Questions tagged [path]
Questions about paths; in graphic design they are polylines and polycurves used in vector graphic software, such as Illustrator and Inkscape. Ask anything related to manipulating paths in graphic design software.
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Illustrator: I need an 'Average points by distance' script
I'm currently working on a path that was once a pattern with multiple loose ends. I'm unable to pathfinder>unite it since it's a "lines only" shape.
As you can see, it's a very complex ...
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Long path break apart fills gaps unnecessarily in Inkscape
I have a long SVG path that I want to split/ break-apart. both options fills white gaps between nodes unnecessarily. please I want to keep white spaces as is before and after splitting the path.
I am ...
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How to create an inverse pattern with black and white in Inkscape?
I've a path which I want to overlay with a watermark pattern.
Since my path is filled only with white and the background is dark I want to make the watermark overlay pattern to switch color only if it'...
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Manipulate group/union of objects with corner path nodes in Inkscape
I'm attempting to create an isometric view of a laptop with a code block on its screen (left picture). Each section is its own separate object that I can either group or form together as a union (I ...
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Can anyone describe to me what is happening in this AI file? Jagged edges, non vector?
I'm not exactly sure of how to even describe this, but have attached screenshots from the Illustrator file a friend sent me, so that I could quickly change the colors of a logo for her. This file came ...
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Inkscape: Symmetric angles for two bezier handles
Can I align the angles of the bezier handles of two different points, such that their angle to a given line is the same? Consider the following picture:
I want to make a perfectly symmetrical line, ...
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Is it possible to draw coloured lines in Photoshop (CS6) with the pen tool?
I'd like to draw over a photo in a new layer with the pen tool.
When I do this, the path created has no colour.
Do I need to use the Pixels option with the path tool?
Deselecting that path, then using ...
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How to cut path segments to fit the mask exactly [FIGMA]?
I've got a path under a circular mask. It has a colour fill. When I try to simply remove the parts of the path outside the mask, the path is no longer closed, and I lose the fill. How to cut the path ...
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How do I interpolate curves in Illustrator?
Imagine a vectorialized typographic "C" which stroke width varies along the curve, as it often happens in typography.
I'd like to draw a curve between those two boundary curves in such a way ...
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Creating a convex hull object that covers disjoint objects in Illustrator
I am trying to freeform gradient fill this implied curved teardrop. However, when I compound path the objects freeform gradient doesn't work (see image below). My next idea was to create an object ...
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Combine large numbers of shapes while maintaining lines?
How do you convert a complex design of shapes into a single path?
I have this design made from individual overlapping paths:
that I want to etch using a CNC machine. The machine can read an SVG file, ...
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How can one consistently box select vertices in Illustrator?
I want to draw a box around a group of vertices and then have them be selected. The "Direct Selection" tool can do this, but only if you start your click outside of a object. If you start ...
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Reduce "boldness" of text-converted shape
As a newbie to Illustrator, I'm struggling to find a way to reduce the "boldness" of the shape converted from text (see image). Is there a way to reduce the line thickness of this shape?
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Change color of all lines on a design
I was working on a project and all of a sudden out of nowhere, all of my lines on the project turned black from white and I have had no success in changing them back to white again.
how do you change ...
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How to extend lines for a shape in Illustrator
I've made a shape in Illustrator by taking a square and a circle, selecting both and choosing the Unite option in Pathfinder.
So I now have this shape:
However, I want to extend some of the lines on ...
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How to crop an object in Inkscape and update the object's node paths to reflect the new shape?
I created a circle in Inkscape that I want to crop a smaller circle out of, and then use the Corners (Fillet/Chamfer) Path Effect to round the edges of the cropped out area, creating the shape of a ...
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Illustrator: how to align different elements of a layer without them collapsing together
I'm quite new to illustrator, but I'm having hard time trying to align the whole layer to the center of the artboard without its element collapsing all together, would you have any suggestions how to ...
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Illustrator SVG export tossing around path locations / rotations
I'm trying to export a pretty simple icon I made in illustrator to svg for use on a webpage, but when I export it, two of the thick curved lines in my graphic are tossed off to the side and rotated ...
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Illustrator - Create straight line from multiple points
This is typically a problem I encounter when expanding and uniting a blend in Illustrator, but I can think of other times when this would be helpful. I've deleted the inside points and reconnected the ...
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Selective cutout effect to give depth to overlapping lines
I'm looking for a good (i.e., efficient and flexible) Inkscape technique to achieve a selective "cutout" effect for indicating depth of and visualize separation between overlapping paths (...
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Round Up SVG Path
I am new to drawing vectors using svg and I am trying to create a custom tab bar for my app's navigations. I was able to create a bar that looks like this:
And the svg code looks like this:
const ...
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Adobe Illustrator - mantain path shape after erasing vertex [duplicate]
issue:
After I draw a path with the Paintbrush Tool, if I erase part of the path, the whole curve changes its shape slightly
what I want to achieve:
I want to be able to erase part of the path I've ...
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Photoshop: Is it possible to create a path from the 'centre point' of a selection, rather than outline?
I have simple shapes, wirelines from 3ds Max, that I wish to create a path from. In photoshop, if I select the alpha and create a path from selection, the path is created on the outer edges of the ...
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How to generate random path lengths in Illustrator
I want to generate an array of 200 paths with varying (random) lengths.....
I can easily generate the 200 paths.
I'm struggling to find a method or tool to randomize the path lengths. I could, of ...
