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    Default You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    But I think these give a fairly decent example of what you can't easily do in Xara. Any ideas how they were created? Second one may be due to Brexit.
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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    Vectorized the pics by tracing them?

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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    Spot on Boy I used Inkscape to trace the photos, as suggested by Gare. Ony problem with gifs is they have a maximum of 256 colours.
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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    only 256?!

    My Commodore 64 has 16 colors... Big improvement!

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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    Art brushes offer a sort of workaround in Xara Designer that can take a full colour bitmap as input and "mould" it without tracing.

    The shape of the "mould" is formed by the curve of the line, the width profile and the end caps style.

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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    Quote Originally Posted by PhilM View Post
    Art brushes offer a sort of workaround in Xara Designer that can take a full colour bitmap as input and "mould" it without tracing.
    The shape of the "mould" is formed by the curve of the line, the width profile and the end caps style.
    Out of curiosity, when was this first "discovered" as I had thought I had not seen any mention prior to https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...521#post607521. Equally, has anyone then rotated the image 90° or other angle before making another brush as this allows for the moulding to take on a meshed effect. If anyone, it ought to have been Angelize.

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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    @Acorn, I'm not sure to understand what you mean. Is it:
    - import a picture;
    - rotate it by 90°;
    - use it as an art brush;
    - then what happens?

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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    interesting... and thanks

    it is a good way of producing a limited degree of 'moulding', but no subsitiute for a full mesh warp unfortunately
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    Lightbulb Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Giovanni View Post
    @Acorn, I'm not sure to understand what you mean. Is it:
    - import a picture;
    - rotate it by 90°;
    - use it as an art brush;
    - then what happens?
    Steps are simple.

    Take an image, or object.
    Make an Art Brush.
    Use the Shape tool to make two points for the line.
    Distort the Line and add points to your liking.
    Ensure the new Line is at an angle different to horizontal.
    Create an new Art Brush from this Line.

    Art Brush Mesh.xar

    Note: your 'mesh' is a two-step process and it therefore not readily adjustable, but it does a job.

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    Default Re: You can't normally reshape an image with the Mould Tool ...

    I'm moving this thread to Dear Xara. Users have been asking forever and a day for Mould Tool envelopes for bitmaps.

 

 

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