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    Default Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Which I thought was fantastic so I've been trying to replicate it. Mine is different as the spiral doesn't decrease in size as it shrinks in and I've also cocked up the 24 hour numerals. It was fun to do. Reminded me of many years ago following Gary's XaraXone tutorials:
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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Heh heh, Love it, Egg.

    Facebook has kicked me out of my administration position on our eyeTricks page. I have no idea why, and good luck trying to get any kind of answer from that outfit. So I now have to respond to comments as Gary Priester and not as eyeTricks. And since I try to keep politics out of our page, I had to ditch my Ukraine support profile pic for someone less controversial.

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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Quote Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill View Post
    Which I thought was fantastic so I've been trying to replicate it. Mine is different as the spiral doesn't decrease in size as it shrinks in and I've also cocked up the 24 hour numerals. It was fun to do. Reminded me of many years ago following Gary's XaraXone tutorials:
    Egg, I had a go a time back that you might recall: https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...733#post638733.

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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Forgot about that post Acorn. The spiral still has problems. First and formost you can't reverse the spirals direction:


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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Egg, as you have used a Scatter Brush, Edit Brush > Rotation > Brush angle: 180deg and you reverse the direction.

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    If you use an Art Brush or built-in stoke you have to crack open the spiral.

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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Not sure if this is what you mean Egg, but if you convert the spiral to curves, then use the Shape Tool and Reverse Paths.

    I use this all the time when working with the Art Brush.

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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Quote Originally Posted by gwpriester View Post
    Not sure if this is what you mean Egg, but if you convert the spiral to curves, then use the Shape Tool and Reverse Paths.
    I use this all the time when working with the Art Brush.
    Gary, Egg applied this way in his video.

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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    @Egg, you can Fit Blend to Curve, which is a quick way to get a smooth scaling inwards:

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    The action unfortunately changes the Spiral to a Line but at least you can Reverse Path.

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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Hi Guys,

    Egg, as you have used a Scatter Brush, Edit Brush > Rotation > Brush angle: 180deg and you reverse the direction.
    No I'm using an art brush. To maintain a spiral as a spiral I need to create the brush back to front. See attached xar.

    I'm aware there are other means of acheiving the results but I hold the spiral tool shoud allow for reversing the path whilst remaining a spiral.
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    Default Re: Gary P recently updated his FB profile pic

    Great effects, love it.

 

 

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