Tricks for Calligraphy?

[Acorn]

You could start with a thin rounded rectangle a 45⁰ angle and make it as a Scatter Brush.
Then edit the Rotation to remove Rotate along pah and resave.

Craft your prose and possibly apply Smoothing or even Convert Line to Shape to reduce the jaggies.

Acorn

[hseiken]

Thanks, I didn't think to use scatter, I just thought 'art brush, cause it's an art tool!' lol Much appreciated, exactly what I needed!

[handrawn]

you may also need to adjust spacing

something like this:

chisel brush.xar

[it is called unnamed brush in the file]

[handrawn]

... you can also use the shape builder tool for this adjusting the roundness and angle accordingly - you will of course then get a shape not a line, but can be useful - ok re-reading I see you have got there already

[hseiken]

you may also need to adjust spacing

something like this:

chisel brush.xar

[it is called unnamed brush in the file]

Haven't looked at what you made just yet, but this is my result thus far and 95% exactly what I was trying to figure out how to do!

[handrawn]

looks good - mine is just a basic brush...

[Acorn]

Zero to hero in under an hour.

Acorn

[Gypsyjoe]

You could start with a thin rounded rectangle a 45⁰ angle and make it as a Scatter Brush.
Then edit the Rotation to remove Rotate along pah and resave.

Craft your prose and possibly apply Smoothing or even Convert Line to Shape to reduce the jaggies.

Acorn

Had to try it for myself Acorn, Love it. Never have used a scatter brush, learn something new. Will definitely add this to things I will use in Xara!!!!

[Acorn]

GJ, great.

For those with only XWD(P), remember there is a free XDPXv5 available with Scatter Brushes for you to enjoy.

Acorn

[handrawn]

a tip - make the brush with a named colour - that way it will respect the set colour in the program and use it when you draw, and you do not have open the dialog to change the colour afterwards...