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How wrap shapes(not blend) to a path
I was trying to create a data visualization with this style in illustrator
by using these shapes from a chart data
Obviously you can create this using blend tools and path, however, if it's from a ...
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Can I control path miters in Photoshop?
I am trying to draw some hair. But the shape layer acts weird in photoshop. Why does it become so pointy?
How can I make it look natural Like I can adjust the limit in AI, is there any way I can do ...
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Change the width of a polygon without impacting others
I would like to draw a polygon as follows. I know how to use pen tool or shape builder tool (1 rectangle + 1 triangle - 1 triangle) to do this.
But when I modify the width of shape by moving the ...
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Inkscape adds handles to corner nodes after node deletion
In Inkscape, when I have the following:
If I remove the red node, the neighboring nodes magically get handles, I guess because Inkscape tries to keep the appearance with fewer nodes, resulting in ...
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Problem with Colour Fill in Closed Path in Illustrator
I am creating a logo and have drawn a motif with the pen tool and - as far as I'm aware - the path is closed as I'm able to fill it with colour.
However, on closer inspection, the fill colour is not ...
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How to give rounded stroke on two different paths in Ai?
I am trying to create an icon in Ai. But the problem I am facing is...
I want to give a rounded stroke.
Any idea how would I achieve this?
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Illustrator: Arc with text
I have the following (concentric) circle, that I divided into arcs using Pathfinder/Divide. Now, I want to fill the arcs with text, so that the text has the same curvature of the arc. I tried to do it ...
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How to intersect line segments without adjusting their angles by dragging their anchor points together?
Line segment 1 and 2 are the same angle (2 is a copy of 1). I am trying to connect 1 with 3 at the highlighted intersection, but when I try to drag segment 1 (not from the anchor point, the entire ...
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Illustrator Width tool: edit multiple points simultaneously
Is it possible, using the Width tool (Shift+W), to change the width of a path at two (or more) points simultaneously? I am trying to adjust the width of a closed path symmetrically, by working on two ...
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Inkscape: Why is the path so complex after path division?
Steps:
create 2 circles and center them.
select both and path > division
use the edit path by nodes tool to inspect the path
Why is the path so complex in step 3? Is there a way to simplify that?...
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Creating a path and inverting it for picture cropping
I would like to basically insert a picture behind the heart and I would like to have it the form of the inner path of the heart. How can I copy the inner path of the heart and then use it to crop my ...
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Can't create SVG logo by making paths in Illustrator. 'E' letter in logo path fills completely. Help!
I need your help with a little something. I am trying to create an SVG logo with paths and I almost did it successfully but I am facing some issues.
My SVG logo path is:
<svg id="Layer_1" ...
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How can I turn the outline of this into a path?
I have a profile picture which I have attatched to this post, I want to turn the most major of those white outlines into a path so I can import it into after effects and add some animated neon glow. ...
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How to remove these red lines in Illustrator?
Hi I wonder if there is a way I can get rid of these red lines in Adobe Illustrator? I can't seem to find where to disable them
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How to divide line under outlined text in Illustrator. Leaving the line intact between letters
From time to time I would like to add a line between letters in Adobe Illustrator. This is for production purposes.
The fastest way, in this example, would be to use the ellipse tool, and have the ...
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Converting Underlined Text into a Path in Inkscape
So I created some underlined text in Inkscape by following this post as a guide. Now I want to convert my text object into a path. Whenever I select my text and hit the Object to Path button under the ...
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Can I make text on a path with a shadow more controllable?
I am wanting to create a 3 dimensional block text effect but also have text on a curved path. So far I have tried creating text on a path then going to Transform Each and duplicating the text multiple ...
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Cutting/filling an image with a bitmap (linedrawing) in Inkscape
I have a line drawing that I turned into a bitmap in Inkscape (with Path > Trace Bitmap). I would like to fill certain areas of the drawing with an image.
I tried various options in Path. I also ...
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How can I use the same anchor point angles for multiple shapes?
I'm making a design with the following shape:
I'm trying to make both sides of this diamond shaped object have an identical angle (using the Anchor Point Tool).
I've tried to manually replicate it on ...
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SVG Path Create Curve
I am new to svg and trying to understand the arches and curves. After reading the documentation I understand on how to build arches and curves with Q and C, but I can't quite get to the right result ...
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Pathfinder doesn't work smoothly
I am applying pathfinder- minus front to cut out some shape. Then I notice the common border the shapes share are more bold/thick than rest lines/borders.
At first I thought am doing something wrong, ...
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Best way to create these abstract shapes (in Ai / Ps)
Note that I'm not referring to the shiny / chrome look, just the actual shapes themselves.
It's hard to even find the words to describe them — I'd say tangled-looking / tribal-esque shapes.
I can't ...
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Design path overlapping issue with blending modes
Hey I'm very new to illustrator. I've made a design with the pen tool (path), it has a few overlapping shapes and looked ok. But once I started playing around with blending modes the edges/overlapping ...
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How can you make bold text if the font does not have "bold" included?
I am working with some fonts, and none of them have the "bold" option.
The font is too thin, and the result is not well legible.
So, I was wandering: is there a way to turn the text into a ...
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How do I use specific paths to clip / mask an image in an svg file?
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I am working on a personal project that necessitate the use of an intermediate software that produces a pdf. After pdf generation, I save as an svg file using Inkscape (with internal import), ...
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Why does my fill go outside the path?
So I just want to fill that path with color but this happens. When it is not filled or in 0% opacity, it looks really normal, no doubled edges or things. I don't know how to fix that.
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