally larger than DP.

Mike

**Ron Duke** · 11 July 2016, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by mwenz

Well, I think that both modeling and mesh fills have been discussed before, Ron. As for illustration purposes like what you do, unless you are talking about 3D modeling, it would be the oft requested mesh fills.

DrawPlus does mesh fills very well and is relatively inexpensive, especially for the previous (not latest) version. But a couple things. DP X8 (the latest/last version) also has several improvements over previous versions (like a B-spline tool). However, the Plus range of Serif software will also not have new versions going forward and the Affinity Draw product they have a public beta of does not have mesh fills added yet. DrawPlus is still a very viable product, albeit it is now a dead product with the exception of probable bug fixes in the future.

CorelDraw also has mesh fills. However, the cost is exceptionally larger than DP.

Mike

Not really looking to use mesh fills in my current drawings. Just thinking about expanding.
Thanks for your input Mike.

ron

**angelize** · 11 July 2016, 05:39 PM

Hi Ron, you mentioned Blender, While it is a very good open source 3D modeling program it does have a steep learning curve. The good thing though is there are lots of tutorials and videos available to learn from. Blender has quite a batch of beginner level videos and tutorials on its site and a quick google search will bring up many more. If you are going to have a go at learning Blender expect to spend time learning. I haven't been able to keep up with Blender because I just don't have the time anymore. When I was learning it I wasn't working and had some health issues so I had plenty of spare time. Now a days I'm back to health and what started out as a part time job has expanded.

**Utiliy** · 14 July 2016, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Ron Duke

I'd like to learn more about mesh as I've heard it discussed/requested before here on the forum.

Thanks Mike.

ron

I too love to learn about mesh. Please help me too.

**Albacore** · 14 July 2016, 10:56 AM

Since it's only the Mesh Tool that you are interested in and I have only really used this tool in Illustrator here are my comments about it. I did this drawing from a Computer Arts article on the mesh tool and this picture was one that showed good practise. It wasn't a tutorial as such it was more on the power of this tool and why you should use it. Well it took me quite a time to do this drawing as I brought it into Illy as a scanned JPEG. I went around all the shape using the Pen Tool which was fine and then I started to colour in with a basic colour. When I was doing the features in the drawing each one was on a new layer to make the Mesh do able. As I said this method of colouring is slow and requires you to think about how you want to use the colour as you're always going back and adding more and more points on your mesh. It took me ages to figure how the background was done and it is not quite right in perspective but by that time I was sick of the drawing. In fact it was so bad that I stopped using Illy for about 3 months after doing the drawing, If Ron you want to ask any questions I will happily reply.