So I'm trying to draw a D&D character who has some small braids in their hair. I've used 'pattern along path' to get the general design, but I'd like the ends to be smaller. So I tried starting with a tapered line but, since that also uses the live path effects, it just gives me funny shapes. Is there a simple way to achieve the tapered plaits beside manually drawing/shrinking each section?
Thank you in advance for any help, and my apologies if I'm overlooking something really obvious.
Sure, I'll attach a file of the plait I have so far. (Hope that's what you meant?) How would I go about using the perspective path effect in a way that doesn't incorrectly distort the shape of the plait?
Ah I see - thank you for the visual. But unfortunately that's not ideal because it's stretching the plait too, rather than just decreasing the size at the end. It also changes the path that the plait follows which I then wouldn't know how to change back so that it fits into the hair in the shape I originally planned it, if that makes sense?
After some finagling with the bend effect, I think I've got something that could work, so thank you for that. But it's not as workable as I'd like, partly because the interpolate method leaves some gaps between the braids (even though I tried to change the exponent), and partly because attempting to bend the braid into shape is a bit of a challenge (at least to me). I'm probably being unfairly picky, and for that I apologise, but is there maybe another option?
That's a useful guideline to have, and bend is easier to use once I remembered about pasting a pre-drawn curved path for the plait to follow. But maybe I'm making the braids longer than the example file I made because when I used the above method it still looks stretched out (instead of just getting smaller). I'm really sorry I'm being so particular about it, and I honestly do appreciate you trying to help. It's just that it's a gift for someone so I'd like it to be perfect.
Beyond the Basics How to make a tapered braid/plait
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So I'm trying to draw a D&D character who has some small braids in their hair. I've used 'pattern along path' to get the general design, but I'd like the ends to be smaller. So I tried starting with a tapered line but, since that also uses the live path effects, it just gives me funny shapes. Is there a simple way to achieve the tapered plaits beside manually drawing/shrinking each section?
Thank you in advance for any help, and my apologies if I'm overlooking something really obvious.
Some imagery to play along?
I mean you can after making the braid use the perspective path effect to taper it.
Sure, I'll attach a file of the plait I have so far. (Hope that's what you meant?)
How would I go about using the perspective path effect in a way that doesn't incorrectly distort the shape of the plait?
Thank you for your quick reply.
You can add a second LPE (perspective) to your Pattern along path - or go object to Path first and add LPE Perspective then:
Just a quick hack.
Ah I see - thank you for the visual. But unfortunately that's not ideal because it's stretching the plait too, rather than just decreasing the size at the end. It also changes the path that the plait follows which I then wouldn't know how to change back so that it fits into the hair in the shape I originally planned it, if that makes sense?
I think I would then make a straight braid first - then taper it and at last bend it.
After some finagling with the bend effect, I think I've got something that could work, so thank you for that. But it's not as workable as I'd like, partly because the interpolate method leaves some gaps between the braids (even though I tried to change the exponent), and partly because attempting to bend the braid into shape is a bit of a challenge (at least to me). I'm probably being unfairly picky, and for that I apologise, but is there maybe another option?
This is:
1. Pattern on Path
2. Perspective Envelope
3. Bend
That's a useful guideline to have, and bend is easier to use once I remembered about pasting a pre-drawn curved path for the plait to follow. But maybe I'm making the braids longer than the example file I made because when I used the above method it still looks stretched out (instead of just getting smaller). I'm really sorry I'm being so particular about it, and I honestly do appreciate you trying to help. It's just that it's a gift for someone so I'd like it to be perfect.
Hii guy's I think making Braiding hair is hard in real life and in computer life as well. 😂😂😂😂
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